The Portland daily press., 1900-09-21
MAINE TOWNS.
Items OF Interest Gathered by Our Local
Correspondents.
GRAY.

GRAY.
West Gray, Sept. 9O.-Tnesday night
gave us the first frost OF the season. 1t
was quite severe in some localities,
killing corn and other tender vegetables.
Ice formed in some exposed places.
The Misses Laura and Ella Mason who
have been visiting relatives here the past
three mont hs retu rned to their Chicago
home Tuesday last.
Ernest @. Witham of Cumberland Mills
was the guest of Albert Pennen several
days of last ana the present week,
Mrs. A. ID. Cobb is visiting her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Mabel Gilman at Scarboro this
week.
George A. Libby of Portland made a
short visit at his brothers B. A. Libby,
Wednesday.
Mr.. John Huston while crossing Plea s.
ant river recently to visit friend aooi-
IDENTIFY fell into the stream, Luckily the
water was low so that he escaped with
only thorough wetting.
Mr.. Greenlesf Frank recently had
cancerous growth removed from the ba ok
or his hand by DIR. e. L. Andrews of
Gray. Mr.. Frank Is over 8S years old,
but stood the operation nicely and is now
doing wen.
Mr.. b. A. Libby the plano tuner, is
visiting the back towns of Cumberland
county this week on professional busi-
ness.
Miss Mabel Hunt was at home from
Portland, Sunday.
GRAY.
Gray, Sept. 2O.-The Rev. n. L. Nc
Cam viii preach at the Poland spring
House next Sabbath.
DIR. j. +. K0wen OF Portland was in
town for few~hours Iuesd ay.
Mr.. Geo. Newbegin and wife who have
been absent for the summer have re-
turned.
Mr.. GeoE. Merrili's hired man with a
Deering machine, cut and tied in bun
dies six acres of heavy Silo corn for Mr..
Wilbert Il. Libby in nine hours, one day
recently.
Mr.. John Yarney died at the home Of
Mr.. Geo. Quint, Thursday, evening,
Sept. 18th from heart disease at the age of
80 years. Mr.. Var ney was born in Med
ford, Mass, in 1918 and came to this
town when enty y ears old. For many
years he was in the employ of the late
Capt TheOph1lus StimsOn. Later he was
in the employ of StimsOn and Cilley,
corner of Vine and North Russell streets,
Boston. In the latter part of the Rebel
lion he enlisted in the 14th Rhode Island
Regiment and served until the war
closed,
Since receiving his discharge he has
been constantly in Gray. Although q
cOlOred man he has always been a great
favorite with the people and character
in his way. de was fond of music and
enjoyed playing the violin. Jtgs and
1 fqUOTifQ nj
with rapidity and ease they were execut-
ed on an instrument older by many years
than he. Mr.. +. w. Stimson now of
Portland composed the Rag Time Piece
, entitled "Yarney's Ideal''
The nrst Jilne the piece was played IN
public Mr.. 4arney was present and his
face plainly expressed satisfaction.
The funeral services occurred Saturday
afternoon, Sept 10th, under the auspices
Of the Geo. r. Shepley Post, q. A. X OF
which he was member.
BRIDGTON.
Bridgton, Sept. 18-The mana cement
of the Bridgton Lumber Company Is
shortly TO change. Frank e. Field who
has had charge for the last seven years,
viii leave to take position for the
United States Spool and Bobbln Com
pany in the Rangeley Lake region; and
he Is to be succeeded by X. III. Burnham
who has for many years been connected
with the Bridgton Machine Company.
Warren w. Walker has recently placed
a dynamo In his shop near the Forest
Mill and connected the same with an
electric motor in his mill near the depot
to furnish auxiliary power for he gaso-
line engine which has been found TO be
somewhat too light for all requirements.
Bridgton corn shop Will finish packing
this week. The quantity put up this
year has been large-3O0, 900 cans. but
the quality not quite so good as was ex-
pected owing to the severe drowth which
has hurried the pickers in many cases.
The first frost of the season, since the
early part of June was seen this We'd
nesday morning.
Special Revival services are held every
evening by Rev. Mr.. Daniels at the
Methodist church.
There is a large amount OF sickness,
mostly stomach trouble, in this section
at present.
RICHMOND.
Richmond. Me-. Sept. l0,-There was a
heavy frost, the first of the season, in
this vicinity, last night. Tomato, pump
kin and other vines were killed by 1t.