The Portland daily press., 1900-12-12
MAINE TOWNS.
Items Of Iaterest Gathered by Our Lo-
cal CORE spond~nd
sPRINsvALE,

OF his presence.
The snow last week has made quite
good shedding and sleighing ana the
teamsters are improving It. o.
Miss Myrtle e. Abbott of Shapleigh,
who is teaching In Bridgton. spent her
Thanksgiving vacation here with her
grandmother, Mrs. James Sayword.
. Rev. ]. E. Coobrane who commenced
preaching at EmeTy's Mills In Shapleigh,
last sunday afternoon, will supply there
the coming year.
The Mousam has put on Its winter
covering and the skaters are giving evil
dence that they appreciate It.
In taking walk down our business
streets, one would readily be impressed
with the idea that our store Keepers know
that Christmas Is coming by the beauti-
fuI display of Christmas goods to be seen.
The annual business meeting and roll
call of the Baptist church occurs TUESDAY
evening Of this week.
Rev. q. Is. Ilsly, ID. ID, OF Westbrook,
a former pastor, was very warmly greeted
here last week by many friends. Although
one generation has passed away since his
pastorate here. there were but few of his
old parishioners left to greet him. lie
gave Bible readings at the Baptist church
Wednesday, Thursday ana Friday after
moons and preaching and prayer service
in the evening with increR5ing interest
and attendance.
UPPER GLOUCESTER.
Upper Gloucester, Dec l0.-Ihe
funeral of Mr. SeweIl Gross who died
on Tuesday OF last week was held on
Friday of the came week from his late
residence. The services were conducted
By Rev. Ill. Ill. Noyes Of this town. Ihe
Mt
place. The pail BEARERS were Nil. +. M.
Thayer, Mr. John Whitman, MIR. A. j.
Haskell and Mr.. Is. 5, Atkins. MIR.
Gross was kind husband ana father
and a man who was always ready to do
good to his rellowmen whenever he could.
lie was for many years postmaster at
Upper Gloucester and was also Justice OF
the Peace for long time. lie was a
Republican from the start OF the Party
and he was a memter OF the old Baptist
church OF this town.
Rev III. IL, Noyes preached in Centen-
Mai Hall last Sunday afternoon. lev.
MIR McCann of Gray preached at the
church in the forenoon In exchange with
Rev. MIR. Noyes
Mr.. f, W. Winter has teen making ar
rangments for an extensive lumber Dusi-
ness this winter. He has made apart
ments for quite large number OF horses
which will be used to haul logs from the
woods to his mill.
putting in new Instruments the past
week. OF course every one makes more
profit to the company. The wires have
been more or less injured by the recent
ice storms which we have had, and COM
munication was suspended for short
time.
The schools of this town commenced
Monday OF this week. We have not
learned how many changes there are to be
In teachers, II any.
Mr.. Ellingwood aud wife of Gray who
have been for some weeks caring for
MIR. Set well Gross to the time OF his death,
win remain with Mrs. Gross during the
present winter.
Miss May Greeley who was quite badly
injured some time ago by being thrown
from a carriage is improving, and we hope
TO see her again very soon.s
Sleighing has been good for few days
past on the smoothess roads where the
snow stuck well TO the ground.
SEBAGO.
Sebago Dec l0--Miss Julia e. Sherman
OF New Jersey, Montclair, who has been
at Dyke Mountain house. went to Port
land last week TO visit friends there,
Frank l.. Brown and A. b. Jewell
were In Portland, Friday, the 9TH.
Ralph Mcdonald has moved TO kezar
Falls recently.
Miss. ) N. Barstow came back to
Douglass Farm last week.
A very small attenda nos at church sun
day owing TO bad weather.
CASCO.
Casoo, Dec l0.-Our last snow storm
gave us eight or ten inches OF damp snow
which makes very nice slelghing in this
vicinity.
A cold wave passed over Casco, Sunday
night, On Monday morning at a. m,
the thermometer registered ten degrees
below zero.
The winter schools In town are now all
in session. Mrs Graos Gay has charge
of the village school. Mrs. Gay Is an
earnest, successful teacher. she has just
closed profitable term OF school In the
Mayberry Hill district
MIR. and Mrs James n. Eastman are
spending q week with DIR. ID. W. wight's
family at West Medford, Mass.
The farmers who made haste in the
early part of the season to sell their ap-
piles at rs cents barrel. are now kicking
themselves, as Cummings or Norway was
here last week, paying 81 90 a barrel for
No. l and 2.
Mark l.. Leach and wife have returned
home from Massachusetts, where they
have been for two weeks visit.
Miss Maud Webb Of south windham,
has been spending few days with her
friend, Iva n. Spiller.
The citizens of Casco village were given
fright Thursday morning, about one
clock, as the cry OF Fire" was heard
In the different parts of the village. 1t
proved to be the two-story building
owned by S. IL. Mann. The energy with
which the men used the nails and ladders
was all that saved the line residence of
MIR. Mann, his stable teing but few
feet from the burning building. The fire
took In the barber shop. 5. IL. Mann
lost three nios carriages stored In the
building The Good TemDlar Lodge,
who occupied the hall, lost all their hall
nxturea.
BALDWIN.
West Baldwin, Dec. ll.-Nathaniel
Allen, wife and son, of Sanford, have
been visiting friends here for the last
week
Mrs. NJ. G. Bennett OF Old Orahar1 has
been visiting j. S. Chase NJ. b. Murch
and II. ID. Muroh for the last four weeks.
She left today for Madison, n. ii to
visit her brother, Melville Chase.
Mis5 Abba Higgins, of StandiSh, is at
the PeQuawkeb House, with her oil d
friends, for two weeks,
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