The Portland daily press., 1901-02-20
faver OF Boston, as compared with Sc
Jonn, N. b.. is something like three
shiIlings per head.
MAINE TOWNS
Items OF Interest Gathered by Our Local
correspondents
GRAY.

The child OF Mr. and Mrs. Elisha Hodg-
kins was buried from the school house
Saturday afternoon.
Mr.. eugene Hay has purchased one
half OF 5. v. Colley's store, and win en-
ter upon his duties this week.
The Msrrlman Dramatic club ofiGray
will give the comedy drama entitled
"Tompkins Hired Man" at the Town
hall, Friday evening, February ~.
Mrs. Lucy Morss is attending the CON-
vention Of W. :. X. q. in Auburn.
Ths ladies of the Free Baptist society
will serve the annual town meeting din
ner as Cobb's hall, March 4.
y. W. Foster, the contractor, has been
at home from Runford Falls for the past
week.
The W. O. Il. U. held their annual
Frances E. Willard commemoration ser
Woe at the Free Baptist church Sunday
evening.
Arthur Wilson, the owner of ths pAvil-
ion at Dry Pond, has recently purchased
land adjoining, ana proposes TO make
quite extensive additions in the coming
spring.
Edward storey of Sabbat Day Lake.
was In the place Sunday, visiting his
friends
WATERBURY,.
North Waterboro, February 19.--The
reception of MIR. aud Mrs. CHARLES l. tofs
at the home Of the bride parents, Mr..
and Mrs Timothy Woodward, Saturday
evening, February It, was attended by
good number OF invitsd guests, when
they were pleasantly entertained Ks-
freshments were served. and at "a late
hour the guests left for their homes
Mrs h. l., Strout, who has been siok
with the grippe, IL improving.
ed owen, of Buxton, visited ut ID. +.
knights last week
Miss eva Woodward OF Saco visited her
parents, MIR. and Mrs. Timothy Wood
ward, last week.
RAYMOND.
Raymond, February 19.-An ioe cream
sooiaple win be held at the Univers9iist
vestry, February 35.
Repairs are being made on the Con
gregational church.
Miss Grace Orne has returned to her
home in Quincy, Mass, to spend her
vacation
Ing, who has been Ill, Ia reported as no
batter.
Mrs. Henry Davis, who has been Ill
with the grippe, is muon better.
Mrs Drinkwater, who has been Ill Is
convalescent.
Miss Helen Souls celebrated her birth
day, Monday, by inviting few of her
friends to tea,
Miss Sarah Bslchsr is visiting her sis
ter. Mrs. tleorge Coombs, at Yarmouth,
Mrs. Dorcas bacon Is very Ill with the
grippe.
Mrs. Margaret Dillingham; is confined
to her feu with the grippe.
East Raymond, February lS.-The re-
cent storm blocked the roads here for
mora than a week, ALTHOUGH the stage be-
tween this place and Gray missed but
one or two trips The North Raymond
stage also went through. The cost 70
the town has been large. as the roads had
to lie cleared nearly every day.
Owing to the bad roahs no services
were held in the ssMethodist church las
Sunday and the week before.
Kew. +. Starbird, the pastor of the |
Free Baptist church, was taken sudderlJ |
Ill Friday, the res alt of q bad wound re- |
ceived In the army. but was abls TO con-
duct services at the church Sunday.
Mrs. DR.. Jordan has been Ill for sew. |
eral days Haz
Farmers who. have sold apples have been
hauling them to South windham and |
Sebago Lake.
Mrs. James 5 Plummer, who has been
Ill for some time, is slowly improving.
Ths seleotmen are busiIy engaged in
making up the town report.
The West Polsnd Praying Band held
tn sir quarterly meeting at the Union
Raymond village, Saturday after
noon and Sunday. Several attsnded
from this p lace.
1t is rumorsd that Raymond Ia to be
cllssen with Gray and New Gloucester In
ths new legislative apportionment. Lay
ing aside political considerations, this
lie very convenient classification, as
the towns are now all adjacent. Raymond,
Naples ard Sebago had been classed TO- !
gethsr since 1879, and In that time. have |
chosen three Repablioaus Tin 1884, 96'
1851, ana Is Democrats. th9 normal Demo |
cratic majority being about 20.
RIVERSIDE Grange has again furnished |
the county deputy, Willis H. kolfe, the
present efficient Official having been |
recently reappointed.
laundering operations interrupted by
The recent storm have been resumed, Ia.
ID Gordan has his pine timber nearly
all at Iierney's river, and James f.
rripp is also putting In 10000 Or l0O,o 900
y harlss Cole has six teams at work haul
ng birch and pine.
1t is to be hoped that the Portland Rail
'oad Company will extend this West
brook, MindhaLl aud Naples line through
his section,iD the near future, as it
would be great convenience TO the peo.
pie here.
Guy W. Chapman, Colby, 'O9, who
was called home by the death OF his
ather. is to return to college this week.
DIR. ID. IL, Dole OF the jackson school,
spent Sunday here.
WHIIEFIELD.
Edwin W. Peaslee, whose death WAS
announced, was born in White
1eld, sixty-seyen years ago. He was one
Il eleven children OF MIR. and Mrs. Oliver
'easlee, Thirty-nine years ago last jan
iary he was married to Miss N. Adelaide
libhetts, of Mhite1eid, Maine. They re-
ided In Pittston (now Randolphl for a
ew years, then removed TO Charlestown,
dass where Mr.. Peaslee was a merchant
or a mum ber OF years. He returned to
lis native State, bought the old Cnrtis
homestead in South Jefferson. lie was
widely known as flrst-class farmer. lie
vas grial justice Tor years, and did the
own much good service, Besides his
wife one daughter survives him. At
welve CLOCK, Monday, January seventh,
90l, funeral services were held In the
hird Baptist church, OF which he was a
member, having united by letter from |