The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-03-21


A very pleasant and select social occasion
was observed at the residence of A. x. P,
Ltrd, E>Q and wife, at West Buxton, on
Wednesday evening. The ladies of the village
have this present season established a society,
known as the West Buxton Social Club. On
this occasion Mrs. Lord entertained the cab,
and number of invited guests, both from near
and abroad, in all between so aud so, and right
rovally did she perform hes duties. After ar
taking of a usteous repasG, ths guests re-
paired to the spacious and elegant psrlors
where the company were entertained by srl-c-
tions on the piauo. A trio bv the Misses Nel-
lie Eaton aud Sadie Moulton and Mrs. May
Bradbury, was finely rendered ,and was heartily
appreciated by the guests. duet by Miss
Sadie Moulton and Mrs. May Bradbury fol-
lowed, after which followed selection (solo)
By Miss Percis Dunn Of Milan, N. 81. An ex-
cellent psper full of good things was presented
by Miss Percis Dunn and Mrs. A. l.. Berry.
Several charades we're very nicely presented.
Among the invited guests were DR.. f. A.
South wick and lady ard sister of Buxton
Lower Corner, Charles Stewart and lady from
SAco, Chss. w. McKenney and lady of Bar
Mills, al many others, who, with the above
named, contributed largely to the pleasure of
the evening.
BDDEFoRD.
At an adjourned meeting of the Adams
street Baptist society, held iD the vestry Tues
day evening, a call was extended to Rev. I. N.
Lord. of Dover, Me-, TO become pastor of the
church.
Lyman j. Aver, who until recently was en-
gagged in the grocery business in Biddeford,
Las been arrested in Boston for backmailiDg.
BELFAST.
A Belfast gentleman bought load of hay
last week. and when unloading the same in his
barn, he found near the centre of the load a
live hen and nest OF eggs
BANGOR.
Col. Fl. l.. Mitchell, ia behalf of the field
and staff officers Of the Second Maine Regi-
ment, tenders banquet at Bangor, March %,
to Maj. Gen. L. Chamberlain and staff, aud
the honorary members of the regiment. Gen.
Chamberlain has accepted the invitation.
DR.. A. G. Hamlin, OF Bengor, is in Boston
experimenting some OF the details for the pub
LEGATION of work entitled Leisure Hours
Among the Gems" which will be issued by
Osgood at an early day.
cAsTINE
The Eastern State Normal School opens its
spring term with an attendance of 1874. The
graduating class numbers 10, aud the entering
class 81 The dfferenr counties are represent
ed follows: Hancock SO, Waldo 27, Penob-
scot II, Washington IA, Knox IL, Lincoln TO-
Piscataguis 4, Arnostook 3, Somerset 8, Kenue-
bee 2, York 2, Sagadahoc 1, and Massachu-
sets /.
FRYEBURG.
Herbert W. Odin, q grammar school boy,
left Concord last week for Fryehurg. On
reaching Fabyans he found the Portland u
OgdeDsburg Railroad 50 badly blocBaded with
snow as TO render impossible the running
of trains, but on Thursday morning he walked
five miles through the Notch, vslise in hand,
found train thete, and reached his destin-
alton in the evening" all right but somewhat
hungry.
FREEMAN.
A little daughter of Shepherd Huff while
PLAYING with other children attempted to
strike an axe into block. In doing so, in
some manner, one of her hands received the
full force of the blow, nearly severing it from
the arm. 1t is tbougi t the hand may be
saved though il will be entirely helpless.
FARMINGToN.
Mr.. j. Arthur Greene, formerly principal OF
the High School, has accepted fine position in
the New York Publishing House of lvsoD,
Brakeman & Co.
GARDINER.
The tender and adjoining car of freight
train left the rails at the South Gardiner sta
tion Tuesday forenoon. The Train vas back
Ing upon siding and jumped the frog. The
tender was left athwart the man track. The
10 O'Clock passenger train came along only TO
find the rails blocked. The passengers leut q
helping hand to the raiiread employees. A
tackle and falls was arranged between the
tender and fence post. One force OF men
pulled on the rope operating the tackle, while
another crew lifted on the tender. 1t was up
raised and rolled over from off the main track,
30 that space enough remained for the psssen-
ger train to pass. The trucks were entirely
| torn from the tender.
HALLOwELL.
The new city government has passed an or
der directing the city marshal to strictly en-
force the liquor law.
KENNERUNK,
A Boston correspondent says the Hon. joseph
Dane not the grandson of the author of
the ordinance of 1877 but the grandueubew
Prof. Packafd's hlttary of Bowdoin College
says he WAS the grandson and it was on this
authority that our original statement was
based.