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MAINE.
A Fashionable Wedding at Augusta.
AUGUSTA, April 23.-Mr. James Swan
Frick of Baltimore, Md, and Miss Elise W.
Dana of this city were married today at
noon. Miss Dana is the daughter of the
late Major Dana, U. S. A., and the grand
daughter of the late Judge Rice. A distin-
guished party witnessed the ceremony at
st. Marks Church, and attended the we'd
ding breakfast, which was served at the res
idence of Mrs. r. d. Rice Immediately after
the wedding. The ceremony was performed
at u o'clock by Rev. Walter Gwynne, rector
of St. Marks, assisted by Right Rev. Henry
A. Neely, bishop of Maine. After the cere-
mony the bridal party returned to the resi-
dence of the brides grandmother, Mrs. r.
d. Rice. Among the guests were Robert w.
Garrett, president Of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad, Mrs Garrett. Mr.. William F.
Frick, Miss Frick, Mr.. George May, Col. Os-
man Latrobe, Baltimore; Mrs. James G.
Blaine, Miss Margaret Blaine, Miss Harriet
Blaine, Mrs. Daniel Williams, Mrs. Allen
Lambard, Mr.. 0. D. Lambard, Major S. FL.
Phipps, U. S. A., Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Man
ley, Miss Lucy Manley, Judge Artemas Lib
bey, Judge and Mrs, w. P. Whitehouse, Mr..
William S. Badger, Miss Emma Dewitt,
Mrs. Wheelock Craig, DR.. and Mrs. Ell. FL.
Hill, Mr.. and Mrs. George F.. Potter, Col.
and Mrs. Thomas Lambard, Mr.. and Mrs. L..
G. Cornish, Miss Florence Parrott, Mrs.
Elias Milliken, Mr.. and Mrs. III. Perley Mil
liken, Mr.. E. P. Whitebouse, Mr.. NJ. S. Hol-
way and Rev. Mr.. Gwynne and wife of Au-
gusta, Bishop Neely of Portland, Mr.and Mrs.
r. E.Goodwin and DR.. and Mrs. r. Whitman
of Boston, Miss Potter Of Bath and Mrs.
Stephen Lancaster of Plainfeld, N. j. AT 3
o'clock the bridal party left for Boston on a
special car. On July 9th they will sail for
Europe, and, after an absence of three
months, they will return, making visit to
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Garrett at their coun-
try residence at Deer Park, Md. In October
they will go to Baltimore, which is to be
their future home.
UniversaIist State Convention.
GARDINER, Me-, June 23.-The Universal
ist Convention opened this morning with a
devotional meeting at o'clock led by Rev.
G. s. Hamilton of Oakland. The s o'clock
devotional exercises were led by Rev. 0. f.
Alyord, of North Fryeburg. The conven-
tion reassembled for business at 9.30a. m.
Prayer was offered by Rev. G. z. Hamilton
In consequence of the necessary absence of
President Fobes, Hon. Henry Lord of Ban
gor, vice president of the convention took
the chair.
1t was voted that the executive committee
be authorized to have printed blank trust
deeds conveying church property to the con-
yention.
Rev. II. S. Whitman OF Augusta, reported
for the committee on fellowship. Rev. L. L.
Green of Bath, for the committee on cleo
tions, reported a list of officers for the ensu-
ing year as follows:
President-Hon. Henry Lord of Bangor.
Vice Presdents-J. W. Knowlton, Esq. of Bel
fast, and Rev. M. Crosley of Portland;
Secretary-Rev. H. S, Whitman of Augusta.
Committee on Fellowship-Rev. w w. Hooper
of Orono, Rev. G. S. Hamilton of Oakland, Rev.
L. L. Greene of Bath, j. v. Bradley, Esq. of Port
land and j. S. Hobbs, Esq, of Augusta.
Preacher of Occasional Sermons, 1S87-Rev. R.
II. Aldrich of Fairfield; alternate, Rev. W. S.
Perkins of Lewiston.
Trustee for Three Years.. ID. Bucknam, Esq,
of Mechanic Falls.
Delegates to General Convention Clerical: Rev.
NJ Crosley of Portland, Rev S. j. Mead of Au-
gusta Rev j. S. Gledhill of Gardiner, Rev. c. A.
Hayden of Auburn.
Lay Delegates Hon. S. Dresser of Auburn,
C. S. Fobes, ESQ.,, Of Portland, Samuel Libby OF
Orono, Rufus Dunbar of Deering Eli B. Bean Of
BrOwnville, Albert Moore OF North Anson, W. X.
G. Estes of Sk0whegan.
Trustee UnverSalist Publishing House, Boston
Rev. III. S. Whitman of Augusta.
A committee on resolutions was appointed
by the chair as follows: Rev. ]. S. Vincent
DR.. E. f. Bradford of Mechanic Falls. The
officers of the convention as reported by the
committee were duly elected and the oath of
office administered by Judge Larrabee of
Gardiner The following were appointed as
auditing committee: G. A. Hayden, j.
Homan, j. W. Knowlton.
GARDINER, June 23.-At 2 O'Clock this
afternoon the Woman's Centenary Associa-
tion met, Mrs. C. A. Quimby of Augusta,
vice president, presiding. Mrs. Allen Mer-
rill of Dexter read the Scriptures and offered
prayer. Mrs. Quimby made report of the
doings of the association during the past
year. An able address was made by Mrs III.
NJ. Bray, vice president of the Woman's
Centenary Association of Massachusetts,.
Mrs. Allen Merrill of Dexter spoke. Mrs.
l.. M. N. Stevens of Portland made spir-
tied five minutes address.
At "a o'clock the convention took up the
discussion on the recommendation for a
special committee to raise $4,000 for mission
ary work The recommendation was adopted
This evening the convention was adj
dressed by Rev. @. II. Shinn of Deering on
''How to educate the missionary spirit :;
followed by Revs. W. W. Hooper of Orono
and l. J. Mead of Augusta on "How to
raise funds for missionary work" and ''How
to apply missionary funds to attain the best
resultS,p
The Severe Drouths.
MACHIAs, June 23.-Large crews are
fighting fire in Township 80 on the Machias
river. A breadth of four by two miles has
burned since Saturday The drouth is Sc
we're.
Maine State Relief Corps.
BIDDEFoRD, June 23.-The third annual
convention of the Women's State Relief
Corps commenced ten days session here
today The meeting opened at the hall of
the Sheridan Corps No. s, at 3 o'clock this
afternoon. President Mrs. A. NJ. Sawyer of
Portland, in the chair. Forty-t hree corps
were represented by delegates. One hun
dred and fifteen was the total number of Wis
itors present Mrs. B. A. Beals of Auburn,
was chosen assistant secretary After the
transaction of routine business telegram of
congratulations from the ladies of the Loyal
League of Pennsylvania and New Jersey
was read Reports of officers followed. The
treasurer's report showed the number Of
members to be 2,O16 cash on hand over the
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