The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-05-07
West Buxton.

| ness with Portland and communicate with
her frequently.
West Buxton.
The following named officers of the f. w.
Baptist Sunday school were elected for the
ensuing year:
Superintendent-E c. Ambrose.
Assistant Superlntendent-A. q. Smith.
Secretary and Treasurer-MTs. G. Getchell.
| Li5rarian-Miss Abbie Hanson.
| The officers of Star Lodge, No. 3O4, of
| Good Templars were installed on the eve
ming Of May 3rd. After the ceremony a
| bountiful lunch was served and most en-
| 1oyable evening was spent These officers
| were elected:
c. T.-Hiram Goldwaith
Y. T.-Addie Higgins
Chaplain-A. q. smith.
Secretary-Alice Sawyer.
Guard-Blanche Berry,
Sentnsl-G George Davis.
| I. G, T:-Charles Manson.
M.-Wil.iam Partridge.
Dept. M Josie Smith.
Treasurer-s. o. Haley.
Supt. j. T.-Mrs. c. L. Weld.
Edwin A. Hobson, Esq, has recently
lifted up and enlarged his store and Is to put
In a nice assortment of dry good and gro
ceries.
Rey J. Q. Adams, who is now in Florida
Tor his health, is expected home the last OF
the month. Rev. Mr.. Cogswell of Glove
vile, is now supplying his pulpit
The poles for the new telephone line from
bar Mills via Buxton Centre to this place
are nearly all In position, and it is expected
| that the line will soon be in working order
soothbay.
EAST BooTHBAY NEws-G. A. r. NOTES.
The new Post, Harvey Giles. will be organ
lied at East Boothbay, May 7. Officers elect
are as follows
Com.-D NJ. Hagan.
s. v. Conn.,. G. Beath.
j. V. Com.-rhomas A. Seavey.
Chaplin-J0hn Marshall.
Quartermaster-Chas +. Seavey.
Surgeon-R II. Emerson.
Officer of Day--R. Hysom.
Ad1utant-J. o. Seavey.
Officer of Guard-F. NJ Giles.
Sargeant NJ sjor-John Montgomery.
| Quartermaster Sargeant-A. z. Boyd.
There are about twenty charter members.
| After the organization a public installa-
tion and entertainment will be held at indie
| pendment hall. At the close of all supper
will be served by the Ladies' Relief Corps
and their friends for the benefit of the Post.
Anything that has for its object the ad-
yancement of human happiness and tends to
better the condition of mankind as does a
post of the Grand Army is not only worthy
OF appreciation. but of the warmest support.
1t is say to safe that the people of this village
will feel to do when asked all that lays in
their power to make this the banner post of
the State.
Naples.
Memorial Day will be observed at Edes
Falls in the afternoon with an Grafton and
other appropriate exercises. under the aus
pices of the g. A. r.
The Edes Falls dramatic club, under the
leadership of Mr. Willis b. Chaplin. put up
on the boards May night the fine three act
drama "Messmates," followed by the laugh
able farce OF BLACK VS.. White" The cast
OF the drama consisted of ten persons. A
large and appreciative audience greeted the
line acting with round after round of az
plause. 1t was the unanimous opinion that
the evenings entertainment was complete
success.
Farmers have been very active, and the
season VIII close with an increased acreage
of grain sown.
Sportsmen have commenced taking black
bass In Long Lake.
Mrs. Susan Cannon arrived at her home
In Naples Saturday, after a four months
rest IN Bath and Woolwch.
Mr.. Austin Harmon and John T. Max6eld
are each building new barn.
6uxton.
The people of Buxton are very much in
terested in lottery of wild flow
er paintings, to be opened by the well known
wild flower painter, Mr.. Giheon Bradbury of
Salmon Falls. Mr.. Bradbury will sell 100
tickets at $500 each and will give away
more than $500 worth of beautiful paintings.
Everybody who buys ticket will get small
painting worth fully $500, with a possibility
of big prize in pictures
There is another applicant for the post
office at Bar Mills. This time it is Dan
BOyntOD, who says he has been on to WASH
ingt0n to see about it.
Miss Mabel Richardson, of Deering, has
been engaged as teacher in the Buxton Low
er Corner Grammar School. Miss Richard
son Is teacher of experience and is well
qualified for the place.
Raymond.
THE NEWS IN EAST NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
TROUBLED.
Rev. Mr.. Taylor, from Harrison, Second
Advent preached in the school house dis
trict No. 8, Sunday
The summer term of school in district No.
6. began Monday, under the instruction of
Miss Eta Witham.
Since the great fire ia this town, April ODD.
which destroyed Plummer & Davis's mills,
the water in the ponds above has fallen at
the rate of about three inches per day, which
will greatly damage the lumbermen Mr..
Cole had 1900 cords of poplar wood on the
water under the supervision of John Berry.
several cords of which are now stranded
along the banks of Tenney's river.
Joseph Plummer, who has been very i'll
w.
mise is hourly expected.
South Paris.
II. F. Morton, who has been superinten-
dent of the Paris Manufacturing Company
for several years, has gone to Western New
York to take charge of similar manufac-
tory.
A week from Saturday will be ladies' day
at Paris Grange. On that day all the offices
will be filled by ladies.
DR.. Round has been appointed on the
board OF examining surgeons by Representa-
The Rocket base ball elup play a return
game with the West Paris club on their
grounds next Saturday.
Walter Blake of this village, was tried be-
fore Judge Whitman of the Norway Munic-
lpal Court last Saturday for setting fire to
the buildings of Widow Albeit Blake. He
was put under $1,000 to await TT al at the Oc-
tober term.
Deering.
The petition of the Westbrook Electric
Light Company for permission to erect poles
and wires along the public ways of Deering,
was given hearing at the selectmen's office
yesterday afternoon. AS none appeared
against it the petition was granted and per-
mission given.
Cumberland Centre.
The Portland Male Quartette has been en-
gagged for the High School graduating exer-
cises at Cumberland Centre, which will
take place at the Congregational church on
Friday evening next
Port Clyde.
Washburn Brothers. who are doing large
repairing business here in the usual line.
have commenced to build a medium sized
coasting vessel in connection with repairing.
WIT AND WISDOM.
The Old, Old Story:
Mrs. Jason-So you wish somebody would carry
me of, Ell? And yet you once declared that if