The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-05-17
THE PRESS.
FRIDAY MORNING, MAY II.
MAINE TOW Ms.
Aliens Corner.

Inc following programme was successfully
carried out by the Aliens Corner Village
Improvement Society, Arbor Day. At a.
m. the gentleman members assembled at the
school yard and commenced operations IN
the matter of placing out plants in the beds,
cleaning up the walks and putting everything
In fine order.
In this engagement they were ably assist
ed by the ladies composing the committee
having in charge that particular work.
While portions of the members were thus
engaged, others were planting trees on the
road leading from Aliens Corner to Morrills
Corner. On the Frost road leading TO GRAY
Corner a crew were placing protection round
the line of tree planted Fast Day. All the
trees put out that day are looking finely Al
6p. m. the days work was ended, and all re.
paired 70 Maple Hall where the lady mem.
bers mad prepared a nice supper. More than
an hour was spent at the tables in a most
pleasant and enjoyable manner, Atsp. m
tne audience was called to order and the ex.
erclses OF the evening were opened with q
une selection upon the organ by Miss Mamie
Smith, after which Capt Geo. K. Brown of
Portland member Of the 9TH Maine Regi-
ment Association was introduced and gave his
lecture upon scenes and incidents in the late
war IN which he was an active participant. II
was interesting In every feature, well written
ana delivered in a pleasing manner and
much enjoyed by the audience At the close
vote OF thanks was extended to the cap
tain.
The Royal Good Fellows had a dance in
tnelr hall Wednesday evening. A large
audience was in attendance. Their series OF
dances have been success inevery way Dur.
ing the past season they have by entertain
ments raised money enough to pay all the
expenses OF the extensive repairs made upon
their hall last fall.
WatervIlle.
Waterville park is being transformed
from an unsightly cow-yard into comedy
plot of ground, grassed over, surrounded by
granite curbing, and adorned with well kept
shade trees. Those historic, weather-beaten
scales are to be removed and Waterville's
PARK park VIII become the pride Of everyone in
the editor of the Waterville Mail proposed
the scheme and to his credit largely NAV the
change be attributed.
Prof. Smaller Matthews, of Colby Uniyer-
seminary for several months past returned
70 Watervllle on the early Pullman Wednes-
Gay. lie was accorded most hearty well
come by the students in chapel Wednesday
morning; de took charge of the first recta-
s etVa IN MS elocutlon department Wednesday
ID: p. Foster, Colby 81, son of ex-Mayor
roster, has just signed a contract to play
pail TINS summer in Fredericton, n b. He
Is one OF the heaviest batters on the Colby
A Waterville man who has been betting
against the Colby's right along and losing
money IN consequence concluded he would
change his TACTICS Wednesday. He accord
ing bet on Colby in considerably larger
amounts than on any previous game, a good
Dig odds beside. When last heard from be
team.
The Colby freshmen reading win take
place In about two weeks.
.Waterviile has been flooded with hand
DIS announcing that the Police Gazette will
make splurge regarding the lark of the
CODY students recently when they stole the
refreshments and ducked the co-eds.
Waterville theatre-goers are anticipating
rare treat here Friday evening, when that
brilliant but unassuming actress, Maude
banks, makes her second appearance in this
city. On her visit here last year in Joan
OF Arc" she captivated her audience, and
thus with the fiattering and cordial endorse
ments she. is receiving on every hand. be-
speak Tor her hearty and largely attended
reception next Friday evening.
Brunswick.
At the Board of Trade meeting Monday
evening, the 18th, committee was appoint
ed to raise the necessary additional capital
for starting the new shoe factory. The
Board is always wide-awake and on the
look out for the establishment of new in
dustries and will doubtless be of great adj
vantage TO the town.
Mr.. Harry Allen and Miss Lucy Conant
were married at the reridence of Mr.. LARA
bee Tuesday morning. The wedding was
private and the young couple at one started
on wedding tour to New York and Bos-
ton.
g. w. Pollard was arrested Wednesday for
aggravated intoXicatiOn. He made some
resistance to the officers and Messrs. Coombs
and Graves were obliged to bring the hand.
culfs into requlsltion before being able to
lodge him in the lookup.
The centennial committee has issued a
very neat invitation card to the coming ses-
qui-centennial of the town. 1t is handsome
~ engraved and bears likeness of old Fort
George. built here in 1715, over which is en-
graved; The town of Brunswick" and be-
low 1t will celebrate the one hundred and
hftieth anniversary of its incorporation June
IL, 1SS9-1739-1SS9. You are cordially in
ylted to be present and participate In the
anniversary exercises" Frank e. Roberts
is chairman of the committee.
Maude Banks played Wednesday evening
to fair sized audience in "A French Mar
riage," and created very favorable impress
ion of her dramatic abilities, though the play
was not the strongest imaginable.
West Kennebunk.
YORK GOOD TEMPLARs.
The District Lodge of Good Templars held
its May session with Earnest Lodge, at West
Kennebunk, Tuesday. the 10th. Fifteen
lodges were represented, and some 300 men,
bers of the order were present. Among the
prominent visitors were S. l.. Carleton and
4. q. Hale of Portland, and Mrs. II. NJ. C.
Estes of Waterville
The reports of the officers show the order
to be in fairly good condition. There are 80
lodges, with membership of 2.4OO There
are 10 Juvenile Temples, having 700 mem
bers
The session was one of great interest, and
means and methods for future aggressive
work were warmly discussed. The life in
surance question, which was to some extent
discussed at the recent session of the Grand
Lodge, was taken up here, and Messrs. S. l..
Carleton of Portland, w. A. Caine of Ken
nebunk, DIR. Thomas Haley of Biddeford, b.
K. Hamilton OF Saco, @. w. Murphy of So.
Berwick Mrs. Estes of Wateryile, and
many Others spoke. A committee was final
ly appointed to investigate and report at the
August session, which is to meet With Star
Lodge at West Buxton.
vote OF thanks was extended the Boston
and Maine Railroad for courtesies, and to
Earnest Lodge for generous hospitality.
Kezar Falls.
The horse case Libby VS.. Eastman which
was referred by order of the court to Ham
Fairfield, Esq. of Saco, was tried this week
at the Office of Fox 81 Gentleman. Judge
Walker a. Hastings appeared for the plant
IN and Geo. +. Clifford for the defendent,
Geo. NILS OF Portland Is at home on a
short visit.
G. 7. Fernald has sold his residence to
Seth 7. Spring and will remove to Massa-
chusetts
II. A Fox Of this place representative to
the last legislature, was admitted to the Ok
ford bar at Paris few days since. Mr.. Fox
was educated in the public schools of this
place and at New Hampton. He began the
study of law several years ago in the office of
Mattocks, Coombs & Neal OF Portland. 1t is
understood that he is to open an Office with
Geo. y: Davis Esq. in this place. Mr.. Fox is
the fifth lawyer from this place who has been
admitted to the bar within the last eighteen
months. Their names are as follows: Ma
than Currier, Chas. T. Fox and K. f. Gen.
teman at York bar and Geo. Il. Davis and
r. A. Fox at Paris.
Cape Elizabeth.
TROUT AT DYER's MILL DAM.
A tribe of the Order of Red Men is soon
to be instituted in Knightville.
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