The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-05-29
MAINE TOWNS.
Preparations Being Made for Memo
rial Services In Many Places.
North wIndham Anxious for Rail-
road
Quite a severe Frost Reported In the
Low Lands.
Cape Elizabeth.
SOUTH PORTLAND.

OF the townin whose hands the whole mat
ter is properly placed The services will
consist of the decoration of graves at
Browns Hill, Spurwink, Bay View cemetery
and Mount Pleasant cemetery, at which
latter place the ceremonies will conclude
with prayer, singing by the school children
and an Grafton.
Our worthy town clerk, Mr.. N. B. Knight,
VINO mas been dangerously sick with pneu-
MONA, Is around again and as ready as ever
TO respond to any call made upon him official
ly or otherwise.
Rev. L. 81. Bean of the Peoples church is
to deliver the Grafton Memorial Day at Old
That ever popular drama .'Ten Nights in
Bar Room has been presented several times
TO crowded houses By some ladies and gen.
tlemen connected with the Good Templars
and Golden Gross, for, whose benefit the pro-
ceeds are to be applied. and is to be repeated
at Woodford's Wednesday. May Goth.
gowERY BEACH.
Ripe strawberries have been found In this
section of the town.
parts Of the town Sunday night, killing
early squash, beans and other tender vege-
tables
The Elizabeth Lodge, l. Q. G. T., at the
Centre Is meeting with great success, new
members being admitted at every meeting.
Inc 18th OF June is to be a gala day at
Cape Elizabeth. The High school gradu-
alton which has come to be considered an
event OF great importance takes place on
and hve gentlemen graduate.
Inc baptist yearly meeting, which has not
been held here for great many years, con-
venes at the Baptist church at LIE Centre
the 18TH and continues three days.
-Ef Yarmouth
Capt. Abram Branscom, proprietor Of
Bonney's Feather Renovator for Hancock
county, has located his machine at Boothbay
for this season.
The Royal River Mfg Co., are having six
Lutheran windows placed in the mill and
the attic floor laid in hardwood, to aecommo-
date their increasing business t
Capt. Claudius Lawrence is to have fine
residence erected this season, near Capt.
Alfred SmalPs, on Portland St., to be fin
ished In September. Lewis Pomeroy has
the contract.
DIR. II. A. Merrill,s new house en- Main
street, is framed and boarded, and when
finished will be one of the prettiest cottage
residences in town.
Caseo Lodge f. and A. M. are to have
their hall decorated, walls and ceiling, and
other improvements added during the early
summer Ha
The Lucier Musical Novelty Company
make their annual appearance, at Masonic
Hall, "Wednesday evening. the 18th.
The larmouths and Y. M. C. AS Of Port
land, will play a match game on the Var
mouths grounds, at $50 a. m, Memorial day.
Nesmlth L0ring has opened q fruit and
cigar g, stand In Coomb's block. at lower
With commendable public spirit. and an
eye to the beautiful. Landlord Lowell, of the
Royal River House, has graded the triangu-
lar plot between the hotel and the railroad
and set handsome row Of naples on the
line. &&fA& "
Graduation exercises at the High school
take place June 21st. There will be large
class.
Rev. L. L. Hanscomb, Of Rockland, win
deliver the address before w. L. Haskell
Post @. A.. r., Memorial day. The services
which is beautiful Memorial window to
Lieut.. Haskell (for whom the post Is named,)
who fell at the battle of Antletam, 1862
Memorial sermons were preached Sunday,
At the First Parish In the forenoon, and at
the Central church In the evening, the
Grand Army and Relief Corps attending in
body. The churches were beautifully decor
ated with flags, bunting and flowers, and
were filled TO overlooking.
Fairfield.
MR.. GERALD OFFERS EXTRA PREsuUMs-A
GOOD MEMORIAL DAY IDEA
The many friends of Rev. e. l.. Allen will
learn with regret of his severe illness which
will prevent all labor for some time. BE
He was to have given the memorial address
st Skowhegan and Fairfield. The society
have acted promptly releasing him from all
labors and supplying the pulpit until he
fully RECEIVERS. ks8H sHn rs
The Unlversalist Society have extended
hearty and unanimous call to Rev. ). G.
Davis to become their pastor. He will preach
at Waterville every Sunday and the two So
cieties unite In the call the salary being
$500.
The memorial sermon to the GA. R.post by
Mr.. Davis is pronounced one Of the best ever
delivered in town. Es@sta ft
Civil Engineer Getchell Of VassaIboro has
been making a preliminary examination
preparatory to complete survey Of the viii
lage for system OF sewage.
Mr.. A. Gerald the newly elected trustee of
OF the Maine Agricultural Society with his
usual generosity has offered list of special
premiums worth competing for at the coming
State fair. They are: bride worth $40 for the
stallion that makes the fastest record over
the State fair track during the exhibition;
one each Of like value to the best stations.
four, three, two and one years old making
In all $50 offered by him.
1t Is proposed by some, and doubtless will
be carried out by the business men generally
that they unite and do escort duty for the
few ex-soldiers remaining as tribute OF re-
The latest report is that Judge o. G. Hall
OF Waterville has kindly consented to deliv-
er the address Thursday.
Troubles have already commenced on the
farms. Monday morning there was heavy
white frost but fortunately the fog was
thick and the farmers hope the damage will
be light. Vegetation Is making rapid growth
but warmer weather Is wanted to remove
the damage Of frosts. &
Corham.
MEMORIAL DAY EXERCISES.
The following order has been issued by
Commander Stephen r. Libby. of John R.
Adams Post of German:
HEADQUARTERS JOHN r. ADAMS PosT, No. 1O1
q. A. X. DEPARTMENT. OF MAINE.
GoRHAM, May 80, 1885,
GENERAL ORDER No. /.
Commanders will assemble at G. A. r.. hall.
at am, and take carriages for North Gorham
Cemetery, where services will be held at 1890
am. thence to West Gorham, where services will
be held al PM, then return to q. A. r. hall and
Comrades will again assemble at the hall at
p.m.,. and the line will be formed at $50 and
the graves of comrades sleeping there, viii
march TO the Soldiers Monument where memorial
service will be held, then return TO g. A. r. hall
Comrades will again meet at the hall at z 80
pm. and march TO the Congregational Church &c
The Post extends cordial invitation to all vet
Grams of the Army and Navy, whether members
or not, and TO the citizens OF the town, TO form In
with them and assist In the ceremonies OF the day
Bp command OF
STEPHEN B. LIBBY, Commander.
GEORGE L. DAY, Ad1utant
The evening exercises ar the church win
be: CHUTE f . HllIt
Organ voluntary. Mr.. Charles Hinkley
star Spangled Banner by select chorus from High
and Grammar School.
Sei SS heaang ...........Mi Foster
q, dhon, NY Hope, My Country. ............ Choir
oolo-o0und the Loud Trimbrel. ...............
.,o,.,.,,, ,., Miss Jennie Whitney
.., Dept. Commander G. A. r., +. M. Drew
,.''''''..............Chor and Audience
North Windham.
RAILROAD WANTED.
Grass is looking finely, with a prospect of
good crop.
Our former druggist, Mr. Taylor. is very
sick. DIR. Witham is attending him. The
doctor is having large practice and good
success.
We want railroad from here to Portland
very much. There have been about $4,000
paid out here In this vicinity for haniino
freight the past year to and from Portland
All this would go by rail IL we had road.
and as much more. One of our business
men told the writer that If there was a road
built he would saw and ship million feet of
long lumber year more than he now does.
The amount of freight from here is small
compared to what the road would get down
the river at Middle Jam and Great Falls.
More mills would be built on the yacant