The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-11-20
FROM MAINE TOWNS.
Items of Interest Gathered by Cor
respondents of the Press.
How Yarmouth People VIII Cultivate
Their Musical Taste.
Tho Gray Poor Farm in the Real
Estate Market.
Gray.

Gray.
The scholars of Pennell Institute will give
an entertainment Friday evening, November
Dist, at Pennell Institute Hail.
The Congregational society will give an
entertainment at the Town Hall ON Tuesday
evening, November 25th, to consist of
husking bee given by Uncle Reuben and
Aunt Dinah. An old-fashioned husking
supper will be served at 3 80 and $50 p m.
Misses Annie Bean and Ethel Cummings
have won prizes at the Bates College this
fall, for debating and declaiming respective.
ly. 1t is gratifying to the townspeople to
know that Pencil Institute prepared these
scholars for college.
The committee chosen by the town last
spring to sell or trade the town farm, have
advertised to dispose of it in lots of ten
acres, or as whole. They have lad an of
Ter OF more thansthree thousand dollars, and
also one from party that wishes TO trade
farms.
Mrs. Grin Higgins and Miss Adde Whitti-
er were on their way to the village Tuesday
night last and when in front of Mr.. Frank
Clark's residence collided with team going
In the opposite direction, which completely
overturned the latter. without injury to the
occupants. Mrs. Higgins lad Miss Whittier
escaped with only slight shock.
Yarmouth.
The Amateur Musical Club" will hold its
first regular meeting at Masonic Hall, Fri
day evening, Nov. 81, 80.
PROGRAMME.
"a Reverle, The Wayside Chapel G. d. Wilson.
10 The Old Garden Gate..W X. Maekte.
Piano Duett. Germany From Songs Of the Ma
~-'' '' Hungary tions,. Moszhorrski.
Male Quartette, The Old Kitchen Clock,
Messrs Walker Seabury, Marston and Ward,
Song, My God and Father while l stray,
Mrs. wilson. - ''''- SUM-
Vocal Duett, Marguerite. ........,...,C. A White.
Mrs Jordan and Mrs. Marston.
Piano Duet, Swiss Air with Variations,
Mrs. Russell and Mrs. Loring.
Song Caratina. Lieti Signor.. .Meyerbeer.
Mrs. Orrman.
Piano Solo, beIceuse. Chopin.
' b MinuetTe. ........ Raft.
Miss Pauline Lie,
Male Quartette, Summer Night ........ Berthold
Vocal Trio, Spinning Wheel. Eichburg.
Miss Humphrey, Mrs. Orman and Mrs. Whit
Selection by Band.
This Club has been organized for the pur-
pose of creating more general interest in
music in the community, especially among
our musical people. 1t has been thought
that some organization would he very bene-
fetal, which would bring together the must
clans of our place, who, as &C i've members,
would arouse one another to fresh enthusi-
ASH, anu IuOTt 6dTU6SL 6uOIt. l0bT6 is also
to be an associate membership of those of
our friends who are interested in music, and
all that pertains to the musical welfare of
our place, and will, by their presence at the
meetings and interest in our work, con-
tribute largely to the success of the enter
prise.
New Gloucester.
The preceptress of the Stevens school has
arranged for course of ten lectures to be
given in their school building, by well known
gentlemen of Portland, Lewiston and Au-
burn. The topics will be mostly educational
and limited number OF course tickets are
for sale.
The Ladies Congregational Circle will give
a sociable at the yestry Thursday evening
Nov. Goth.
Mrs. j. M. Thompson and Mrs. Adrienne
Small are both seriously ill.
Mr.. Frank FL. Merrill has returned from
Pasadena, CAL
Misses Maria True and Julia Curtis have
gone to the Gorham Normal school.
Some parties at Upper Gloucester are con-
templating opening general store at the
Cumberland.
CUMBERLAND CENTER.
Last Thursday evening the wall lately
built by town on the main road just above
the junction with large amount of filling
slid bodily into the brook, making quite
large hole in the side of the road.
Il. ID. OSgOOu mas moved from MS Iarm on
the range road into Mrs. o. NJ. Halls house
at the centre.
The closing examinations of the fall term
at the Institute take place Gu Wednesday
and Thursday of this week.
Rev. Mr.. Greene last Sunday evening gave
an interesting report Of the meetings of the
American Missionary Association, which he
attended at Northampton, Mass, last
month.
The Ladies' Social Circle will be held with
Mrs. o. s. Thomas on Thursday afternoon
and evening.
SOUTH CASCo.
Miss Emma l.. Watkins has arrived home
from Harrison, where she has been teaching
The Grammar school.
Miss Clara King is visiting her sister, Mrs.
w. 81. Rolfe.
Miss Abbie Sawyer, of Gray is teaching
the winter term of school in this village.
Mrs. LeGrow. of North Windham, is visit
ing her nie3e, Mrs. j. A. Field.
Mr.. Andrew jackson, of MapletoD, Aroos-
took County is visiting her sister, Mr. NJ. j.
Watkins
Mr.. A. Mason Shaw has his barn nearly
completed.
MIR. d. A. Dingley has traded his pacing
mare for work horse.