The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-06-12
THE PRESS.
THURSDAY MORNING. JUNE l2.
MAINE TOW MS,
= Kent's Hill.

The committee have not presented their
report, but the indications are that good and
thorough work has been done by the several
teachers during the school year and that the
scholars Will show commendable progress.
Inc aggregate of the number of scholars has
not been as great during the year as in some
previous years. Yet it averages as much as
in former years. The whole number has
been five hundred and seventeen, which con-
sidering the prevalence of the disease which
spread over the state during the year, is a
very good showing. Eight young ladies who
had engaged rooms were kept away by sick
ness or the sickness of friends. This is but
specimen of the effect upon the school of
the prevailing influenza. The teachers gen.
orally maintain their popularity and the
friends of the school find no ground for dis
couragement. Owing to the above causes
the income of the school has not been as
great as In former years leaving a small de-
felt in this regard. We are anticipating
that another year will sweep away this de-
felt. The invested fund in the hands of the
trustees, amounts to nearly thirty-five thous-
and dollars. The Wesleyan Board of Educa-
ton hold funds of some fifty thousand dol
lars, the interest of which is paid to this
institution, making the whole invested fund
$4,000. The real estate, consisting OF the
farm, Sampson hall, Bearse hall and Blethen
hall and the personal property, consisting of
stock on the farm, etc., amount to $104, 900,
but 1t will be remembered that none of the
invested funds can be used for building or
any other purpose than for the salaries of
the teachers, etc. The trustees held their
annual meeting on Tuesday. They attended
to the usual routine business, elected their
ing to complete their business. The follow
ing are the officers of the board: President,
Hon. Joseph A. Locke; secretary, Rev. @. f.
Allen, u. D.; treasurer, }. J. Perry. David
Blake of Monmouth, and E. r. French of
Chesterville, are the prudential committee.
a very large audience assembled at the NJ
Z. church on Tuesday evening to listen to
the contest for the prizes offered for the best
defamation both by the gentlemen and
Se es The Se peaf asH y q PensT S%
Alice M. Wight, Earle G. McAllister, Efie
M. Kempton, Vernon b. SWEET, Mabel l.
King, Burt L. Longley, Fred G. Hanscom,
Clara D. Merriman, Mae E. Palmer. Arthur
t. Craig. Winifred Miles, Joseph FL. Under
wood, Maude M. Wyman, Ernest A. Porter.
The Philharmonic Club, a Quartette COM
posed of Misses Morrill,, King and Wilson,
and Mr. Searls, and J. E. Swift and Miss
Drew, furnished delightful music.
Bethel.
The following oranges, Bear River, Alder
River, Pleasant Valley and Bethel, win hold
an all day meeting at Patee's Hall next
Thursday, June 18th. The forenoon session
will be devoted to work and discussion for
good Of the order. Rufus Prince, the State
Master, will address the patrons In the after
noon. Dr. Geo. M. Mitchell, State Lecturer,
will be present and give an public address at
730 p. m. large attendance is especially
desired.
j. A. Morrill,. proprietor of the steam mill
at Swans Corner, met with severe acct
dent last week. He caught his index finger
in the machinery and severed it from his
right hand.
The 4th Maine Battery will hold their re-
union at Auburn June Goth. Sergeant Jud-
son Ames. of the Bell Telephone Company
OF Montreal, Canada, is president and will be
present.
DR.. j. Gehring has 259 chicks from four to
eight weeks old. Matched in his incubator.
The Bethel Water Company are making
dam. The piping has been shipped to Port
land and will be here in few days.
Mrs: ii. p. ingalls,, of Portland, arrived
here Monday on the noon train and will
spend long vacation with her sister, Mrs.
Mary G. Bean.
Deer are often seen on Alder River mead
ows.
A band was organized last Saturday eve
ming, containing thirteen members, and will
be known as the Bethel Cornet Band. e. Ell.
Young is leader
j. M. Brown, wife, three sons and two
daughters, from New York. are stopping at
the Alpine House.
Rev. Mr.. Hardy, of the Congregational
society, exchanged last Sunday with Rev.
Mr.. Bowler of Berlin Falls, N. III.
Rev. Mr.. Record preached at the M. Z.
church last Sunday at Beams Corner.
Mr.. L. ii. Burgess, of Rumford, will visit
Bethel every week this summer and supply
the citizens with RumfoId creamery butter
Thopas q Hastings have now several
teams hauling pine lumber from their mill ia
Albany to Bethel station.
Frank G. Bartlett has recently received |
pension Of So per month.
Cumberland.
CUMBERLAND CENTRE.
Children's Day was appropriately observed
at the Congregationalist church last Sunday,
the church was nicely decorated with bou-
Duets, flowers and plants. The pastor ad-
dressed the children from the text found in
Psalm "a, IA verses. In the evening an in
teresting concert was held with the follow
ing parts.
Chant-Sipg Unto the Lord. Choir
Song and Chorus-Our Anniversary 80. Children
Scripture Reading-Psalm XIX. ............
Duet and Chcrus-The Narrow Way.
E Zee, Inc -Four Gnristiaa Festals
Recitatlon-"The Cross and Crown" .........
Song and Chorus-The Boy You Can Trust.
Scripture Reading and Response.
Recitation Mission News by Telephone:
Song and Ghoras.The Mission Ship double SisHs
Address Superintendent
Song and Refrain-FarWell-.. ................
beneolcuon.. ............................
Mrs. d. L. Blanchard has gone to Mount
Vernon on visit to her daughter, who
resides there.
Grass is looking well, considering the hard
winter that we had, and If nothing forseen
happens there will be an average CROP
Early crops are looking fairly well, but on
account Of the cold backyard weather, the
acreage OF later crops will probably not be
large as otherwise would have been.
Richmond.
Richmond Colony No. SO, U. o. P. F. cele-
brated its sixth anniversary at the Opera
House, Wednesday evening. The society is
in prosperous condition.
A meeting was held at the G. A. r. hall
Tuesday evening" and the organization of
the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Society
OF Richmond was completed. The following
officers were chosen and the affairs of the
society placed in their hands: President, f.
j. Buker; vice presidents, Mrs. Alvin East
man, j: G. Flagg, S. FL. Holmes; secretary.
w. r. Fairclough; treasurer, j. M. Odiorne;
trustees, George b. Randlette, George III.
Theohald, Mrs; A. W. Smith, Mrs. s. Fl.
Lancaster, j. S. Chapman. Richmond was
represented in the war by more than 250 SOL
diers and sailors. The object of this society
is to raise funds with which to erect a monu-
ment or building to perpetuate their men,
The four masted schooner Edith L. AL
len" was successfully launched at Richmond
at 1923 Wednesday morning Her dimensions
are, keel 175 feet, beam 80 feet, depth of hold
IS feet, tonnage 500. Most of her frame was
cut in this vicinity. She was built by Mr..
Judson W. Baker. is owned by Hon. T. j,
Southland and others, and is the first vessel
built in Richmond for five years. Her pre-
decessor was the three-masted schooner
"Cohecuh", built by T. j. Southland & Son,
and launched May 49, 1885. The Allen is
the first four-masted vessel built here. She
is to be commanded by Captain Daniel B.
Darrah Of Perkins, Me.
Sherman.
SHERMAN MILLS.
There is much to be done yet to close up
putting seed into the.ground. 1t is still wet
and works heavy. Grass looks finely and is
as forward as usual.
Children's day was celebrated at the Con-
gregational church Sunday. The church
was beautifully decorated with evergreen
and flowers. The services were very inter-
estng, the sermon was instructive and
adapted to the occasion and listened to with
interest. Text: "And why take We thought
for raiment? Consider the lilies Of the field,
how they grow; they toll not. neither do
they spin; and yet say unto you, that ev-
en- Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed
like one of these.
The fruit trees are loaded with blossoms
ana INDICATIONS are of large crop of fruit.
MI. George f. Hussey's dwelling house
was burned last Wednesday with nearly all