The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-05-07
MAINE TOWNS.
Porter.
KEZAR FALLS.

MILAN A1Los
The graduating exercises of the Piper free
high school took place at the M. E. church
Friday afternoon, at o'clock. The church
was profusely decorated with flowers and
evergreen, and at an early hour the audience
room was filled to its utmost capacity. Miss
Rose x. Wedgewood of Cornish presided at
the piano. Pra er was offered by Rev. MI.
Foster. The programme was as follows:
Essay-A Scene in the Carboniferous Age.....
Angie May Colony.
EsSay-The Widening of Woman's Sphere....
Alice Lillian Sanborn.
Essay-An Old Coin and What 1t Told Me-.
Alice Eugenia Barker.
Essay-A Modern Tendency ..................
Effie May FosS.
Essay, with Valedictory AddressI,"Uneasy
lies the head that wears a CROWN. .........
Alice Belinda Dearborn.
Presentation of Diplomas.
The essays were all exceptionally good
and we'll delivered. The valedictory address
by Miss Dearborn was beautiful and artis-
tic piece of word painting, depicting to her
class the lights and shadows which had
frightened and darkened the pathway of a
four years journey, up to the day Of their
graduation. Prof. n. Curriers' address to
the graduating class was forcible argument
cation, uniquely illustrating how necessary
to personal happiness is the Intellectual
training, by contrasting the condition of the
uneducated man in his old age, with that of
LILO oCuUldI, VIII Cdn cblll ouJOy bulOuSA
mental activities that which is denied him
through the medium of physical effort. The
address was masterpiece of rhetoric i'm
pressively delivered. Each member OF the
class was presented with beautiful bouquet
of flowers by Miss Bertha Ridlon. In the
evening, at s o'clock, the graduates gave to
their friends reception at Meionaon Hall.
There was marching and dancing, and at in
Permission refreshments, consisting Of ice
cream and cake, were served in the hall
above. All present voted it to be the most
successful and pleasant event of the season.
The Piper free high school has given its
last term to KeZar Falls, and in the future
will be convened in the old academy build
voted to permanently locate the school at
that place. Mr.. and Mrs. Currier, the two
principal teachers, have decided that they
can no longer remain with the school. Mrs.
Currier, a graduate of New Hampton, has
been the first assistant in this school for the
past nine years, ard her great ability as
teacher and the earnestness with which she
has labored for its success and reputation
merits the assertion that by her resignation
the school loses its best friend. Mr.. CuIrier,
is graduate of Tufts College, and was re-
Gently admitted to the York county bar. He
has been principal of the school for the past
four years, during which time an established
course of study has been adopted, and the
under his management 1t is greatly to be
regretted that the school should lose these
teachers as the reputation of the school is
simply their reputation Mr.. Currier retres
from the school that he may follow his chos-
en- profession, the law. 1t is understood
that he will soon open an Office in one of the
cities of Massachusetts.
The rain of last week greatly improved
the looks of the grass.
The farmers have begun to sow grain
rate condition.
Mr. Isaac L French has poas and oats two
inches high.
Mr.. SewelI Sawyer is quite ill with blood
poisoning.
MI. and Mrs. Frank P. French have gone
to Dover, N. H., to work.
Mrs. Nj. NJ. Libby, who has spent the win
ter in Porter, has returned to Boston.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Stacy have moved to
Mr.. William Douglass lost a good horse
last week from the rupture of blood vessel.
Miss Lila Pendexter is teaching school in
Stock has been selling better in town of
late, working oxen being in especially good
demand.
The Second drive of logs is now moving
down the Ossipee river, which is quite high.
Cape Elizabeth.
The recent copious supply Of aqueous fluid
in the "original package" form, makes the
residents Of the farming section put on
pleasant smile, and causes his broad nelds
and pastures to wear 1ealLny, NBoIoue
verdent look. The report from part .oi
the town that farm help is hard to obtain,
accounting for it on the ground that men
are probably preferring ''job on the Cape
Elizabeth Water Works." is a statement
with more truth than poetry And why not
The usual pay for farm labor is 80 cents a
day, or from $12 to SIG per month with no
limit as to the length of days work. Other
fields of labor, such as the mentioned water
works, will pay men from $1.5O to SO 90 for
days work of or 10 hours. Even to 20
to sea men get from $50 to $40 per month
and found. So if any are declining farm
labor, waiting for the advent of said water
works. They will hardly miss fortune by
the delay
held meeting of social and informal
character at the Town House Saturday
evening at which plans were discussed fol
inauguTating and executing an interesting
programme for Memorial day exercises
aThe flagstaff from which will float the ,fiag
given by the veterans to the High Schoo
sometime ago, having now attained growth
suhclent to warTant'lts being feled Tor Una
purpose, the ak has been laid at It's roots
ana II now lies prone in the forest. Arbol
uay lDe veterans of the town will proceed x
the pros Irate tree and endeav0r TO transport
II 10 tne town house grounds, where, after
having transformed If into shapely mast
II VIII be replanted on said grounds for the
purpose above set forth. A topmast of about
20 ieet VIII be added to the spar giving tho
Whole an elevation OF about 90 feet.