The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-04-30
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Bethel.

Bethel.
The Brown Grand Army Post of Bethel
nave engaged Mayor Melcher of Portland ID
deliver tn the Memorial Grafton May Both.
heyi fLahk II. Barton, pastor of the Uni.
| yersallst Society, left last Monday with his
family for Portland to spend three weeks jts
vacation with their friends.
s, SasuLuay Dlght we were visited with a
ssLhOWstorm about four inches falling during
1t s reported that Mr. Stone of Portland.
a son-in-law of Sheriff G. NJ. Wormell, is
making arrangements to come to Bethel to
go into business.
:, If the weather only grows little warmer
It T Will be busy week for the farmers.
| 1.-The Bethel Grange have organized de-
| batting club. Discussion at their next meet
ing May 3rd; ReSolued: that the Clipping of
horses is more healthful for the animal and
results In economy for the owner. Aft, F.
cusson then will be in order the Competitive
entertainment which is very interesting ard
amusing. The question which comes before
the order May 18th; ReSolced: that it is for
the interest OF our town to choose road COM
Aft, 0. Hafford, Neg, N. Barker.
Two school districts in this vicinity will
send out this spring nearly ten teachers.
| A larger acreage than common will be put
IN THIS spring as the largest preparation was
made last fall for crops ever known in town.
Sweet corn and potatoes will be the farmers
| principal cror.
There was no preaching at the Methodist
| church last Sunday. Morning prayer meet
ing and Sunday school were held as usual.
There Will be no preaching at the Uniyer-
| saliSt church for two Sundays, the pastor
| being away on vacation.
Mr.. Joseph Twitchell is confined to his
| house sick with fever.
The prospect Is very fiattering that Bethel
| will have a large number of city Company
the coming summer. Already many of the
rooms In the hotels and boarding houses
have been engaged for the season. Bethel is
one on OF the most attractive places in the State.
Ii It were better known to those desiring
quiet, healthful and beautiful places in sum-
mer all the building lots on the south side of
time.
Can making at the new corn factory will
be on the boom next week.
A large number from this place visited
Portland last week. All say Gilmore concerts
were a big attraction.
Work on the corn factory is being rapidly
pushed forward 1t will be completed next
month Mr.; Tuell has the contract.
frof Wight and wife who have been tray
cling with the Harrington Concert Company
the past winter arrived home last Saturday.
The steamer North Star from Rumford
will soon make her regular trips to Bethel.
The members of the 4th Maine Battery As
ISOLATION will hold their next reunion at
Lewiston In June. Sergeant Judson Ames
now Of Montreal, Can, is president of the
association.
There will be an increase of scholars in
our village this year, several families having
moved into town during the past year, re-
suit OF the Improved business in steam mills
and chair factory.
Rev. Mr.. Trask, pastor of the M. f. cburch
Tor the past two years, preached his farewell
sermon last sunday. Mr.. TraSk has done
NOBLE work and leaves the society in a flour
lshlng condition. Some over twenty new
the soeey T f6e young a people have Joined
school Is in growing condition, numbering
some over seventy-five members.
MISS Nellie +. Gibson, who has been teach
ing elocutlon In the academy at Bridgton the
past term arrived home last week for a short
vacation ST - NN
Considerable interest is manifested among
our young people in the base ball club and
the season promises to be an exciting one,
corham.
Saturday game of ball was played be-
tween the Blaket0wns and High Schools:
tne BlaketoWns getting badly beaten.
large number of Gorham people visited
s.,o turing Merchants Week.
f9 Tba 9oIi 7g Is the programme of the en-
Inc tollowiL he given Thursday evening,
tertainment to- the High school:
at RidIon's Hall, by nd NAV Dance os Song
BraiidfIRg the May Pole a. miss Grace Dolly
Music: Misses sumlsS S Fannie Newman n
Recitation. Misssss Hattie Floyd
SOLO; M Kezze Sturgis
NMyecitatlon. MISS Alice Brown
rce-"Evening at the Farm.
The Doctor and Ferguson. ...SSardino
.Messrs. McKenney and H. imam |
Duet. Miss Floyd and Mr.. WooC@s
Dialogue-"That Destrict Schulz" ............ N |
operetta-"The Labor Song" ........... '
The proceeds of the entertainment will be :,
expended for new singing books.
HarpsweIl.
EAST HARPswELL
Fish Warden Bates is reported to have |
found some hundreds of short Holsters in |
lobster car belonging to two Cundy's Har-
Dor fishermen.
Mr.. F. Ridley, of the firm of Gordon & |
Ridley. has recently purchased two fine |
horses, one large Canadian which weighs |
HOO pounds, and ire other a fine young |
PAGER which is very fast roader. Mr.. Rid |
ley likes good horse and knows when he |
finds one.
There was quite a snow fall Sunday night.
The contrast between the snow and the
green grass was striking. Farmers are be-
ginning to plough but find considerable frost
In some places.
Baldwin.
NORTH BALDWIN.
The school in District No. IL commenced
April 28th: 1t is under the direction of Miss
Carrie Richardson, of West Baldwin.
Inc farmers have commenced work on the
ground.
Mt. Etna Grange celebrated its 18th an
niversary April 10th.
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