The Portland daily press., 1890-07-26
MAINE TOWNS.
Norway.

Charles b. Cummings, Charles l.. Hatha-
way and Charles Partridge, the committee
who had charge of the repairs made by the
town on Crockett BRIDGE" have completed
their work to the entire satisfaction of the
citizens. The structure has been raised
about six feet thus affording an unobstruct-
ed thoroughfare for Captain Ames's new
steamer. The expenses to the town will be
less than $500.
Samuel II. Howe of Grinnell, Iowa, Mrs,
F. r. Barrett of Portland, John Bartlett.
Esq, of South Boston, ex-Mayor Charles
Walker of Lewiston, and l.. P. Bartlett. Jr..
of the shoe firm of B. f. Spinney & Co., of
Lynn, Mass, are in town this week.
Judge G. F. Whitman is confined to the
house " it'll an affection of the eyes.
Mrs. Mary .. Holden is at Old Orchard,
enjoying her annual visit at the beach.
| Mrs. A. A. Greene started for Boston Fri
| her husband.
An effort is. being made by the Universal
list church society to pay their church debt.
Some members of the society have pledged
500 each: About $1,000 has been raised.
/ Ortho X. Brown, who Intended to 90 to
| Washington this fall, has engaged with the
Standard Clothing Company of Portland.
lie will close his engagement with +. III.
| Moves about september ISL.
The Bolster family, consisting of about %,
| held a reunion at Gibson's Grove, on the
| shore of the lake Thursday.
Paul Howe has sold his confectionery bus
mess to Josiah L. Rowe, and bought out J.
| T.. Rowe's business on Main street. The
sale and purchase were effected Thursday af-
| terno0n.
About so members of the Baptist society
| enjoyed basket picnic on the shore of the
| lake Thursday afternoon. Captain Ames
| took the party up the lake on the new steam
| er PenneSsewassee.
Fryebure.
The depot. store and the register of deeds
office were broken into by burglars on We'd
nesday night. They obtained some tools at
| the depot.
A theavy rain began on Thursday night,
and still continued on Friday night 1t was
much needed by the crops.
The ladies of the New Church of Frye
burg gave. very enjoyable and successful
garden party at the Oxford Lawn, the site of
the Old Oxford House. on Thursday after
trees. broken only by the arched gateway,
| decorated the front of the lawn. On enter
| ing the grounds the first object that met the
| eye was the brilliant flower booth, with its
| circular base formed of moses, ferns and
eyergreens, above, which was canopy. also
| of evergreen, and hung with Japanese lam
terms. Ranged in different parts of the
| grounds were tents gaily decorated with
DuullnB anu pine. lu6S0 were devoted TO
the sale of useful and fancy articles, fruit,
etc, and to the supper tables.
The most attractive feature of the after
noon was the baby show. There were ten
babies present, and numerous little girls
with their baby dolls. This afforded much
pleasure to all those in attendance.
In the evening. on raised platform, an
| entertainment was given to a large and en-
| thusiastic audience. 1t consisted of "The
| examination of ye Pine Hill schoole by We
| scho0le committee, Squire Jehosophat Cor
| don, Deborah Temperance Howe and Dea-
| con Printable OsgoOd. After the pupils had
been called together by the blowing of the
| horn, the teacher, Dorothy Patience
| Stone. commenced the school with the
| roll call. Then welcome song was sung by
some of the girls, and classes in the primer,
arithmetic and geography enlightened the
audience on many of the disputed points of
these branches of learning. The class in
reading rendered .'The Story of George
| Washington and His Little Hatchet," and
| Little Star" in an impressive manner.
| After the short recess Caleb Trustworthy
| Sawtelle, Christopher Columbus Towle,
Deborah Spring and Daniel Obediah Rebin-
| son respectively spoke some pieces, and the
latter, in an impromptu little speech, and In
behalf of his "feller pupils" presented the
teacher with fine fan. The committee, at
| the close of the session, favored the scholars
| with few remarks in which they highly
| commended the progress of the school and
the instruction of the teachers. The ex-
| ercises of the school closed with the singing
of the vacation song.
The garden party closed with dances on
the green.