The Portland daily press., 1891-06-25
Cumberland.
CUMBERLAND CENTRE.


Grass is looking well excepting in OLD helds
which look very slim. Early crops are look
/ ing nicely, excepting some pieces VI corn
which had to be planted over. Inc Irult
crop will not be alarming, only ialr crop
| according to present appearances.
Mrs. Susie Wilson Is visiting az her fathers
Capt. Nathaniel Pinkham'
Miss Maude w. Merrill, who has been at
tending BTadfords AAc cny, and lnez M.
| home during the past week on their summer
Mabel C. Hall left last week for Bav View.
| wheve she will spend the summer months.
Miss Hattle Cnase, OF WATERFOWL, Mass,
is visiting relatives at this place.
Mrs. Ida s. Chase, who has been yery sick
during the past week, is improving, and I'M
ieSs something happens will get we'll again.
mis-: Onas. Norton, partly insane by an
oyer stIain upon her nervous system, was
TAKEN to the Insane Asylum Monday, as it
was thought that by proper care and rest
sne would come out Of 1t. 1t is pretty hard
case as she has three young children and
ner husband Is away at sea.
Miss Nellie p. Blanchard Is visiting
friends at Cumberland Mills.
Bethel.
Children's Sunday was observed at the
Methodist Church by special service at II
a. m. and Sunday school concert In the
evening. The pulpit platform was beauti-
fully decorated with many colored flowers.
The pulpit was removed to the front and in
Its place was erected canopy of flowers
under which sat the Queen of the Pearl
Gatherers. In front were the eight pearl
gatherers with their banners and some four
teen little pearl gatherers all presenting a
beautiful scene. The church was filled to its
utmost capacity and many went away not
finding space to stand. The following was
the programme:
organ voluntary. ;.:;...:.............Mr Wight
Prayer. Rev. Mr.. Record
Opening Hymn-Hail the Glad Season..
.Epw0rth League Choir
Song-New Kingdom. :. :. Mrs York
singing-O Matchiess Love. ...............
poo,t:;;c:. .Epworth League Choir
slnging-In the Cross Of Christ / Glory. School
Song@The Pearl Diver nissan Mlss Alice Bean
Board OF Education and its work. Mr. c. Bisbee
Anthem-I Will Love Thee o Lord Choir
Benediction.
Next Sunday children's day will be OBJ
served at the Universalist Church.
For some time the farmers have been
anxious about their crops but as now mother
earth is being watered with frequent showers
our crops have much improved.
PownaI.
The sad news of the death of Capt. s. B.
Kenney was received Tuesday by his wife
here. Not entirely unexpected to her were
these sorrowful tidings, for on Saturday
morning she received from Capt. B. Webster,
OF Portland, (owner of the vessel In which
Capt. Kenney sailed letter inclosng
cablegram received by him from England,
aapprising her of the serious illness Of her
husband at Cape Town, Africa. The vessel
was bound for Brisbane, Australia, but had
made this port, owing to Capt. Kenney's i'll
ness. The blow falls on Mrs. Kenney with
crushing force, for within short space of
time, her eldest son, a brother and her dear
ly beloved mother have passed from her
tender love and 1t would almost seem at the
present time that her cup of sorrow was
more than full A general feeling of gloom
over-shadows the whole community, for
Capt. kenney was very near the hearts of his
fell0wmen.
Cape Elizabeth.
There is talk of organizing an association
Tor the purpose of erecting a monument in
South Portland to the memory of the sol
dlers that FELL during the late war. There is
a triangular piece OF land about 100 feet long
In 'front.' OF the Congregational church, which
it is thought win be donated for the purpose
OF placing the monument on. A parish
meeting of the church is called for this eve
ming Tor the purpose of ascertainiDg whether
or not the land will be donated for that pur-
pose.
HarpswelI.
EAST HARPSWELL
The recent wet weather has helped out the
grass and h0ed crops wonderfully.
Mr.. Charles Davis has peas in full bloom,
and will probably have green peas by the
4th of July.
No mackerel and very few shad as vet
have been taken in the bays.
Cookoos are waging war on the caterpil-
lars, destroying the nests and devouring the
inmates.