The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-06-17
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Cumberland.
CUMBERLAND CENTRE
Last Sunday was appropriately observed
as Children's Day at the church at this place.
The stage around the pulpit was beautifully
decorated with flowers and plants. The
pastor preached to the young people in the
afternoon ON the subject Christ and the
Children" There was Sunday school con-
cert in the evening which was largely at
tended, and the following parts were carried
out;
School,
Prayer.
Singing ...........................
Quartette
scripture heading................
olhsinB ........''.............
Primary Class.
Recitation. First Chidrens Day.
II. P. Sweetser.
oihglng....s....
SSoiidptuIe heaulng. ...'..............--,......
Recitation "Gentle Words OF jesus
n,..., Lillian Felt.
s,na,nr Kate Merrill Edith Edwards r"' VOW
.s Urinary Glass.
W. II. Rowe.
Chorus......... ...."Sail Not Without Master"
Dialogue. ......."C hildren's Day in Jerusaem.n
s,Do,nr mrs. osgood and . Glass;
p.,msr, ri;ss Anniversary"
Scripture ReadiDg,,...... ...."..............
Resnngg:va Resdin.
nnespOnsNe hedulnB...',. ...........s.......-.:
Kate M. Powell 49, N0i'1'''
Chorus. ..................."The Great Command"
Recitation. Free GItsn
Grace Merrill.
Slngng.....'.. Quartette.
Christie Cricket
olnging....''.. Two Little Hands,"
Children.
hemafkS................ OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
plnglng.
Benediction.
All parts were we'll taken. Especial men
tlon must be made OF little Christie Cricket.
Monday was the waTmest day here for
many years, the thermometer marking $50 in
the shade.
Scarboro.
SUMMER SEASON BY THE SEA.
u Cottage people are beginning to arrive at
Saturday the Scarboro Beach nine beat the
SIX innings, ,thelscore standing 81 to 8 in
favor OF the Scarboro Beach nine.
Summer visitors will find additional ac-
Communications at Prout's Neck this season.
George III. MillikeD, for so many years the
popular steward at the Atlantic House,
Scarboro Beach, has leased the West Point
House of Mr.. James G. Jordan and has put
it in frs. class condition, and John NJ. Kaler
has built large addition to his house.
Prouts Neck is rapidly gaining in public
favor as a summer resort.
The weather is very warm and dry and
unless we have rain very soon the hay crop
Will be very light In this vicinity and all
early crops are feeling the need of rain. The
farmers are improving the dry weather by
hoeing and killing weeds.
The children of the First Congregations
Sabbath school gave very pleasant enter.
talnment at the church last Sunday evening
to large audience. The ichurch was very
tastefuly trimmed with ferns and flowers.
Any person who thinks that the ladies of
the Fist Parish lack energy have only TO
look at our parsonage in its new coat of
paint to be convinced to the contrary.
vlnaIhaven.
Mrs. Calvin B. Vinal starts for Minneapo-
lis, MIMI, Monday, June % to visit her
daughter Mrs. E. Folsom.
DIR. Jordan Of North Haven is attending a
number of patients here in the village.
Schools all closed In the village this week.
q. Lantry Crockett who has been attend
Ing the Boston University returned home on
Miss Carrie Crockett who has been attend
ing school at the seminary in Bucksport re-
turned home Saturday.
Chas. Berry, proprietor of Hotel North Of
Augusta, was in town Saturday.
Rev. NJ: Bruce OF Ohio preached at the
Union church, Sunday and will deliver
course of lectures during the week.
AT a meeting Of the citizens held Friday
night on celebrating the Fourth of July here
the following committee Of arrangements
were appointed: w. II, Clark. Will Black,
Ed Libby, L. Q. Greed and James CaIlin.
Quite a sum of money has been raised by
subscription for the occasion.
Canton Ninal Haven, ]. o. o. +. at their
regular meeting accepted an invitation from
Canton Lafayette of Rockland, to be their
guests on their field day, July IA, 1891.
Richmond
A special town meeting was held Monday
afternoon at which it was voted to exempt
from taxation for another ten years the shoe
factory occupied by VIM. f. Morgan e. Co.,
together with stock, tools, fixtures. machin-
cry and whatever goods may be manufac-
tuTed for wholesale trade only.
Later information shows the cyclone of
last Friday was quite destructive to fruit
trees, and Bowdoinham seems to have Suf-
fered by it more than Richmond. In that
town. beside number of buildings des-
troyed, many apples trees were uprooted and
fences were strewn broadcast.
The house Of Philip Pushard In Dresden
was struck by lightning and considerably
damaged. His mother, it is reported, was
affected by the shock.
Cray.
Harand Skillings is sick with the mumps.
PartleS from the west are coming here to
negotiate for the Willie Smith anti horse
motion road cart Too bad that citizens
have not tried to organize stock company
and establish plant here for the manufac-
ture of these carss There is always capital
TO b. invested in good enterprise. Now is
the time TO help make some business for
Gray.
Hridgton.
w. NJ. Staples has purchased and placed
upon Highland Lake fine steam launch,
with which he will carry pleasure parties
during the season.
Pupils of the grammar school enjoyed
picnic at 1ngalls's grove Saturday.
The will of tie late Joseph Walker OF Port
land brings some eighty thousand dollars |
into Bridgton.