The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-07-29
WEST BALDWIN.

| respondents OF tn Press.
Baldwin.
WEST BALDWIN.
The campmeeting at the new grounds
here is to begin next Saturday, August 1st
at 7.3O and continue each day closing August
10th. Thursday, August 9th, will be Sunday
school day and the following interesting pro
gramme has been prepared
10 a. m.-Devotlonal exercises led by Rev. o
II. Wallace OF Maine.
1918 a. m.-Address of welcome by Rev. nj
Stevens of New Hampshire.
| 1920 a. m.-Address, why the Sunday schOol?'
by Rev. A. W. Sibley of Massachu
| SettS.
1850 a. m.-Address, "How to use the Quarterly
| In the Sunday school," by Rev. f.
Burr Editor Sunday School Litera
| ture of Massachusetts.
| 1l.2O a. m.-"Talk to Teachers" by Rev. A. f
| -, Hatch, A. b. Principal OF Merr imac
| Academy, Concord, N. Ii.
LOO p. m.-Children's hour. Chalk-talk by w. N
Itnney, artist evangelist Of Lynn,
80 p. m.-Address to the children on "rhe Edu.
cation of the Blind" by Rev. A. f.
Hatch. the blind preacher.
2.15 p. m.-AddresS, "PastOr's Work in the SIM.
editor of the Worlds Crisis" Boston.
2.45 p. m.-Short addresses by several speakers.
o'zo p m'-0nestlon Box by Z. T. Woodward of
The fare is reduced on the entire line of
the Maine Central, also on the Bridgton and
Saco River road with special low fare on
Sunday school day. Fares are reduced for
SUNDAY school day on the Boston 81 Maine
from KennebnnkpoIt, Kennebunk. Bidde-
ford and Old Orchard. The public are in
vited to these meetings and Sunday schools.
and workers are especially invited to come
and enjoy the convention.
Hiram.
Mr.. Frank L. Gray of Gray's Business co l.
lege, Portland, is spending his vacation at
| Hiram.
Mr.. F. G. Moulton, a graduate of the State
SADIE againat the gypsy moth, the state hav.
lug appropriated some $4,000 for their ex-
| termination.
Mr.. Frank McCorrison of East Hiram is
at the Maine General Hospital, His disease
and the Knights of Pythias kindly took
| charge of his haying. In the matter of
rallying a rampant of strong arms aud hu-
man hearts around a distressed brother or
neighbor, Hiram has long been justly cele-
brated.
Rev. David Martyr, of Cornish, preached
an able sermon Sunday afternoon before the
W. e. ]. y. Rev. Mr.. Radcliffe preached at
the Methodist church forcibly on self-denial
Morrison, student of Tufts College
preached at the Universaist church on
Prayer. His discourse was filled with soul
inspiring thoughts.
Mrs. G.. W: Clifford OF Ellsworth is visiting
her father, Hon. Almon Young.
Lemuel Cotton has bought and sold 100
bushels of blueberres.
A Library Association has been formed at
Hiram. DIR. Q. e, Wilson, Pres; Lswellyn
a. Wadsworth. Sec.; Clifton Evans, LIBRA
rian; Miss Minnie Rankin, Pianist; R. G.
Green, com: TO purchase books. Meeting at
Green's Hall every other Thursday evening
Music and literary exercises at each meet.
ing.
WEST GRAY.
| Haying being nearly completed the grain
| harvest will be next in order. At the pres
ent 1t Is looking very well indeed and the
weather Is very favorable for its growth. If
we can have good weather for harvesting the
crop of oats, which is about all the grain
raised here, will be heavy. Potatoes are
and have to be treated occasionally with
paris green. Small fruits are abundant;
blueberries particularly so.
Miss Mabel Hunt, of Deering Center, is
visiting friends here.
Miss Annie Pennell came home from Pert
land on Monday.
Mr.. Seward Manchester, of North Wind
ham, has bought the farm lately owned by
Abel Black. now of Windham.
Joseph b. Allen was at home from Port
land on Sunday.
Mrs. Anna Haskell, of Portland, Is visit
ing at Mr.. Greeleaf Franks.
DRY MILLS.
Miss Clara Golf is at home from the islands
on vacation.
James Dow and wife from South Portland
are stopping at his fathers. Mrs. Dow is in
very poor health.
New Gloucester plains are blue with blue
berries and alive with people.
III. L. Morse is at East Raymond plaster
Ing house for ID. w. Leavitt.
Miss Gertie Golf is at North Raymond to
work at Wilson's Hotel.
Bethel.
A VETERAN RANGELEY HUNTER.
j. G. Rich, Esq, pension agent at Bethel
has received an invitation from friends in
Rangely, to spend the month of August at
Billy Sole's Camp on Pleasant Island, with
the freedom of the Lake steamers and hotels,
with passes on the railroad from Bethel and
return, which he proposes to accept. Mr..
Rich is one of the Oldest hunters of Rangely.
Billy S0ule's father was one of the old hunt
ers OF the Rangelys at the time Mr.. Rich
hunted Ia that country. All the old hunters
are laid under the sod except Mr. Rich, who
killed over 80 moose, 70 bears, about 400
Canada lynx and several hundred deers and
other game in proportion. 1t is a proper
courtesy to invite the old hunter to look over
his cid hunting ground once more.
Mr.. George j. Hapgo0d has introduced in
to his store new stock of shoes, known as
the Stub Cigar shoe. We notice they sell
like hot cakes.
Mr.. Cole recently from Washington, ID. c.,
has commenced his new store on Main street,
on lot known as the late Geo. Ii. Browns
place. The store Is to be three stories high,
the first floor to be occupied by Bethel Saw
lngs Bank, music store and jewelry shop.
The second floor is to be furnished for Off
ces.
Quite heavy frost last nights in some
places killed the leaves Of corn. Heavy hail
storm Ia Greenwood, Saturday; quite heavy
damage to crops.
Freeport.
The Rev. A. c. Herrick, of California, a
former pastor of the Baptist church in Free
port, occupied the pulpit last Sunday. The
house was crowded to its utmost capacity.
Many people standing. In the evening
very interesting sunday school concert was
held at the Congregational church. The
house was well filled, many OF the Baptist
people being present. The exercises were of
the usual order, including solo by Miss
Ada Mitchell
The farmers are very nearly through hay
in excellent condition. Potatoes and sweet
corn are looking well and give promise of
good crop.
The clock on the Congregational meeting
house Will be In position in few days, for
which the citizens will be under obligations
to MIR. w. III. Stockbridge.
An unusual large number Of visitors are
In town. and several camping parties are at
VOLTS Neck.
Standlsh.
STEEP FALLS.
Fred j. Tucker of Chicago has been visit
| ing relatives in this village.
y; >. mayo OF Sac0 Is visiting his parents.
nMlltiam w. WiDgate, who is studying law in
noI,siand, Is spending few days at his home
| In this village. ' --O-'0
MRS. w. A. Hobsop, who has been visiting
| home. ""' io'uiheu
Samuel A: Mason has had shock and is
| not expected to recover. "u" 10
| There was a social dance at Winpate,s hill
last Friday evening, with music by Dennis
| Coolbroth and Mrs. Annie Hobson.
Misses Phoebe and Kittie Collins of Wash
ington, ID. c.. and Miss Eta Merrill of
Centre Conway. N. H., are visiting at Mrs.
Lucy Lords
Rev. Daniel Maddox, of South StandIsh,
preached at the Advent chapel last Sunday.
Cornish.
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