The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-06-22


Myra Josephine Perry.
Music.
Con1erring Diplomas
Musc-Class Song.
Benediction.
Excused.
One at least of this class will enter college
this fall, Earnest r. Woodbury., who goes TO
Bowdoin. But Deering High School has not
heretofore fitted for college, and the present
class has not been studying in course suffi
GENTLY advanced. But since Mr.. K. I'll.
Crosby has been principal the courses have
been changed, and next year the graduates
will be fitted to enter any college in the
State. The school is in very fl0urishing
condition, and the exercises to-day will be-
very interesting.
The music for the commencement exerc;sas
Will be furnished by Chandeliers orchestral.
tomorrow evening the graduating class will
give the senior reception at Gilbert's Hall in
fortland. There will be general reception
1y the class to their friends, programme of
dances and refreshments.
Bethel.
Our people iseem think Tuesday, the 10th.
was the hottest day for the past Is years.
The thermometer ranged from 900 to 1902 in
the shade. The week was probably the hot
est ever known in June.
The Whitney Brothers have on hand
very choice stock Of marble and granite for
tablets land monuments, and are doing a
large amount of work.
Mr.. l. A. Blake and wife of Portland
passed up Monday on $50 a. IN. train to spend
weeks vacation with their friends at Gil
cad and Bethel.
Rev. Mr.. Rand. with friend took trip
last week.to Dixyille Notch.
sThe people in the lower part of the village
nave recently raised funds enough to build
nice band stand on the square near the Odd
Rev. Mr.. Hardy and family left last week
tion.
The Shepard Family entertained the clti-
zens Of Bethel Friday evening. the 10Th.
H1nse me late ns arr arrivals At the Bethel
York; Mr.. and Mrs. j. b. Swain, New York !;
Mr.. and Mrs. William Booth, New York !;
Mr.. and Mrs. ii. +. Eastman, Lowell, Mass. !;
Mr; and Mrs. Q. II. Gram. GOrham.
ElNext Wednesday, the 9th, many of the old
veterans of the 4th Maine Battery Light Ar
tillery and Company /, 9th Maine Regiment
VIII 10r the first time parade our streets
The Woman's Relief will furnish dinner and
supper In Pattee's Hall. Directly after din
for the ensuing ye an pee 5e election ,. Of officers
Of lCaptain Robertson will be visited. The
exercises In the evening will be held in Ideal
Hall, when there will be speeches from
Judges Woodbury., True and Foster, DR.,
Marston and Col. Edwards and poem by
MISS Maggie L: Libby. Vocal music will be
v
Inere Will be K. of 2. excursion to Port
land Saturday, the 9th, with reduced fair
on the railroad from our station.
Rev. Z. X. Stearns, from Andover 1heo-
logical Seminary arrived here Friday on his
way to Upton to supply the Union church
there Till the first of September.
MT w. L. Green, of Newton Theological
Institution, will supply the church at Beams
corner and Middle Intervale until Septem-
Joseph Holt. who returned from Wash
lngton, ID. G. several weeks ago, has pur-
chased the o. l.. Swasey farm.
Inc road machine has been making great
improvements In our streets the past week
especially In front Of the station.
Sammie Gibson, who has been attending
scnool the past year at Worcester, Mass,
arrived nome Thursday to spend the sum-
mer.
PoWnaI.
A very pleasant wedding took place In this
Town az tne residence OF Mr.. benjamin Por
ter, on the morning of the 18th, the contract
ing parties being, Miss Lizzie, only daughter
Of MT. and Mrs. Porter, and Mr.. Fred H,
Kellogg OF Salem. The ceremony twas per-
formed at 9 O'Clock by the Rev. Mr.. Stowe,
pastor OF the Congregational church at Free
port, in the presence Of few of the intimate
friends OF the bride. After the Icopgratula
lions were offered, a wedding breakfast was
Immediately served In order for the bride
ana groom to be able to take the early noon
SOosOhs
Gus and very costly. A gift. much appreci-
ated by Miss Porter, twas a mat and chair
from her associate clerks in the store of &.
u: Mallet. Mr.. and Mrs. Kellogg are to re-
Tb az b so M vernon St. Salem Mass
oaran kenney, and brought here about a
year ago from Australia, by her son, Capt.
.. u. Kenney, escaped from her cage one day
last week by slyly opening the door. After
spending two days and nights in the shade
trees around the house she suddenly re-
turned to her cage which had been left hang
ing In tree, with open door, land after en-
teTiDg, manifested all the pleasure one usu-
i Any aeeis on entering his home, after
long ana tiresome journey.
MI. rIed SANFORD and wife are at Mr.,
George Noyes's. Mrs. Sanford has been
passing some months in Switzerland with
Mr.. Sandford's mother and sisters. HAVING
but recently returned to New York. from
wnlch place they came directly here. Mr.,
Sandtord's people were for some wears rest
dents OF this town, and it is pleasure to
again meet him and wife. They will proba-
bly, remain In town for some weeks.
The rain which followed the heated term
was very welcome. For some time the far
mers had been anxious about their crops, but
the timely rain has much improved them.
Mrs. Alice Nevins and her young daughter
from plymouth, Mass, are at her fathers.
Mr.. William Noyes's. -
Miss Ray Hodsdop, from Portland. and
her friend, Mr. Stur1lvant, are passing a few
s.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Loveitt. accomnanied
Dy their friends, Mr.. and Mrs Dean. ali of
foTrland, recently spent the day at Mr.. A.
Norway.
Norway Granite company are rushing
business The crew numbers about seventy
men. and large quantities of work are being
turned on. There Is some talk of building q
branch railroad to the quarry
Cn Wednesday evening Capt. Jonathan
Bake and Elizabeth S. Blake, nee Crockett
ceIeDrated the fftieth anniversary of their
marriage. Excepting the children of DIR.
thompson, the family were all present. Mr.
ana ana MIS-. Albert Thompson, and Mr.. and
MIS-. Chas. q. Blake and son, of Ridgeway.
lem. Capt. N. n. Whitmarsh, wife and
uaugnter, James Shedd and wife, and Mrs.
Margaret Morse, of Norway, made up the
party The presents were many and vain.
aOle. Capt Blake is in his 74th year smart
ana active as thirty years ago. He is deputy
snerlif, and good one. Mrs. Blake, four
years younger, is also in the enjoyment Of
excellent health.
Union Royal Arch Chapter No. SO was
visited officially by Chas. T.. Colimore, of
bangor, Grand High Priest of the Grand
Chapter OF Maine; and Albert NJ. Penly, of
auburn, Deputy g. III. p, Wednesday even
ing. Work, r. A. Degree work also on
several candidates in the Council Degrees,
Banquet In the Banquet Hall after the work.
Sumner Cummings of Portland, A. II. and
9. d. Corser, OF New York, and f. II. and
q. >. Cummings, Of this place, are enjoying
an outing In Hanover this week.
Frank A. Marston, of the shoe firm of b.
f. Spinney d. Co., visited the Norway shoe
factory recently.
ScarboFo.
The spring term of the Free High School
closed Friday. There has been good at
tendance, and 1t has been quite profitable
un Der the tutorship of Mr.. Clark.
ohn eu. Is. freeman, pastor of the Methodist
vaers a VINO was stationed here about 30
lngs are well attended bot6 afternoon and
evening, and his sermnns neuer fsil To in