The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-06-09
MAINE TOWNS,
Items OF interest Gathered by the
Press Correspondents.
Bethel.
REUNION OF VETERANS.

REUNION OF VETERANS.
Inc members of the 4th Maine Battery
VIII hold their annual reunion at Bethel the
24th OF the present month. Comrades from
Deyond Lewiston and Augusta will be en-
S,eItalned In Lewiston and Auburn the night
before by the G. A. r. Post. Tickets half
n ,'s,I on all railroads. All visiting comrades
VIII De entertained at Brown Post, G. A. r.,
Sna q Woman's Relief Corps, Bethel. Col. @.
.. towards Is making arrangements to hold
areunlon Of Company L, 9TH Maine Regi-
mounted Battery was commanded by O'Neil
w. Robertson, of Bethel. Capt. Robertson
was 81 aduate Of B0wdoin college, and
lawyer by profession. Those young men
from the comfortable homes and peaceful
Industries of Maine, had Just entered the
valley of the Shenandoah when they were
placed under the crossfire of four rebel bat
teries in the battle Of Cedar Mountain. In
that awful scene OF thunder roar and shrek
ing shells, as the ground was ploughed by
cannon balls, as horses were shot, guns dis
mounted, and the dying and dead were fall
ing around, the noble young men, the pride
Oh their friends and the hope OF the State,
maintained their position with invlncible
courage. Not man fiinched from his post.
MIS-. Hannah Stearns, who is ~ years old,
is very smart and active, does the general
housework in a family OF four, and reads,
hnits and sews without glasses. She Is now
Bethel in 1891 contains $50 Scholars, the
village corporation 100.
Moses Mason land wife held their silver
wedding last week. Their daughter and hus-
Dand from Portland were present and many
presents,
The funeral of Mr.. Samuel Holt who died
iast Thursday, aged SO years. was held at
us residence Saturday at p. M, and was
90 t attended by the relatives and friends
Vi Ll0 deceased Raw Mr nf3
az tne Methodist church last Sabbath 10
candidates went forward for baptism and
We're received into the church on probation
and five.in full.
Rev. Mr.. Barton attended the Universal
week. -''
The strawberry and cream festival held at
P0tters hall under the auspices of the
Ladies circle was well attended and about
SIG was realized. Prof. Wight though suffer.
ing from a severe cold sung a vocal medley
and "Frlar Of Orders Grey" in excellent
style and received hearty applause from the
audience.
The lumber tor the new spool mill at
Locke's Mills which was burned out last win
ter Is on the ground and arrangements are
being made to rebuild this season.
V. A. Dunn has sold his farm known as
the q. A. Blake farm to r. j. Virgin Smith,
Bethel and we learn has purchased Mr.. B.
TuelPs farm at East Sumner.
DR.. William Lapham of Augusta is writ
ing the history of Bethel. 1t will be COM
pleted late in the fall.
The widow of Hon. David SkillIngs of
Worcester, Mass, and her daughter have
moved into the house known as the w. E.
Skillings stand foot of Broad street for the
summer.
Mr.. Lovejoy of the Bethel house has re-
Gently made an addition of six new rooms
10 his hotel. The prospect is that all onr
hotels and boarding houses will be filed
carry THIS season, as several Ct the latter
have let all the rooms.
we learn that a loupcervier has been seen in
betnei and Albany, and in the latter town
several sheep have been killed by him. Our
trapper. y. a. Birch, is on his track.
street was broken into Sunday night by TAX
ing out a square Of large glass In the front
door. A revolver worth about $40, what
money there was in the drawer, and some
other things Wara taken.