The Portland daily press., 1891-07-03
M lame TO WINS.
Items OF Interest Gathered by the
Press Correspondents.
Brunswick.

Brunswick.
Capt II. w. Simpson, native of this town,
died In San Francisco, California, last week.
The remains are to be brought here for In
torment in Pine Grove Cemetery beside those
OF his wife and child so recently laid to rest
there. The deceased was a brother OF Mr..
e. 9. Simpson of this village he went to
California during the war, about 1862, and
engaged in shipbuilding. in which he was
very successful and will leave handsome
property behind him.
Canton Brunswick will accompany Canton
King of Bath to the Odd Fellows celebration
at Rockland, July 18th. 1t Is expected that
they will turn out some sixty men. The st.
Jean Baptlste Band will accompany them.
ID. M, Bangs, who graduated last week
from Bowdoin College, leaves with his
father and mother for Liverpool, July 4tb,
After short stay on the british Isles they
will go to Berlin where dennis will engage
In the study Of law for year or more. Mrs.
Bangs remaining with him.
Will Dalton, who has been head waiter at
the Tontine Hotel for two months has gone
to Nantucket. where he has fine position In
q summer hotel.
F. II. Wilson has received pair of full
blooded English fox hounds that The has i'm
ported. They are four years .old and noble
looking animals of which their owner Is
justly proud.
MI. Y. G: Mallstt. of TOpsham. Syh who gradu-
ates this year from Bowdoin College has
been elected substitute teacher at the Far
mington Normal school for a year.
+. p. Knight, Bowdoin 'S4, has arrived
from Mechanic Falls where he has been en-
S" Mr.. and Mrs. n. M. Hastings and daugh-
ter, Mrs. t. w. Burr and daughter. Mrs.
Albert Hunt and daughter. all of Bangor,
attended commencement last week.
w. ID. Atkinson Of this town, was one of
the speakers at the Junior Prize Theme con-
test at the Maine State College. His sub
ject was Teaching as Science and an Art"
Freeport.
The 115th anniversary of theDeclaration of
Independence, July 4, will be celebrated in
Efeep1 pr IN very appropriate manner Con
programme Is mapped out Below is the
programme:
Sunrise-Salute OF Is guns and ringing OF bells
a. m-Procession of Fantasies, headed by
Freeport Drum Corps will form on Park street.
and Will probably march up Row, Main, West
OAK, Mil street. Railroad avenue, Bow, and dis
band at the TownHall. First and second prizes
$50 m:-Field sports in square opposite Har-
raseekSet House, There will be bicycle, hurdle,
II to 12-Band concert by westbrook brass
IL to 1-Dlnuer at Harraseeket.
1.3O p. m.1Ball game at the High school
| grounds, Lsbons and Freeports.
ESQ p. Mold fashioned ronnd ball game
[30 p. m.-Clay pigeon shoot on the Freeport
Gun Clubs grounds, by Portland Gun Club and
7.30 to $50 p. m-Band concert.
9p m.-Grand display of fireworks.
Lisbon.
LISBON FALLS.
Frank Gutman, Esq, the popular agent of
the Worumbo Mill, retired Tuesday from the
position he has so faithfully filled for twenty
hve years. During that time the corporation
has been very successful, and the goods man
atac ndn Il nave gained reputation second
| leaves in a short time with his family
| for his native country, Germany, to be
absent one year or more. Mr.. John Bal
| lantyne, who has been superintendent some
| time, becomes agent. 1t Is believed he will
keep the reputation all it has been in the
| past.
| We are to have grand celebration here on
the Fourth OF July. A number of fire COM
psnles have signiied their willingness to be
| present on that day. The Grafton Is to be
delivered by James Donavan, ESQ.,. of Great
| Falls, Mont.
Our village is growing. About twenty
five new houses have been built this season
! thus far and more to follow.
The saw mill is doing large business.
| having all the orders they can fill.
DennysvIIe.
| Rev. Charles Whittier, pastor of the Con-
| gregatlonal church in Dennysville for nearly
81 years, announced his resignation of the
| pastorate to his surprised congregation on
| Sunday, June %, to take effect Aug. LIST. At
| the recent meeting of the trustees of the
| Maine missionary Society it was decided TO
appoint Mr. Whittier general missionary
| Of the society for the eastern half of the
| State: Having accepted the position offered
him, his resignation as pastor follows. For
60 years the church here has had only four
pastors, OF whom three served So years. No
pastor has been sent away by the people. In
each case it was the choice, or felt to be the
| duty of the pastor to leave.