The Portland daily press., 1891-05-27
MAINE TOWNS,
Items of Interest Gathered by the
Press Correspondents.
Bethel.

Sunday, Brown Post, G. A; r., met at Post
Hall at 10 a. IN. and marched down 10 the
| Congregational church where tney llsteneu
| to very interesting and appropriate dis
| course from the pastor, Rev. MI Hardy.
f! The church was appropriately decorated for
| the occasion with flags back OF the choir
| gallery, while on the left was the beautiful
| flag of the Post, recently presented to them
| by the ladies of the Woman's Relief Corps,
| while on front was solid mass of flowers,
| The members ofthe Post and the Woman's
| Relief Corps occupied seats forward in hodv
| of the church, while large audience COM
| posed Of the three churches filled the house
to its utmost capacity The platform and
pastor S desk were decorated very prettilv for
the occasion. The singing by choir of eight
voices justly deserves much praise, and was
listened to with marked attention. PRAYER
and scripture reading by Rev. Mr. Barton,
pastor Of the Universalist church; respon.
s slve n r1eaalng ny Rev; Mr.; Record, pastor of
10 the instinct Of brave soldier to do his
auty irrespective of consequences. A man
Is a soldier who can rally around the truth
and he should do it with the same devotion
tnat the soldier who bravely charges the
rebel fort.
The prospect is flattering for good crop
OF hay. The high price of grain is waking
up the farmers and causing them to raise
very much more this year than usual.
Remember Memorial Day, the Woman's
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| supper for all in G. A. X, hall, from to Z p.
m.
We had quite a heavy frost In many places
here Saturday and Sunday nights. Farm
| ers are very anxious about their fruit trees.
Communion services were held in the
| Methodist church Sunday evening, conduct
| ed by Elder Adams.
Prof. Wight has formed singing class
| which will meet in the Methodist church
| Thursday evening, for singing.
| Col. q. ~. Edwards. one 0f the Worlds
| Fair Commissioners, left here Monday, on
| the J.. m. train, for Augusta.
The Epworth League convention will be
held at Bethel, the first of June.
Lieut.. John NJ. Freeman arrived homo
Tuesday from washington, ID. c., where he
has been stopping two weeks on business.
Boothbay.
Sheriff Kelley, who has been sick for sew
eral days with bilious fever, is now improv-
ing.
Sumner. the three year old son of Capt.
George Nelson, who lately moved here from
Gloucester, died last week, caused by taking
severe cold. The funeral took place Fri
day. Mrs. George Reed and daughter, ar
rived Thursday, from Gloucester, to attend
| the funeral.
Mrs. Young, daughter of Capt. VIM.
| Carlisle, who has been at California for the
| past thirty-seven years, returned home very
| lately on visit to her aged father. Capt.
| Carlisle is now about "a years old. and Is
| rugged ana healthy, smart and active as
| some of our younger ones.
| The Free VIII Baptist church, at the Gen.
| ter, has been moderniZed and renovated in
| side; much satisfaction is expressed in this
| new move.
Farmers in this section are about done
| planting Most all of the farmers are a
little behind the season this year on account
| of the late cold weather Frosts have done
| but little damage to early crops.
Work on the new porgie factory is pro-
| crossing rapidly.
| Harvey Giles Post, No. 157, will observe
| Memorial Day in the usual order. Comrades
| will assemble at their hall at o'clock, and
headed by Post drum corps, proceed to East
Boothbay cemetery and decorate graves.
Returning to the hall, dinner will be served
by the ladies of the village, after which the
procession will proceed to the Center After
the usual decorations, they will gather at the
Free Will Baptist church, where an address
will be given by Rev. q. l.. Haskell, of East
port, me.
Arbor Day was observed here in grand
style by the public schools. Rev. E. Owen
made closing remarks.