The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-03-07
MAINE TO WINS.
matters OF interest Gathered by Cor
respondents OF the Press.
BrIdQton.

BrIdgton,
The past week has been one of unusua
quite, more particularly so after the daily
meetings OF the previous week, which were
very fully attended and resulted in grea
good. Union services were continued Sun
DAY and Tuesday evenings of this week by
the Congregationalist and Methodist soci
cites.
Rev. Mr.. Trask, of the Methodist cnurch
preached at Advent Chapel, SapDatn ai1ei-
noon, and Rev. Mr.. Harbutt. CongIega1ion-
alist, spoke to full house at the Me1noois'
church Sunday evening nj
The fonrth entertainment In the High
sohneI oonrse will occur at Gibbs Hall,
Thnrsdav evening of the present week, ana
will he an illustrated lecture on "Ine Straits
Of Magellan by PfOf L. a. hss 81 Sow sven
Inc n1mber three of this course, was given
hy K. Hood, humorist. and was an artis-
tic rendering Of various selections adapted
TO differing tastes, and was listened TO by con-
sderably the largest audience of the season
wednesday of this week was quite stormy
day. Nearly foot of snow fell during the
day and evening, and this. with the amount
already on the ground, will give US probably
the much desired six weeks shedding in
March. Some Of the logging teams will need
all this In order to complete the amount of
hauling contemplated at the beginning of the
winter.
A: 81. ,Harriman's crew have finished saw
ing birch for the season.
Prof ii. E. Cole, of the Bath High school
time.
The village grammar school closed last
Friday afternoon with a very pleasing enter
tainment, consisting of Whittier Exercise
and number of short dialogues, all of which
were very well given. A gOodly number of
parents and friends OF the pupils were in at
tendance.
The Grammar and High schools will begin
the spring term March %.
Porter.
Mr. John p. French one of Porter's aged
men died on Monday last Mr.. French had
shock last fall from which he never fully
recovered and has been in poor health ever
since. Mr.. French has always been an hon
est hard laboring man, and good townsman.
He leaves wife and four sons and three
daughters to mourn his sudden departure
he was 10 years and some months old.
Mr.. Sewell Sawyer has received pension
of $40 per month. Mr.. Sawyer Is In poor
health and 1t will be great help to him at
this time
Mrs. Sally French, widow Of the late Jacob
French, is in very poor health and not ex-
pected to live until warm weather. She is
some 66 years Of age.
Mr.. David Heard is very sick and not ex-
PCOtCu W 1.-Two WIFI pucuuiUQld.
Freedom, N. III. creamery is in a very pros-
porous condition and they wish to enlarge
the business this spring. So they solicit
help from this town. They wish TO engage
the cream from rs cows from the farmers Of
this town.
Our winter term of school closed on Friday
last, A. ID. Mason, teacher. 1t was very un-
fortunate for both scholars and teacher that
school had to be stopped !week in the last
part OF the term on account of sickness of
the scholars and when commenced again it
was with diminished numbers. The follow
Ing are the names of those scholars that have
not been absent from school flor one half a
gay for one or more terms curing the year.
Lula Sawyer, Mabel Stanley, AnDieIL T0wle
Viola Gilman and Myrtle French.
Yarmouth.
The Amateur Musical Club will hold its
fourth Recital at Masonic Hall, Monday
evening March 9th at 7.30 o'clock
'''ue' ma''n Orchestra. T. AieSier'
Duett-Harp Of the e Winds sa;:::.......Abt.
Reaaing-so9g e the Mar Market 3 Place
pU'@'' Miss inei @nicomb.
Ring the Bells; ..:.............
Juvenile Chorus,
Piano Duett-Coashing Gsiop 49,. G. d. Wilson.
Miss Bates and Mr.. M. Merrill.
INTERNussIoN.
Violin Solo-Alrs Mariana Wallace
Miss Marjorie Burbank.
Duettz-The Land of the Swallows. ....F. Masini.
Miss Humphrey and Miss Whitcomb.
Reading-Siegried's Death. ..............
Miss Mabel Goodpg
Piano Duett-Postillon d'Amour. Francois Bebr
Mrs. True and Marion True.
Juvenile Chorus (Selected).
Duett-GoOd Night. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Miss Nellie Green and Homer Humphrey.
Ierpschorean Quadrille. .................Fr. ODER
Orchestra.
Norway.
Mrs G. L. Pike is teaching vocal music at
Bridgton.
The friends of Freeland Young, promi-
ent musician, will give him benefit ball,
Tuesday evening, March 18th. Ii will be
grand affair."
The most severe snow storm Of the season
visited this section the present week. The
stages for Bridgton and Waterford, oweing
to the lateness of trains, did no leave here
Thursday, until $50 p. m.
Silas Witherbee of this village is soon to
open store at West Sumner
Town treasurer Sanborn invested S14 60 in
crows heads the past year for which he OBJ
tanned 146.
MIR. and Mrs. George A. Goun visited in
Lynn, Mass. this week.
Mrs. John Horne and son Irving, Of Port
and, are visiting at Mrs. Horne's parents in
this village. Mr.. and Mrs. Amos Noyes.
Corham.
In the M. e. church Prof. Lucien Hunt
vii give lecture next Friday night
Dr. Bragdon, who recently graduated from
Philadelphia Dental College, is here on
short visit.
Miss Barton left yesterday morning for
her home In Cherryfeld.