The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-03-02
MAINE TOWNS.
Items of Interest Gathered by Cores
pondents of the Press.
Cape Elizabeth.

/. Last evening Elizabeth City Lodge, I.
O.. F., enjoyed a very pleasant time,
the occasion being its fifth anniversary.
The lodge has membership of 1876 and
an invested fund of about $2400. This
prosperity seemed enough to warrant
them in inviting their friends to a con-
cert last evening at Odd Fellows Hall,
South Portland. This was the pro-
gramme:
ouartettes Q. GayotIe. 'h NSs;,
S1e- seS .: swiss Song ...-.-.>' MALI
The Cecilian Quartette.
Remarks for the good OF the order.
Reading-Jack, the Fisherman ......-...
Miss Maud G. Knight.
Vocal Sole-Garden Of Sleep. 80. .Delafa
Miss Nettie Morrison.
Vocal Trio-Yeoman of the Guard s..;,;,,
Miss Brown. Miss Morrison and Mrs Morrison.
Vocal Solo-Gavotte, from MignOn. -. IhomaS
Jennie King Morrison,
Quartette- Spanish Dance, with Tamp0llr-
The Cecilian ouartette.
o"0lN Master Chester Butler. :.
Vocal Solo-The Merry Position. j. franz ADJ
Miss Lizzie NJ. Brown. ,.,,...
Quartette-Blue Bells of Scotland =. Schilling
The Cecilian Quartette.
Da'' Miss BTown s and ID Mrs. Morrison.
Piano Solo--Mazurka No. 2 GODDARD
Miss Mamie L. Jones.
Trio-The Three Little Maids, from Mik &C
Miss Brown, Miss Morrison and Mrs. Morrison.
Reading Sophrona at the Opera.
Miss Maud G. Knight.
Quartette-LegendS. ...... ......-.. MOiIiHS
The Cecilian Quartette
REAR FALLS.
Mr.. Joseph Edgecomb and F. A. Fox,
went to Hiram to attend the funeral of
one of Frank Watson's children, Tues
day.
Ed Bickford is moving back on to his
farm. Mr.. Bickford has been the over
seer on Hiram's town farm for one or
more years.
Wild geese, blao-z ducks and chip
hunks have becnsy.l within the past few
days.
Mrs. Hannah Holmes aged IS and Mr..
VIM. B. Towle aged rising 65 died in this
town last week.
The primary school closed last week.
The grammar department closes this.
The report is current that a surprise
party is in store for some of our citizens.
Dr.. Chillls is trying hard for a hotel
man to take his hotel.
The Insurance Committee have offered
reward of S25c for the conviction of the
person OF persons who caused the burn
ing of John Devereaux's buildings last
December.
Waterville.
Editor Bunker, of the Kennebec Demo-
a1Iae sod M
use on his paper. The press cost So, 500,
ant- is said to be one of the finest. The
monthpiece of the Kennebec Democracy
may now be expected to renew it's youth
and belcl forth it's manifestoes with I'M
wonted vigor until the end of the cam
paigI.
Mr.. /. L. Getcheli, civil engineer, is
making, o very minute and elaborate sur
vey of the Kenncbec from the Lockwood
mill privilege in this city to the dam of
tile Furniture Manufacturing Co., in
Fairfield, distance of some four miles.
The work is being done in the interests
of the Hollingworth & Whitney Pulp and
Paper Manufacturing Co., who are pre-
pairing to invest $500, 900 in a mill to be
erected on the east bank of the river
here in the spring. The survey will
show the exact amount of water power
and flowage that the company will have
at their command when their machinery
is ready for operation.
Nj. NJ. w. Besse has been granted a
patent on his electric door alarm. He
has several time been offered handsome
royalty, but has decided to handle it
himself Mr.. Besse is the son of Dr.. A.
E. Besse, of this city, and is one of the
most popular, earnest and industrious
young men in town. He has worked
hard on this and other patents, and his
many friends wish and expect for him
the best of success. -