The Portland daily press., 1892-04-18
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Cape Elizabeth.

and social meeting at Town Hall Satur-
day evening. Comrade c. Fl. Water
house presided. Much time was con-
sumed and no little fun created by Sec
rotary Ellis's efforts to read the lists and
doings of previous committees. 1t was
voted to retain the committee and sub
committees of last year, a few changes
being made to meet new conditions. The
same work as last year devolyes on the
several subcommittee.
The Schubert Quartette, which has
served the veterans so acceptably in the
past, will be engaged again this year.
1t was unanimously voted that Com
rade Marcus A. Hanna act as marshal on
Memorial Day. Comrade E. c. SWEET of
Portland,has been engaged for Memorial
Day orator The exercises will be in the
North Congregational church near
Mount Pleasant cemetery. An adjourned
meeting for arranging details, providing
Refreshments, etd., will be held May 18th
At Fridays town meeting it was a jul
dlclous move on the part Of the anti
water men to bring the life saving crew
along with them. Such an opportunity
to save from drowning is not likely to oc-
cur again in this generation. 1t was a
second deluge.
The Knightville Indian camp now con-
sists OF six shanties all connected. The
work of basket making goes on without
abatement. There IS dirt and litter
enough about the camp to engage the
entire tribe in a good weeks spring
cleaning.
A man from the city named McFar-
land, was out Saturday afternoon exer-
cising his horse in sulky.ss The horse
overreaehed, bending hind shoe at
sharp angle with the foot, and cutting
the fore fetlock in a fearful manner. The
wound was bandaged and the animal led
home by his owner.
The little steamer Arion and IA other
small yachts are being caulked, repaint-
ed and in all things made ship shape pre-
paratory to an early launching. They
will take water next week and be placed
at their moorings off the dry dock.
The new creamery started up one day
last week with small experimental
churning. The results, though meagre,
were deemed successful.
At a certain stage of Fridays town
meeting citizen gleefully ex
"hoiO OoooVln oul VI yOuI pluSA HILL,
as if it were merit to discover means
for preventing the introduction of bust
ness enterprises.
The Atkinson wharf is being rapidly
pushed to completion and the angles and
levels for the plush mill have been es-
tablished. The latter embraces an area
of about 50, 900 square feet.
Yarmouth.
The amateur musical club will hold it's
fifth recital April 18th, at Masonic Hall
at 7.45 o'clock.
PROGRAMME.
Instrumental Trio, Violin, Flute 8 Cello. :.
Marjorie, Hugh and Maurice Burbank.
Song Somebody's Child. ................
Henry Soule.
Piano Solo--Dolrs Dream ~. Weston.
Edith Cook.
Vocal puet--Like the Lark .Abt.
Mrs. Thrustan and Nellie Green.
Piano Solo-Jagdstuek. i. ........... Spindler.
Violin nrs+ Marion Marie, g. True. r, r,...
Air from Lucretia Borgia 81 Don 1Esssa.
George Raynes and Clare Stockbridge.
MTERMIssIoN.
Piano Solo-Flower Song. .,,.,..,., LANCE.
Homer G. Humphrey.
Song Welcome ITO Spring. .Medelssohn.
Violin Solo-Lullaby. Harris.
Piano. no solo-Andante celebre from Senate
Mabel E. Mar. '''' 'i''
Cornet Solo--Schubert's Serenade. j. s. Knight
w. B. Newton.
ENTHUSIASTICALLY goes our Bark. $3.50. Lesser.
ia Rumere' Quartette,
LIST Tenor, $. II. Lane, Baritone. E. D. Lane,
I'd Tenor, G. F. Russell, Basso, NJ. n. Merrill
The parts will be taken by the younger
members of the, club, and it is hoped
that the older members will be very
lenient in their comments and criticisms.
Anyone wishing to join for the remain
der of the season, can procure tickets at
the door, or of the secretary Mr.. C. L.
Marston. Single membership tickets so
cents with corresponding reduction for
a family of three. A private recital will
be held in May to be closely followed, it
is expected, by a concert including the
best outside talent that can be secured.
At the election of commissioned off
GERS for the Yarmouth Rifles held the
18th inst Captain w. G. Peterson of the
I'd Regiment Gun company presided, and
the following officers were elected:
Captain-Frank HAL
LIST Lieutenant has. Greedy.
ID Lieutenant-Leon Collins.
MI. Henry lIeavltt the mlllWright who
was seriously injured at Berlin Falls two
weeks ago by a timber falling on his
head remains in a very critical condition.
He is unable to lie down, and is in a
dazed or insensible state most of the
time.
Norway.
At the annual corporation meeting held
at the Opera House the following officers
were elected:
Moderator-Hon Fl. M. Bearce.
Clerk-C. s. Tucker.
Assessors-E. F. Smith, A. z. F. Pike, E. E.
Andrews.
Collector-C. F. Ford.
Treasuref-C. G. Mason.
EngineeaS-V. G. Cole, A. F. Andrews, S. Y.
Hatch, J. M. Bompos and s. B. Cummings.
Voted to run the electric lights as last
year. Voted to raise the sum of $4,000.
Rev. J. J. Lewis gave his illustrated
lecture on the Passion Play of Oberam-
at Norway Hall Wednesday even
ing, April 18th. The hall was crowded,
the views were fine and the lecture elo-
quently delivered.
F. @. Elliott and wife, who have passed
the winter months in the South, are ex-
pected home in few days.
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