The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-04-27

az onlS place on Wednesday APIn gun.
The meeting will be public on Wednes-
day evening and an entertainments will
| be furnished consisting Of recitations,
music. etc.
Mr.. John Hamilton and family have
returned from Waterville, where they
have spent the winter.
Mr.. Eugene Farwell of Cumberland,
has engaged to work for Dr. Osgood, the
coming year.
The amount now secured in aid of the
Pejepscot Historical Society is $547.
The Pejepscot Canoe Club will soon
build an addition to their boat house
that will accommodate "a canoes.
The residence of J. F. CLANCY in Tops
ham was robbed last week. The burglars
effected entrance by prying up a window.
They took some silver ware and wallet
Containing $107. No one is suspected.
Mr.. Crawford has secured the talent for
the Commencement concert Myron w.
Whitney and his quartette will form the
principal attraction, and will be assisted
by the Roumanian Quintette Club and
Mr.. Herbert johnson. This talent is
| among the best in Boston.
The Methodist society are much
pleased with their new minister, Rev. B.
| G. Dukeshire.
Mrs. T. F. Bradley is visiting her
| daughter, Mrs. G. D. Adams. in Med
| ford, Mass.
A party of fourteen young people from
| Bungamuc went to Rocky Point Fast day
on a maying expedition. All returned
| with bunch of the fragrant blossoms.
| We are having cold weather for the
time of year, and but few of our farmers
have attended to planting their seeds
yet
DRY MILLS.
| Joseph Brown of Portland was visiting
in this place Sunday. S. W. Foster went
| to Rocl1land Monday to commence his
| job of masonwork, taking with him Gil
man, Richard and Lewis Quint, viii
Small, Will Witham, Lewis Verrill and
Herbert Golf of Dry Mills, Randall Nor
rill of North Raymond, VIM. Simpson of
South Gray and George Libby of West
| Gray. The remainder of his crew he
will get at Lisbon and Rockland
II. G. Foster is going to Rumford
Falls to put in planning mill.
Mrs. G. A. Morrill, is visiting in Port
land.
| Hugh Morrill, still remains very much
out of health.
Another exhibition was given by the
Dunstan minstrel troupe Monday night
at the Good Templars' hall. The hall
| was again packed to its full capacity.
The programme was nearly a new one,
and the actors performed their respec-
tive parts better than before and highly
IvalA rnrl4 ln,.r, r II
exhibition of home talent was success
in every respect. Next Friday night the
| troupe will give an exhibition at the
Grange Hall, Beach Point. In the after
noon before the show the company will
parade in full costume. The managers
intend to make this a most successful
| affair, and all who are fortunate enough
| to gain admittance to the hall will be
perfectly satisfied with the evenings en-
tertainment.
| Richmond.
| The following delegates were chosen
| by the Republican caucus Saturday:
| To attend the State Convention at Ban
/ gor:
f. j Buker, W. G. Weber. j. Fl. Fellows.
VIM. I. Hall, G. D. Newell, j.. R. Cunningham,
j. S. Chapman.
To the District Convention at Auburn:
W. II, Whitney, T. J. Southland. Noble Max
we'll, W. A. Bibber, R. E. Wood, D. w. Small,
| t. &. Herbert.
Fire in the grass and a pile of lumber
near the ferry, Sunday afternoon, set by
| sparks from a locomotive, threatening
the Orient ice houses, called out the fire
department.. The local apparatus was
not suited to the work and the tug boat
Perry was sent for, which soon quenched
| the flames.