The Portland daily press., 1892-08-09
MAINE TOWNS.
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pondents of the Press.
Windhan.

VIDundIus
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION.
The Windham Sunday School Asso-
citation will hold an open air convention
at Sebago Lake on Wednesday, August
10th. The programme will be as fol-
lows:
9.3o-Service of Song, Conducted by o. Meg
guere. Music lead by Master Willie
Mayberry. the boy cornetist.
9.5o-Devotion, Led by Dew Willis A. Tucker
| South Windham.
| 1O1O-Reading of the minutes.
1O.2o-Address- boys and girls Of our as
ISOLATION, by d. +. Small, West Fail
| 1o.5o-obiect Lessons; the need of them. Rev.
,,o- p; J. Z. A hRdrs sxeisa srnioct. Tho
Books; its A, B. C's. Glass selected
from District No. /, by Q. Megguere.
11.2o-Address, the graduation OF the s. 5. by
Rev. VIM. Pinkham, Woodfords.
IL 40 Collection Appointment OF committee
on resolutions.
1.30-Service of Song.
Prayer
1.5o-Address. systematic giving. Speaker to
be assigned.
2.20-Report of executive committee
2.26-Report of work already accomplished
and recommendations in regard to the
future. By Miss M. P. Harlow, our
field worker.
o.OO-1hOPoip VI SoAiaAilpuSS VII ""JS "AiSs
means
Collection.
3.15-Report of committee on resolutions.
3.2O-Address. The need of a thorough and
more systematic temperance instruc-
ton in our Sunday schools. By Miss
Lucia E. F: Kimball, superintendent
OF the Worlds w. G.. t. u, Sunday
school department.
4.O0-Adjournment.
The officers of the association are:
President-T Varney
Vice President-N1rs. Maria Jones'
Secretary-Mrs. Susan Grant
Treasurer-O. Megguere.
The Maine Central will give half fare
from Cumberland Mills, South Wind
ham, Newhall and White Rock.
Gorham.
The trustees of the Cumberland County
Agricultural Society met at the fair
grounds, Gorham, Saturday, with Presi-
dent Vinton in the chair. 1t was meet
ing of some Importance and the follow
ing business was transacted:
Voted to authorize Mr.. I'll. B. Johnson
to engage a first-class band for each day
of the fair.
Appointed Mr.. F. P. johnson as mar
shall.
Voted to- erect band stand in front of
the new grand stand.
Voted to floor the old stalls.
Voted to arrange for picture gallery
in the exhibition hall.
Voted to enlarge the grounds on the
westerly side.
1t is expected that the exhibition Of
working oxen will be of much more in
terest than usual and the entries of
horses and colts to be larger than ever
before. The third day of the fair will be
,,t
men of the State will be present. The
trustees say the fair this year is to be by
far the best exhibit ever made by them.
Mr.. W. S. Eaton and wife were in town
Sunday.
Mr.. A. j. Elder and family of Boston
are spending a few weeks here.
Harmony Lodge No. 38, F. and A. M,
and invited friends will go on an excur-
sion to Little Chebague Island, with
ashore dinner at the Waldo, next Tues
day.
Freeport.
SOUTH FREEPoRT.
The late rains have been of great bene-
fit to vegetation in this section.
Grain is ripening rapidly, and some of
it will be harvested this week.
Mr.. Huston, the superintendent at
Lewis Bros corn factory, has small
crew at work putting up CLAIMS this
week.
Emery Brewer of Cambridgeport is
spending few days at his old home, and
is repairing his buildings.
Mrs. c. Fl. Noyes and son Charles are
visiting her mother at Deer Isle.
Mrs. Laura Whittier of Skowhegan and
Mrs. Williams of Portland spent Sunday
at Mrs. Pierce's.
Mrs. Crayton and three children from
Lynn, Mass, and Miss Mary Talbot,
from the same place, are staying for a
few weeks at Mrs. Eliza Soule's.
Mr.. II. o. Richardson, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Holbrook and little daugh-
ter, from Jamaica Plain, Mass, are visit
ing at Herbert Merril's. Mr.. Merrill
was home from Boston part of last
week.
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