The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-06-01

CUMBERLAND CENTRE.
IFrom Our Regular Correspondent. ]

Cumberland.
CUMBERLAND CENTRE.
[From Our Regular Correspondent
MI. and Mrs. o. S. Themes and Mr..
and Mrs. R. S. Themes left on Wednes-
day of last week to attend the Worlds
FAIR. They will be gone about a
| month.
Miss Hattie Blanchard, of Portland,
spent the past week at Mrs. Fl. B. Mer-
rill's.
Memorial Sunday was appropriately
observed at this place. Rev. r. w. Da-
Wis preached an excellent memorial SER
mon from the words found in Matt. 26. 10.
The church was nicely decorated with
flags, potted plants and cut flowers. The
comrades attended in body. The
graves of the fallen comrades were dec
GRATED Monday at early evening.
The Y. P. s. G. E. gave Nuts to
crack sociable on Tuesday evening of
last week. Although the crowd that
gathered was not large, yet enough were
present to have an enjoyable time. At
ter the nuts had been cracked and cake
and coffee we're served, the time was
spent in playing games. All seemed to
enjoy themselves thoroughly.
Mrs. c. H. Blanchard is visiting rela-
tiveS at Camden.
Miss Grace Morrill, of Falmouth has
been stopping for few days at Mrs Eta
FarweIl's. M
Mr.. c. E. Herrick was the owner Of a
dog that spent a good part of his time
it is said, at one of the neighbors. A
hired man caught him and dosed him
with turpentine, torturing him SO he had
to be killed. Mr.. Herrick had the man
tnd md oor ri I, - L
but nothing came of it as his case upon
coming up was dismissed
\ !, III. B. Cole left for Chicago last Thurs
day, where he has a position of some
sort during the fair.
Vinalhayen.
[From Our Regular Correspondent
The band concert held by the Vinal
Haven band last Friday night at the
operation was a very enjoyable oceas-
ion and a financial success to the band.
Mr.. Lemont one of the firm of the
Vinal Haven Cooperative Granite Co,
was over to Friendship this week and
bought some derricks and other stone
tools to use in the quarry here.
The trouble at the Vinal quarry is still
unsettled.
Booth Bros are building house for
their Finn workmen at the Roberts Har-
Dor quarry
j. HI. Sanborn went to Matinicus this
week to start UP his fish business there.
Hiram Williams has been home this
week from Friendship on short vaca-
ton. He will return next week.
John Clark and wife returned home to
Freeport this week.
DR.. E. g. Norton of Norwood, Mass.
was in town this week. Having lately
bought the place where he was born on
Morton's point he will remodel the old
house which he will occupy during the
summer season.
Memorial Day was observed as usual
here this year. All places of business
were closed from II m. to 6 D. m.
Sunday May 28th, Rev. w. E. Goskin
preached a memorial service at the
Union church the G.. A. R. Post.
Woman's Relief Corps and Sons Of
Veterans attending in a body.
DeValor's Commandery K. T. have
accepted the invitation of Claremont
Commandery of Rockland to be their
guests on July 9th and It'll.
Richmond. {
From our Regular Correspondent
The usual Memorial Day programme
was somewhat varied here. The veter-
ans are getting SO well along in years
that marching has become hard work for
them and the usual parade was omitted.
The graves were decorated by details
sent out early in the, day. In the fore
noon John Merrill Post G. A. r. went to
Dresden where the soldiers graves were
decorated by details, after which exer-
cises were held in the church, the ora
ton being delivered by Col. j. w. Spauld-
ing. In the afternoon exercises were
held IN the opera house at Richmond,
with the following programme:
Music. ............. Dinsmore's Orchestra
Male aouartette- lightly :oer tte iin
Graves.
Reading OF additional Names to Roll Of
honor
selection-Rest, Brave Boys Choir.
Oration-Loyalty to Friends .........a.. CO.
.......s........... ...aCol. ]. w. spauldlng.
America Choir and Audience.
The orator of the day, Col. Spaulding
was tor thlrty-two years a resident Of
Richmond to which he feelingly alluded
IN his address, and went into the army
from here in Co. A, 10th Maine Infantry.
together with number of others from
this town, some of whom were present
in the audience.
Norway.
[From our Regular Correspondent
Four DRINKS were tried in the Munich
pal Court Monday. Two appealed, and
paid and one being small lad, sentence
was sustained during good behavior.
Sheriff Parker was severely injured on
Sunday at !Stoneham by being thrown
from a carriage, landing on a pile of
timbers. Happily his injuries are not