The Portland daily press., 1893-12-19
MAINE TOWN S.
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Cumberland.

Gum bertrand.
CUMBERLAND CENTRE.
The Quarterly meeting OF the North
Cum berland Local Union met with the
local society on Thursday afternoon and
evening of last week. On account Of
the extreme cold the attendance was
small. The services opened with de-
votional services led by Rev. H. G. Mank
of New Gloucester. Excellent papers
were then read
"The Lords Day, How Shall We Keep
it?n
Miss Laura Hall, West Falmouth.
THE Influence of the @sSociety in the
Community. (a) What is il? (b(
What should it be?
Read by Rev.A. Smith, South Freeport.
The Conservation Meeting, How Should
it be Conducted?
Miss Nelson, New Gloucester.
How Shall We Best Promote Deeper
Feeling CT Our Responsibility TO God,
and Greater Interest for Work?
Written by Ansel w. Merrill of Gray. and
read by the secretary OF the Union.
Discussions follwed each of the papers,
participated in by Revs. Mr.. Mank and
Smith, Mr.. Small and others. Following
these came the reports of the societies
SEASoSlUOO LII dltQlbtOA 5tO UAC Usual lC-
port number of questions printed on
the program brought out some new ideas
IN the workings of different societies.
PREVIOUS to supper a social time was
81 emit in Institute Hall, during which a
snort literary and musical entertainment
was given. The evening session opened
with praise service led by Miss Davis
of Freeport, followed by the conservation
meeting led by d. T. Small of West Fail
mouth. The address. of the evening was
by Rev. j j.. Jenkins, D. D.. of Portland.
his theme being THE Use of the Best"
1t was an excellent talk and the speaker
had the close attention to the end. The
election of officers, postponed from the
last quarterly meeting, was held today.
The newly elected board is:
President-R Rev E. G. Brown, Freeport,
Vice Presidents. A. L. Rideout, New
Gloucester.
secretary-S.S.J. Porter, Cumberland
Centre
Treas. Joseph S. Hobbs. West Fal-
mouth.
There will be a meeting of the subscrib-
ers TO the circulating library for organ
ization on Thursday evening of this
week at the Institute at 40
Miss Annie L. Collins is quite sick with
typhoid fever.
Brownfield.
. The cold wave has come and passed
on-no one frozen to death or suffered
very seriously Mercury down to from
80 to IS degrees.
The snow storms so far have Men
quite favorable, nearly all ending with
a light rain, forming thin crust, thus
preventing its being piled up by the
wind. There is about IS inches on the
ground, making good sleighing and
shedding.
There have been several cases Of scar
let fever in town. but under the skillful
care of Mrs. DR.. Gatchell all are in fair
way to recovery.
Nahum johnson, long resident of
this town, after long and lingering
sickness died Dec. 9Th He leaves a
wife, son and daughter to mourn the
loss of kind husband and father.
Thomas seavey has moved the dwell
on to his lot in the village, which, when
his old house is removed and this one
placed in the position intended will
be an improvement to the village.
Ell. Frink has gone to Portland to
complete his course in stenography at
Shaw's Business College.
1t is rumored that there is to be new
hotel at East Brownfield.
Freeport.
Mrs. Elizabeth, widow of the late Will
lam B. Curtis, died at her residence at
Pleasant Hill on Wednesday Dec. 13,
at the advanced age of 81 years.
The ladies of the Congregational So
ciety will hold a fair on Tuesday evening,
18th inst. A baked bean supper will be
served at Z. 30 p. M, followed by an en-
tertainment in the evening.
There is town not thousand miles
away from this village whose ministerial
force had at one time this rare comb.
nation of names: Fish, Fisher, Haddock
and Herring.
We seem now to be free from cases of
Der of people sick with influenza, or as
it is more popularity known, the grip.
The type seems somewhat different than
in 1881, but it is fully as contagious
Hazel Kirk has SO far recovered from
her recent injury as to be about the
room as she was before her fall. She
did not fracture her limb, but only
She was attended by a Freeport and not
a Yarmouth physician, as. previously
reported elsewhere.
Work at the different shoe shops has
somewhat improved the last few weeks
1t is hoped it will shortly be still better.
Plenty of snow everywhere. The roads
and hills have the appearance Of Of mid
W
week has been intense Thermometer
said to indicate 40 below at Porter's
Landing one day recently.
Hon. s. E. Mallet, Jr., has been absent
at Sioux Falls for some time on business
interests.
The display for Christmas goods is
quite cheering, but not as large as some
years previously.
Gray.
Mr.. F.W, stimson of Jersey City, is
visiting his parents.
The Hancock Clark Company have a
large assortment of Christmas goods
There will be course of lectures given
at Pennell Institute beginning Tuesday
evening, Dec.19 by Rey.S. Bean; subject
"Of what is it the Shadow" Jan. I'd
to be announced. Jan. IS President
Whitman of Colby University; subject
The Mission of Youth" Jan. 3, Rev.
G. D. Lindsay; subject ireland and the
Irish" Feb. II, Rev Matt S. Hughes;
subject Memories of the White City"