The Portland daily press., 1893-11-29
MAINE TOWNS.
Items of Interest Gathered by Cores
pondents of the Press.
Vina1haven.

tIualhaFCn.
The members OF Star of Hope Lodge
10. OF, celebrated the Lodge anniver.
| sary No.24 by giving a ball and supper
| to the member of the order and theil
| families only. All enjoyed the occasion
! very much.
W. V. Lane of Camden has had his
studio open here this week for sittings.
A Friendship farmer calls turnip
weighing 10 lbs large; but we can beat
him. Some of our Farmers raised some
that measured 36 inches around and
weighed 16 3-4 lbs, while others had
some SO large that three turnips weighed
within three pounds of one bushel.
RUMFoRD FALLS.
AA amusement hall being built on
Canal street next to the Forest Glen
House. The contract to build it was
let to Mr.. John Summers.
Hillman & Cousins have opened an I'M
dertaker's shop in Nelson block.
An iron toll bridge is being built
across the Androscoggin between this
place and Mexico.
Mile. Sarla bous will form an evening
class for instruction in the French Ian
SUoNO l. AC tldSS Will iACOb dU uCE SUUIc
on Congress street twice week.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. f. Turner have closed
out their business at Rumford Falls and
moved on to the farm near Dixfield
Centre
The outside of the new Methodist
church is nearly completely workmen
are now building the spire.
Postmaster Wardwell has made notable
improvements at the postoff1ce by re-
arrangement of the boxes, etc
Baldwin.
EAST BALDWIN.
Geo. Richardson has returned from
Chicago.
Rev. David Martyr preached his fare
well sermon here Sunday.
Mr.. Geo. Kennard and his sister Nellie
are in town.
Mrs. Geo. Rounds is. spending the week
at Naples with her son, DIR. Rounds.
Miss Agnes Stuart of Wilmington, Del,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. A Brown
Harpsweli.
EAST HARPsWELL. (
Rev. Mr.. Southworth, of the Seaman's
Bethel, Portland, will visit Power''s
Point this week onsone of his errands of
mercy, and proposes to do his best to
relieve all the victims of the hard times
in this vicinity The Island Bethel AS
ISOLATION has great reason to regard Mr..
Southworth as "a friend in need, both
spiritually and materially.
There is great deal of sickness about
here. Whole families are Frustrated by
disease resembling la grippe
The new pastor of the Cundy's Harbor
church occupied the pulpit last Sunday.
Mr.. Washburn, who has preached there
for the last two years, made many warm
friends, and will be greatly missed.
School in District Nos, Miss Laura
E. Pulsifier teacher, will close Wednes-
day, Nov.29. 1t is supposed that, under
the town system school will be discon-
tinued in this district as the school
house is very old and out of repair, and
there are but few scholars.
WEST HARPSWELL.
The High School at Centennial Hall
closed Friday last, after pleasant and
profitable term of ten weeks, under the
tuition of Mr.. d. r. Slower Friday even
ing the scholars invited their friends to
a social gathering at the hall, consisting
of games, dancing ETC., also nice treat
of confectionery. About so were present.
Mr.. VIM. Randall and family, W. o lave
been visiting friends in Lewists. re-
turned home Saturday.
The ladies of the Methodist society
held an apron sale and supper at Centen-
NAL Hall Monday evening. There were
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