The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-04-17
CAPE ELIZABETH.

The Veteran Association of Cape
Eliza beth will meet at the Town Hall
on Fast Day at O'Clock, p m., to make
arrangements for Memorial Day.
There will be public opening of the
| gymnasium of the Young Mems I'M
provement Association of the rooms
next Wednesday evening. Mr.. James
Dickson will probably give an exhibit
ton on different paraphernalia. Cake
matter is in the hands of a competent
committee good time is assured.
The selectmen of Cape Elizabeth have
purchased of f. H. Hartford two lots OF
land on East High street, for the pur-
| pose of building schoolhouse.
The library that has recently been
established at the grammar school at
Lower Pleasantdale, has just been pre-
| sented with sixteen volumes by the
Longfellow Club. A reading room has
been fitted up, and several fine pictures
have been given by parents of scholars
| of the school. The floor is to be carpet
| ed, curtains hung at the windows and
everything put in first class attractive
shape. Arrangements are being maze
to hold a fair and festival the latter
part of next month in aid OF the a library.
| Miss Mo lie Thompson, of Machlas, Is
| a guest of her sister, Mrs. Ira Thompson,
| of Pleasantdale.
| Mrs. Maxfield, (nee Miss Emma Cart
| land) of Worcester, Mass, is.vlsltIng her
sister, Mrs Granville Libby at Pleas
antd ale. ,.....e -
Mrs. Dimmock, who has been spending
| xJ h Of hnr
DR.. D. Reynolds, of Pleasantdale, re-
turned to her home at Braintree, Mass. {,
last Saturday.
The Sunday school connected with the
| Elm street church at Lower Pleasant
dale. had mite jug" opening last
Monday evening, of last week. Quite An
| interesting entertainment had; been got
| ten DIP. and refreshments. were served.
The sum of $40. 90 was found in the jugs,
which sum goes to missionary work.
| A number of passenger cars belonging
| to the Old Orchard and Ferry Beach
| branch of the Boston q Maine railroad
are at the car shops at Pleasantdale
undergoing repairs.
A very pleasing entertainment and
| supper was given at the vestry of the
school house at Lower Pleasantdale last
Wednesday evening under the auspices
Of the Y.P.S.C. E. The entertainment
was mostly by the junior members OF
the society, and was very fine, all who
took part acquittina themselves in a
most agreeable manner. The receipts
for the evening amounted to nearly
| twenty dollars.
One of the happiest events of the
season took place last Tuesday evening,
on which occasion some fifty or more
| ladies and gentlemen assembled at the
beautiful new home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Judson Wass, on Chapel street, Lower
Pleasantdale, the object being to give
them "house warming" The evening
| was spent in most enjoyable manner.
and at 10 O'Clock the part was RECALLED
with most sumptuous repast Of cake,
coffee and delicious ice cream. One OF
the most pleasing happenings of the
evening was the presentation to Mrs.
Wass of an elegant dinner set that had
been brought in and arranged on table
without her knowledge. 1t was full
and complete surprise to the worthy
couple, and the good lady was SO COM
pletely overcome by this token of esteem
| that it was some minutes before she
! could say word. A fine silver cake
basket and other pieces were among the
| gifts received, and also beautiful silver
knife and spoon from her mother, Mrs.
Joseph Dyer of KnIghtville. After COLI
graduating Mr.. and Mrs. Wass on the
possession of so beautiful and pheasant
| a home, and wishing them long and
prosperous journey through life, the
guests departed at eleven O'Clock, having
passed an evening that will long be re-
mem bered by all.