The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-05-30
MAINE TOWNS.
Items of Interest Gathered by CORES
pondents of the Press.
Buxton.
WEST BUXTON.

WEST BUXTON.
The Memorial sermon before Warren
Post, GA. r. of York corner was deliv-
cred by Rev.J. D. Waldron at the Free
Baptist church Sunday. The choir sang
selections appropriate to the occasion.
Music was furnished by Mrs. e. G. AM
brose. A large audience was present.
The scholars of the school on the Bux-
ton and Hollis side of the river will join
in Memorial day exercises.
Miss Maud Bergman of the Gorham
Normal school is at home for few
days.
vina1haven.
Lafayette Corner Post, G.. A. r. the
Ladies Auxiliary corps and the Sons of
Veterans attended chnrch at the Union
church Sunday in a body. Rev. WE.
Gaskin preaching the Memorial sermon,
Rev. W. H. Littlefeld assisting. The
text was Psalms 1872.
The usual programme for Memorial
Day will be carried out here. The pro-
cession will form near the Post head
quarters at 100 p.m., and march to the
SoldiersMonument, headed by the Vinal-
haven band. Orators are the Rev. II. W.
Littlefield and Rev. W, e. Gaskin. After
the exercises at the monument they will
proceed to the John Carver cemetery,
where Post memorial services will be-
held: from there to the opera house.
where the memorial address will be de-
livered by Post Dept. Commander Vain
right Gushing of Foxcroft, Maine. All
places of business will be closed from
IL until 6 p. M.
Miss Minnie Whittier, who has been
teaching in Georgia, arrived home this
week.
Observation-Disclosures I. O.O.F. will make
an excursion to Camden June 20 where
they will give an exhib ition drill at the
opera house.
The United States steamer Violet har-
bored over Sunday here, Capt. Johnston
and other officers attending church at
the Union church.
Everett Mills has been appointed tax
collector in this town for the ensuing
year.
Hon.E.P. Walker is confined to his
home by sickness.
The subject next Wednesday evening
at the meeting in the Union church will
be MANS Work in the Church,
q Mr.. J. Tolman expects to break ground
for his new house this week.
Raymond.
EAST RAYMOND.
VIII. Coffin has contracted to carry
the q. S. mail from East Raymond to
GRAY one year fom July 1st.
Farmers are nearly all done planting.
Republican caucus to choose dele
gates to the State, District and County
conventions is called Saturday, June
End.
The Raymond Base Ball club defeat
ed the Webbs Mills club on the grounds
of the former last Saturday.
Memorial exercises will be held at the
| Free BAPTIST church next Sunday after
noon. 4 ddress by Capt. H. L. Buchanan
of Mechanic Falls.
Riverside Grange has leased lot of
land of F. K. Thorpe and will soon erect
| a hall thereon.
Charles B. Small,a well-to.d do farmer is
very i'll with pneumonia. DR.. Jordan is
| attending him.
Boothbay.
| The late heavy rains have put stop to
| farming for several days at least. How
| ever good number of the farmer have
| finished.
The hard times are supposed to be the
| cause of so many pedlars and agents
| travelling through the town.
The wife and daughter of Mr.. Ephraim
| Burnham are very sick with the measles.
The grandest event of the season took
| Mace last Wednesday evening when the
F. ". B. church society gave their young
| uastor Rev. Clarence A. Buker and his