The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-06-20
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MAINE TOWNS.
Items of Interest Gathered by Cores
pondents of the Press.
Fryeburg.

Fryeburg.
The Baccalaureate services of the class
of '94 of Fryeburg Academy were held
at the Congregational church OF Sunday
evening, June 18th. A large audience
was present The exercises consisted of
the reading of the Scriptures by Mr..
John G. Hull, the principal, the reading
of the hymns by Rev. C.S. Young, the
pastor Of the church, and the prayers
and address by Rev. W. H. Mcbride of
Taunton, Mass. The music.was we'll rem
dered. 1t was both vocal and instru-
anthem. "Teach Me Thy Way and two
familiar hymns. Austrian Hymn" and
"A hide with Me-" and was rendered by
select choir under the direction of Mrs.
Alberta A boott, the organist. The lat
ter consisted of an organ voluntary and
two violin solos by Miss Eva Goodwin of
Boston. The address received many
favorable comments. 1t was founded
upon the words given in 1st Corinthians
End chapter, verse 5, and 1st Corinthians
1st chapter, verse %: "That your faith
should not stand in the wisdom of men,
but in the power of God.n Because the
foolishness of God is wiser than mems;
and the weakness of God is stronger than
men," AS we look abroad over the
opinion in regard to knowledge and
power. Men do not all think alike. The
thought; and life of the Fast were very
unlike those of the Present. The ancients
believed in the performance of the
physical power, and taught that might
was right. This was the age of Drawn.
Then came the age of intellect or knowl-
Today we stand on the threshold OF a
new epoch-the grandest age of the
worlds history. When the life or con-
duct will be made one with the belief
and thus far nobler manhood and
womanhood will be developed in the
future. Mr.. Mcbride also occupied the
Congregational pulpit at the morning
service.
Quite an exciting game of base bali was
played at Pownal Centre on Saturday
between the Yarmouth boys and the
Union Blues. The Yarmouth boys won
by one point.
Great excitement still prevails regard
ing the scourge of diphtheria which has
so recently come among us. Another
case developed last week in the Camp
bell family. and we understand from the
best OF authority that all of the Var
mouth parties SICK so far are due to the
same cause 1t would see most decidedly
strange that local causes for said disease
should occur only at the homes SO re-
Gently visited by the returned patient
from Augusta.
The heat of the past few days has been
extreme. IL is rare that we expert
ence SO early in the season a heat
Id 4arv. 1ot, IL
abated force for so many days. y
Miss Emma Stubs is home from
Auburn for few days. Mr.E Stubbs
is also home from Boston, sufferer
from rheumatism.
Mr.. Benjamin True has been quite COM
Portable for the past few days.
Gorham.
Hon. Edward Harding is on a short
visit to Norfolk, Va
Mr.. Levi Hull and wife, of Chelsea,
Mass, who have been the guests of Mr..
| j. G. Summersides, returned home Satur-
| day.
Dr.C.H. Ridlon has gone to Indianapo-
| lis for short time.
| A number of students here took the
| regular examination of the State College
before Principal WV. Woodman of the
High School Friday.
| Children's Day was observed Sunday
at the Methodist church. Flowers were
| Hastily arranged and the church present.
| pastor, chris5ened two children and re-
| ceived four persons into the church. In
| the evening a concert was given by the
| children.
Mrs. M. M. Chesley has purchased the
| Freeman Block" on Main street.
At Democratic caucus held Saturday
afternoon Mr.. Fred H. Freeman was
| nominated as candidate for Representa-
| tive to the legislature. The following
| were elected delegates to the State con-
vention: G. B. Emery, F.W. Harding, G.
| L. Trickey, F.C. Harding and F. H. Free
man,
To the county convention: j. L.
| &c. Harding and Cyrus Abbott. To
the district convention: Cyrus Abbott,
Robert B. Meserve, Van W. earle, G. W.
| Crockett and F. H. Freeman.
An attempt was made Monday night
about IL. 30 O'Clock, to steal a pair of
horses belonging to Hon. Isaac W. Dyer,
| from the barn at his summer place near
Gorham. Mr.. Dyer's hostler heard d
| noise in Che barn, and the sound of NOV
ing carriage around the barn floor
| caused him to come on the scene, and
he saw two men, one a tall, large per-
| son, and the other a short, thick-set man,
| hitching the horses into a light wagon.
at last accounts were still at large.
Gray.
WEST GRAY.
Sunday was the hottest day of the
| season. the mercury reaching 100 in the
shade in several places in this vicinity.
| Friday and Satur day were also very hot,
| being about 80.
Much seed that was planted early has
| rotted in the ground, and much replant-
| ing has been done.
It is the general opinion Of we'll in
formed people in this vicinity that the
crop of hay will be light. This is no
doubt owing in great measure to the
severe drouth of last summer, much of
the grass being killed out and new
ground failing to get good catch.n
Mrs. Emery from West Poland visited
her brother, L. Bailey, on Saturday
and Sunday. Mrs. Bailey, from Mechan-
lc Falls. sister-in-law. accompanied her.
Mrs. Kate Skillings, from Portland,
was at her fathers, Mr.. r. A. Allen, on
Sunday.
E. S. Skillings has sold one of his
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