The Portland daily press., 1894-08-11
MAINE TOWNS,
Items of Interest Gathered by Cores
pondents of the Press.

| Yarmoath.
A small party of relatives and friends OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Reuel Doughty OH metThurs-
day, Aug to witness the marriage OF
their daughter Gertrude NJ, to Mr.. Paul
Curtis Bibber of Freeport. The cere
mony was performed by Rev. DR.. Meri-
man, pastor of the Baptist church in
Freeport. Mr.. and Mrs. Curtis left on
the D. m. train for New York.
last Saturday the Yarmouth and Free
port Baseball clubs played at Yarmouth
Vile. Result 16 to IL in favor OF Var
mouths. On Wednesday they played a
other game at Freeporr. Result 20 to
10 in favor OF Yarmouth.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Caswell left for
Toronto Ont. Monday. They were ac-
companied by Master Edgar Caswell and
will stop at Niagara Falls, and other
points of interest ON their homeward
journey.
MIR. Arthur Craig, who has been the
gnest OF DR.. and Mrs. JIG. Gannett for
some time past, was married at Milan,
N. H., Thursday Aug.2 to Miss Ella F.
York of Milan. The happy couple ar
rived Friday at DR.. Gannetts' and after
few days visits there left for Water
vile where they will reside.
Mr.. l.. p. Pomeroy has contracted to
build the schoolhouse at Walnut Hill
North Yarmouth.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. B. Twombly and child
of New York are guest OF MIR. and Mrs.
A lex Twombly.
Mrs. Charles Grant and daughter Alice
are spending few weeks at the White
Mountains.
Mr.G. W. Hammond is in Boston this
week.
Several cases of scarlet fever are re-
ported in Mr.. Charles Winslow's family
at Yarmouthville.
Rev. James Barows and family are
spending his vacation at Rev. Mr..
Browns cottage at Broad Cove, Cum
berland.
Rev.J. C. Stock bridge will preach at
the Baptist church Sunday.
Miss Emily L. Baker is spending a
week with Miss Katy Merrill at her
fathers cottage on Bustin's Island.
Prof. W. W. Curtis and family of Paw
tucket, RI, are guests OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Sanford P.Soule.
The Knights Of Pythias will make
their annual excursion to Harpswell
Tuesday, Aug. IA in the steamer Made
lelne. They will leave Union wharf at 10
there at 2 p. M, visit Orr's Island, and
sail among the islands and to Portland,
returning to Union wharf, yarmouth at
7.30. The public are cordially invited
to join, the Kni ghts on this excursion.
The annual excursion of the First
Parish Sunday school came off Thurs
day. The hay racks and numerous
private teams conveyed a large party to
Princes Point, where they embarked on
steamer Madeleine for Long Island; and,
despite the superb bundance OF electricity
and dampness in the air mad a jolly good
time and returned in fine spirits.
The picnic at the" Old Meeting House"
for the young people of Hillside Library
on Wednesday proved a very enjoyable
occasion. The exercises at the church
were in charge of Mr.. Henry B. Twombly
of New York, assisted by Mr.. Roger Gil
man and Mrs. Enos Lambert of Massa-
chusetts. Some very fine specimens of
the handiwork of the young people were
exhibited. Remarks were made and
anecd o ties related by H. B. Twombly and
others, followed by music, marching
and games. The day being warm, re-
freshments reserved in the open air.
Little tables were placed under the trees
on the grounds opposite the church, and
merry company was grouped about
them, enjoying the good things provided