The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-06-05
. MAINE TOWNS.
Items of Interest Gathered by Cores
pondents of the Press.
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Miss Nellie l.. Rounds has returned
| from Naples.
Mrs. W. H. H. Aver of Cornish is visit
ing her daugher, Mrs. L. s. Richardson.
Mrs. Josiah P. Chadbourne and Miss
Nettie Chadbourne have returned from a
visit to relatives in Boston, Mass.
| Miss Jennie Stanley and sister Nellie
of Portland, are visiting their aunt,
Mrs. L. q. Rounds.
| Mrs. d. L. Richardson, accompanied by
"uncle" Sam Richardson of California,
a brother to the late DIT. Richardson of
this place, is visiting relatives in Nor
way.
Mrs. Geo. Rounds is visiting her son,
DR.. Rounds of Naples.
| Gray.
Messrs. Mcdonald and Woodbury. of
| Portland spent the Sabbath at Mr.. Au-
| gustus loves.
The trusees of Pennell Institute had
meeting last Saturday and adjourned
| until 1890 am, June 16. At that
| time they will decide upon teachers or
| the coming year.
| There will be Recital at the Town
Hall Thursday evening, June 18th, given
by Miss Susan Higgins PerIey and pupils
| in elocution, under the auspices of the
Congregational society, consisting of
| pantomime, drill, statue posing, readings
and tabeaux, guitar and vocal solos,
and music by the Gray Orchestra. Ice
cream will be served at the close OF the
entertainment.
| MIR. Silas w. Foster made last week
at his butter factory at Dry Mills one
Thousand pounds of butter, He sold the
same week one ton of butter. II quality
| will create II demand Mr.. Foster certain
| ~ should have an immense business, as
| his product is unexcelled.
Mr.. Anson P. Andrews recently took
from Sabbath Day Lake trout that
weighed IA pounds.
| Misses Ahbie Sawyer and Clara Has
kell. school teachers have been sick with
| the German measles
| Mr.. Osgood is making change in his
/ furniture and paint shop that will make
pleasing appearance to the public.
| Mrs. Jennie l.. Loring of Phoenix,
| Arizona, and lots of her children will
| spend the summer at her mothers, Mrs.
| Jacob Clark.
I Mrs. Sarah Webster of San Francisco
| will spend the summer at her sisters Mrs.
Clarice Sawyer.
Messrs. Harlan Skillings, Charles Hill,
Henry Hunt, Daniel Gushing, Frank
| Douglass, Joe Clark and Frank L. Clark
recently made run OIL their wheels from
| Sehago Lake to this place, distance of
1 fourteen miles in one hour and five min
| utes.
| Misses Ivy and Marian Smith are at
| home spending their vacation. Miss
Marian will again teach at Berlin, N. H.,
| and Miss Ivy will resume her studies at
| Bates College.
I The crops are nearly all put in. The
grain and grass crops are looking splendid
| ", and are forward. The acreage of crops
put in is the largest in the towns history.
Memorial Sunday was fittingly observed.
| About 80 members of Asbury Caldwell
Post 6. A. R. go, of the Sons of Veterans.
and the Relief Corps, repaired to their sew
| eral halls, organized, and marched to the
Congregational church where very inter-
esting and appropriate service was held
The sermon was delivered by the pastor
Rev. IeC. Bumpus.
Memorial day was appropriately observed
Delegations were sent to several outside
cemeteries within the limits of the Post and
the soldiers graves in them were decorated
with flags and flowers. At 10 a. m. a large
number in carriages started from the town
hall to cemetery No. where the beautiful
G.. A. r. service was observed in the pres
ence of good gathering, and nine soldiers
graves were decorated. Nearly all Of the
graves in this cemetery were beautifully
decorated. Returning to the hall refresh
ments were served. At 100 p. m. the Post,
Sons of Veterans, Relief Corps school chill
dren and citizens. led by the drum corps
instructed and led by Comrade Alfred Cush-
man. Jr., marched to cemetery No. 2,
where the G. "A R. service, assisted by the
choir and orchestra, was observed. A beau
tiful poem addressed to the dear old flag was
finely rendered by Mrs. Nettie E. Caldwell
and the soldiers graves were decorated
with flags and flowers in the presence of
large gathering of people. One beautiful
feature in the procession was the large num-
Der of school children that were drilled
for the occasion and led by Mr.. c. E. Per-
kins, teacher OF the village school and on
account of which many favorable COM
ments were made.
In the evening a reception was held in
compliment to Chaplain Southland at the
dwelling of Daniel Lewis, ESQ.,, where
large number OF citizens met and two hours
were happily spent in social conversation,
remarks by Revs. Mr.. Bumpus and Mr..
Southland, two patriotic songs by Chapl; Ia
Southland, one by Mrs. Lewis, several STIR
ring pieces OF music by Une orchestra and
singing of several pieces by the audience,
closing with doxology.
At the Republican caucus the following
persons were chosen to attend the state
convention: James W. Ambrose, George W.
Webber, George W. Durgan; district James
W. Ambrose, George W. Weber, Benjamin
II. Towle; county, Benjamin H. Towle,
James W. Ambrose, Levi G.. Caldwell; town,
George W. Weber, Isaac Cushman, John W.
Caldwell.