The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-09-15
MAINE TOWNS.
Items of Interest Gathered by Corres-
pondents of the Press.
Buxton.
BAR MILLS.

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Every fall the people of Buxton and
Hollis are privileged to attend one OF
the best of entertainments, given by
Mrs. Kate Douglass Wiggin in aid OF the
CONGREGATIONAL church on Tory Hill.
Mrs. Wiggin is native Of Hollis, and is
constant in love for her native town.
Once each year she gives public enter
tainment, the proceeds going to help the
old church. Thursday evening before
large audience, an interesting pro-
gramme was rendered. The piano solo
by Miss Witherell was much appreciated.
Miss Akers's songs were warmly encored.
If Paul Akers were here to hear his
niece sing he certainly would feel very
proud of her. Some of her notes were
remarkable. Mrs. McKenney's voice pos
sesses many characteristics of the voice
of her sister, Mrs. Annie Cary Raymond.
While the music was the best we ever
heard here, all interest conferred upon
Mrs. Wiggin, whose readings were, as
they always are, from her own WORKS.
Mrs. Wiggin understands the fine dis.
tinction between OVERRIDING and tameness
She brings smiles and tears by turnA
Her eyes express every shade OF feeHng,
her voice is as sensitive in the display OF
emotion as the voice OF the most :sensl.
tive school girl. 1t is in the reading OF
pathetic stories that the audience is
most affected, and in this Mrs. Wlggln
excels. The entertainment was one
that could not fail to delight the most
critical audience.
Yarmouth.
School commenced in Yarmouth this
week. The high, grammar and kprimary
schools on Monday. the Classical school
Tuesday class of seventeen entered
the high school this term, making about
fifty pupils, and the grammar has ninety
eight, making pretty close. fit for the
main room.
Masters Fred Clark and Ralph Ander-
son are at Orono at the Maine State Col
lege. W.B. Newton leaves Monday for
also leaves for Tufts College Monday.
Miss Inez Whitcomb left Tuesday for
Bradford Academy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Clark are visiting
friends in New York city, and Miss Ida
Mitchell and Miss Mary Mason left
Thursday to spend a few weeks in New
York withssMr. and Mrs. Charles Pettin-
gill.
Mrs. Abby Dyer of Auburn spent few
DAYS with her sister, Mrs. A. G. Dresser
at Royalside this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Milliken moved We'd
nesday to their new house on Elm street.
DR.. Bundy and family, who have occu-
pied the Gilman house this summer, re-
turned to Massachu setts last week.
The long talked of experience party for
the benefit of Hillside Library was held
Wednesday evening at the sold Meeting
House." A large number sembled to
hear as well as to give experiences passed
through while earning the money
pledged. A varied collection followed,
all very good and some very amusing.
The cash results of their labor amount
ed to $53. Rev. J. C. Stock bridge presented
check for 500 to the president and
off GERS of Hillside Library as a special
gift from the friends who assisted in
the purchase of the Old Meeting House.
namely: Mrs. Susan G. Warren, Miss
Cornelia Warren, Mr.. Samuel D. Warren,
Mr. Fiske Warren, Mr.. N. B. Mason. MIR.
Chas. E. Coon bs, all of Boston. Mass.
and Mr.. and Mrs. George Warren Ham
mond of Yarmouthville; making the
total receipts for the evening $l53. Music,
spinning yarn by Mrs. Elizabeth Humph-
rey. sweet looking and graceful lady
just entering her.s4th year. distributing
prizes from Mrs. g. W. Hammond for
August picnic, and a short social season,
made up the programme Of a very pleas
ant evening.
Miss Sadie Russell commnced her
school at Long Island last Monday.
Mrs W. A. Ford of Somerville, Mass, is
the guest of her sister, Mrs. Nv. RUSSELL.
The summer boarders are returning
toatheir homes. Twenty-Five of Mrs. F.
Drinkwater's boarders at the Foreside
left for New York last week.
Many of the cottages at Princes Point
are closed. DR.. H. A. Merrill and family
and Mr.. W. H. Marston's family returned
to the village last Friday
Mr.. A. P. Townsend of Haverhill,
Mass, is spending week with Mr.. c.
L. B lake.
About $50, 900 cucum bers were shipped
from Camden Wednesday night ON the
steamer Penobscot.