The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-06-13
Cumberland.
CUMBERLAND CENTRE

CUMBERLAND CENTRE
Mr.. E. 3. Osgood and Miss Carrie F. Will
son have been chosen delegates to attend
the meeting of the Cumberland County
Sunday School Association to be held at
Freeport on Friday of this week.
Mrs. S. Themes and Mrs. A. B. Chase are
delegates to represent the Sunday school
at the conference at Mechanic Falls, this
week.
MIR. Geo. H. Wyman and family of Wood
fords spent Sunday with relatives at this
place.
The entertainment given for the benefit
of the public library on Thursday even
ing of last week was we'll attended. The
programme was good, especially the parts
by Misses Christina Crickett and Kathar-
Inc Merrill.
U.G. Gordon, who has been night hand
at the Junction for more than two years,
has been appointed station agent. to
fill the vacancy caused by the death OF
E. Fl. Nutting.
Children's Day was appropriately OBJ
served last Sunday. In the afternoon the
pastor preached an interesting sermon to
the chill dren on "Self Control. The
children's concert in the evening was
very interesting and largely attended.
| out:
Voluntary
| Anthem Choir
Anthem by school-"o Be Joyful
Frazer FRI. Rsot+.tion Pastor Pastor
| Singing-''Happy Summer Time''
Recitation-''songs of Children's Day.
Singing-"Come Let Us Sing Quartette
| Recitation Wayside Flowers
| Lizzie Crickett,. Gertie Wilson,
and Emma Merrill
| Recitation-"The BRIDES Song''
| Cecil Wilson
S inging-' Merry Sunshine
Hattie G. Shaw, Carrie L.. Blan-
chard, Hattie S. Sweetsir. Rita
| Wilson, FLORENCE G. Merrill
| Recitation-'The Daisy Flower
Ethel G. Blanchard
Exercise Superintendent and five boys
Recitation-"A True Story
Herman sweetser
Singing Quartette
| Recitation-"H Happy Childhood,
| Singing Marching to Zion''
Recitation-"If 1t was Man,
Recitation" Over and Over Again.
katherine Merrill
Scripture Reading
Singing-The Path of the JUST
Benediction
The parts were all well given, especial
ly that of little Herman Sweetser, and
claimed the attention of all to the close,
The pulpit platform was prettily decor
ated with flowers and ferns. A pleasing
feature of the afternoon service was the
baptism of the young daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. F. H.Chase.
Charles II. blanchard is building
new stable.
Ripe wild straw berries were picked last
Sunday.
The funeral Of William Eden of Bux-
ton took place last Sunday afternoon. A
very large gathering of people was proof
of the appreciation of their old friend
and neighbor. Mr.. Eden was an old
resident of Buxton, being SO years old.
The general expression of the people was
that he would be missed from their cir
Gle. He leaves widow and several
children. who mourn his loss. The
funeral was conducted by Elder Hiram
Mains of Cape Elizabeth.
WATERFORD.
Mr.. Warren G. Downs,a prominent citi-
zen of this place, died suddenly yesterday
forenoon at 9.45 of neuralgia of the
heart. He had been i'll only since Satur-
day night, attending to his store at East
WATERFORD all day Saturday. Deceased
was So years of age. He was born in
this town, and when young man taught
several terms of school. A greater part
of his life he has been engaged in the
mercantile business in this town. He
was in the lumber business a few years,
the firm being Downs & johnson. No
man i'll town was more thoroughly post
ed in all business matters than Mr..
Downs. He has been prominent in town
affairs, having held several Offices. He
was member of the South WATERFORD
Baptist church, and a teacher in the
Sunday school. He was also a promi-
nent member of the Golden Cross Com
mandery of this place. and of the Ma
sonic Lodge at Alfred. He leaves wife
and adopted daughter. The funeral will