The Portland daily press., 1894-02-17
MAINE TOWNS.
Items of Interest Gathered by Cores
pondents of the Press.
Yarmouth.

If the weather and travelling will per-
nit tine Happy Ten will give ball at
Masonic Hall, the evening of the 10Th.
The Experience meeting at the First
Parish vestry was very interesting oc-
casi3n. The reading of the experiences
| in earning that dollar" caused the meet
ing to hold till nearly 10 pm. and then
left some untold. $247.65 was the
amount received from the cards, with
many more not reported.
| Mrs. William A. Ford. of Somerville,
Mass, is the guest of Mrs. J.W. Russell.
Snow is abundant In this region and
everything is quiet.
Mrs. Eta B. King was the guest of
Mr.. A. II. Parsons and other relatives in
Yarmouth last week.
The following officers elect of Cum
berland Royal Arch Chapter No.35 were
installed Wednesday evening, Feb.14.
High Priest-F A. Pendexter.
King-L. r. Cook.
Scri Bee. IL. Bucknam.
Treas. r. Harding.
SEEM. Stoddard.
Capt. of Hosts-J. G. Hutchinson.
Principal Sojourner-A. H Humphrey.
RIA Captain-L. P. Pomeroy.
Master 3rd Veil-A D. Doble.
Master 2nd Wells. D. Sawyer.
Master 1st Wells. Drinkwater.
The Masons will give an entertain
| ment at Masonic Hall Tuesday evening.
Feb. 20.
The Masquerade ball last week was a
great success and will be followed by a
Poverty ball in the near future.
Baldwin.
EAST BALDWIN.
School has closed for short vacation
on accounted the weather.
Rav.S aer, of Cornish, began his labors
at this place Feb. 4th.
Everett Chadbourne has crew OF men
cutting cord wood on his lot.
The many friends of Mr.. Eben Sa wyer
are glad to see him out again after his
recent illness.
Soule, the tailor, has again resumed
work after few weeks of quiet. The
spring trade bids fair to be very good
with him, as orders are coming In.
The doctors are having pretty hard
timesssGo visit patients. One OF them had
to be shoveled out of the drifts some
IOur OF uVe JllilS5 SOlhsS OAiJ
bout four miles, but succeeded in
getting through all right at last. There
are known TO be about thirty persons
sick under physicians care about the
village and suburbs, but there is no
| epidemic disease.
Roads are badly drifted in every direc-
| tion out of the village.
The primary and intermediate schools
have closed for the winter term. The
High school has two weeks longer.
Mr.. Pulsifer has moved into the vacant
house corner of Main and Scnool streets.
| A grand ball is announced at Town
| Hall on the 22nd inst.
| The Womans Auxiliary will give an
entertainment at the Y.M.C.A. rooms
| Tuesday evening, FeD.20.
| Snow was SO deep and roads so badly
| drifted that the Durham mail could not
be got through Thursday evening at the
| Snow is said to be five feet deep in
the woods, where it cannot drift.
windham.
SOUTH wINDHAM.
L YeIma Ames, the beloved lutte daugh.
! ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Ames, Jr.,
was gathered home on Saturday, Feb.
10th, to Him who said Suffer little
| children, and forbid them not, to come
unto me for of such is the kingdom OF
| Heaven. May the divine sympathy and
| compassion of Him who in all our
Affections is afflicted prove their sup
| port and consolation.
We are glad to notice that William c.
| Holden, of this place has been called
from Cleveland, Ohio, to Portland, AZ
| the teacher Of manual training in thu
public schools. Mr.. Holdensis an estima
BILE and genial gentleman, and witha
| very capable as a teacher.
/ Mr.. Haracastle bad 4 basket arriv'
yesterday full of carrier pigeons from
over the seas. They were ordered from
Belgium some three D,pnths since.
Mr. Eugene BODICE IS home from Bruins
wick ill.