The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-09-10
MAINE TOWNS.
Items of Interest Gathered BY CorreA
pondents of the Press.
Limerick.

mouth and Miss Grace e. burbank OF
Saco, who have been guests OF Miss
Amelia A. Swasey for few days, re-
turned home on Saturday.
| Miss Jessie Garland is the guest OF
Miss Carrie Bradbury.
The exercises which were to be given
| by the Limerick Accident and Honoraple
Artillery have been indefinitely post
poned. We were very sorry to see these
exercises spoken of in one OF our con-
temporaries as ga disgusting failure.
For number of years these exercises
have been conducted by the members OF
an old organization which was called
'sThe Limerick Artillery" and have been
looked forward to from time to time
with great anticipation. The old folks
to renewing old and making new az
quaintances, and the young foiks 10 oHe
social gathering and hop, which was
given in the evening. But on account Oh
the decease of many of the OLD inelnpers
and because there were some obJectlons
made to the carrying out Of the usual
programme this, the whole ma1ter was
given up OF course this was a great
disappointment to many, but at the same
time we do not see how the ltlnerant
gatherel of news, who was almost an en-
tire stranger in town, could have the I'M
the Artillery Ball, as he calls it, but
| which is really whole days festivities,
as a d sgusting failure.
| Prof. Z. P. Lyon, professor OF Zoology
| in Harvard School, Chicago, was The
guest of Miss Nellie Eastman last week.
Miss Huco,k, of Central Ohio, was the
guest of Miss Mabel Weddell for few
days,
S. Wiggin and Harry T. Libby are
at home spending their vacations.
Everybody that goes anywhere goes to
Ramshackle Fair Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday.
Hon. E. NJ. Higgins, who has been i'll
for few days, is out again.
Standish.
Sebago, Lake, Sept. 9. Charles ingalls,
and wife from Bonny Eagle and Miss Fan.
mic Cole from Rlchville were the guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. John Harmon last week.
Mrs. Josie Harmon and Miss Lulu
Blake of Sebago Lake were the guests OF
Mrs. John Cannell at Richville last
Thursday.
on his scow and Uriah Maines is doing
Miss Mabel Davis has gone to Leeds,
Me-, to work in the corn shop.
Mr.. Ingalls, Blake came home Satur-
day from BARTLETT N. H., where he has
been painting for the past two weeks
1t seems to be rather lonesome at Sebago
Lake at the present time, as the picntcs
are all done coming and most all OF the
city boarders have gone home.
Miss Lulu Blake of Sebago Lake is
going to Cumberland Mills Tuesday for
| weeks visit am ong her friends.
Freeport
Freeport, Sept 9. Rev. John Cum
mings, missionary teacher at Henthada,
Burmah, and his sister. Miss Lora q. !,
have been the guests of DR.. and Mrs d.
| D. Spear the past week.
| Four graduates of Freeport High
School, Guy Soule, Oliver Otis Storer,
Heman Noyes and Harold Merrill have
left town to join the freshman class at
Maine State College at Orono. We are
also informed that Mr.. Sumner Mitchell
will Join the same Glass the current year.
| The Maine State seems to be growing in
popularity with our high school scholars.
A hose house is in process of building
at the rear Of j. A. Brewsters lot on
| Maine stree.
| The Oxnard House, occupied by Dr.
Smith. Is being painted.
The Friends Quarterly meeting at Dur
ham on the 1st inst, was largely attend
ed by Freeport people.
| o. W. Briggs, ESQ.,, Washington, D..
c., has been the guest of Mr.. r. 5. Soule
the past week.
A new drain is being put in on Bow
| street.
Miss Emma O. Kilby has q nice situa-
ton as teacher in the public school at
| Natick, Mass.
Mr.. j. Il. Fogg and family went on
| the excursion to Gorham, N. H., over
the Grand Trunk railroad on the Sth
inst.
her work in Portland High School.
A large party from Portland took din.
ner at Harmons, Gem Cottage conveyance
was steamer Madeleine on 6th inst.
Rev. E. G. Brown has returned for his
vacation in the eastern part OF the State
much improved in health. There is a
spring of pure water on the farm once
owned by the later John Blethen and
now the property of Hon. S. A. Hol-
brook, which is favorably known all over
the town Of Freeport for it's purity. Quite
number of families use this water at
the exclusion of all other upon their
tables This water has been proven by
repeated trial to be useful for the diseases
which is very acceptable, it is thus far
free to everybody without money and
without price. The owner kindly gives
permission to every one to take as much
water from this spring and as often as
desired.
| SebagO.
| Sebago, Sept. g. Maple Grove Grange
held meeting at Convene Saturday at
| ternoon.
The ladies are to meet at Sebago next
Saturday to make arrangements for the
dedication of the new Potter Academy
school house on Saturday Sept %. The
commencement of the fall term has been
postponed one week, until Sept. 18th.
There is some talk of trying to have
State Superintendent w. W. Stetson for
| Speaker at the dedication.
| Prof. Albert Richardson has presented
a clock to the academy school building.
Mr.. Orrin Douglass and DIR. Roscoe
Brown gave the bell and flag.
Lonnie Sawyer and wife and Mable
Jewell went back to Boston yesterday.
| Maud Whitney is visiting Mr.. and Mrs
Charles P Douglass.
| Maud Douglass of Boston is visiting
her relatives at James G. Babb's, Elm
Cottage House
| Sunday schools are to be held at Con
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