The Portland daily press., 1895-02-05
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Christian Endeavor Day will be OBJ
served here on Monday. There will be
reception to mem bers and visiting socle-
ties from to 6 p. m- In the evening
there will be public meeting, consisting
of addresses and music.
Mr.. VIM. Eveieth proposes to take the
milk route formerly held by j. W. Jordan.
Many wish that the Village Improve
ment Society had not died such an I'M
timely death, or that another would. rise,
Phoenix like, from it's ashes.
The Hutokah Athletic Club OF stevens
School gave a ghostly entertainment at
the Town Hall on Friday evening, Feb
ruary 1st. A notice, A bandon hope all
We who enter here" was over the en-
trance. The hall was dlmly nghteo.
A skeleton crouched behind a table on
the stage. The head was visible and
one arm, grasping the front Of the table
(Which was draped in blaCk) as though
trying to raise himself. White casts OF
arms, hands and heads of different char
aters added to the pervading air OF
gloom. At g. O'Clock a clock struck IL,
when the ghosts-a long line OF hlstor1-
cal spooks-marched in solsmnly arrayed
in sheet and spillow cases with white
masks over. their faces. All represented
some historical character, shown by
what was carried in the hand. They
marched@to funeral march played by
ghost. The audience guessed the char
acters taken. The programme was of a
ghostly nature and rendered satisfac-
torily. Colored fire made the effect more
lurid. Historical death scenes were the
ia bleaux, and the recitetions were OF
funeral nature. Ice cream and cake
were served in the lower haul.
West Oxford, Feb.4 In spite of cold
and storm, thirty delegates were present
at the convention of the West Oxford
Local Union of Y. P S. c. E., Feb. I'd,
The societies represented were those OF
Conway, Cornish, Brownfield, Denmark.
Fryeburg, Sebago and Sebago Lake
The Congregational church, where the
meetings were held, was decorated with
pine cones and tassels, tied with light
blue, which was the convention color.
Dinner and supper were served at the
Grange building opposite the church.
The whole affair was great success, the
spiritual tone of the exercises being es-
pecially noticeable.
Sebago.
Sebago, Feb. 4. AZ a special town
meeting held Saturday L. A Poor was
eighteen for Amos Ward. Remarks were
made by Augustus II Walker of Bridg-
ton, Charles o. Pendexter of Denmark,
A lmon Young of Hiram, o. d. Dixie, E.
L. Poor. VIM. q. Poor and many others.
Article End, to see if the town will vote
to rescind its vote of Jan. nth to make
application to the legislature to have
the trustees of the Joseph Fitch Potter
fund incorporated, was debated about
three hours. 1t was voted to resclnd.
Then article three was voted. whereby
the town decides to suspend further
action in regard to a building until the
matter of funds is settled.
(From an Occasional Correspondent
North Gray, February 4. James G.
Humphrey intends to build new barn
in the spring, 42x72, with Is feet posts
Thomas Foster, who has been working
at Rumford Falls, has returned home for
short visit.
C.E.Libby has lately put new crack
er in his grist mill, and is now ready
to do custom grinding, and is also doing
large business in numbering. Mr..
Oscar Stinchfield has had the misfortune
to break two teeth out of his new board
saw, and he wiflstry the experiment of
inserting two forged steel teeth.
Prize dance at Shows Hall on Feb.
Il 1sU prize, Shadrach Sawyer, Gray,
End, Chas. Smith of Duck Pond.
Mrs. Alice Gore lis at work for Joshua
Witham.
William Edwards is slowly improving
after his surgical operation.
Louville Corson has lately been mar
ried, and has gone to keeping house on
the Gore place.
Edmund Dolley is attending Nichols
School in District No. 2 will finish next
Friday, taught by Ella F. Randall.
Edna Foster has finished her schoolsat
West Gray and returned home.
K Bs, Buxton. 4
Buxton, February 4. Mrs. Ann Burn
ham of Salmon Falls. while dressing in
her room this morning fell and died in
stantly. Cause, heart disease. Aged II
years.
vinalhaven.
Vinalhaven, February g. Blowing to
the illness of Rev. ". E. Gaskin. the pull
pit was filled by Rev. VIII. Littlefield
last Sunday, forenoon. here were no
services in the evening.
A very quiet and pleasant wedding
took place Wednesday, January 30, at
the home of the brides parents, Mr.. T.
V. Croker, at about Z o'clock in the
evening, when Miss Effie A daughter of
MIR. and Mrs. T. V. Croker, was united in
marriage to James A. Hall of Bucks
port, Me. Rev. w.. E. Gaskin OBLIGATED |
Very many beautiful and costly presents
were received. Thursday morning the
happy couple left here for Bucksport
their future home where they have a
home all in readiness to occupy. Their
many friends wish them much happi |
ness.
Atlantic R.A. Chapter is invited to
visit King Solomon Chapter of Rock |
land, February 9TH, at which time the
BRANDING Will be present to witness the |
work in the R.T. Degree.
Lane & Libby are building a modern |
refrigerator in their store that will mold |
about 90 tons OF ice.
johnson & Young have now in their
pound about rs, DOC Holsters, which will
he shipped to Boston during the season.
T,ona 81 Jihhv Skinned I'll uuintals of |