The Portland daily press., 1895-07-03
| Westerly, r. l.. returning in about two
| weeks. Our best wishes attend them.

South freeport, July 2-Rev Mr.
Mason, of Brunswick, occupied Mr..
Smiths pulpit Sunday, and gave us two
excellent sermons.
The South Grammar and Primary
schools celebrated the close of the spring
term with picnic last week.
The late abundant rains have already
shown their good effect upon all growing
crops, which are now doing finely. Sun
shine is what we want during this
month.
Among the arrivals last week were the
family Of Prof A. J. Curtis, of Hanover
Mass who will spend most of the sum
mer here.
Harpswe1l.
West Harpswell, July 2.-Late arrivals
at Camp Agassiz, near D. R. Stover's,
are Prof. G. B. Wilson, Prof. Herman K.
Beach Gordon Hale of Providence, and
Robert Aldrich, F. Ellis Jackson of
Bridgeport, Conn.
Mrs. E. A. Orr, who has been stopping
in Brunswick for some time, returned
home Sunday.
i James Gillipsie from Brunswick, was
visiting at Mr.. o. NJ Bibber's Sunday.
Miss Susie Bibber has gone to Bruins
wick to spend a few weeks with her aunt,
Mrs. Capt. Charles Dunning.
EMr John Chamberlain, of South Harps-
WE'LL will make his home with his daugh-
ter, Mrs Paul r. Thomas, for the pres
ent.
Mrs. Maggie Webber is improving from
her late illness.
Naples.
last the Naples ball team played its first
game of the season Their opponents
being the strong Raymond team, known
as the Red Stripes. The Naples team sur
prised their supporters by playing very
good game, although they seemed a little
ratified in two innings when they allowed
the Red Stripes to score their only run,
but this can be charged to their lack of
practice for they had not been together
since last September. The features of the
game were the playing Of D. Rounds and
Buckley at 2nd and 3rd, the catching of
Richardson, and the batting of S.
Rounds, which was hard and timely send
The same teams play at Naples July 6.
Eddie Chute is managing the Naples
team this year.
North Yarmouth.
East North Yarmouth, July 2-Mr.
Rufus Titcomb and family, Of Yarmouth
have moved on to their farm for the sum-
mer.
Miss Lucinda Lawrence, of the Stevens
school, New Gloucester, has returned for
her vacation.
Thursday, July 4th there will be Sun
day school picnic in Mr.. W. FL. Evans
grove. All are cordially invited.
| standish.
Sebago Lake, July 2-Rev. A. J.
Small preached his farewell sermon last
| Uncle Toms Cabin company played
at the coat shop hall last Saturday even
ing. The audience was very small, only
about fifty went to see them.
The first ball nine of Sebago Lake went
to North Windham Saturday afternoon to
play with the South Windham boys.
The score stood Is to 5 in favor of the
South Windhams.
We have had nice rain for the past
week, and it has done a lot of good in
this section. Hay and all crops are look
ing some better than they did few weeks
ago and there may be a good crop yet.
There is to be a big time at Sebago
Mrs. Mary L. Meserve, widow of the
late Elias Meserve of Richville, was bur
| ried last week after a long time of sick
ness with consumption. She was wom
| an that will be missed by her many
| friends. She was most always called on
in times of sickness and was always ready
to go and help to do what she could.
Mrs. Meserve sought and found the Lord
when she was young. She has been a
good Christian woman for many years,
and set good example before the world.
The funeral was led by Rev. S. B. Saw
yer of Gorham. She was about 65 years
old and leaves two children and many
| friends and relatives to mourn for her.
New Gloucester.
| Sabbathday Lake, July 2.-Mrs. Small,
who has been in Watertown, Mass for
! the past year, arrived home last Thurs
day accompanied by her granddaughter.
| Mr.. A. L. Bennett has gone on another
business trip to Pennington and Liver
more.
Davis Merrill will spend the haying
season at Intervale working at Meadow
| Brook farm. .ss.
The school in this village closed last
Saturday. The attendance has b en-
good, and the term has passed very pleas
antly, due in great measure to the
hearty cooperation of parents with the
teacher This is sadly lacking in many
of our schools, and parents do not realize
how much is lost by this fault
Miss Maud Hackett, who has been at
tending school at Mechanic Falls, is at
home now, and entertained number of
the young people at her home last We'd
nesday evening.
|
course of study at the Stevens School in
this town, and graduated with honors
last Friday evening. We understand she
| is to take Normal course.
| Mr.. Walter Brackett has taken up
new branch of business that of bicycle
repairing, and proves himself to be quite
expert at the work
| Mrs Walter Brackett sent the first
blueberries to market from this vicinity
| last week.
The streets of our little village are now
traversed daily by many fine turnouts
from Poland Springs, which make the road
circling the Lake, one Of their favorite
drives.
Raymond.
East Raymond, July 2.-The public
temperance meeting in Witham's grove
on Sunday afternoon, June 30th was well
attended considering the threatening as
pect of the weather. Capt. H. T. Buck
nam, of Mechanic Falls was present and
delivered a fine temperance discourse.
Some fine selections were rendered by the
choir.
The Raymond Hill Sunday school will
have picnic in the grove Thursday,
July 4th.
The Resolutes were defeated Saturday
afternoon, June Goth ON the home grounds