The Portland daily press., 1895-05-04
MAINE TOWNS.
Items of Interest Gathered by Corr.s. +.
pondents of the Press.
Yarmouth.

Yarmouth. NJ
Yarmouth, May 2. The following narts !
have been assigned to mem bers of the
class of '95, Yarmouth high School. for
the graduation exercises: Valedictory-
Georgia May ritcomb,: Salutatory-Rov
Fl. Thomas Glass History-A.lfred r
Small. Mr.. H. M. Moore, principal of the
High School, has just received word from
the faculty of WELLESLEY College. granting
him the right to admit pupils to that in
stitution by certificate.
A warrant has been issued to call town
meeting Monday, May 6, at 2 pm. Four
articles in the warrant are concerning
the proposed water works and the a6-
tion to be taken by the town in regard
to them.
MIR. i. K. Morrill, moved Tues
day from the town farm whicn he has
occupied for. several years, to his house
on Pleasant street Mr. Charles Dyer,
who is to take charge of the farm this
year, moved his family there May Day.
Mrs. Elizabeth Allen, who has been
spending the winter with her daughter,
Mrs. Twitchell, of Augusta. arrived home
Wednesday. DR.. W. Twitchell accom-
panied her on her return.
Mrs. Everett Tabor and son of Stone
ham are visiting Mrs. A. Il. Tabor.
Mr.and Mrs. George Russell of North
Somerville are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Seabury.
Another lot of fine souvenir china has
been received from Germany by W. N.
Richardson.
Lebanon.
Center Lebanon, May 2. The lumber
mill at North Lebanon was entirely de-
stroyed by fire on the night of May 1st.
No cause for the fire has been asoer-
tained, and it is undoubtedly the work
of an incsndiary. The matter has been
placed in the hands Of the selectmen for
investigation. Amount of loss cannot be
determined at present, as quite guam
tity OF lum ber was burned. Partially in
sured.
Rev. Mr.. Nelson of Wheelock. Yer
mont, has recently accepted a call to the
Free Baptist church at West Lebanon to
I'LL the vacancy made by the resignation
of Rev. G. c. Foster.
Rev. Franklin Blake is to remain for
his third year with the Free Baptist
church at North Lebanon, and Rev. j. S.
Curtis for his third year with the Con-
gregational church ataCenter Lebanon.
OfISf1eIN
Otisield, May 2. Nearly all of the
schools in town began Monday, April
29th Thomas Jackson supervisor.
The sweet mayflowers are found in
very great abundance this spring in
every locality
The grass is green upon the hills and
in the ilelds. Farmers have already sown
their onion beds and everywhere we see
DuSV workers uDOn the land.
Alice NJ. Shaw and Valora e. Mitchell
have recently learned the dressmaker's
trade; at present they are working at
their respective homes.
Windham.
Windham Centre Mays. The 4th annual
convention of the Windham Sunday
Baptist church Tuesday, April 30th. The
attendance was good and the exercises
interesting.
Mrs. Albion Hawkes., who has been
visiting hel mother, returned to her
home in Woodford's this week.
Mrs. Nabby and Miss Ellen Gould are
spending the week at their home, which
has been closed through the winter.
Mrs. Gould hopes to remain for the sum
mer.
The Christian Endeavor Society will
hold their meetings Saturday evenings,
beginning May 4th, instead of in con-
nection with the Sunday evening meet
ing, as has been done during the winter.
MIS-. Florence Varney, though still
quite ill, ia improving.
Fryeburg.
Fryeburg, May 2. The village schools
commenced their sessions this week. The
kindergarten is taught by Miss Matte
Howe; the Primary by Misses Eva D,
Walker and Susannah Weston; and the
Grammar by Mr.. I. W. Charles. All these
teachers are residents Of the town.
May Day was observed as holiday by
the schools.
On May night a very unique concert
was given under the auspices of the New
Jerusalem church at their new hall (the
Methodist churoh) by the De Moss
family of Oregon. This troupe consisted
of four members--two ladies and two
gentlemen. The programme was COM
posed Of both vocal and inatrumental
music. The latter was given upon many
different instruments arranged in the
form of bands. There were violin, man
dolin, French occarina. banjo. corner..
xylophone, martial Gnee Sine or bands.
In addition to these instrum snts, solos
and DUETS were played upon violin
cello, Glockenspiel, vecIeon, piceolo
and organ and upon rustic and Column
bian bells. One gentleman performed
the seemingly impossible feat OF playing
the soprano part upon one cornet and the
alto part upon another cornet, at the
same time. He also played the banjo
and the guitar together. Besides being
singers and intrumentalists this family
are also poets and composers. AS some
of their vocal selections they gave an
original Colum bian souvenir song en-
titled "Oregon,n which was sung hy this
troupe at the Worlds Fair in t93, The
large audience was very enthusiastic and
all the selections won much applause.s
SOUTH PORTLAND.