The Portland daily press., 1895-04-24
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Cornish.

Cornish, April 20. The dedicatory ser
vices of the Methodist church will be
held next Thursday, April rs. Preach
ing at p. m. by Rev. Matt S. Hughes,
followed by the dedication service by
Rev. G. r. Palmer, presiding elder,
Portland district. In the evening there
will be preaching by. Rev. E. 7. Adams,
of Lewiston.
Mr.. Jason Webb, who has bee n con-
fined to the house with sickness, resumed
his duties at the United States Hotel,
Portland, last Monday.
Miss Florence A. Pike is to teach the
spring term of school at Orr's Island.
Monday afternoon at O'Clock the mar
riage of Miss Mary Aurelia Pendexter,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. II. Pen
dexter. Of Hiram, and Mr.. Charles H.
Wadsworth, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall
F. Wadaworth, of Hiram, quietly took
place at the BRIDES home. The ceremony
was performed by the Rev. l.. A. Bean,
and the witnesses were nearest relatives
and friend OF Miss Pendexter, from
Charlestown, Mass. The wedding was
pretty and of the usually impressive sort
| The bridesmaids were Misses Josie and
| Nina Sutton. After the ceremony rhe
party passed the afterno on very pleas
| antly with their friends. Mr., and Mrs.
Wadsworth took the last train for Bos-
| ton, where they intend ito reside. They
received numerous handsome presents.
OtisfeId.
East Otisfeld, April 20. Mr.. Chas.
| Scribner cut his foot quite badly the
other day while splitting wood. He
was attended by DR.. Stevens, of Oxford
| and is doing as well as could be expect
ed.
Farming is the order of the day in
tn is vicinity.
Standish.
Standish, April 22.-H. B. Hartford.
Jr., instead of H. B. Hartford, as afore-
said in the PRESS, is going in business
with Mr.. Kimball from New Hampshire,
in the manufacture of clothing.
As yet it is not determined whether or
not the High school will support ball
team this season.
Ssbago Lake was freed from ice Sunday
last.
The Sebago Lake Base Ball Club gave
benefit concert last Saturday evening
assisted by the Standish band which was
a decided success.
Sebago Lake Base Ball Club have the
pleasure of announcing to the public
the names of their men for the season of
Shaw, p; Lombard. @; Emery. Il f;
Davis, b; Mason, C Turner, S;
Haggart, b. There has also been cr-
ganized second team, who are consid-
cred quite up to the standard. The bat
terry and first baseman belonged to last
years High school team.
The Standish Cemetery Association
hal6 b. 81 -
hall last Saturday.
The First Parish held its annual meet
ing at the sold Church," last Saturday
afternoon.
East Baldwin, A pril 49, L. A. !.
Libby, our genial station agent, is
again on duty. having returned from a
visit to his old home.
Mir. L. G. Rounds is home from Port
land, suffering from bad cold. i
Mr.. John Smell and wife have returned
to Winthrop. 4-s
ed" and sSteve Rounds vent to
Naples last Friday and taking their boat
from there went down the Songo Satpr-
day afternoon. When they: arrived at
Plummer's camp they had four salmon
| weighing l6 l2 pounds, which they had
captured in the afternoon on the Songo
"ashing grounds"
North Yarmouth.
East North Yarmouth, April 23.-Miss
Mabel Ross has gone to Pownal to spend
a few weeks with her aunt.
MIR. Willis True, who has been quite
sick the past month, is slowly recovering.
Miss Mary Larry of Milan, n. H.. is Wis
iting her aunt, Mrs. W. H. Evans.
There will be a sociable at the M. E.
church Monday evening April 20. Ice
cream and cake will be served.
Porter, April 23.-Schools are COM
mencing in this section.
Eastman. of Limerick, was up and got
| load O. hides Saturday.
Orman Stanley got second honor at
North Parsonsfield Academy.
". D. Wadsworth's little child was
buried Sunday.
Joe Carouther's little child was buried
Monday. Z
The water is getting back into it's old
| channels.
| nights of dancing sschool. He has had
some thirty couples, and from outside
gossip should say they mad enjoyed
themselves. Music furnished by Wood
bury Bros., of Cornish.
| Repairing of the roads has been first on
| the programme for the fast week.
| No one dare estimate the damage done
| by the last storm.
| Easter services had to be postponed FOR
| one week on account of the storm.
Many have sowed their peas
e. L. Gentleman is SO as to get out on
the street pleasant days.
Fryeburg.
Fryeburg, April 23.-The students oil
Fryeburg Academy gave an athletic ex-
hibition at the Academy hall, on Satur-
day evening, April &c. The exercises con-
| sisted of vaulting, free hand drill,
| tum bling, Indian club drill. high jump
ing, palniistic. exercises, dun b. bell drill,
horizontal bar, waud drill. single stick
exercise, light gymnsstic drill. and
pyramids. There were thirty five per
formers, including the clown. Two
mum bers, free hand drill and the wand
drill were given by the ladies. with Miss
c. Page as leader. The prize banner OF
red and gold, offered by Dr.S. G. Gordon
of Portland, President of the Trustees.
was won by the gentlemen who partici-