The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-02-18

Nlgnonette overture, Boyer
Philharmonic Orchestra.
Reading of Records.
Opening Address-Taming the shrew,
Jeanette M. kidder.
Piano Duo-Les Danes do Seville, Schubert
Misses Gilman and Blanc hard.
Poem-The Dying Day.
Lila A. Masterman.
Question: Resolved-That Woman
Should be Granted tie Right
of Suffrage,
(a.) Serenade .1L3f r Schubert
(b.) GaVotte, , Schubert
Theo. L. Morse
Understanding Blocks in our
Education.
Lillian NJ. French.
Abbfe L. Merriman.
Double Quartette-Memory Bells. Moore
Closing Address, enius and Talent,
Alberta +. Black.
Yarmouth.
Yarmouth, February IA. The Wash
inston's Birthday programme by this
Central Grammar school will be-:
Music =
al Greeting and Song-Columbia the Gem
of the Ocean
(b,) Marching by % Pupils,
Crown Our Washington.
Anna Pratt.
Dialogue-An Unsuccessful Humbus,
Henry SOule, Helen BarTows, Cora Dunning,
Ralph True.
Duet-Linda Stimson,
Gertrude Allen.
nlalogue-Three Cheers for Washington,
Edward Skillin, Ethel Skillin, Mabel Wins
low, Chester Quint.
Independence Bell,
Agnes Walsh
National Holidays,
Soule, Wilder Humphrey, Jessie Mer-
rill, Willie Rowe.
song-Star spangled Banner.
Miss Nancy's Gown,
Lucy Humphrey.
Building Monument,
Elk. 10 Pupils.
Patrick Henry.
Walter Meyer.
song-Flag of the Free,
Star Club, ~
Willie Brooks
The entertainment will be given in
Masonic Hall at $50.
Mis-. Chas. Grant entertained some
young friends in honor of her daughter
Alice's birthday Friday, Feb.S. Plates
we're laid for twelve. The table was ar
tistically decorated in pink and white.
The birthday cake, with its ten candles
tempting look. The children heartily
enjoyed both the supper and games.
Mr.. Joseph Porter has the typhoid
fever.
Mr.. Chas. Greeley is sick with catarrhal
fever.
Miss Annie simonton fell Sunday af-
ternoon and dislocated her shoulder.
Mr.. Daniel McGrath died of cerebral
apoplexy Feb.11, and was buried in
Portland Feb.13.
MIR. j. P. Carswel has returned to his
old position at Yarmouth junction.
The meetings at the Baptist church
still continue. Rev. Mr.. Hunt is assist
ing Mr.. Barrows this week.
Delegate j. h. Doughty, Past Com
mander, ia. Chase, Quartermaster, H.
Leavist, of W. L. Haskell Post, attended
the G. "A. r. Maine State encampment at
nkowhegan.
Rev.I c. Welcome had severe shock of
paralysis Friday, Feb.S. He is now i'm
proving.
Jacob Mitchell, was injured by the horse
he was Harvesting. The animal damned
him against the stall and broke his arm
Rumford.
RUmford, February IS. Mrs. Ardella
Elliott, wife Of Dana Elliot, died at her
fathers, NJ. l.. Wynan, the 9th inst, of
diabetes. aged "a years. The funera
services were held at the house Of Mr. l
Wyman Monday. the 18th inst. Rev
Mr. Keith, OF the Centre, OBLIGATED. She
was inferred in the Wyman lot in the
East Rumford cemetry. Mrs. Elliott
was beloved by all who made her ac-
quaintance, and MIR. and Mrs. Wyman
and the only remaining child, son,
have the heart felt sympathy of the COM
munity.
Mrs. Augusta Putnam remains very
feeble.
Parties getting ice now find it "a
inches thick.
Clifford Elliott, of Hall Hill, is getting
together material to build a new barn
in the spring.
Mr. Leonard Holmes, retired business
man OF Boston, has purchased Mrs. Oc-
taV1a Abbott's old fashioned low one
story house near the meeting house at
East Rumford, and will raise it up one
story and add piazza and modernize it
throughout and make it his future resi-
dence.
Jason Hall of Zircon Hill, is very
busy man this winter. Prior to this had
weather he and his hired man were seen
On the road daily, one with an OK team,
the other with a two horse team. haul
ing hay, wood and railroad ties for the
new Rumford Falls & Rangeley Lake
railroad.
Harrison.
Harrison, February 16. The driving
pulley in MrC. S. Whitney's saw mill
gave out Thursday, causing a shut down
only few hours.
Some quite large loads of poplar are
being hauled to this village, two and a
half cords to the load in some instances
PostmasterJ ordan is still confined to
the house. bi'+
Thirty mine pickerel in three days is
the record for the village fishing grounds
An old fashioned supper and an old
fashioned time at the Free Baptist
church Thursday evening. A Target at
tendance and nice time. SO say all.