The Portland daily press., 1895-06-24
MAINE TOWNS.
Items of Interest Gathered by CORES.
pOndents of the Press.
Yarmouth

Yarmouth, June 20-The reunion of
Co. E., 18th Maine Regiment will be
held at Union HAIL, Cumberland Centre,
Tuesday, June 25. All comrades going
by railroad will take Maine Central train
to Cumberland Junction where carriages
will be provided to ride to the hall
The dedication of the new Baptist
chapel Cousen's Island will occur next
Tuesday, June 25th, at 2 O'Clock p. m.
Rev. J. H. Barrows will be assisted by
Rev W. S. Ayers of the First Baptist
church and Rev. T. S. Sampson of the
Free ST church, Portland. Many donors,
and others interested, will be present from
Portland and this place. The steamer
Louise will take passengers for the Island
on the 12 Is trip and return them on the
last trip out at night. Fare 25 cents
round trip.
: The graduating class of the Yarmouth
Grammar school is comprised of twenty
three members. Twenty -one of them are
fitted to enter the Yarmouth High school
this fall on the year. S average.
Mrs A. II. Parsons and Mrs. A. H.
Mitchell are visiting friends in Massachu-
setts
Mr.. Alfred Seabury of Boston was in
town visiting his parents this week.
Among the arrivals from the colleges
and schools are Mr. NJ. H. Merrill of
Tufts. Mr.. Ralph Anderson of Orono,
Mr. Winfield Pullen of Kents Hill and
Miss Maude Pullen from Gorham Normal
Mr. William Laurence spent few days
in Portland this week.
The Harper Bros. Publishers in New
York were entertained at Camp Ham
mond this week
The graduation exercises of Yarmouth
High school will occur at the First Par
ish church, Friday evening, June 81.
South Berwick.
South Berwick, June 90 2-Our post
master, Mr.. Goodwin has just put in some
new lock boxes and is now having the in
terror of the Office building newly
painted. When this is done it will make
vast improvement in the looks of the
place.
Hugh Lewis has been in Orono this
week attending the commencement exer-
cises of the Maine State college from
which institution he was graduated in
the class Of '93.
Owing to lack of interest the proposed
reunion of the classes of '8S, 'S9 and 80
of the Berwick academy has been post
poned.
is doing big job in York woods, on the
road to York Beach. He is cutting about
six feet off from the top Of the last big
hill, before the traveller from here
reached the Eliot line and filling up at
the foot of the hill, thus making the road
much easier 1t seems too bad that Mr..
Huntress was never road commissioner
when he used to drive stage from here
to York Beach before the days of the
York Harbor and Beach railroad,
Kennebunkport.
Kennebunkport, June 22-The first
public graduation exhibition of the Ken
nebunkport High school completely, filed
the South Congregational church last
evening. A class of nine had finished
regular four years course, and fully
demonstrated by their essays and appear
ance their high attainments and culti-
waited style. There were careful
arrangement of detail, abundant flowers,
fine organ and quartette music, and
class banquet at late hour. All helped
to make this a notable occasion.
Alfred.
GRADUATING & EXERCISES. OF,
CLASS OF '95, ALFRED
HIGH SCHOOL.
Alfred June 90 The class of '95, AL
fred High school, held it's graduating ex-
ercises in the Town hall Tuesday evening
On account of the seating capacity of the
hall being overtaxed at former gradua-
tions, three hundred invitations were
issued. The stage was spanned by an
arch of evergreen, on which was the class
| motto, at the rear was pyramid of ferns,
which made pretty background for the
| white dresses of the young ladies. Potted
plants and bouquets were tastefully
arranged. The class consisted of seven
young ladies and two young gentlemen,
Overture-King Mydas, Kela Bella
Response-Beloved, Ringleben
| alutatory-Reading
| Effie NJ. Cassin.
Essay-Today and Yesterday,
| Annie W. Goodwin
Violin Solo-William Tell,
DeBoriot Osburn
| Mr.. Fred Given.
Essay-The American Girl of Today,
| H. Leora Hanson.
History,
| Grace E. Cassin.
Essay-The Responsibilities of Edu-
Gated Woman; rn;nn
Concert Scene, Thiele
| Prophecies,
Louis e. Roberts.
Essay-Our Forefathers,
| Gertrude B. Chadbourne.
Popular Air (1895) Boyer
Essay-Woman's S Work in America,
Grace E. Du rgin.
Valedictory-The Boyhood of Napo-
| leon,
Leon G. Akers.
Singing Glass Song
Presenting Diplomas.
Finale-Paxinoga, Reyser
Music by Chandler's Orchestra.
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