The Portland daily press., 1895-10-24
MAINE TOWNS.
Items OF Interest Gathered by Cores
pon5ents of the Press.
Vinalhaven.

Vinalhaven. Oct. 21-G. H. Brown.
OF Portland. is spending few days with
his sister, Mrs u. S. Carver, of this
place.
Rev. W. f. Gaskin and wife, will at
tend Universalist convention in Meri-
dan, Conn.
Rev. w. H. Littlefield filled the pulpit
at the Union church Sunday, Rev. W.
E. Gaskin being away from home.
Measles are very plenty in the village
now.
The Band Levee concert at the Memo
rial hail Saturday night, was very en-
soyable occasion. The tables were well
supplied and very pretty and the band
did credit to themselves by discussing
sGIne Very fine music financially it
Has a success as well as socially.
The Bodwell Granite Company dis
charged about so cutters this week shut
ting down two fires.
The Vinalhayen Fish Co. have large
force employed curing ,a and putting ednp up
fis1 in different ways. They have orders
for q winter work on hand.
PgySon Lane, of this place, contractor
and fuildor, has been missing for the
last VIZ weeks This week his workmen
erd tbs lunlbaF dealers have put an at
re port him short about 81, 000.
e. E. Noyes received cargo Of corn
this week from Boston.
Cumberland.
Cumberland Centre. Oct 22.-The
Ladies Social circle was held at Union
hall on Thursday evening of last week.
After spper an interesting entertainment
by the Melba Concert Troupe (burlesque)
was given and enjoyed by all after
which the young folks participated in
games.
fromsSunday evening, Oct 13. on account
of the storm, was given last Sunday
evening. The church was prettily decor
ated with autumE leaves, evergreens,
cut flowers and poIted plants, while the
exercises. which were among the best,
were listened to by large and appre-
ciative audience. The following pro-
gramme was carried out.
Organ Voluntary.
Anthem, Cno1r.
Song-'tG God of the Harvest,
Responsive Reading,
Prayer, Rev. +. w. Davis.
Thanks to Thee"
Recitation-."T Thanksgiving Welcome"
Harlan Sweetser.
Responsive Reading,
Recitation,
Seven Girls.
Recitation-t' Sow Thy Seed,''
Katherine Merrill.
Solo and Chorus-"Gone is the Sum
mer,'
Edith Edwards and School.
Reading The Harvest Feast
Eunice Crickett.
Recitation-'' Gods Secrets,
Six Little Children.
ecitation-Seed-t time and Harvest-time,
Eva and Carrie Blanchard.
n,,ot-Eod's promiSe
Eva and Carrie Blanchard
Reading" What shall we render unto
the Lord.
Helen J. Foster.
Trio-'sThe clouds give back, >"
Ethel G. Blanchard. Inez NJ. Rowe,
Nellie P. Blanchard.
Quartette- Praise His Holy Name,''
Song God bless us,
Doxology,
Benediction,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. W. Shaw entertained
small company of friends last Friday.
who were pleasantly entertained with
song and piano music by Prof. Brooks,
of Saco, who is stopping there few
days.
Rev. and Mrs Davis are visiting his
parents at East Hiram.
Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Chase are visiting
relatives at W Watertown, Mass.
Dover.
Dover, Oct. 22-Joseph Pelkey,
brakeman on one of the Maine Central
freight trains, fell under moving car
badly crushing one foot.
Gray.
Dry Mills, Oct. 22-Walter Golf has
bought the place owned by the late VIM.
Golf, and moved on to it.
Freedom Strout is moving into the
Gibbs house, down below Gray Corner.
The friends of Mrs May Hawkes. will
be sorry to learn that she is failing fast.
Mr.. L. f. Hill, of Wilton, is visiting
at II, L Morse's.
Mr.. Herbert Golf has moved into the
house vacated by Walter Golf.
Mr.. Isaiah Hawkes. of Westbrook, is
at NJ. G. Morrill's
Gilman Quint was home from Portland
last Saturday and Sunday.
John Brown is at Portland at work.
Mrs Nettie Haskell, of Poland, is at
Mathew G.. Morrill's.
Geo. A. Morrill, of Portland, was in
town Monday.
Boothbay.