The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-03-13

mlo-Week. prayer meeting we would sug-
gest holding cottage prayer meetings
We have found them great success
here. The last meeting had the largest
attendance of any midweek prayer meet
ing for the year.
Hon. Harlan. B. True celebrated his
hftieth birthday on Friday evening,
March 1st. Many neiahbors and friends
were present and enjoyed the evening
very much. Mrs. Harlan True favored us
with a number of solos. She was accom-
panied on the organ by Miss Annie
Gredene of Freeport. We congratulate
Mr. True on his fifty years, SO well
spent, and wish him many more happy
years of life. ID.
Baldwin
East Baldwin, March IL. Mrs. L. G..
Rounds, who has been visiting in Port
land has returned home.
Mr.. LIS. Richardson is home from Au-
gusta. sasso
ME-. W. Rounds, who has been in Bos-
ton for several days to have his throat
treated, is now at home, much improved.
Sebago.
Sebago, March 10. Grove Grange held
meeting Saturday the 9Th, at their
hall at Convene. AT the next meeting
of North Baldwin Grange Maple Grove
Grange is invited to attend
ing.
The election of Supervisor Of Schools
by the committee 10 being delayed on
account Of the vote to increase from
three TO five mem hers, no vote being
taken by the town to establish the
length of terms of two additional mem
bers elect, and as nos more than two
out of five can 60 out in the same year
one must be for a longer term than the
other extra mem Der, and the law does
not seem to provide for arranging terms
except in years when such law goes into
effect, and that only in such towns as
have no such committee at the
time when the law took effect.
North Yarmouth.
East North Yarmouth, March IL. The
Repu blican caucus for the nomination
of municipal officers for the ensuing year
will be held Saturday afternoon, March
IS, at two O'Clock. Town meeting will
be held Monday, March IS.
There will be a five cent soc1able at
the Methodist church Friday evening,
March %.
West Scarboro, March II. The warm
days have made the snow quite thin in
the roads throughout the town.
Geo III. Boothby will build new barn
on his place this spring.
Carter Brothers have received quite a
large amount of logs at their mill this
winter. They have received more pine
logs at Milliken's Mills this winter than
ever before in one season. They have
already received 1000, 600 feet, and
they are also hauling in quite large
amount every day now.
Skating Kinks have started up here
and at Old Orchard again, at Dunstan
Corner in Good Templars Hall, and at
Old Orchard in Porters HaIl-one even
ing week ar each place, under the man
agemenJ of some of our young men. 1t
is taking we'll with the young folks.
Porter.
The chucrh says the earth is fat; but
have seen it's shadow on the moon and
/ have more confidence even in a
shadow than in the church Magellan.
Beautiful and grand was the scene
Sunday night caused by the earth pass
ing between the sun and moon.
Every body is at work at his best =
cause, shedding breaking up"
The sick people in and about this place
are growing better quite fast.
Ed Redlon has gone TO Sandwich, N.
A number of Porter citizens who claim
they have been injured by the town now
claim that they are going to mete out
to them the same measure that they met
with. The annual meeting was illegal
and all parties refuse to call another.
Some have begun to make maple
syrup. Poor spring for sapping every
body is claiming.
Boothbay.
Boothbay, March 70. The Knicker-
booker Ice Company will start Gin the
first of this week to ship few cargoes
from the water.
The family of Joseph L. Dodge have
been confined to the house for the past
two weeks with the grip, but are now
believed to be gaining slowly.
A. K. Perkins is having q piazza put
on the main of his house. Carpenter
Crowell is doing the work.
VIM. Blake has bought heavy work
horse for farming etc.
Newffe1d.
Newfield. March II. Isaac Lord died
recently. aged over 81 years. He was
the oldest person in town.