The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-09-11
Buxton.

Congregational church. Tory Hill. AS at
the Cary concert people came from far
and near and long before the hour arrived
the church was filled. One party came
from Limington, more than fifteen miles
away, and said they felt more:than repaid
for their ride of thirty miles. The pro-
ceeds as usual were for the aid OF the
church. Mrs. Riggs prefaced her reading
with few very pleasing remarks, saying
that the stories were all of the State OF
Maine, and the immediate vicinity. she
prayed touching tribute to the late Mrs.
Hannah Dunn. The following is the
programme:
Duet-F'light of the Swallow,
Miss Akers and Miss Bell.
Solo-SeIected, Miss Akres.
Reading-The Village Watch Tower.
Kate Douglas Wiggin (Nrs. Geo. G. Riggs
Duet-Beauty's Eyes,
a.eThe Lovers Song. Miss Bell
b.-My Laddie, Miss Akers
c.-Plantation Christian Song, Solo
and Chorus,
Music by Kate Douglas Wiggin.
Reading-The Eventful Trip Of the
Midnight Cry, Kate Douglas Wiggin.
Songs
oRitounrelle, Miss Bell
b.-SeIected, Miss Bell.
Duet-On Monday Morn,
Miss Akers and Miss Bell.
Reading-The Story of Lovice, from
The Forenoon Rug,
Kate Douglas Wiggin.
(By request.)
No one ever portrayed better than Mrs.
Riggs some of the peculiar gossiping
characters of the country. While she
excels in this it is in pathos that Mrs:
Riggs is especially strong. She well
understands between the art of doing and
overriding, and many were the moist eyes
as she read the closing paragraph OF the
Forenoon Rug. Her voice in this
selection is as sweet and sensitive as a
school girls, and she has lost none OF her
charms to please.
Miss Akers and Miss Bell ably assisted
Mrs. Riggs, both being in good voice.
Beauty's Eyes was finely rendered and
yeIy novel. The violin obligato being
exquisitely vooalized by Miss Akers and
Miss Bell, words being very clearly enun-
ciated.
Among those present who seemed to
thoroughly enjoy the entertainment, was
the we'll known contralto OF Portland,
Miss Henrietta d. Rice.
UOEndIus
Gorham, September 1O.-Mr. Charles f.
Hutchinson has been engaged as perma-
nent superintendent of the water works,
and the building owned by Roscoe L.
Harding on State street, has been en-
gagged for an office. The main pipes are
all laid and the company is nov. ready to
put in house sewer pipes. Mr.. +. L.
Wescott with his large ledge crew has
left for Kennebunk Mr.. Eben Dyer,
superintendent of the Portland Water
company, was in town on business Mon
day.
DR.. William Merrill who has been
visiting in Gorham has returned to his
home in Washington.
The Bennett family, who have made SO
much trouble and have been before the
court many times, have left the state for
all time. Deputy Sheriff Hale escorted
them across the border.
Col. and Mrs. H. r. Millett left Satur
day for Louisville. Kentucky, to attend
the G. A.. r reunion. The Ladies' Relief
Corps assembled in a body at the station
and saluted them as the train rolled out.
Mrs. w. c. Pike of Portland il spend-
ing few days in Gorham.
.. Miss Gertrude Merrill is visiting friends
in Dorchester, Mass.
Several from the place attended the
reading given by Mrs. Kate Douglas
Wiggin at Buxton, Monday evening.
Misses Sadie Ridlon and Grace l..
Dolley have returned to Mount Holyoke
college.
Miss Angie Weeks, has returned to her
school at Conway, Mass.
Mrs Charles w. Bradlee of Rockland.
is spending few days with friends here.
East Harpswell.
bEast Harpswell. September 10.-Major
John M. Gould of Portland, was at
Bethel Point, Sunday morning and spoke
very Interestingly upon the errors OF good
men
Rev. Mr.. Washburn's campmeeting at
from Cundy's Harbor every Sunday.
F. W. Ridley, our popular fish
merchant, is failing rapidly in health.
We hope he will soon be on the mending
hand
Many of the campers have folded their
tents and, by no means silently have
gone away.
were in town Tuesday visiting their
grandfather, Mr.. S. Purinton.
springvale.
Springyale, Septemheril0. Our schools
commenced Tuesday ofsiastsweek.
Mrs Sarah S. Chick Its visiting her son
Byron Chick in South Berwick.
Miss Mildred Sawyer lis quite sick with
gastric fever.
Summer visitors are on the homeward
march.
Rev. Mr.. Osgood baptized four converts
last Sunday in Mousam river.
Rev. 6. S. Chase preached at Kenne-
bunk last Sunday.
Mr.. John Butler has opened a singing
school in the Baptist vestry.
Labor day passed very quietly here in
this village. but in Sanford they had
large parade of wheel men and women
coming from the different parts of the
state, and some from New Hampshire.
They made grand display on the fair
grounds
The Free Baptists went on a picnic ex-
cursion Monday of last week to G. A. T.
cottage at Mousam pond in Shapleigh
Mr.. Lerned, the owner of the premises
took them out on the pond in his steam
boat, and with the Weelnan musicians,
and ample refreshments. It was a very
enjoyable day to all present.
Our people are getting very much
stirred upon the subject Of temperance
Since the base assault upon Harry Taylor
incur neighboring village A union
temperance meeting was held in Town
hall last Sunday evening. The pastors
and several laymen addressed the large