The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-12-03
MAINE TOWNS.
Items of Interest Gathered by Cores.
pondents of the Press.
Scarboro,

meet at the parsonage Thursday after
noon and evening this week. t. tende
him the annual donation. The ladies
Aid also meets at the same time AMI
place, and will elect the officers for th
ensuing year.
The friends of Mr.. Willis Prince, VIII,
formerly resided in this town, but VIII,
is now in Portland for the winter. svm
pathize with him in his recent affiictjon
the insanity of his wife. Mr.. Prince feel
the stroke very severely.
The selectmen now meet at the tow,
house at Oak Hill each Saturday evening
for the transaction of the towns bust
ness
Some of our roads are in very bat
condition.
Mr. and Mrs. James Gooding have botf
been i'll of late, but Mrs. Gooding was
able to attend church Sunday.
The next monthly conference of the
Free Baptist church meets Saturday
next at 2 pm.
| East Baldwin, December 2. Mrs
James Noren has returned from her visit
| to Limington.
Mr.. George H. Rounds was home from
Naples over THANKSGIVING.
MRS. Esther Richardson is visiting rela
tives in Cornish
Mrs. Charlotte johnson of Boston is
visiting Mrs. j. p. Chadbourne.
Mr.. f. II. Rounds of Melrose, Mass.
DR.. Rounds, wife and child, of Naples,
Mr.. and Mrs. +. G. Parker of NORTH
Baldwin, Mr.. Stephen Rounds of Naples,
and Mr.. L. G. Rounds, spent Thanksgiv.
ing at their old home with Mr.. and Mrs.
George Rounds.
Mr.. H. Aver and wife of Cornish are
visiting Mr.. L. j. Richardson.
= Mrs. III. e. Kicker islvisiting her daugh-
| ter, Mrs Abbie Reed of Windham
Mr.. VIM. Chadbourne met with a severe,
but not serious accident last Friday night
while skating.
Mr.. Fred A. Rounds of the Portland
Gun Club, on THANKSGIVING day, broke
80 Boston targets out OLA strings of one
hundred, and one hundred out of one
hundreds ten shot at. His best run was
twenty -eight straight.
MI VIM. Guptill and family have moved
into the John Black house at West Bald
| win.
Miss Margaret Frost is home from San
ford on a vacation.
Mr.. Elmer Boothby of Bxton, who was
recently married to Miss Ethel e. Spen-
Ger of this place, furnished the boys a
serenade. The action Of Mr.. Boothby
was in marked contrast to that of an
other young man when he married one Of
our bellies summoned the sheriffs'
department here to preserve the peace.
The boys said ''to save treat'' Mr..
Boothbay has made himself solid with
the young people.
The fall conference of the Sebago Lake,
Standish and Baldwin Sunday School
Association met at Mud City, Sebago,
Friday, Nov. 80. The following pro-
gramme was listened to:
Devotional service, led by G. P. Mar
rett: The Origin of the Sunday School.
paper by Rev. W. II. Congdon, read by
among Church Members in the Sunday
School, G. A. Treadwell; Remarks by
MIR. Marrett anda others; Characteris-
tics of a Good Sunday School Teacher,
Rev. A. A. Bean; Business meeting
Address, Rev. L. W. Mutart.
In the afternoon-Devot service
Meeting of the Ecclesiastical Church
| Council and Recognition services, as
follows: Report of Council; sermon, Rev.
A. G. Fitz; Proponnding Confession
and Covenant Prayer of Recognition and
Conservation. Rev. A. A. Bean; Right
Hand of Fellowship to the new Church
Address to the Church, Rev. G. S.
Young; Baptism; Communion; Reports
from Sunday School; Address and re.
marks.
In the evening-Praise service, led by
Rev. 6. P. Marrett reports of Secretary
address by Rev. r. f. Mullett: address.
Drifting, Rev. G. p. Marrett; singing
and benediction.
The Union Congregational church was
organized with Is members, G. 2. Mar
rett pastor. May it be as strong a power
spiritually as the Potter High School on
the hill bids fair to be intellectually
| There seems to be much enthusiasm felt
in making this village one of the first.
Sheds for the horses at the Oh urch are
soon to be built, over $100 being sub
scribed for this purpose at the closesof the
meeting. Dinner and supper were pro-
| vided by the ladies of the church, apd
entertainment for those wishing to re-
main all night The attendance was
large, completely filling the church.
West Buxton, Dec BE. E. P Faunce.
ESQ.,, of Oxford. spent Thanksglyi Nc
with Mr.. and Mrs. E. G. Ambrose.
|
teach the winter term of school on the
Hollis side. School begins Monday.
On account Of the recent heavy rains,
the Saco is at good pitch of water.
Rev. Mr.. Hawthorn, recently of Bate.
Theological school, Is to supply the Free
Baptist pulpit.
Mr.. Lord has recently added an edgel
to the machinery in his saw mill
Rev. Mr.. Hooper held services after
noon and evening Sunday at Odd Eel
lows Hall.
New Gloucester.
Sabbathday Lake, Dec. 2. The Pont
school has been postponed one week.
Mr.. Chas. May and family, while rid
ing Sunday broke one wheel of the car
riage, but fortunately escaped with only
a severe shaking up.
Mr.. J. 0. Small went to Portland OF