The Portland daily press., 1895-08-07
MAINE TOWNS.
items of Interest Gathered bv Corres
pondents of the Press.
Kennebunkport.

Kennebunkport,
Kennebunkport, Aug. 7.-Notice that
the manuel diamond wedding" would
take place at their homestead in Kenne-
bunkport on the 10th of Aug. at 3 m..
was given from the pulpits in town last
Sunday. Great preparations are being
made and many will come from a dis
tance to attend Trains will be run so
people all along the lines from Boston to
Bangor, can return home after the exer-
cises are over.
West Harpswell.
. West Harpswell, August 6-Rev. j. j.
| Lewis of Boston, gave his illustrated
lecture on the Passion Play of Oberam-
mergau, at the Methodist chucrh West
Harpswell, Wednesday evening, July 81.
Mr.. Lewis witnessed the Passion Play
in 1890 and his lecture and views were
very fine. There was large audience in
attendance
Mr.. Harry burlington and mother,
from Falmouth, came to their cottage,
The Willows, Friday.
The party from Oakland who have been
stopping at Mrs Lydia Randalls re-
turned home Friday
Mrs. A. +. Guyot from Maiden, Mass.
with her daughters Cora and Sandrine
Cumberland.
Cumberland Center, Aug. 6. Rev. W.
Fl. Haskell, of the Second church, Fal-
mouth, occupied the pulpit last Sunday
afternoon
Mrs. Henry Chase and daughter Hattie
OF Watertown, Mass, are visiting rela-
tives at this place.
MIR. and Mrs. Frank A. Wilson are
visiting relatives here.
The special town meeting to see about
adding to the board of trustees of Greedy
Institute, is called for Wednesday after
noon of this week.
The annual Sunday school picnic will
be held on Thursday of this week at
Sargent's Shore Falmouth Foreside; if
stormy Thursday it will take place Fri
day.
Mrs. R. 6. Brown of North Turner,
who recently underwent difficult opera
tion at the Maine General Hospital, is
getting along nicely. She is stopping
with her brothers at this place.
S. W. Hamilton has re-opened the store
at the Junction in the building owned by
Mrs. David Nutting and formerly occu-
pied as a store. Mrs. David Nutting
has moved to Brunswick
At the semi-annual meeting of the Y
P. S. G. E. the following officers were
chosen for the next six months:
Pres w. FL. Rowe,
: Vice Pres. A W. Doughty,
Sec. and Treas. Mabel Fl. Chase,
Chair. Lookout Com.-Frank W.
Davis,
Chair. Prayermeeting Coma. b.
Chair. Social Com.-Laura Herrick,
Chair. Missionary Com. Frank II.
.Chair. Music Com.-Arno S. Chase,
Chair. Temperance Com.-Carrie f.
Wilson,
Chair: Floral Com.-L. Gertrude
Tewkesbury.
Mrs. Lucy j. Merrill of Chelsea, Mass,
is visiting her sister, M. ]. Merrill.
Freeport.
Freeport, Aug. 5.-Moonlight sail from
Gem Cottage and South Freeport under
the auspices Of the Christian Endeavor
local society was advertised for Tuesday
evening, 9th ins.
Rev. c. E. Brown the popular preacher
of the Congregational people preached
two pointed and able sermons on the 4th
inst.
The new organ, with Mrs. Brown as
organist is greatly enjoyed by the attend
ents at the congregational Church.
Miss Mary Spear who taught at Brldg-
ton Academy last year was elected as
assistant in Freeport High School, the
current year. The Faculty as now elected
E. Mitchell, f. H. S. 's3, and Miss. Spear,
A. B. Colby '93.
Parties at the Gem Cottage are quite
numerous 1t is nice place for first
class. dinner. The grove near by is beau
tiful shady place. The view Of river and
islands is magnificent.
The G. A. Cushing shoe shop has
started up work again after vacation of
a few weeks during July. 1t is expected
considerable will be done there the,present
run.
Most of the farmers have completed
haying and housed fair crop in very
good condition, yet the chance for get
ting good hay was less favorable than last
year
The Misses Leightons are taking their
summer outing in this village and are at
Mr.. Dockam's.
F. A. Soule, and family have returned |
from their outing at Bustins'.
The families of Mr.. Lowell and Mr.. Ad- |
diton, are at Hon. S. A. Holbrook's.
Mr.. H. g. Brewer has been in the post |
office the past few days.
Mr.. George Nevens is home for few |
days
Mr.. William E. Files of Portland is
boarding at Miss Blackstone's.
Standish.
Sebago Lake, Aug g. W. A. Knight |
are moving his family from Sebago Lake
to Deering.
George Granville and wife from Boston |
is visiting her mother Mrs. Martha |
Shaw at Sebago Lake.
Mrs. Abbie Maines, from Richville, |
was the guest of her son, Walter Maines |
Sunday
Ingalls, Blake came home to Sebago |
Lake Monday from jackson, N. H.,
where he has been painting for the past |
few weeks.
James e. Harmon of Richville has gone
in the grocery business.
Standish, Aug.6 Mr.. Richard Banner |
of Cambridge, Mass, is spending few. |
weeks in town.
Standish Congregational church has ex-
tended a call to Rev. Mr.. Mentart of |
New Brunswick.
4 Mrs. E. F. Annis and Miss Jennie F. |
Hardy are the guests of Mrs. W. A.
Jo14ry