The Portland daily press., 1895-08-30
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Items of Interest Gathered bv Correa
pondents of the Press.
Yarmouth.


Yarmouth, August 90. The c. L. S.
@. will go to Madison Falls on their an
nual picnic Wednesday Sept
Dr.. and Mrs Henry G. Houghton OF
New York are visiting friends and rela-
tiYes in town
Mrs. Osmond Edwards OF Stoneham,
Mass, is visiting her mother, Mrs. d. H.
Doughty.
Miss Lizzie Drew and Miss Mary Dor
rance of Middeboro Mass, are the guests
of Miss Nellie Kenney.
Mrs. NJ E. harrington and Miss Mar
garrett Abbott who have been visiting
Mrs A. G. Dresser at Royalside returned
to Auburn, Tuesday.
Miss Ida Morse returned home Tues
day from Swan Island, where she spent
Mrs. Daniel Sydleman of Salem. Mass.
is at her fathers, Mr.. Fred Mitchell.
Miss Minnie Moore and Mrs. e. =.
Kingsley left Wednesday for visit In
Mrs Huldah Parsons has returned from
Among the number of Yarmouth
people who will attend the knlghts
Templar convention are: DIR. j. M.
Bates. Capt. Richard Harding, Mr.. and
MES. e. A. Pendexter and Messrs. l. Il.
Shaw, J. w Hodsdon anu d. T. Cafs-
we'll. NJ
Mrs. s. B. Lawrence and daughter
Helen or Dorchester. Mass. are visiting
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Doughty, :Messrs.
A. & @. Seabury, Frank Seabury and
Hubert Soule were among the number
from Yarmouth attending the 10th Me.
Regt anniversary at Portland Club
House, Great Diamond
Rev. J. J. Lewis of Boston gave his
celebrated lecture on inc PASSION Lay Lay
Parish church Monday evening. The
large audience were most delightfully."-
entertained
Schools in the village will commence
September 8.
About seventy Italian laporers
arrived in town last week and are now
getting the ground ready to lay pipe for
the water works.
Mrs. 6. W. Barnes and daughter of
Boston are visiting Mrs. W. N. Richards
Maple Avenue.
Prof. e. A. Blanchard played the organ
at the First Parish church last sabbath an
He will also play next Sabbath. The
organist Miss Ellen Wilson is visiting
friendssin Canton.
MT. Albert Grant left Yarmouth Satur-
day for visit to his sisters, Mrs. Pru-
dence Metcaf and Miss Mary Grant OF
Winthrop.
tended tour among the White Mountains
in company with Hon. W. E.. Ldnt of
New York, and Alexander D. Lunt of
Washington, d. G.
The three masted schooner A. D. An
derson arrived in Yarmouth Monday with
" I.
Walker.
Schooner Leonora arrived at Union
Wharf Thursday with the second cargo
of pipes for the water works. While load
ing his team with the water pipes Friday
morning Mr. Wallace Soule had his hand
badly damned DR.. j. NJ. Bates was
called to dress the wound.
" +" Haskell Post and Relief Corps
held their annual picnic at RusselIs
Grove, Cumberland. The day was per-
feet. and a large company met there and
greatly enjoyed the occasion.
IIarpswell.
West Harpswell. August 26. Mrs,
Ruth Farr widow of the late Capt. Hugh
Farr, died at the residence OF her daugh-
ter, Mrs Nellie Pinkham of South Harps-
we'll, Tuesday, Aug. Goth and was buried
from the Baptist church at West Harps-
we'll Thursday afternoon. Among the
friends from out of town were Mr.. Isaac
Orr, a brother of the deceased, with his
family, from Portland. There were many
beautiful floral offerings, among which
were large cross from Mr.. and Mrs.
Isaac Orr pilloW eomP6seds. Of green Ie;en
flowers, and a number of Other beautiful
pieces from relatives and friends here.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Blair from Gardiner
who have been visiting Mrs. Margaret
Slower returned home Thursday:
Mr.. @ vii mer Abobtt, son of Rev. G.
W. Abbott had a severe attack of
ter at this writing.
The Nezinscot Dramatic Club, from
Turner, gave an entertainment at Centen-
NAL Hall Wednesday evening. entitled
"The Boys of 49," and one at the same
hall Friday evening, " The Flower of the
resented and large and attentive audi
ence was present Cd each evening.
Mr.. and Mrs Emil Won Herns, from
Turner, were guests of Miss G. B. Turner
Wednesday and Friday.
The Sabbath schools of Harpswell help
their annual picnic at High Head Point,
North Harpswell, Thursday, Aug. ID.
The day was all that could be desired,
everything passed off pleasantly and a
very enjoyable time was reported.
Limerick.
CENIENN1AA OE IaE CONURL-
GATIONAL CHURCH.
On Saturday and Sunday the centennial
of the Congregational church at Limerick
was celebrated The historical address
by Hon. f. NJ. Higgins, told of the town,
James Sullivan, a well-known lawyer
and paSsiot of the Revolutionary times.
In 1772 the land was surveyed and the
town located May Is, 1772 Formal poss-
ession was taken by the deposit Of a.leaden
tablet. on the banks of the Little Ossipee
River. On this tablet the original men,
bers of Sullivan's company are found as
follows: B. Mason E. Allen, o. Emery,
Bradbury, J. Simpson, B. Staples.
In 1898 the first Congregational meeting
house was built where J. NJ Mason S
store stands, on the end of the lot next
to the Winburn Adams house. Previous
to. this time the Congregational meetings
hid been held in the schoolhouse that
stood near the house Of Of Jessie Gould.
fitzpatrick, J. Cloe, j. Fitzpatrick, J.
Morrill,, J. Sullivan, W. Coleand J.
Staples, aad on the reverse side is
inscribed, "Daniel Ridlon, olim amino
Decentralization. Witness, D. King,
J. Wingate Limerick"
Soon after Sept. i, 1884, Mr.. Job Wright
,,r.ached IN this village and at Newfield