The Portland daily press., 1895-08-30

set to music by Mrs Harriet Adams Con-
rad.
A banquet was served in the evening.
The speakers were Rev. Mr.. Perry, Rev.
G. S. Wilder, DR.. Geo B. Swasey, Rev.
r. M. Howard, Rev. P. Fox, Hon. F. M.
Higgins, Rev. DR.. Conrad.
Letters we're read from Mr. Erastus &.
Hill of Lawtey, Florida. Frank Hayes
of Chicago, ILL.,, !. S. Bean of Boston,
Rev. Henry 7. Arnold, of Plainfield, VT,
former pastor, and Mrs. Elizabeth
Adams of Somerville, Mass.
Sunday services were then continued
with services appropriate to the day.
Falmouth.
Falmouth, Aug. 2s.-The Sunday
school picnic of last week was pronounced
a success by all the participants in that
affair; though the spirits of three mem
bers of the party who wished to return
on the 2. 30 trip were somewhat dampened
when the captain refused to stop for them
at the Prides bridge landing and they
were left to gaze disconsolately after the
retreatlng steamer.
Last Saturday afternoon terrible
thunder storm ragged here Thunder was
heard necessarily during the afternoon
but no sharp lightning was seen. AT
about sunset however threatening black
cloud came up from the wtst and when
seemingly over the housetoEs rain poured
down accompanied by Deals of rattling
thunder and flashes of sharpest lightning.
No damage was done here but the storm,
though of short duration was the heaviest
felt here this season.
Mrs. Erwin T. johnson and little Miss
Charlotte Hall of Bay Ridge, N. Y, have
been visiting relatives in Falmouth the
past week.
Mrs. Ella Doughty with her daughter
Marin have been spending few days
with Mrs. Knight.
Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln Wilder are
stopping at Falmouth Foreside.
Freeport.
South Freeport, Aug. 26 6. W. Soule
spent last week at home.
Mrs. Jane Chase is recovering from her
recent sickness.
Mrs Huston, mother of A. M. Huston,
died in Portland last Monday.
]. r. Wengren's new house is nearly
completed.
Fred Bates has the lumber hauled for
his house and is about ready to COM
mence work on it.
A large number of summer visitors have
been here this season and many still re-
main with us. Among those who have
spent a few weeks in our quiet village
are Rev. +. 7. Rouse and family from
Plantsville, Conn.
ET06DOrU, Aug. ~. llC UoJiuA duhuehA
reunion of the graduates of F'reeport High
School occurred with supper and music
at the Gem Cottage on the goth inst.
Sixty-five in attendance, or a little less
than half of all the graduates. The wharf
at Potter's Landing is being repaired IL
is expected the Steamer Phantom will
make daily trips from this place in ad-
dition to her usual route. This brings
the passenger service two miles nearer
the center of our village than previously,
and will insure larger passenger traffic
than heretofore.
Prof. George H Stoddard. principal
elect Freeport High School, has been in
town the past week. He will have rooms
and board on Brown street with Mr.. A.
l.. Dennison the ensuing school year.
Prof Stoddard comes highly recon-
mended, and was star scholar in his
class at Colby, 81. We trust his labors
will be so universally appreciated that
his services will be demanded longer
time than many of his predecessors
present season. Yet all parties are stead
lily at work endeavoring to make it SO.
The nveliest place in town is the shoe
shop of A. W. Shaw and Company. Mr..
Shaw is live business man, and much
appreciated here among the citizens Of
Freeport, and his name is synonymous
with the word "push" and "pluck" for
has been doing considerable work, and
gives good prospect of nice fall and win
ter run.
vinaIhaven.
Vinalhaven, Aug. 25. About members
of De Valois Commandery Knight Temp
lars accompanied by their ladies left here
at 4 clock p. M, to take the steamer
Lewiston from Rockland for Boston to
attend the Triennial Concave there this
week.
Mr.. 7. G. Libby, who has been con-
fined to the house for the last ten days
with sprained ankle, is improving.
the Union Church today. Mr.. Penny
was formerly pastor Of this church. The
members as we'll as others were much
pleased to hear him again, and rejoice to
see him regaining his health
Measles and scarlet fever are quite
plenty here.
James Grant, from New York, in COM
today inlsteamerPe maquid. They are look
ing for granite quarry for the paving
business. The Bodwwell Granite Co.
are putting in new lathe for cutting
small stone such as bases, balisters, etc.
Richmond.
Richmond, Aug. 20. Rev. Jacob
Bailey was the first settled minister in
old Pownalboro, of which the present
town of Dresden once formed part. On
the breaking out of the Revolution he
found his position uncomfortable on &C
count of his loyalty to the King, and was
soon obliged to leave the country He
was an Intelligent and educated man and
at his death left lot of manuscript Of
value, part Of which formed
the foundation for Bartlett's "Frontier
Missionary as historical mark of con-
siderable Importance especially as con-
corning Dresden and vicinity. These
manuscripts had for number of years
been lost sight of, or were supposed to be
| out of reach. but Hon. Charles K. Allen,
who is collecting material for a history
of Dresden, after a persevering search,
| succeeding in finding them, and has dur
| ing the past six months been engaged in
making complete copies of a portion of
the papers he was able to obtain. Last
week he returned from trip to Nova
Scotia, where he had gone to gain access
to the remaining papers: His quest was
entirely successful, and he brought back
with him large amount OF manuscript
which he proposes to arrange and copy In
full.
These papers are not only Of great his
torical value to Dresden and adjoining
towns, but contain accounts OF other
historical events occurring at that time,