The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-10-02

loved nv the Younger portion of the COM
pany until quito late hour, when the
company dispersed to their several MONIES
after bidding a cordial good night to the
ladies who had SO kindly ulspenseu the
Inequalities of the evening,
The Experience Party which is being
gotten up by the Ladies Aid Society Is to
take place at Mallet hall on Wednesday
evening" Oct. End. Quite a numper oI
tickets have been given out and large
numb Der will without doubt be present.
The experiences will form the prlnclpal
feature of the evening and prizes are TO
be given under the conditions nmlslhg
all such entertainments.
The regular social which has for a long
time been a prominent feature IN the
Aid work has been changed from the
first FRIDAY of the month TO the SECOND.
In making this change we would call ao.
tention of other gatherings to this Iact
and trust that the same courtesy winch
we havs always endeavored to exercise
toward others will also be granted toward
MIR. and Mrs. Charlie Stubs, with
their young son, are at Mr. Hanson
Stubbs. Miss Ethel and Miss Vldle
Stubbs are also home on brief visit.
The increased congregations at the Con
gregational church here are very gratlIy-
ing. Each Sunday the attendance Is IN
excess of the previous one. 1t is simply
wonderful to see how much pastor VINO
labors with his people can accomplish :,
The rain which came on Thursday OF
last week was much appreciated. IL
nearly extinguished the fire recently set
by MIR. Charles Marston in the woods
owned by him near Mr.. Purves, and
which had grown and spread to such an
extent that constant fear was experienced
by Mr.. and Mrs. Purves for the safety
of their buildings
Mr.. Harry Reed. of Haverhill, Mass,
has recently been spending a few days at
Mr.. James Marston's.
The milk shipments from Buxton Gem
tire station in September, were as fol
lows: To Boston, 1887 cans; to Portland,
1904 cans to Cum berland Mills, so cans;
total, 1891 cans There are IA farmers
who ship from this station and the
months business brought them over $500
and the Portland and Rochester Railroad
nearly $50.
Sanford, September 30.-Workmen en-
gagged in remodellng a building in the
village of Springyale, owned by Edward
Holmes, found encased in the wall where
a number of shelves had been removed
board, which according to statement
thereon March 25, 1876. On the planed
surface was inscribed the following ::
This building was erected by John II.
Shapleigh, A. D., 1916 for the purpose
of dry goods store, the first building
ever built in this section Of the county
for this purpose. Samuel Willard ana
Nathan Dore executed the wood work
This town is called Sanford and this
village Springvale. At present there
are about 1000 inhabitants in the town.
There are some 1900 in this village. There
is a cotton factory Of $500 spindles in
operation here, employing some 200 hands,
There is also calico printery and IL
stores in which there are sold lar ge
amount of dry and West India goods and
groceries.
Rev. Jacob c. Goss is pastor of the
Congregational church in this town.
Rev. John Boyde is pastor over the
Baptist church here. Rev. Mr.. Ramsey
isSDastor of the Free Will Baptist church
here Elder Moses is the only Methodist
minister in town and he labors as such
very seldom.
We live in the reign of James K. Polk,
whose administration is very unpopular
Iinaslnuch as he is taking measures ve-y
much against the present tariff which is
and has been the means of saving great
part of our community from want. The
Oregon question is now agitated in Con-
gr6SS anu Is very iiholy W ga u'e "ee1 W
tween the United States and Great
Britain.
Cape Elizabeth.
Although we have had considerable cold
weather, there has been no heavy frosts.
The farmers have their squashes all
gathered. -,
TIL, many friends of Elgin c. Verrill.
ESQ. who has been sick with typhoid
fever for a number of weeks, will be glad
to learn that he is improving.
Messrs. Arthur and Fred Jordan, Har-
nv Peables and Charles S. Jordan left
Tuesday for cunning expedition
through Nova Scotia.
Mrs James W. Anthoine OF Spring
street. Portland, has been visiting her
sister. Mrs. VIM D. Murray at Pond Cove.
Mrs Frank H. Hill and son Ralph, are
visiting relatives in Fryeburg.