The Portland daily press., 1895-07-04
MAINE TOWNS.
Items of Interest Gathered by Cores
pondents of the Press.
Springvale.

There are quite number of cases of this
disease at Buffers Corner, one mile from
this village.
Frank Goodwin and family are taking
a vacation at Old Orchard
Quite extensive repairs have been made |
on the Free Baptist church. which have
| improved it very much.
The Second Adventists organized a
church with 25 members Tuesday of last
week and gave call to Elder o. NJ
Willard to become their pastor. He will
move here this week.
The rains we have had the past week
have put a new look upon the face of
nature and given vegetation q fresh start
Most every one, and especially the small
boy, is making some preparation to cele-
brate Independence Day in some way
The midnight bell ringers and general
mischief makers are expected to be on
hand and due preparation has been made
| for them. The members of the Baptist
| Sunday School will charter two big teams
and an indefinite number of smaller ones
and go for picnic at Bauna Beg Pond
| in Berwick.
We were much pleased this week to see
the familiar faces of Deacon Silas Ridley
and wife, now of Portland, but long time
residents of this place.
Miss Lizzie, daughter of Frank Ham
formerly of Shapleigh, who was thrown
from sleigh last winter receiving inter,
nal injuries from which she has suffered
ever since, died last Sunday, aged "a years.
HarpswelI.
HarpsweIl, July "a party from
Cundy's Harbor went to Dingley's Island
and succeeded in raising tho schooner
Thomas W. Knight and getting her to
Cundy's Harbor Her captain intends
to get her to Boothbay with the help of
a tug and steam pump from Portland.
A mysterious malady caused the death
Of fifty six chickens in Mrs. Simon
Leayitt's flock of seventy three, and
there are more that are sick.
South Berwick.
South Berwick, July 3.-The Congre-
gational Sunday School held their annual
picnic today at WentWorths grove in
| Berwick and had most enjoyable time.
This picnic has been postponed four
times, but at last favorable day showed
itself much to the delight of the children
The Christian Endeavor Society of the
Baptist church held very successful
lawn party this evening on the grounds
of Mr.. Alonzo Morrill, The lawn was
brilliantly Illuminated with electric lights,
one of the most taking features being
representation in incandescent lights of
the Christian Endeavor pin. Ice cream
and cake were disposed of at a rapid rate
and the occasion was made the more en-
joyable by music from Adams Orchestra
Falmouth.
Falmouth, July 3-Mr. William Knight
and family have removed to Falmouth
Foreside for the summer.
Mrs. Parker of Boston has been visit
ing relatives in this place.
A highly enjoyable concert was given
at Union Hall, Monday evening, July 1,
by Alice Clifford Hall and Miss Lizzie
Anderson, assisted by Miss Stella Caring
ton and Mr.. George E. johnson of Bos-
ton, with Mrs. Carrie Fox pianist. The
following excellent programme was finely
rendered:
Overture, Selected
Mrs Carrie Fox
Duett-Just Say Goodbye,
The Cliffords.
Contralto Solo-I Gave You All My
Heart,
Miss Stella Darlington.
Recitation Selected
Miss Lizzie Anderson.
Soprano Solo-Waiting,
Alice Clifford Hall.
Harmonica Solo, Selected
Piano Solo, Selected
Miss Carrie Fox.
Comedy" Under the Gaslight,"
The Cliffords.
Contralto Solo Good bye Sweet Day."
Miss Darlington.
Recitation" Scene in Tenement
House, :"
Miss Anderson.
Soprano Solo" Irene Goodnight,
4 Miss Alice Clifford
Comic Song,-"I Don't Care"
(by request
Miss Anderson.
Harmonica Solo, Selected,
Mr.. johnson.
Piano Selection,
North Pownal, July 3-Mrs. A D.
Blackstone and Misses Ethel Libby, Nellie
Stevens, Agnes Tryon and Lillian Sweet
sir attended the convention. of Epworth
Leaguers at South Paris last week. They
report an interesting meeting and
good time in spite of the bad weather.
Rev. F. G. Potter of Berlin, N. H.,
our former pastor, spent Sunday here and
the people had the pleasure of listening
to him again. He also administered the
rite of baptism to two candidates.
Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Gray and family,
of West Gorham, are visiting Mrs. Gray s
father. Mr. William Flood.
| MI Merton FLOOD is a6 nome Ior
short vacation.
Mr. Fred Libby and wife are visiting at
Mr.. Hanon Libby's.
Our young people have a very pleasant
custom of noticing each birthday among
their number as it occurs, by getting up
a party and making present as token
of their friendship. This time it was
Miss Bertha Davis who was the happy re-
cipient of their kindness, on the occasion
of her seventeenth birthday Monday
evening, July 1st A large party of her
friends gathered, and very pleasant
were served at ten, after which Miss
Lillian Blackstone, in few fitting words
presented in behalf of the company, a
very pretty pin to Miss Bertha. Such
occasions are pleasant at the present and
doubly so as we look back at them in
after life.
The recent rains have done much good
and all vegetation is growing rapidly
Some of our farmers have begun haying,
while others are not through hoeing.
Joseph Frauzle is again at Nathan
Ficketts to work through the summer