The Portland daily press., 1895-06-12
MAINE TOWNS.
Items of Interest Gathered by Cores
pondents of the Press.
Baldwin.

crowd and good time are anticipated
Mrs. L. G. Rounds was home over Sun
day.
Rev. Mr.. Redlon of Kezar Falls, occupied
the pulpit of the Congregationalist church
here yesterday. The pastor, Rev. Mr..
Saer has gone to Europe.
Sunday evening the Congregationalist
Sunday school gave very successful
concert. The audience which filled the
church was well pleased with the follow
ing programme:
Singing" Praise the Lord School
Prayer, Superintendent
Recitation, =" Childrens Day,
song-"A Welcome to Ali';, '-0 sawyer
Miss Ethel Richardson
Exercise" Blessing Others"
What can Little Girls Do?''
jamie Drost
song-''The Sweet Story of Old. "
Bessie Chadbourne
Recitation-"T Drowning Singer !
Miss Nettie Rounds
Song" Away to the Meadows
Ethel Thorne
Recitation, Clara Sanborn
Recitation-"One Thing Lacking
Motion Song,
Recitation" 1t Came"
Susie Thombs
SOng-"The Rainbow In the Clouds
Miss Eva Fitch
Recitation-"A Prayer in Battle
Miss Ethel Richardson
Song" Days of Sweet Summer"
Miss Nettie Rounds
Recitation, Miss Eva Wood
Singing Praise the Lord" School |
The success of the concert was due |
chiefly to the efforts of Mrs. L. S. Rich |
ardson, Mrs. Frank Brown and Mrs. |
Carrie Bachelor
South Berwick, June 10-The pro-
gramme of commencement week at Ber- |
wick Academy is as follows:
Sunday, June 23-The sermon before |
the graduating class, by. Rey, DIR. G. S.
shire Agricultural college in the Congre-
gational church. at 2. 80 p. m.
/. Monday, June "a. THE prize speaking |
in Fogg Memorial hall at p. M
Tuesday, June 25.-The commencement |
concert in Fogg Memorial hall, by the |
Columbian Orchestra of Lawrence Mass. |
Wednesday, June 26. Graduating exer-
cises in the Fogg Memorial hall, at 2.50
p. m Alumni reunion and ball in the |
Fogg Memorial Hall at p. m.
Arrangements are being made for the !
triennial reunion of the classes of 'S8, '89 |
and 80 of Berwick academy to be held |
the exact date not having yet been deter
mined upon.
Limington.
Limington, June H. We understand
that the flag raised at Limington, May 30 |
was put up by Mr.. d. f. French, |
veteran of the war, who performed the |
patriotic act in memory of his old COM
rades of Co. G. 18th Maine Volunteers.
Richmond.
Richmond, June 1O-Rev O. D. Sewall |
of Durham, NH, preached the baccalau- |
reate sermon before the graduating class
of the Richmond High School at the Con- |
gregational church Sunday.
Invitation are out for the class recep-
Music will be furnished by Grimmer's |
orchestra. The graduating exercises will |
be held at the Opera House Friday. The |
class numbers IL.
Much damage is being done the beau |
tiful elm trees in the village by small |
caterpillars or measuring worms. The |
foliage on some Of the trees is already |
destroyed and the havoc is still going on |
On Main street pedestrians have at times |
been obliged to walk in the middle of |
the street to avoid the pests dropping |
from the trees and covering the side |
walks, and in one house, particularly /
infected, the rooms have been swept daily |
to clear them of the worms which get |
inside.
Something also seems to be doing in
jury to the maple trees. An examina-
tion of the leaves which fall off show
them to be infected with small insects |
which look like the plant lice.
The mumps has been prevalent in this |
vicinity for several months and new cases
are still being reported.
A number of new spinning machines
have been added to the machinery at the |
Southland cotton mill AS the last one
was being hoisted to the third story
window Friday afternoon, the rope parted
Just as it was clear of the ground, allow
ing it to fall and damaging it to the
extent of $3.50.
The Richmond house was sold Monday
afternoon at auction to Noble Maxwell |
of Richmond for $4,000. The furniture is
to be. sold next Monday. The sale was
made by the administrator of the estate of |
tie late Harrison Springer.
Naples.
Naples, June TO- Chas W. Proctor has
been very sick, but is now able to be out
and about.
Miss Flora Chute is visiting relatives
in Bridgton.
Long Lake L o. G. T. had baked
bean supper at the hall last Friday even
ing, and sociable after supper. Re
ceipts of the evening were about 5000 and |
a good time was enjoyed. The Lodge now
has about 65 members and more to come.
Mrs. Geo. W. Hall has returned from
Massachusetts,, where she has been visit
ing relatives
The Village Improvement Society is
not dead-only sleeping. The building
of the sidewalk was begun Monday and
will be pushed through in short order
The people have put their houses in Or
der for summer boarders A good many
are expected soon. Several have already
arrived and are having fine luck fishing
in Long Lake and the brooks about here.
Steamer Hawthorne will soon begin her
regular trips to Lake Station and give us
a call twice each day.
H. G. Lord has bought a bicycle of
Knapp & Sanborn, and rides between his
house and store silently and swiftly, I
a thing of beauty and joy forever -