The Portland daily press., 1895-02-02

covered consciousness tonight. Ihe last
storm here left the roads very slippery,
and then to make them worse we had a
slight snow squall just to cover the
ice, from which there have resulted some
very severe accidents.
Yarmouth, February 1.-The Var
mouth Loan and Building Assoclatloll
recently organized here, IS Dranch Oh
the Granite State Provldent Assocla-
ton of Manchester. n: ID. Following y,
are the names of the officers: James nj.
Bates, M. D., president; A. ID. Parsons
vice president; Charles W. JORDAN, secre-
tary; Il. r. Cook, treasurer: l.. L.. SHAW,
A. II. Parsons, Charles W.Jordan, Solo
mon Sawyer, Smith d. Sawyer. l.. n.
Cook, H. A Merrill, D. DIS, C.G Wood
man, S. Z. York, A. L. Small, "A. IL.
Coon bs, F.W. Buchanan, Herman Sea
bury, L. T. Pomeroy, +. e. Gore, dlreGt-
ors; C.G. Woodman, r.: Cook, "A: J..
Small, l.. 2. Pcmeroy, Il. IL. Shaw, oolo-
mon Sawyer, executive committee.
The entertainment given by W.. IL:
Haskell Relief Corps at GA. K. hali
Monday evening. was unusually inter
esing and we'll attended. Rayne's or
orchestra gave some delightful selec-
tions. Miss Kate Hodsdon's reading A
Summer Filtration, twas charmlngly rem
dered and received al encore, to which
she responded with another amusing
selection. Mrs Mabel Poole, in her
usual happy manner, gave Farmer
opriggin's Ideas About City Boarders,
received an encore, and gave the wild
owls Experience. The banjo selection by
Misses Nilliamgs and Wilson. and Mr..
Stubbs, was encored. The quartette,
Mrs. Wilson, Mrs. Merrill, and Messrs.
Walker and Merrill. sang john, John,
Tell us john" in very spirited manner.
and were heartily applauded and called
on to repeat the piece.
The concert for the benefit OF Mr.
Leonard G. Soule will be given at the
First Parish church Monday evening,
February 4th. An attractive programme
las been arranged. Music by the Or
chestra, male quartette. solos (poth vo-
cal and instrumentaD, readings by MISS
and Miss May York. Admission for
adults rs cents, children under IL fifteen
cents. The concert will begin at 8
O'Clock. 1t is hoped the concert will be
we'll patronized, tor the cause is worthy.
Miss Marion True met with quite Sc
rious accident Tuesday evening. Whlle
she was lighting a pi ano lamp the shade
caught fire and blazed up, badly burning
one hand and the other arm.
pTIudy ODi Sshs 80
O'Clock, the ". G. u. will meet with
Mrs. Levi Marstop, % Elm street. The
subject for the afternoon will be Fro
portionate Givingn 1t is expected that
Mrs Matt Hughes of Portland will be
present and read paper on this subject.
All ladies are welcome.
Captain David Pierce was in Boston to
attend the funeral of his sister, Mrs.
Harris, recently.
Mrs. Henrietta Stanley was called to
West brook this week by the death of her
mother, Mrs. Mary Turkey.
Miss Gertrude Whitcomb and Miss
Jennie @. Buchanan are home from
Bridgewater Normal School to spend a
two weeks vacation.
I he special meetings at tho Baptist
church are largely attended and the
religious interest seems to increase.
Windliam.
Windham Centre, February 1.-The
Windham Centre Christian Endeavor
Socity appointed a committee of citi-
zens and mem bers to solicit contri bu-
tions from the town for western suffer
ers, A canvas was made and resulted
in their securing seven barrels of COM
forta BILE clothing and bedding, and $40
in cash. 1t has been sent to the Chris
tian Herald Relief Depot, No. Is, Bible
House, New York, thence to be sent by
them to needy places in the west. Ac-
acknowledgements of goods and money.
with names of donors Of money, will be
given in the Christian Herald.