The Portland daily press., 1895-05-18
MAINE TOWNS.
Items of Interest Gathered bv CORES
pondents of the Press.
Bridgton.

DosHul WAS StVcH Uy GHo Ming 3
Daughters at the vestry, Wednesday
evening. May Is. Supper was served
from $50 to O'Clock. The fee for the
supper being 10 cents each, besides fines
which you will find here below. All
ladies must wear calico gowns. There
was fine of 2 cents for a wooien dress,
1 cent for glasses, 8 cents for rings, 2
cents for collars and cuffs, cents for
fancy hair ornaments of any kind, Q
cents for watch and chain, cent for
stick pins, badge pins or fancy pins of
any kind; also cent for ribbon, 2 cents
FIR lady wearing bokay" and cents
for a gentleman being that vain. Ear
jewels and billed" shirts 3 cents each.
Necktie or patent leather shoes 2 cents
each. For curled hair on girls or boys
with their hair parted in the middle 5
cents each. An enjoyable time was pro-
nounced by all.
May Is, Bridgton Acadmy baseball
nine played with Harrison nine on home
grounds. Score 10 to in favor of Har-
rison. The Bridgton Academy's will
play with Fryeburg Academies on home
grounds Saturday Mfy1s
The frost of last Monday night will do
quite good deal of damage to the apple
crops in this vicinity.
Yarmouth.
Yarmouth, May 16.-There was an en-
tertainment of unusual merit given at
the First church last evening. The pro-
gramme was largely made up of selec-
tions by Mrs. W. B. Pendleton. Two
numbers, "Mamy's Little Boy" and
"How Rubinstein Played, given by the
special request. MIR. f.. o. Welcome
played trombone solo, Miss Katherine
Ripley Of Portland sang, Mr.. George E..
Raynes played a violin solo, Misses
Wilson and Burbank played piano and
organ duet, and male quartette sang.
Rev. W. W. Hooper will preach at the
Universalist chapel, Yarmouth, May 26,
at q 80 p. M, STANDARD time).
Yarmouth, May l6.-The W. C. T. U. will
meet with Mrs. A. J. Partridge on Friday
afternoon, May "a. at three o'clock which
will be the first of series of Mothers meet
ings.
Papers will be read by Mrs. Wendall Hale,
Mrs. Edward Stoddard and Mrs. Emily
Ora fam.
A cordial Invitation is extended to all
mothers.
The annual election of officers for the en-
suing year at ". L. Haskell Relief Corps
will ocuur at G. A. R. Hall, Saturday May s..
Mr. and Mrs. Phillips of California are in
town. Mrs. Phillips left town for Cali for
mia in '53 and this is her first visit to her
old home.
Mr.. George Stone of Boston, Mass, was in
town several days this week.
He was formerly popular member Of
Yarmouth Band and The members were
greatly rejoiced to see him with them
again.
The committee on Water Works have al
ready set their surveyors at work.
Rev. C. E. Mckinley preached at Lowell,
Mass, last Sabbath. .-.--
Rev. Charles Cleaves of Eurasburg YER
mont. preached at the First Parish chu rch
SunpaY.
A goodly number of Y. P. S. G. E. men,
bers droyeien the barge and in single teams
to the Local Union meeting at the Congre-
gational church in Freepolt Thursday after
noon and evening.
Brunswick.
Brunswick, May Hilary Chapman
Howard Poor, a Bowdoin alumnus, is
in town.
Manager E. A. Crawford is making
arrangements for a commencement con-
cert this year that. shall surpass all pre-
vious efforts. 49,
The telephone line between the Bruins
wick and Bath pumping sstations OF the
Maine Water company1is completed, and
in working order.
The hall was the scene, Thursday even
ing, of the most brilliant entertainment
by local talent which has ever produced,
the comic opera. "The Frogs Of Wind
ham," The hall was nearly filled with
feature of the opera was worth the price
of admission.
THREE DEATHS IN BETHEL.
D. NJ Grover, a prominent Bethel
farmer, was striken with paralysis Thurs
day night and died Friday morning. He
was between, so and 60 years of age and
has been in failing health for year
past. de leaves a maiden sister who has
kept bis house and cared for him. He
never married
Joel Goodwin of South Bethel, whose
leg was amputated last week Monday,
died on the Friday following. He leaves
a widow and three children. He was a
Sctu1tS III I0c @ou Aldiuo l0IdnGfy duQ
7th Maine Battery.
Hiram Hoyt died at Middle Intervale,
Bethel last Wednesday morning.
Richmond.
Richmond, May 16.-Mr. S. E. McGee-
hon, who graduated from the Bangor
Theological Seminary Wednesday, has
accepted the call to ths Richmond Con-
gregational church. instead of the Cher.
ryfield church. .as stated in the PRESS
Wednesday. He will enter upon the reg
nlar work of his charge the first OF
June.
New Gloucester.
Sabbathday Lake, May 16.-Mr. Brack-
ett Is having his store painted.
The fishing season has begun and the
pond is alive with fishermen, but no very
large trout have yet been taken, al.
though quite a quantity of small ones
have been caught.
The Shakers have set out 300 fruit
trees this spring.
Mr. Small is filling large order oi
crates for r. Winter.
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