The Portland daily press., 1895-07-30
MAINE TOWNS.
Items of Interest Gathered bv Corres
pondents of the Press.
New Gloucester.

New Gloucester.
New Gloucester July 30. Rev. J. P.
Patch, president of Readfield College,
Redfield, South Dakota, will deliver a
lecture to young men in the Congrega-
tional church this evening. on the sub
Ject Plans and Pursuits in Life" AT
ter the lecture Mr.. Tegarty, baritone
soloist of New York, will give a musical
entertainment with organ acconpani-
ment by Mrs. Richards His efforts Fri
day evening before small company and
his h Ugh qualifications in that direction,
should be highly appreciated by all
who enjoy music. Free to all
Paris.
| West Paris, July 49, Rev. Dr. Bolles,
of New York, will deliver a lecture on
Holland Thursday evening, Aug. 1st at
O'Clock.
Leslie, little son of VIM. Hall, is .very
sick with typhoid fever.
| A. r. Buckman and Frank McKenney
have secured the agency for the George S.
| Tweedle washing machines and started
for Winthrop Thursday morning to can
as Kennebec County.
| Rev. A. K. Bryant is spending a few
weeks in Boston.
Mrs Austin Hayes, of Beecher Falls,
Vt, is visiting at L +. Emmons
A. K. Stones old and reliable Uncle
Dunham's Hall on Monday evening in a
grand revival of the old favorite drama
and it is expected the hall will be
packed. This company is good one,
ana played here some six or seven years
ago, and gave unusual satisfaction.
This is the Oldest in the country.
We are in hopes to see that new cloth
no 10 IN, L /
boom it would be for our little village!
H. 6. Brown has been in Canada on
business the past week.
L. M. Mann is in Bangor and Augusta
on business trip.
Casco, July &c. good crop of hay has
been cut and is in nice condition. Hoed
| crops are looking well, and it is predicted
that the largest crop of corn ever raised
| in this town will be harvested this fall.
| Mr.. and Mrs Charles W. Winters, of
| Taunton, Mass, are the guests of John
W. Batty.
DR.. Frank H. Mayberry, of Burnside.
Conn, was in town last week, and sold
his stand in the village to Shusley Mann,
who will in the near future erect nice
set of buildings in place of those now on
the place.
Mrs. Nellie Currier Of Bangor is spend.
ing a few weeks here with friends.
Francis Mayberry Central Falls, r. L i,
is visiting his sister, Mrs. S. c. Sylves-
ter.
Daniel C. Smith is quite sick at this
writing, attended by DR.. Lord of Naples
Mr. Robert Brackett of Naples is very
sick at his daughters, S, Mrs. Soloman
Gays.
We had heavy rainfall here Saturd ay
night, which was very much needed, as
the gardens were beginning to suffer for
want of rain.
Limington.
Limington, July 20. Last week Tuesday
the body of Mrs. Perry of Massachusetts,,
was brought here for interment. She was
sister of Mr.. Abram Cousens, where
the funeral services were held in the af-
ternoon.
The 25th was observed by the L. A.
alumni as picnic day at Horn Pond
In the evening literary and musical ex-
ercises were held in Academy Hall where
at the close ice cream and cake were
served.
A reunion of the or Frost family was
held at the summer home of VIM. Frost
Tuesday, the 23d. The family tie lacked
one member of being complete. This was
a very pleasant occasion to all present
especially so since it had been many years
that the brother, Woodbury. Frost, of the
West has been among them.
Town Hall is a scene of life and acti-
witty Saturday afternoons, as Miss Lillian
Fl. Small meets the young people and
children for rehearsals of the juvenile
Cantata "a Visit to Grandpa" which
occurs at Town Hall on the evening of
the sixth of August. AS Miss Small is
especially adapted to the work both from
her musical abilities and excellent disci-
pline over children we predict an enter
tainment out of the common order Mr..
A. L. Davis of Limerick is to assist on
the cornet.
Mr.. Towne, an Evangelist, occupied
the pulpit at the Congregational church
Sunday. and preached very helpful dis
course from the text Remember In
the evening no gave views of Christ and
his work.
North Yarmouth.
East North Yarmouth, July 80. Misses
Alice and Addie Lararbee, of Portland,
are visiting at Mr. E. W. Ross's
The Literary Society meets Wednesday
evening. July 31st
The Ladies Aiu meets at Mrs. A. S.
Kendall's again Wednesday afternoon,
July 81.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benz. Pratt and daughter
Alice, of Gorham, N. H, are visiting at
Mrs. G. c. Crockett's
Presiding Elder Corey will preach at
the MeGhOd1St cnurcn TUESDAY evening.
Mr.. Grosvenor Lobdell and Miss Chris
tine Deane, of Massachusetts,, are visiting
at Mrs. Sarah Lobdell's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Lawrence and two
daughters, of Long Island, are visiting
at Mr. Hollis Doyle's.
Mr. Robert McGregor, who has been in
the employ of Mrs. Maria L. Dunn, the
past year has returned to his home in
Rev. NJ. K. Marby was taken
suddenly i'll Sunday afternoon.
Thusrday evening there will be a
prayer meeting at Mr.. j. f. Woodman's,
and Friday evening there will be meet
ing at Mr.. Chas. Milliken's.
Sebago.
Sebago, July &c. A very heavy rain
fell on Saturday evening, lodging some
grain. The rain was much needed.
= Meetings will be held held at Sebago ba
m. by Rev. G. P. Merritt. Rev. I. A.
Bean of Cornish breaches every second
Sunday at Convene, and is engaged to
preach ten Sundays.
Mr.. and Mrs. Philo B. Clark of Brook