The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-05-28
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North Yarmouth, May 27-Apple trees
are in full bloom and there is promise of
large crop if the cola weather has not
injured them.
Memorial Sunday will be observed May
81.
A number of members of W escustogo
Grange attended the Pomona Grange at
Cape Elizabeth last Saturday and a
pleasant time was reported.
Mrs. Joshua Strout, who has been i'll
for some time, is improving.
Mrs. Frank Hamilton is on the sick
list again.
The Ladies' Aid will meet with Mrs.
Asa Lufkin on Friday afternoon, May
MIR. Will True has bicycle.
Mr.. j. A. Gilbert and wife of Wood
fords, spent Sunday at Mrs. E. A. Nor
rill's.
Surry, May 27-Stafford Bros, of Bar
Harbor, have purchased the Davis farm
here and are preparing to raise large
quantities of hay. They expect to winter
so horses hers another winter. We well
come such men to town as 1T makes busi-
ness for some men and improves the
value of property.
Two vessels loaded at the wharves last
week with lumber from Osgoof & Hast
ings' mill. This mill is now doing good
work. The staye mill is being run nights.
Monson.
MEMORIAL DAY PROGRAMME
Monsoon, May 27-Proeramme for the
observance Of Memorial Day at Monson,
Maine. has been arranged as follows: The
procession will form at IL. 80 under COM
mapd of Past Commander /. P. Wing,
as follows,
Gerry Post No. 8, @. A. R., Comman-
der, r. T. Thomas
Speaker, clergy and invited guests.
Gerry Relief Corps.
| Sons and daughters of veterans.
| School children and citizens.
The procession will move to the lower
cemetery, where the following exercises
will be observed:
Prayer.
Singing, by Male Quartette
| Decorating graves by daughters of vet
Grams.
Then forming in line it will proceed to
the village cemetery, where the exercises
will be repeated, then proceed to the hall
| for the final services as follows:
Selection by Cornet band.
| Prayer.
Singing by quartette.
Reading, Roll of Honor.
| Music
Address by Miss a. L. Mcdonald of
| ortland.
| D Selection by band.
| BenedictioD.
/ Raymond.
East Raymond, May 27-Lakeside Di-
vision, No. g. Sons OF Temperance cele-
brared their ninth anniversary at their
hall s;at nrday evening and Sunday, May
10th III 18th. The exercises Sunday
wefo in 80 grove near the hall and there
was large attendance. The principal
speaker was Conrad 8. Snow Of North
| PownHl. d. 6. W. p. of the Grand
Division. Lemusl Rolf, of Deering, the
well known temperance worker, was
also present. The exercises consisted of
| singing and speaking and were much en-
joyed by all.
Rev. E. M. Cousins, of Gray, preached
at the chapel, Raymond Centre, Sunday
afternoon, May oath, before good audi
ence.
The Raymond Stars defeated the South
Cascos on the home grounds Of the Stars
Saturday afternoon. May 28d.
| Quite a large number from this place
attended the graduating exercises OF the
class of '96 Penpell Institute, at Gray
Friday, May 22d.
Dry Mills, May 27-Alvah NJ. Shaw
was arrested last Monday for illegally
catching fish in one Of the tributaries o:
| Royal river. He was tried before Justice
Vintonand fined twelve dollars and costs.
Mr.. Charles Baldwin and mother have
gone toeBoston on a visit.
Miss Elizabeth Shaw was visiting al
Mr.. Silas Bickford's in New Gloucester
| the first of the week.
| Fred S. Mcdonald has been clerkine
for M. G. Morrill, for few days.