The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-03-21
MAINE TOWNS.
Items of Interest Gathered by Cores
pondents of the Press.
Yarmouth.

Yarmouth.
Yarmouth, March 10. The Weman's
Christian Tempera ce Uni will meet
with Mrs. Rufus York, Main street, on
Friday afternoon, March 81, at O'Clock.
This will be the time for the annual
election of officers, and full attendance
Is urgently requested. An interesting
paper will be read by Mrs. Emma Ora
ham.
Rev. Clinton Simonton has been: visit
ing in Boston this week. Rev. j. ID.
Barrows supplied his pulpit Sunday.
Ship Gov. Goodwin, Capt. Chas. y.
Cakes, has arrived in Philadelphia. Mrs.
Cakes left Yarmouth Tuesday to join her
husband in Philadelphia.
Mrs. Jeanne Jones of Boston, IS visit
ing her parents, Mr.. and MIS-. Geo.
Jeffo1ds, this week.
mir. Chas. Jordan and Mr.. L. r. Cook
were delegated from Yarmouth Board of
Trade to semi annual meeting OF state
Board of Trade at Waterville this week.
The Baptist Young Peoples Union col
DRAFTED their first annual anniversary
Wednesday evening, March IS. Rev. W..
A. Stepley delivered all address.
Mrs. Althea Whitman, of Worcester,
Mass, arrived in town for a visit last
Thursday.
Mrs. Samuel Buchanan, of Portland,
spent last Sabbath with Capt. and Mrs.
A. T. Small.
Mrs. Susan Low, widow of the la to
Joseph Low, died Tuesday, March H. at
the residences of her son-inlaw, Mr.. Il.
P. Greeley. Her age was " years, 10
months. Four daughters survive her !:
AIRS. Rufus Rounds of Auburn; Mrs.
Warren Titcomb, of North Yarmouth ;
Mrs R. P Greeley, Of Yarmouth; and
Josephine Low, of Haverhill, Mass. The
funeral services were held at X. +.
. Greely's residence Thursday afternoon.
Mr.. John Carswell is visiting relatives
in Montreal
The High School library has just been
increased by the following additions pur-
chased by tuition money received from
scholars residing out of town. Green's
History of the English People, four vol
umes; Mommson's History of Rome, four
volumes; and Rawlinson's Ancient
Monarchies seven volumes. These books
will supply need long felt by the pu--
pills ana teachers of the High School, and
are designed to be used as reference work
and to Supplement- the text books on
these subject
The Misses Webbing, four English ladies
will give an entertainment at the Mason
10 Hall on April 2, under the auspices of
the class of 1885, Y H. S.
The town schools commence Monday.
March 81.
W. L. Haskell. R c., will give a So
cial at g. A. R. hall Monday evening,
March 49, An old fashioned supper will
Ee served.
The Fortnightly Club meets with Miss
Ida Mitchell Tuesday afternoon, March
9th, at 8 oKlkck. Ten minute discus
sion on Current Events. The War in
Cuba and the attitude of Spain toward
the United States. opened by the Presi-
dent; The Record of Pope Alexander
Sixth, Mrs. Gannett; Florentine Treas
ures in Stone-The Duomo, Baptistry and
Giotto's Tower, Miss Snow; Reading-A
trio of Sonnets, Miss Cook; Life of
Michael Angelo, MRS. Merrill; The
Strength and Weakness of Savonarcla
Mrs. Burbank.
Gorham, March 2O.-The following is
tie Grange programme for this Saturday
evening:
Question for discussion, LIST village i'm
provement, or what can we do to boom
our village. Question opened by the
Grange lecturer, followed by W. ). Cor
thell, l.. B. Tnomb, Geo. Chadbourne.
II. B. johnson, CIV. Deering and Sisters
Emily johnson, M. L. Harmon and
Cora @. johnson and others; reading,