The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-01-11
MAINE TOWNS.
Items of Interest Gathered by Correa.
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Yarmouth.

Yarmouth.
Yarmouth, Jan. 9. Mr.. Harry r.
Hodsdon wishes to announce that he Is
arranging for an entertainment, to be
given at Masonic Hall Wednesday even
| ing. Jan. 30.
| The programme will include selections
by Josephine H. Hodsdon, elocutionist,
and Bertha Webb, violinist of Portland.
Mr.. Samuel T. York and Mrs. Alice
Dennison were united in marriage
Thursday evening, Jan. 2, at the Baptist
parsonage by Rev. ]. Fl. Barrows.
Mr.. W. Palmer Written spent the holt
days in Waldorboro, and was present at
the marriage of his sister, MissaJ ennie e.
| Whitten, to Mr.. Lorenzo A. Hoax Of
Waldoboro, which occurred Cd New Years.
day. The ceremony was. performed by
| Rev. Mr.. Russell at his parsonage in
North Waldoboro. Mr.. Whittens
brother, Mr.. Alvin e. Whitten, who has
for some time been principal of a school
in Carroll Nevada. was married Dec. 25
o Miss Mary Lillian Macomber of Carroll.
The Fortnightly Club will meet with
| Mrs. L. A. Cook Tuesday afternoon,
Jan. A. at 2.30 o'clock. Quotations from
Lytton.
Life of Lytton Miss Ida Mitchell
heading Mrs. H. A. Merrill
Ruins Of Rome Miss Nellie Shows
Sketch Of the Roman Deities,
Mrs. J c. Gannett
knights of St John and Totilla
-, Mrs. Cook
day, Jan. IL, at 30 with Miss Georgia
NJ Titoomb.
At the public installation of officers of
W. L. Haskell Post at u. A. R.. hall
Saturday evening the following officers
were duly installed by Past Commander
Geo. e. Bryant
| Conf. H. Doughty,
S, V.-Alonzo Quint,
j. V.-Frank Seabury,
Surgeon-Dr. j. M. Bates,
Chap. Edward Stoddard,
q. M.-Henry Leavitt,
Adj. B. True,
q. D.-Horace Merrill.
0. CT. R. Chase,
S. M.-Herbert Soule,
@. M. S.-W. g. Drinkwater.
After the INSTALLATION came remark
and other comrades, and from the two
honorary members present, Rev. Lauris-
ton Renyolds, South Dakota, and Hon.
l.. l.. Shaw. A fine collation. was served
and the exercises closed with singing of
patriotic songs.
The alarm of fire Monday morning
proved to be at Mr.. Charles Rings house
on West Main st. 1t caught fire from
some defect about chimney, but with
plenty of water at hand it was soon ex-
tinguished. and very little damage was
done.
A public Raising Up of Chiefs of Sus-
quisong Tribe No. 2, I. o. R. M. will
occur at Masonic Hall, Yarmouth, Mon
day evening, Jan. IS, at 7.30 standard
Miss 1of% Uo1 G.. RI.
ton, Mass, where she will spend the
winter.
Bridrton, Jan. 10. The officers elect of
Cumberland Lodge No. 80, I. o. O. f.,
for the ensuing year, were installed Mon
day evening by Past Grand D. Eugene
Chaplin. They are
| n. CIVIL o. Hersey,
V. G.-Frank e. Field,
! r. Seo.-L. H. COrliss,
Per Sec. Norman II. Libby,
Treas.-Frank P. Bennett.
| At the close of the installation T. G.
Isaac . Webb, the retiring Secretary,
| This lodge has paid out for benefits this
year upwards of $1400. 1t has an invest
eel fund of more than SIC, 900.
| A delegation from Bridgton installed
the officers of Woodbine Rebekah Lodge
of Harrison, Monday evening.
| Standish.
| Standish, Jan. Miss Mamie Tomp-
son, who has been spending the holidays
4 at home, has returned to Deering, where
she is attending school.
| Miss Margaret Higgins has returned
| to COChituate. Mass where she is teach
ing.
Miss Helen Higgins, who is teaching in
Castleton, Vt, is visiting at home.
Mr.. James Hasty and Miss Alice Paine
left last Monday to attend the winter
term at North Bridgton Academy.
| Colds and grippe are prevailing in our
Vicinity. We hope none are serious
The cold wave visited us and still lin
gers. Last Monday the thermometer
registered 20 degrees below.
Mrs. Bright of Cambridge is visiting
her aunt, Miss bennett.
| Mr.. g.. B. Libby, of Auburn. formerly
OF this place, WAS in town Thursday: