The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-04-08
MAINE TOWNS.
Items of Interest Gathered by CORES
pondents of the Press.
Richmond.

NeNN--0t
the east side of Swan Island went dowr
river to sea this afternoon. opening the
river to navigation by that channel. Or
the west side of the island the jam still
holds, but opposite the village the river
has been open since Saturday, the Toe
having worn away. 1t is probable the
jam in the west channel will go out soon.
There has been but little, If any, rise and
fall of tides in the river at this place
since the freshet subsidized. owing doubt
less to the river being damned below
here by the ice jam.
North Yarmouth.
North Yarmouth, April 6. On Raster
Sunday morning at the pieasan noo noraS VI y
MIR. and Mrs. n. S. ShurtleH occurred
double wedding. The contracting parties
were Miss Della H. Symonds and FREQ
D. Morrill,. of North Yarmouth, and
Miss Fannie NJ Symonds, of Gray, and
Mr.. Otis Witham, of Raymond The
house was prsttily decorated with ported
plants and carnations. The ceremony
was impressiveIy performed by Rev. r.
A. Farnham. Tho presents were numer-
GUS and handsome. Among those pres
emf from out of town were K. u. Morrill,
and wife, of Portland; J. A. Gilbert and
wife. of Deering, NJ. Frank Snowman
and wife Of Portland, Mr.. Lewis SHIRT
left, of New Gloucester, and MI. and
Mrs G. 6. Hatch of DeerlDg.
Mr. VIM. Doten, formerly of this place,
who has been employed in the shoe shop
at Manchester, n. H., has secured po-
sition in a shop at Portland. and it is
said will move to Portland this spring.
Mrs. John Hamilton is visiting her son
at Waterville.
Miss Lizzie Mountfort is home from
Normal School on vacation.
Miss Belle Sweetsir is visiting her
brother, Mr.. Will Sweetsir, of Gray.
MIR. Frank Sawyer's baby, who has
been very ill, is improving.
Buxton.
West Buxton, April 6. At an adjourned
town meeting held in Hollis Saturday,
April 4th, it was decided TO build new
pier in the Saoo; but the kind OF bridge
which will be built was left for future
meeting. The meeting was adjourned
to May 2nd.
Howard Davis, ESQ.,, has gone to Bos-
ton for the summer.
We were treated to an old fashioned
snow storm Monday, and the travelling
is still bad.
Sebago, April 6. Rev. Geo. p. Mer.
rett and Rev. Mr.. Hume, Of Minneap-
oils will hold series of meetings at Sc
bago Union Congregational church each
evening this week. NJ r. Hume yesterday
preached an Interesting sermon appro-
pirate to the day. The meeting was
led by Mr.. Merrett. The following pro,
gramme arranged for the occasion by
The Union Christian Endeavor Society
was rendered last evening at the Sunday
School Raster concert. Singing by the
choir. Music by Vida Dyer.
The Pilgrim, May Mansfield
Christ as Lily, Ethel Lombard
Faith in Christ, Aryilla Williams
Looking unto Jesus, Nora Jewel
Star of Love, Lizzie Jewel
Shield of Salvation, Ida Jewel
Grown of Glory, Julia Douglas
Guide of Life, Ollie Douglas
Recitation My Buyhood's Prayer,
Oxen Dow of Hiram
Recitation, Henry Rec,
Recitation-The Veterans, Mabel Foste
At the close of the exercises remark
were made by Mr.. and Mrs. r. NJ. Dye
and A. y. Robinson.
Wind ham.
Windham Center, April 6. At tt
Baptist church on Raster evening til
following exercises were successfully cal
ried out
organ voluntary MlsS flOrCuC0 Ale
The Lords Prayer in unison
Singing, Cho
Scripture Reading, Glass No.
Prayer.
Observation-Disclosures Raster,
Susie Hanso
Recitation-East ter Lilies. Annie Warm
SonR-Easter Day, The ChiIdre
Recitation-The Children's Easter,
Alley Hawke
Pooitofion-Ap 70
Florence Bale
Scripture Verses, Glass No.
Singing-The Holy City,
Miss Florence ALLIE
Dialogue-Nature's Choral. Six Cir
eoitation-Eastertide, Leroy Varne
Reoitation-On Easter Day,
Emma Hawk,
Observation-Disclosures Morning,
Marian Hanso
An Easter Song,
Florence Bailey, Ethel and Bertha Hi
Recitation-Easter, Helen Brown
Dialogue What Shall We Bling to .Tesu
Four Little Cir
Song, Cho
Recitation-Happy Hearts,
Lincoln Lam
Singing, Congregatio
Extensive repairs are being made @
the interior of the riends' church, whie
Will greatly iInpioFo ~.
Mrs Abba Goold Woolson is stoppin
at the old homestead.
About fifteen new books have lateI
been added to the town library. This
are works of history, poems and storIt
BY many of the standard writer
Among the collection are "The Story
Liberty"by Coffin arthur Bonnecastle,
"Lowell's Poems, ""The Parsons Prox,
"The Village Watohtower," etc.
Harpsweil.
Harpswell, April ii. <. and 3.
Coombs, w. L. Holbrook, Fred Sno'
are a few of the many who have recen
~ joined this Sebascodegan tribe OF III
Men at Orr's Island. There must he
least twenty members from this isla1
and some from Phippsburg.
Deacon FarrinRton and A. Sout
worth OF the Bethel church, Portlan
will visit the island Bethel next wee