The Portland daily press., 1896-10-14
uAINE TOWNS.

e. W. GuptiN and Col. H. r. Millett
MIR. John Roberts of Effink am, N.
a., is spending a few days here
Mr. Fred B. Sampson of Portsmouth,
N. H., is spending two weeks at his home
here.
Mrs. C. II. Ridlon ia visiting friends
at New Gloucester for short time.
CUMBERLAND.
Cumberland Centre, Oct 13.-The an
nual harvest concert by the Sunday
school was held last Sunday evening
when the following programme was rem
dered:
Organ Prelude.
Anthem-O Be Joyful in the Lord.
Invocation
Song-God's Bounty
Opening Address-Be Thankful,
Everett Hamilton
Recitation-For Gathered Fruit,
Frances Blanchard
Responsive Reading Harvest,
PRAYER, Rev f. w Davis
Response, Solo and Chorus-1n the Cross,
Carrie Blanchard and School
Reading-Harvest Blessings,
H ellen j. Foster
Recitation-our Blessings,
Observation-Disclosures Home,
Ralph Blanchard
Responsive Reading-His Goodness.
Chorus-The Corn is Ripe.
RecitatiOn-GOd of the Harvest,
Christine Cricket
Recitation-A Grace Before Dinner,
Carrie L. Blanchard
Song-Harvest Gladness,
Responsive Reading-Blessings
Recitalon-Dost Thou,
Recitation-We Bless Thee,
Five Little Children
Thirty Little Children
Glass Exercise-Harvests in Grace,
Rec1tation-What M ANNA Says,
Jennie Dunn
Recitation-Who Else, Katharine Merrill
Reading Longtellow's Harvest Morn,
Kate NJ. Powell
Song-When He Cometh,
ecitation-ThankSgiving
Marion Hamilton
Recitation-Freely Give,
John B. Thomas
Recitation-Take up Collection,
Herman SweetSer
Harvest Offering,
SOng-Little Cleaners,
Thirty Little Children
Responsive Reading-The Great Reaping,
Song-Waiting, Only Waiting,
Reading-Our Heavenly Sheaves,
Geneva f. Blanchard
Responsive Reading-In Heaven
Reading-Thine Eyes Shall See the King,
Closing Hymn-All Hail,
Benediction.
The house was we'll filled, and all those
who took part in the exercises had their
close attention to the end. The decora-
tions consisting OF autumn leaves and
fruits of the felf and garden together
on part of the committee having them In
charge. The little ones in their songs
and rotations did their part we'll as they
alWRys do In these concerts.
Miss Carrie &c. Hamilton Of Cousins
Island, is stopping with her brother, S.
w. Hamilton.
W. P. Brown has permanent job
with Wholesale meat house in Portland
and will soon move his family there.
All ladies Interested 10 a reading club
| are invited to meet at the parsonage,
with Mrs. Davis. on Wednesday after
noon, at 8 O'Clock.
Mrs. Addie Furbush is visiting friends
at this place.
SHERMAN.
Sherman Mills, October lion account
OF the bad weather, potato harvest pro.
gress is slow. The yield is fully as large
as anticipated and in some instances
larger, averaging nearly one hundred
barrels of potatoes per acre. The yield Of
grain il unusually large, and good qunli-
ty. A large amount of blowing is already
done, and indications are that a large
crop will be put in next spring. We have
had two cold nights, freezing the ground
hard.
At a special meeting called by the
selectmen the purpose Of which was to
raise money to finish the lower town hall
in the Hall building. and to hoat, light
and seat the building, all the articles
we're Indefinitely postponed.
There has been several moose and deer
brought down by citizens of Sherman as
| follows: L. E. johnson, one moose. a
two year old bull and one deer; Ephram
Joy large bull moose; Walter Sleeper, a
deer: W. II. johnson. deer; G. l..
Bryant deer; B. E. Robinson, deer.
There are several parties hunting for
large game from this town on the east
br anch of the Penobscot.
The Local Union of Y. P. S. G. E.
composed of societies of Sherman. Patten,
Island Fails, Crystal, Dyer Brook and
Ashland, met at the Metho list church in
Sherman September 30. The sessions
were very interesting. The papers and
addresses we've of high order, and up
lifting. and the meeting of conservation
of great DOVER