The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-07-17
MAINE TOWNS.
Items of Interest Gathered by Corres
pondents of the Press.

North Baldwin, July 16-The farmers
are very busy cutting their hay.
Mr.. John Wiggin, who has been very
sick. is very much better.
MIR, Philip Wiggin ia suffering with
neuralgia in his shoulder and side.
Miss A bbie Weed, of Deering, ia visit
ing her grandfather. j. Il. Cartret.
Miss Marcia Murch has returned from
her school at Glen Station, N. H.
An interesting and curious sight was
witnessed Saturday night. when the two
parts of the milky way seemed to cross
each other directly over head.
Rev. j. A. Wiggin and family, of
jackson, N. H., will visit relatives in
this vicinity this week.
Scarboro.
Eight Corners July Delaying is per-
picking business just now, for the sun
seems undecided whether to shine out or
not.
Rev. Geo. l.. Mason and his little son
Drummond arrived at this place Tuesday
afternoon about $50 D.. m. after car
Tiage drive of about forty miles from
West Lebanon, Maine. Mrs Mason fol-
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has received a call to preach at South
and West Darlington, N. Fl. They are
packing their goods and will leave for
that place next week.
Fryeburg.
Bryeburg, July Is. The people of the
Congregational church gave b reception
to their new pastor, Rev. Ernest Abbot,
last evening, at the vestry. Rev. Mr..
Abbot, who is a son of Rev. Lyman Alb
bot, of New York, has been supplying
the pulpit with great acceptance for sev-
eral weeks. He will remain with this
society for one year. There WAS @ large
gathering of the members of the society
and friends. Vocal music by Mrs Hale
Jacobs, of Maiden, Mass, and some of
the young ladies added much TO the
pleasure of the evening The hours
passed quickly in the social festivities of
the occasion. Refreshments consisting
OF cake and lemonade were served.
Among the guests in town are Mrs.
Horace Smith. Miss Lucy A. H. Smith,
Mr.. and Mrs. George T. Angel, of the
Dumb Animals" and Mr.. and Mrs.
Dorr, all of Boston; Mrs. Hale Jacobs, of
Maiden. Mass. Mr.. and Mrs. Wiley
and sons, nf New York.
Miss Evelyn Small, of Iimington,
a graduate Of the Springfield, Mass
Training School-olosed her kindergar-
ten School on Saturday morning. The
closing exercises were very interesting
and showed much patient and faithful
work on the part Of the teacher and pu-
pills. The training that the K1ndergar-
ten School gives to children is of great
advantage to them, and bears an import
ant relation to their future education.
This system recognizes the quality of
the human mind and seeks through va
rious exercises to cultivate the symmet-
rioal development of the whole nature
of the child. Snngs, games, stories of
animate and inanimate nature, with
their inner meanings or moral Seasons,
and also the little inner" or lunch, ell
have place in the gentle, happy school
life OF these young students Truly the
ways of kindergarten are the ways of
pleasantness and peace.' Fine spaci-
mems of sewing, weaving, etc.--all the
work of the tiny fin9ers-were on exhi-
bition. Among the visitors was Miss
Martha W. Howe, of the Chestnut street
school, Portland.
A heavy thunder shower passed over
Fryeburg this afternoon. No damage
was done. unless to the hay that was
down.
West Buxton, July 16. There is
growing interest in the proposed extern
SloD OF the elecGrlc road from WestbrOok
to Gorham, and many have signed the
petition advocating this public benefit
Mrs. J. d. Waldron, of Eposburg
Falls, VT, is visiting friends in this vii
lage and vicinity.
Capt. j. T. Warren is the promoter of
subscriptions to liquidate the debt for
repairs on our meeting house of $3.50, ana
Rev. Burton Minard Is solicitor of funds.
Work is suspended on the bridge pier
until after haying.