The Portland daily press., 1896-05-19
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Items of Interest Gathered by Cores
pondents of the Press.
Boothbay.

Boothbay.
Boothbay, May 1s.-Byron Giles has
been awarded the contract to build the
new road extending around the village
at Ocean Point, at a cost to the town OF
about one thousand dollars.
Farmers are putting in their crops.
Some of the farmers are all through
while others are hoeing their early prod
uce. They report the ground rather dry.
Summer people are beginning to put in
an appearance among us. The present not
weather will doubtless bring them TO our
shores.
commissioner Reed is going over the
roads with his crew of mon and borsas
putting them i'll condition for travel. and
some OF our roads are very much in need
of it.
The Knickerbocker Ice Company here
are soon to begin shipping out their en-
tire lot OF ice, which may take about
three months time.
The alewlve fishermen are doing quite
well at this season. The fish are selling at
from rs cents to ST. 90 per hundred.
Gray.
Gray. May 1S.-Mr. 3. H. Lowe of
luflbb Ordy Is very SICK.
Mr.. b. S. Clark has been confined TO
the b ouse several days from sickness.
The graduation exercises of Penneu In
stituue GLASS Of '96, will occur at the Con-
gregational Church. Friday, May 90
Music by Callahan's Orchestra of Lewis
ton. Following is the programme.
Music,
Prayer,
Music,
Salutatory, Susie Pepnell
Essential Elements of Success,
Albert n Bohnsen
Glass History, Bessie W. Cummings
The New Discovery in Photography,
Willie Z. Barbour
friendship, Clara N. Smith
Address to Undergraduates,
Warren p. Doughty
Music,
TIifies, Edna @. Merril1
Glass Peem-The Students Dream,
Influence Of Thought upon Civilization.
Hermann r. Hall
Oration-What Can we do for Armeniap
Vim. S. Cole
Comparison between Pope and Dryden,
Glass Prophecy. Lucy p. Cole
Music,
Presen tation of Gifts,
Margaret H. Andrews
Neutrality-suspicious. of School upon
Cnaracter, Edith NJ. Allen
Music,
Comforting of Diplomas,
Glass Ode,
Bnediction.
The concert in the evening will be
given by Herbert Johnson's Quintette
Ir1 h Of oe.fD l. - II.
OF four ladies voices and O male tenor.
This is the only organization of the kind
In the world, therefore 1t will be a nov
city. The concert will consist of duets.
trios, quartettes, quintettes, tyrolean
.yodles, and old familiar melodies. Miss
Peables of Lewiston will give selections
in reading.
Rev. E. NJ. Cousins will preach the
memorial sermon. before the Geo, r.
Shepley, G. A. r. Post, May 24th, at the
Congregational church.
Rev. Judson w. Shaw will deliver
lecture entitled The Perils of Our Ma
tion,'' at the Free Baptist chucrh, Sun
day evening, May oath.
The many friends of Mrs Frank A,
Libby will be panied to learn of her
death, after brief illness. Mrs I.ibby's
place in this community will be hard to
I'LL, as those to whom she has SO patient
~ and cheerfully ministered in times of
sickness and distress, can testify. Her
husband and children have the sympathy
OF all. "She rests from her labors and
her works do follow her,
Baldwin.
West Baldwin, May 16.-At the regular
Republican caucus held at the town
house, Baldwin. Oliver Murch was chosen
chairman and L. S. Richardson, secre-
tary.
The following gentlemen were chosen
to attend the state convention at Bangor:
L.. S. Richardson, J. E. Cartreu and A.
N. BurnelL To the county convention at
Portland: o. Murch, e. II. Chadbourne
aud J. E. Cartrell.
Apple trees are blossoming out this
year in q manner pleasing to the farmers
and tbs Indications are that there will be
a fine crop if the catapillars do not eat
the blossoms too freely.
The Potter Academy base ball team
defeated team from this place by a
score OF 10 to z, last Saturday.
Miss Mabel A. Allen of Fresuort ia
stopping at the Pequawket house.
win spent Saturday and Sunday with
Mrs. Oliver Murch.
Wiudham.
Windham Centre, May 19.-Mrs. David
LarIabee died Of double pneumonia at
her home here Saturday afternoon, after
a short illness of about five days. Mrs.
LarraDes has always lived at the Centre
and had many friends; she will be much
missed.
Miss Annie Hall has returned from
Manchester, n. H., where she has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. ellis Stark.
Mr.. Linwood Rogers has gone to Cum
berland Mills to work at blacksmithing.
Parsonsfield.
North Parsonfield, May 17.-Miss Mil.
dred Blazo is teaching school at West
Parsonsield.
Miss Lizzie Granville is at work for
Daniel o. Blazo.
Mr.. Robert Merrill OF Somerville,
Mass, is visiting friends here.
MIR. and Mrs. Elmer E. Wadleigh an d
daughter of Rochester, N. H., are visit
ing at p. B. Wadleigh's.
Mrs Maud Varney is slowly improving.