The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-05-30
MAINE TOWNS.
gtsns of INTEREST Gathered by Cores
pondents of the Press.

Standish.
Standish, May ~. DR.. E. Austin Ten
ney. of Deering was in this place Tues
day.
Mr.. W. q. Marrett, of Boston, visited
| his stock farm last week, and returned
with five of his fine horses to be sold.
Messrs. Chas. Hasty and G. W. Boothby
accompanied him to Portland.
The rain of last Tuesday was a great
help rs there has been no rain to do
much good since March.
Mrs. Oliver, Of New Hampshire, visited
her sister, Mrs. Cole, and they visited
Fast Fryeburg, their old homestead.
Mr.. George Palmer who has been in
Florida for nearly two years, has re-
turned much improved in health.
Yarmouth
Yarmouth, May 29-The observance of
Memorial Day under the direction of ".
L: Haskell Post, No. 1903, Department
OF Maine, 9. A. R., and Relief Corps,
No: "a, will be held Saturday, May 3d.
ana all ex-soldiers and sailors are COR
aleliy invited to join them. The COM
rades Will form in line at Masonic hall at
O'Clock a. M, standard time, headed
~ Cadet band and escorted by Yarmouth
titles. They will march to the lower
cenletsfles returning to Masonic hall
where dinner will b served to all parti-
clpatlng. At 1.30 p. N. the line will be
formed and march to the Baptist ceme-
terry, returning to the First Parish
church, where an address will be deliv-
cred by Rev. Ira Jones of Pownal. Will
all who kindly contribute flowers for
Memorial day please leave them at Ma
Sonic hall or with some mem bers of the
Post or Relief Corps as early as posi- BILE
on the morning of the Both. They will
be very gratefully received.
AT the annual election of officers at W.
l.: Haskell Relief Corps. the following
officers were elected for the ensuing
year:
Pres.-Mrs. Matte Thurston.
Vice Pres.-AIrs Roscoe Titcomb.
Secretary-Miss Ellen Green.
Assistant SEQ Miss Lillian Leighton.
Treasurer-Mrs. Winnie Walker.
Conduotor-Miss Hatty Titcomb.
Guard-Mrs. Simon Mitchell.
Chaplain-Miss Rita leighton.
W. Il. Haskell Post and Relief Corps
attended the Memorial service at the
Baptist church Sunday morning. The
church was beautifully decorated for the
occasion with flags, bunting and potted
plants, all most tastefully arranged. In
the arch at the rear of the pulpit hung a
motto. Welcome to Our CouEtry's De-
tenders" The choir, assisted by Mrs.
Nettie Milliken Fellows, of Portland,
gave some delightful Selections in an eX-
coptionally fine manner. 1'he sermon
by the pastor. Rev. j. II. Barrows from
the text "Yea. / think it meet, as long
as AIN in this Tabernacle, to stir you
up, Ey putting you in remem brance," 2.
Peter lib, was both eloquent and patiotic
and was highly appreciated by all who
heard it. A bout 30 of the Post and Corps
members attended the service at Pownal
in the afternoon and goodly number of
the Post and Corps were present at the
Central church in the evening to listen
to very pleasing and appropriate ad-
dress from the pastor, Rev. G. K. Crosby
and the fine music and singing always to
be expected there.
Work has commenced again at Forest
pulp mill.
The FortnightIy club holds it's last
meeting for the year at the home Of Mrs.
E. D. freeman, Tuesday afternoon,
Juno 2. Roll call answered Shy showing
benefit derived from studying Italian
History; My Impressions of Rome, Mrs.
E. d. freeman; Reading last chapter
of "Soarlst Letter." Mrs. Enos True;
Paper, The Catacombs, Miss Florence
Hill; The art galleries of Rome. Mrs. Fl.
A. Merrill; Reading from Browning,
Mrs. NJ. G. Merrill; Discussion of the
marble Faun."
Mrs. Annette 6. Dresser and son
Philip arrived at their summer home,
Royalside. from Cambridge, last Tues
day, and on Thursday her mother, Mrs.
Dresser joined her there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Marston returned
from their bridal trip to Massachusetts,
Tuesday.
Miss Gertrude Wbitcomb arrived home
Thursday from East Bidgewater, Mass.
Hodsdon's shoe shop is nearly compile t.
ed and ia now receiving coat Of paint.
Mrs. Mary Ellen, wife of John Walker,
died on Wednesday,. May ~. She has
been AN invalid for some time, and very
sick for the past three weeks. She was
very exemplary woman and will leave
many mourning friends.