The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-02-13
MAINE TOWNS.
Items of Interest Gathered by CORES
pondents of the Press.
Vinalhaven.


Vinalhaven, Feb. 13-The selectnen
will be in session this week settling the
accounts of the town for the year
The annual union church levee and fair
was held at Memorial hall Thursday and
Friday at which they cleared about 500.
The Rebecca Lodge, !. o. Q. f., is
holding special meetings every week in
order to get up with their work. Next
Wednesday they entertain the Rebeccas
from Rookland, working the degree on
a number of candidates on that occasion.
Saturday afternoon about O'Clock two
little girls aged about 10 years, Hattie
Carver and Hattie Gould, were playing
on the ice on Carver's pond and getting
on to the thin ice near the channel. they
broke through, but held on to the ice
until rescued by some of the workmeu
who happened to be going nome from
work about that time. They were taken
to the house of Mr.. G. w. Vinal and
cared for until morning. 1t was very
narrow escape.
Sebago. Feb. 13-The second literary
lACcbnl& VI UHO OCIul was l6lu at H0tSar
Academy, Feb. 10Th. The following
was the programme:
Reading of Programme
Report of Secretary.
Music
Misses Lizzie and Ida Jewell. Allison
Wentworth and Irwin Mckenny.
Defamation
MIR. Clough.
Debate-Resolved that the treatment of
the American Indian by the United
States Government, till a very recent
date, cannot be justified. Voted in
affirmative.
Affi.-CurUis Sanborn, Julia Douglass
Neg. -Vernon Williams, Edna Dyer.
Recess.
Music,
Misses Jewell, Wentworth and McKenny.
Journal,
Allison Wentworth, editor. Ethel LON
bard. editress.
Recitation-How he saved ST. Michael,
Lunetta NJ. Poore.
Negro Debate.
Report of Executive Committee,
New Business.
Adjournment until March ninth.
There were about $50 present. The
programme was well carried out and en-
jayed by all. Among those who took
part in the debate were Prof e. P.
Barren and Rev. G. P. Merrett. MIR.
Merrett also spoke Of the Armenian ques-
ton.
Cape Elizabeth
Cape Elizabeth, February 1a.-Mrs.
Horace G. Trundy of Bowery Eeaeh
spent a few days the past week with
friends at Pond Cove.
Rev. CA. Buker and wife are visiting
relatives at Poland and Monmouth.
Miss Eleanor A. Murray, with Cook,
Everett & Pennell. Portland, is spend
ing two weeks vacation with her parents
at Pond Cove.
Frank Nutter the young son of Mr. and
Mrs. Lewis A. Davis, of Bowary Beach,
has bcen quite i'll she past week. DR..
Thombs of Portland Is in attendance
Mrs. Augustus f. Hannafcrd, who has
been i'll, has sufficiently reco yered to be
about the house.
Miss Hattie e. Green, of White Rock,
has been visiting at Ephraim Dyer's the
past week.
Mr.. Fred Dyer, who has. spent the
past three months in Bosotn, has re-
turned home.
Dry Mills, Feb. 1s-Mr. George B.
Trip was hurt quite badly by falling
backwards and striking on the back Of
his head last Saturday at Suckerville.
MISS deety LOW 1s very SICK With
p neumonia.
Mr.. Bella Verrill received a painful in
jury at Suckerville one day last week by
can't hook, slipping and striking him in
the face.
Lorenzo E. Dow. Esq, of Chicago. is
at home on account of the sickness of his
sister.
John Brown is at home from Portland
this week.
Mrs. Hodsdon of Lewiston, is visiting
at Matthew G.. Morrili's.
VIM. M. Dow has trained nurse from
Portland taking care of his sick daugh-
ter Hetty.
James Dow and family, of South Port
land. are at VIM. M. Dow's.
Anyone in this vicinity about noon
would think it quite business place
after hearing the two steam whistles at
the Mills and the one at North Gray and
at Suckerviile III the opposite direction.