The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-08-14
CANTON.

Canton Point;four to Gilbe1tville; five to
Canton, from "Canton Falls Pulp Mills
Coz
Mrs. Lizzie Park, son and daughter
Hattie from Beverly, Mass. are at Gideon
Ellis's.
Mrs. NJ. f. Stevens and daughters of
Mattapan, Mass, are at Mrs. Lydia Stew
ens's.
Norris Hathaway of Washington, D.
O., is at A. S. Hathaway's.
The plank sidewalk that was washed
away in the flood last spring from the
post Office westerly is just being replaced
Ambrose Eastman has a large stable
adjoining his house nearly com pleted.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ohas. L. Smith of Nor
wood, Mass. are at L. W. Smiths.
Mrs. W. W. Andrews and children of
Portland are at Dana Bradford's.
Willis Dearborn Of Boston, Mass,, is in
town.
II. e. Coolidge aud family of Lisbon
Falls are at DR.. Coolidges.
The Normal School Scholars visited
the Lake, thursday, and spent the day.
Mr. and Mrs. Rowlands of Montreal
are at John p. Swasey's.
Miss Effie Jersey OF Montreal is at
Emily Wright's.
An advisory committee IN connection
with the Normal School here has been
appointed. The members are Otis Hay
| ford, John P. Swasey, Cbes. Fl. Gilbert,
Herbert J. D. Shaw and Dana Bradford
| of Canton; James Irish of Hartford;
Mr.. Merrill of Dixtield; Rev. DR.. DALI on
of Portland and Or. Hersey of Bath.
Merle GTIf1ieth, Oliver Harris and Ed
ward Pettingill of Portland were in town
Thursday.
Prof. McCormoshy arrived Tuesday.
j. N. johnson and @. Ell is are at Fair
| field this week attending the races. They
| each have horses there
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Oldham are taking
vacation at Peaks Island.
Mrs. Mary Bosworth is in town.
BALDWIN.
North Baldwin, Aug. 11.-Oorn is look
| ing we'll
| ?. H. Wiggin is putting water into his
barn.
| Mr.. Lewis Plaisted and fam lily of Wor-
eester, Mass, are boarding at j, NJ. San
| born's.
Miss Alice Deering of Chicago is visit
| ing her sister Mrs. N. Wiggin.
| Mrs. e. B. Binford is having some
work done in her house.
| Melvin York's children are suffering
with whooping cough.
Miss Cora Virgins is visiting Mrs.
Reuben Dyer.
Mr.. 6. NJ. Chadbourne has been quite
| i'll but is BETTER
HARPSWELL.
East Harpswell, Aug. lathe heat
has been very severe for the past few
days. Tuesday the mercury reached 90
degrees in the shade and there is SO far
no abatement of the heat
| W. H. Ridley the stage driver, is quite
sick and Will Trufant has taken his place
on the stage.
Farmers report q light crop of hay, but
| grain Is heavy. The rain and wind have
injured many grain fields that would
otherwise have yielded large crops.
business Is very dull here as elsewhere.
| Farmers find it next to impossible to dis
pose of early vegetables and other pro-
ducts that usually meet with ready
sale.
HEBRON.
REUNION OF THE PACKARD FAM
lily.
A reunion of the Packard family was
held Wednesday Aug. IL, at the old
Packard homestead in Hebron. The
homestead has been in the possession
of the family for nearly one hundred
! and ten years. 1t was settled originally
| by Dea. Reuben Packard, an old Revo-
| lutionary soldier. 1t is now the home of
represents the fifth generation. The day
being pleasant there was very large
attendance. Among those from out of
! town were: MIR. and Mrs. II. J. Tip
petit, Toledo, Ohio; Mr.. and Mrs. Cyrus
Packard Blanchard, Mr.. Henry Packard
Blanchard, Dea. Blanchard and Taught
er, Mrs. Folsom, of Blan ohard, Me-; MIR.
and Mrs. Charles B. Packard Blanchard,
Mr.. and Mrs. E. p. Packard, Wilton,
Me-; Mr.. and Mrs. George p. Packard,
Auburn, Me-; Mr.. and Mrs. E. e.
Joslyn, Auburn, Me. About twenty
five relatives of the family were present
from Paris, Me. D, m II was served at
one O'Clock, and about seventy five sat
down to beautifully spread tables, be-
meath the shade trees around the home
stead. Prayer was offered by Rev. MIR.
Richardson, of Hebron. After dinner
Mr.. Cyrus Packard was chosen master
of ceremonies. MIR. e. p. Packard then
gave some genealogical and historical
facts concerning the family. Rev. Mr.
Richardson then made some remarks,
paying high tribute of esteem and hon
or to the late Gideon L. Packard. MIR.
Packard and wife have both died since
the last reunion. Mr.. Il. P Packard
also read very fine poem, written by
Mrs. Hannah Maxim Allen, of Nebraska.
for the occasion. Short speeches were
also made by Mr.. George Packard. Mr..
Tippett, Dea. blanchard, Mr.. Charles
Packard Horatio Cushman and Mr..
George Whitney. This is the third re-
union that has been held by the family.
one seven, and one five years ago. A
committee was chosen to arrange for the
holding of the reunions at stated times,
After the singing of America and the
benediotion pronounced by Rev. Mr.
Richardson, the company dispersed al
about six O'Clock
Mrs. Benjamin F. sturtevant and
/ granddaughter, of Jamaica Plains,
Mass, were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs
| W. E. Sargent, Wednesday.
/ Mrs. S. G. Horne has returned from
Devereaux, Mass, where she has beei
for a few weeks.
II NOBLEBORO,
! Nobleboro. Aug. Ia. Ninety four in thu
shade.
The Knox, Lincoln and Sagadaho,
county sunday School convention wa
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