The Portland daily press., 1897-11-18

was sh e9p Young men and women of the
M M PARIS and son left last week for
.ha winter in New York. Mr.. Paris was
, pre at the unwilling of the Column
han statue by Hon. Seth Low, president
VI ot'I Columbia University.
GROVEvILLE.
Groyeville, November 17.-There was
a urge and enthusiastic gathering of the
inha bitants OF Groveville and Vicinity
interested in the public school at the
school house IN this village on Monday
afternoon, October IS, the occasion being
the raising OF flag for the school, AL
most every school in town is provided
with nat1ona! flag and the reason why
this school did not have a flag until this
LATE day is not because it is less loyal to
the flag OF It's country but because they
had no school house, the question of
location long IN dispute necessarily delay
inc this important matter. But the ques-
tion of location being decided about
wear ago and house placed on the
ground, steps were Immediately taken by
those most interested in the school to
procure flag. the most enthusiastic ones
being Mr.. and Mrs. IF. S. Wood and Mr..
and Mrs. +. M. Hill. With the help and
cooperation of others enough money was
raised by means of entertainments and
subscriptions to purchase fine new flag
9x15 feet in size, and today it,foats on
n flag staff so feet high. The exercises of
fine day were highly interesting. Mr.. j.
M Hill acted as master of ceremonies and
the. following programme was carried
ont: Prayer by Rev. A. 6. Hill; sing.
ING by the school Of Star Spangled Ban
ner. Then in neat speech, Mr. J. Nj.
HiIl presented the flag to the school,
which the teacher, Miss Etfie =. Waldron
responding in d manner very interesting
not only for the pleasing style in which
the response was given, but for the ideas
expressed. A very interesting address
was then delivered by Rev. f. Ell. Baker.
Well chosen remarks were offered by
Rev. A. G. Hill, Rev. Mr. Johnston and
Horace Harmon. Several quotations
from standard authors were given by
the scholars. The school sang Columbus
the Gem of the Ocean, and the assembly
adjourned to meet around the flag staff in
front of the school house. AS two yster-
ans of the late war pulled away on the
ropes and the stars and Stripes proudly
fioated in the air three cheers were given
for Old Glory land after singing America,
the meeting broke pail feeling that they
had participated in one of the most inter-
esting and important occasions of the sea-
son.
SPRINGVALE
Springyale, November 1.-THE grand
opening of Dirigo block occurred last
Wednesday evening at which a large
crowd gathered and closed up with a So
cial entertainment given by the Ruhamah
Rebekah lodge in their spacious hall in
their story of the block and more than
400 went in to enjoy the musical and
literary selections, which all seemed much
pleased with.
fa II Of cohnOIc iii Tri
day, November 5, and the winter term
commenced last Monday.
Charles S. Pierce OF Hebron Academy
visited his parents here last week.
1t seemed last Friday as though winter
was really here, with fall of i've or six
inches of snow and the appearance has
not changed much since.
Mrs. Minnie Stoddard of Sanford start
ed for Jamaica last Wednesday to meet
her husband, DR.. George E. Stoddard.
They intend to go to South America to
spend the winter.
Religious services are held every Sun
day afternoon at the Ross school house
in Shapleigh, under the auspices of the
G. E. societies Of this village. Consider
able interest in manifested in these meet
ings.
CUMBERLAND.
West Cumberland, November II The
Misses May and Annie Morrill, spent Sat-
urday with their brother at Woodfords.
Miss Lizzie Hulit and Miss Ethel Shaw
have finished work in the corn shop.
Quite number from this place attend
ed the candy pull at West Falmouth last
week.
Miss Evie Morrill, spent few days of
last week at Mrs. Blake's and Mrs.
Hadlock's s.
Mr.. Seymour Hulit has purchased
now horse.