The Portland daily press., 1897-12-29
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SEBAGO.

Sebago, Dec. 27.-There was u Christ.
mas tree and concert at Convene church
Friday evening given by tho Sunday
school. This was the programme:
Organ Prelude, Vida Dyer.
Recitation, Augusta L. Williams.
Dialogue-A Nobleman in Disguise
Cast of Characters:
Julia Curshaw, Vida Dyer
Aunt Polly, Ethel Lombard
Dick Crashaw, g. d. Blake
Peggy Crashaw, Julia Douglass
Policeman, Morton Douglass
Mr.. Fitznoodle, Vernon Williams
Tableau-Child' Prayer,
Julia Douglas, Augusta Williams
Recitation, Willie Foster
SingIng-With Joyous Hearts and
Dialogue-when Christmas Comes
Again, Nellie Edison
Recitation-W Westdeld Flood, Vida Dyer
Tableau-Before and After Marriage,
Frank Sawyer and Lizzie Jewell
Duet-Singing, Vida Dyer
Banjo, VIII Dyer
Ollie Douglas
fIableau-I4ife and Death,
Vida Dyer, Ethel Lombard and Ida
Jewell.
Marching by the Choir. Little Pilgrims,
Herbert Lewis and Nellie Brown.
Eva and Oils Douglass, Matilda
Jewell, Grover Douglass, Au.
gusta Williams.
Recitation-Christmas Song,
Mabel Foster
Recitation. Vernon Williams
Tableau-Faith, Hope, Charity,
Ethel L. Lombard Ida Jewell, Vida
Dyer.
Singing-This Will We Do Choir
Recitation-Just Before Christmas,
Henry Weed
Lizzie Jewell
TabIeau-Ihe New Man,
Vernon Williams, Julia Douglass
Recitation-Story of Christmas,
Grace Whitney
Singing-Wonderful Gifts from Above,
Choir
The choir consisted of the following:
Charles Davis, Allison Wentworth, Viii
Dyer, Vida Dyer, Lizzie Jewell and Ida
Jewell. Santa Claus, Fred l.. Meserve.
Mrs. Fannie III. Wentworth of Port
land, and Mrs. Alice M. Lombard of
Cash's Corner, Scarborough, spent
Christmas at Convene.
WINDHAN
Windham, Dec. 27-There will be a
reading circle under the auspices Of the
W. G. t. q. of Windhsm tenre on
Thursday evening, Jan. 9Th, at the Me-
mortal Hall in what is known as the
Ireland district. These circles are filled
With reading, speaking and singing, and
we been in winters past quito popular
A nominal admission fee of five cents
VIII be taken at the door. II stormy
lhurs sday the circle will be postponed till
Friday evening.
Will Hawkes. has the measles.
DR.. and Mrs. Stark of Manchester n.
H., Miss Pearl Simons and Mr.. W. H.
Hall spent Christmas with Mrs. Mary A.
Hall.
Misses Alice, Anna and Sarah Hall are
spending the Christmas vacation at
home.
SHERMAN
Sherman Mills, Dec. 26.-It has been
cold for several days, 1noderating some
this afternoon, with signs of storm.
There is not sufficient amount of snow
in the woods to make good business, and
the swamps are soft and muddy. Th G
fields and travelled roads are nearly bare
of snow
The winter schools have all commenced
and are progressing finely, with no
change in teachers, but increased num-
Der OF scholars.
Christmas was observed as usual by
-nVerai large kindred gatherings, one at
6h Episcopal church and one at the
sn hall In all the gatherings large
number of useful and beautiful presents
were distributed, and all appeared hap
py. AT the town hall eantata was finely
arranged by the school teachers. and
others assisting, entitled Santa Claus
Expected" All the parts were beautiful
ly rendered by large number of children
from to IL years of age, assisted by Mrs.
Daniel Lewis and the organist, ana
elicited such hearty applause from the
large audience that reflected great credit
on the actors and on those that arranged
it. and labored so hard to make it, as il
proved to be, a great success. After the
welcome appearance ef Santa Claus, rep
resented in the person Of the school teach
er, Mr.. Perkins, his happy talk with the
children and farewell blessing bestowed, !
the presents were distributed to the LARGE
and happy audience.
HIRAM.
Hiram, Dec. 27-Hon. Almon Young,
q member of the Legislature, is men