The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-06-11

uCSSty.
Mrs. Byron Evans and daughter May,
of Norway, are visiting at Mr.. and Mrs.
Fl. Evans's.
Mrs. E. W. Nichols, of Salem, Mass,
is visiting at Mr.. j. F. Woodlands.
Mrs. Allah Kendall has been spending
Il few days with her daughter, Mrs. D.
n. WoodInan, Yarmouth.
school III District No. closes Friday,
after very successful term of eight
weeks, taught by Miss Mary Morrill,,
Cumberland.
q. HARPsWELL. al@
Orr's Island, June g. 1t is reported
by the fishermen that there are more Shad
Oh this shore than for many years past.
Porgies also are quite plenty, which has
not been the case for number of years.
Pollock and Goldfish have been quite
plenty, and the boat fishermen have got
humber of good fares. Alackerel are also
being caught here.
Quite a number OF the summer bOarderS
have arrived.
Grass is looking well.
CORNISH.
Cornish June 9.-Commencement exer-
cises OF the Cornish High school will be
held as follows: Sunday, June 20, 1879
a. M, baccalaureate sermon by Rev. J.
B. Sayer at Congregational church.
thursday June "a, 2.45 p. M, graduating
exercises at Union hall, music by Civ
ens's orchestra. Evening, grand concert
b. Haydn quartette of Portland, Mr.
win Stockbridge, tenor; Mr.. Harry Mer-
rill, basso; Miss Florence Knight, soprano;
Miss Henrietta Rice, alto; assisted by
Miss Agnes Stafford, reader.
BALDWIN.
East Baldwin, June e.-hIr. E. W.
Round who has been visiting in Boston
and Melrose, Mass, for few days re-
turned last week.
Mr.. Fred Thorne has returned home
from Virginia.
n Mrs. E. Richardson has been visiting in
Cornish.
EssMr. G. FL. Kicker and wife passed Sun
Day night with his mother, Mrs. H. E.
Kicker, who is still quite feeble.
Hattie Sawyer is again able to attend
school.
The Juvenile Temple gave an entertain-
ment in Chadbourne's hall last Saturday
night which was greatly enjoyed by a
large audience. The Juveniles gave a
Temperance Picnic, with the old wom-
an who lived in shoe. The managers
deserve much credit for the manner in
which it was rendered. While all those
u
ME Drost and Earl Spencer should receive
special mention.
FRYEBURG.
Fryeburg, June 10.-The graduating
exercises of the class of '97 of Fryeburg
academy were held, as previously an
nounced, on Tuesday evening, June 9, at
O'Clock, in the Congregational church.
The floral decoration consisted of hedge
ranged along the front of the stage which
was composed of ferns and green foliage
plants with tall white towering plants
on either side of the entrance. The music
was furnished by Given's orchestra of
Portland, FREQ A. Given leader. The audi
ence was we'll pleased with their musical
selections, especially with the solos of Mr.
A. Hall of Waterville The class of '97
consisted OF nine members and We're all
represented in the exercises. The pro.
gramme was as follows
Music Orchestra
Prayer, Rev. B. N. Stone
Music, Orchestra
Salutatory, (Latin),
Thomas Hale Ward, Fryeburg
1.-The Training of the Youth in
Greece and America
Winifred Claire Smith, Denmark
Music, Orchestra
History James Walker Tarbox, ..Fryeburg
1.-The Duty of the Young Man as a
Citizen" Augustus Colby, Denmark
Music, Orchestra
The Influence sof the Body on the
Mind,'
Edward Kavanagh Leighton Thomaston
Prophecy. Ada Adell Hatch, Fryeburg
Presentations,
Grace Frances Merrill, Cumberland
J Music, Orchestra
valedictory,
Ef1e Edna Allard, Brownfield
Music, Orchestra
Comforting of Diplomas,
DIR. S. c. Gordon
Singing of the Glass Ode written by
Arthur Willis Batchelder Brownfield
Benediction, Rev. E. II. Abbott
a Excused.
AL the parts were well taken apd
showed that the class possessed exception
al mental ability. Before presenting the
diplomas DR.. Gordon made an Instructive
address to the class. Later he addressed
the citizens in regard to the school in the
future.
over the class of '9S received the GRADUATE
ing CLASS and their friends in the parlors
of The Oxford. The reception committee
consisted of Mr.. H. D. Gibson, the presi-
dent of the class of '9S, Miss Grace Merrill
the president of the class of '97, preceptor
Ernest Woodbury. Preceptress Miss M. e.
Merrill and the assistant teachers, Misses
Susan Walker and Annie Hull. After
the reception the company repaired to the
spacious dining room, which had been
artisticaliy decorated with evergreen and
wild flowers under the direction of Mrs,
f. l.. Mark. Here the merry company
danced the hours away to the music of
Given IS orchestra. Many pleasant memo
ries win cluster around closing exercises
Of this school year.
Three members of the class of '97 intend
to enter college: e. < Leighton will go
to Bowdoin college, T. H. Ward and &.
W. Bachelor win go to the University
of Maine.
vINALHAvEN.
Vinalhaven, June Sat meeting of
the stone cutters here yesterday all the
matters in dispute between them and
their employees were left in the hands of
arbitrators, they to keep on to work as
usual during the settlement.
GORHAM.