The Portland daily press., 1897-09-27
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pondents of the Press.
CORNISH.

CORNISH.
Cornish, Sept. 22-Last Friday evening
the many friends of our honored Citizen
and churchman Mr.. Freeman Hatch ar
ranged an enthuaiastic reception and sur
prise for him, on his eighty fifth BIRTH
day. Mr. Hatch has been prom inent
business factor in our village for more
than thirty years. He has followed suo-
cessfully the business of merchant
and general dealer. By his industry,
economy and general business ability
he has been enabled to secure COM
potency though not rich man, as riches
| go in these days. Yet with the hand of
| the cheerful giver he has assisted many
worthy causes and scattered his gifts in
channels of usefulness. For over thirty
years he has held membership with
| the Cornish Methodist church. Two years
ago Mr.. Hatch enabled the local church
| to remodel and modernize the church
| property by gift OF one thousand dol
| lars, which was afterwards increased to
eleven hundred and sixty dollars. Church
properties in Hiram and Kezar Fails are
monumental of his generous assistance.
He has unique personality, vigorous
constitution, q clear and healthful face,
hair silvery white. He lives simply,
| boasts that he has never laid on lounge
during his long and eventful life. And
| at his advanced age, he can yet do as good
| a day s.work as many younger men. The
reception given was spontaneous out
burst OF affectionate. regard from his
maIly friends. An interesting programme
| was effectively rendered in the Methodist
| Church which was opened by singing
| Blessed be the tie that binds. - The 18th
| o1~<, Il I,xr
halgh. A duet was sung by Misses La
| Vanch, Knight and Ira Hatch. A fine
reading was given by Miss FL. M. Piper,
| followed by singing by Misses Rosa and
Fannie Meserve. The pastor Rev. @.
E. Millward then gave an address concern
ing the interesting. times of Mr.. Hatch 9
successful career, after which he presented
him with two volumes of DR.. Buckley 8
History of Methodism in behalf of the
congregation. A letter was read from
Rev. VIM. Wood and congratulations fol-
lowed from Messrs. A. p. Copp and VIM.
Clark, after which refreshments were
served in the vestry. 1t is the earnest
to round out a century Of practical
christianity.
| Mrs. Georgia A. Vincent of Martha's
Vineyard Is visiting Mrs. r. f. Warren.
Miss LaVanche knight is at Limerick
where she will remain during the win
ter.
Sunday afternoon Rev. George F. Mill
ward, pastor of the Methodist Church,
| baptized two candidates and received
fou- into full membership.
| Mrs. William FL. Hatch who was taken
seriously ill week ago in slowly I'M
proving.
j. O. Towle has moved to Westbrook.
| Abner Sanborn has moved to Norway.
DAMARIsCoTTA
Damariscotta, Sept. 22.-The Nash
Telephone company are busy putting up
their lines about town. They have the
circuit complete between here and Bristol
Mills. They have about twenty-four
towns with the central Office at Damages.
| The Fern club held a very enjoyable
| picnic at the oyster banks last Wednesday
About 80 from here were present.
h Everett Wilson has the cellar ready for
1.-THE foundation and will soon build on
Bristol street. The foundation will be
of paving blocks laid in cement.
The water company are putting in the
piping to run water motor and dynamo
at St. Andrews church to light sthe
| church and run the organ.
/ Capt. Austin Miller had cargo of coal
| this week and will continue in the coal
business as heretofore.
Hon. G. E. Littlefeld of Rockland as
their attorney in the Herbert case that
comes off next month at Wiscasset.
The Methodist society.are making quite
lexten sive repairs on their church.
Mr.. d. W. Jacobs has had the Plum
mer house painted and is now one of the
best looking buildings in town. Mr.. Ira
Berry of Edgecone did the work.
1 Work is progressing rapidly on the ex-
tension at the academy
GRAY.
Gray, Sept. 23.--Harry Brooks, sales
man for Edwards & Walker, was in town
Wednesday.
Mr.. Horace F. Webb of Portland was
in town this week.
Mrs. 81. NJ Bryant of Boston Is at Mr..
John M ixwell's.
Dover, Maine. is at his fathers, j. d.
Andrews
| Mr.. William 81. Pennell of Washing
ton, D. c., is at Chas. Pennel1's.
Mrs. Elizabeth Dolley of Freeport as at
MIR. G. I. Pennell's.
Hon. NJ. P. Frank, wife and son Harry
passed last Sunday at Mr.. J.W. Frank s.
Mrs. Mary E. Taylor of Shelburne
Falls, Mass, and Mrs. Alonzo Thomp-
son are at Mrs. Julia Johnson's.
MIR. E. S. Caswell will paint the seem
lery for the new hall of Mr.. A. Spiers of
Westbrook. Mr.. Caswell is erecting a
building and in the future will devote
i Mr.. Augustus Low has commenced
to build on the site formerly occupied by
him.
Mr.. Harry Hunt, who for the past year
has been in Massachusetts, has returned
and will assume the management of his
fathers farm on Hunts hill.
The frost of Tuesday night abruptly
closed the pack at the corn shop. How
ever they managed to get quite respect
ablepack Of nearly two hundred thous-
and cans.
The Universalist society have purchased
the lot of land owned by the Abram
Andrewson heirs and known as the Ford
lot. They will in the near future erect
a two story building, the upper story to
be used for services and the lower will
be hall fitted with stage and scenery
for amusements. The latter is something
that our village has long felt the need Of
and we trust that it will be sufficiently
large to accommodate the people who
would like to attend the graduation ex-
ercises of Pennell Institute.
The ordination exercises of the Rev.
Herman A. Childs took place at the Free