The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-12-29
BRIDGToN.

Bridgton, Dec 2s.--Ws are havins
some very pleasant days for the holiday
season. A matter of some regret among
the children is that they were allowed
but one holiday MISUNDERSTANDING the
week, the old time custom of a recess aO
Thanksgiving instead of at Christmas
being in vogue in Bridgton.
Some very pleasant occasions were the
various Christmas trees and concerts.
The Congregationalist and UniversaiisO
people held each an entertainment on
Saturday evening, and the Methodist
society in consequence had crowded
house on Monday night.
Mt Pleasant encampment elected ONO
ers at the last regular meeting, and they
will be installed Wednesday, .AJan. 4, by
Grand Junior Warden F. L. Snow OF
Brunswick. The list is:
G. P.-Albert H. Jones.
II. P-J. Nj. Bertwell.
S. W.T.. Z. Field.
j. W.-Wm. e. Dews.
Scribe-L. H. Corliss.
Treas.-F. II. Burnham.
Trustees-D e. Chaplin, A. Fl. Har-
riman, 3. P. Bennett.
Cumberland Lodge No.30, I. o. 0. b.,
will hold semi-public installation next
Monday evening. Grand Master. Ibro Il.
Chase of Portland will be present ana
install the officers, and the local encamp-
mens and Kebekah lodge have been inyit-
ed to attend The list of elective officers
is as follows:
Noble Grand-William III. Dunn.
Vine Grand-J. j. Littlef1eld.
K. SEQ. IL. III. Corliss.
r.. Sew. r. Crosby.
Treasurer-Frank P. Bennett
Trustees-Mellen Plu miner, Edward NJ.
Berry, .Ruel A. Dodge
The warm days of last week softened
the snow SO that logging had to be sus.
pended temporarily. The succeeding cold
snap has made it all right again.
The crew has begun TO saw birch at the
Bridgton Lumber Company's Mill.
sTANDIsH.
Standish, Dec 27.-Miss Evelyn A Hard
Of Portland spent Christmas with Mrs.
Longfellow; Miss Alice Pride OF Deering
with Mrs. Annies.. Brown; Mr. George
MCKINLEY with his aunt. Mrs. Hill; and
Mr.. Samuel Dingley of Portland with MIR
and Mrs. John Davis.
visiting Mrs. Frank Hopkinson.
Mr.. Emmons Lombard, st. Albums.
who has been visiting mir. and Mrs. Chas.
LON bard has returned LONE.
The Congregational church observed
Christmas on Saturday evening by an
entertainment and Christmas tree. There
was large gathering, a pleasant and
interesting Entertainment, and large
number of gifts were distributed.
PORTER.
Springvale, Dec. s7.-Rey. e. G. Davis
offioaated at the Baptist church Sunday
in the absence Of the pastor.
Miss Jennie sayward is home from
Philadelphia for a two weeks vacation. :
Rev. e. NJ Tiafton commenced pas
toral labors with the Free Baptist church
last Sunday.
Charles Pierce who is attending the
School of Pharmacy in Boston is home
on a vacation.
Mrs. Angela Abhott and her daughter
Myrtia Of Shapleigh spent Christmas with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. James Say.
ward.
Rev. W. B. Shumway started Monday
of last week for holiday trip among
friends and relatives in Massach usetts
and Philadelphia.
Willie True, the boy who had the mis-.
fortune to have his thumb and forefngsr
cut of in Abbott q smith s box factory,
is getting along we'll. The wound is heal
ing quite fast.
Miss May Sayward who teaches in Wor-
uester, Mass, and her sister Lena, who is
attending Kindergarten Teachers lns6i-
tute in Boston. came home last week to
spend their holiday vacation.
Christmas festivities were held in the
yestries of both churches here Saturday
evening.
DAMARISCOTTA.
Damarisoota, Dec. 2S.--The installation
of officers of the Ezra b. French r. A.
G. took place at Masonic hall, Damaris-
GOTTA Monday eYeninR Decamher 18th