The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-07-12

SChooA dU puo tllt6Rc OioSSS oNAs
LIST, after very profitable term Of ten
weeks, taught by Miss Gertrude o. Cook,
OF Caseo. Number of pupils registered,
ewenty-two; average, 30. Those who
were neither absent or tardy during the
entre serm are Belle Leach, Isottie Lom-
R pard, Mamie Mamie Lombard, Nellie Davis,
Eastman, Clifford j. Eastman and Rioh-
ard Say. Belle Leach did not miss one
word in spelling during the entire term,
Hazel Edwards and Bonnie May berry only
one each. and number of the others
were nearly perfect. There are some very
good scholars in this sonool and under
Miss Cooks instruction good results NAV
be expected.
Fourth Of July passed off with it's usual
quietness in the village. The Union
Sunday school held its annual picnic in
Eastman g grove, and the Casoo Park AS
ISOLATION gave an exceedingly interesting
programme on their grounds.
Miss Alice Kemp OF Windham, who
taught the South Casco school, is visiting
her brother, Mr.. Irving Kemp.
ID. q. Smit housed his entire crop OF
hay last week with four helpers
Everett Gay of Lynn, Mass was at his
old home in the village few days last
week. but will spend the remainder of his
vacation as the guest OF Sumner Spur,
at Otistield.
PORTER.
Keazar Fall, July 11.-Friday three
small boys between 10 and 10 years of age
against the shore just above the dam.
Suddenly the boat started TO float down
the river and the boys jumped overheard.
Two got to the shore but Harry Davis
was drowned. The body was found near
ly an hour aferward in some II feet of
water. He WAS buried Sunday at Cornish.
: Sideny G. Stacy is at home with his
moher during vacation. He is teaching
in New York city.
The Pillsbury house is nearly full of
summer boarders.
j. L. Mason Is meat cook at one of the
mountain houses for the season.
Considerable company is reported scat.
tered about amongst the farm houses.
Hay is high above the average in con-
dirion, quantity and quality. 1t is being
put in the barns.
Politics in this legislative district and
the Cuban war gives people enough to
talk about.
Most every night the people are given
an exhibition of the fireworks of heaven.
Showers passing east and west and the
lightning is sometimes magifcent
The Rev. Mark Stevens preached at the
chapel last Sunday.
SPRINGVALE
Springvale. July4. THE crops are get
ting the benefit of theShot wave If no one
else is.
The farmers are very busy with their
hay which was probably never in better
condition.
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school have gone on picnic excursion
to Pine g rove. Rev. Mr.. Hardy baptized
several con verts Sunday afternoon In the
Mousam river.
Rev. MIR. Stetson who has been in fail.
ing health for the past year is very low.
and is not expected to live but short
time.
The patriotism of the people in this vii
lage is not for moment to be doubted,
but the manifestations Of it have been
unusually small.
Many Of our people left the place to
celebrate in some other locality. Some
went to Portland, some to MouEsm lake
in Shapleigh and some to the beach. 1t
Is very quiet here today.
The Junior Order of American Mechan-
les attended religious services at the Bap-
list church last Sunday and listened to
patriotic sermon by the Iastor founded
upon the last clause of the sixth verse OF
the seventh chapter of Deuteronomy.
SOUTH STANDISH.
South Standish, July 1.-The following
tribute to the memory of Addie VI. Dow
was adopted at meeting of Charles A.
Warren Relief corps. No. 81:
Whereas, 1t has pleased our Heavenly
Father to remove from our midst our
president and sister, Addie M. Dow, who
aied at Standish, May II, 1888,
Therefore, Resolved that the intimate
relations long held by our deceased sister
with this corps render it proper that we
should place on record the testimony to
her patriotism, fidelity and devotion to
the cause in which we are engaged, and
that we will cherish her memory with
tenderness.
Wherefore, Resolved that while we
bow with humble submission to the
will of the most High we do not the less
mourn for our sister who has been called
from labor to rest.
Resolved, That the sincere coincidence
and heartfelt sympathy of the Corps be
extended to the sorrowing family and for
consolation in their deep affiiction they
be commended to Him who doeth all
things WELL
Resolved That copy of these resolu-
tons be sent to the family of the deceased
sister that they be entered in the records
TO the Corps and they be published in the
Daily. Press, Weekly Argus and Lewiston
Journal.
ROSETTA L. THOMPSON,
MARY A. HARMON,
IDA f. COUSINS,
Commit tee on Resolutions.
POWNAL.
Pownal, July lin most decided con.
trast to last season has been the perfect
weather which has marked the commence
ment of our period of haying this year
and with the serious inconvenience which