The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-06-15
MAINE TOWNS.
ITEMS of Interest Gathered by Cores
pondents of the PreEs.
WINDHAM.

Morse and little daughter Marian re-
turned to Hallowell last week, after
spending several weeks with her mother
Mrs. Winslow Hawkes..
Children's Day was observed at the
Congregational church Sunday forenoon
with appropriate exercises. In the after
noon at the Baptist church the following
programme was carried out:
Prayer.
Opening Hymn-Come with Rejoicing,
Recitation,
Margaret Hawkes. and Marian Hanson
Scripture Reading.
Lords Prayer.
Singing-Children' Day, Six Girls
Recitation-The Good Shepherd,
Helen Brown
Recitation-This is Childrens Day,
Three Girls
Singing--Little Soldiers Six Girls
Recitation-Joy Bells, Villa Cannon
Recitation-Suffer Little Children,
Emma Hawkes.
Notwithstanding Must be Sown,
Leroy Varney
Duct and Chorus-A Song of Thanks
giving
= Marian Hanson
Everything Useful.
Bertha Hasty
to Me- Six Girls
Recitation-The Lessons of Children's
Dav. Florence Bailey
Twenty third Psalm in Concert.
Recitatior-How Does the Shepherd
Call, Five Girls and Two Boys
Sinoinp-Tender Shepherd Ever Near
Us,
Remarks Pastor
''iAS LAVA Sig Girls
Recitation, Alley Hawkes.
Offering.
Singing,
Dr. and Mrs Harper are visiting at
Kennebunk.
Mrs. John SWEET and daughter Ethel
who have been visiting relatives in AL
bany for several weeks, returned home
last week.
Mrs Winslow Hawkes. will leave Tues :
day for Providence where she will visit
relatives and attend the Friends Yearly
Meeting. @n.s
East Harpswell, June 14.-Mr. Frank
Wallace Is SO far much more comfortable
than could have been anticipated since
| his bad accident.
| Will Coffin carried a very good assort-
ment of fish to market yesterday consist
| ing of salmon, shad, mackerel, beside
| the usual kinds
Capt. Lane was at Bethel Point Sun
day. He is stopping at his cottage on
House Island.
Professor II. r. Purinton of Bates Col
| lege visited friends here last week.
GRAY.
| Dry Mills, June 14.-Harry Cummings
and Newman Libby came from Portland
on their wheels Saturday, and returned
Sunday. They stopped with Newman'f
parents while here.
James Libby has sold his business in
Portland and is now stopping with his
father, Mr.. Isaac Libby of this place.
Miss Elsie Leavitt is at Paris visiting
her sister.
Charlie Quint and George Golf went te
Cumberland Mills on their wheels Friday
Miss Legrow of Windham, and Miss
Frank of Gray visited the Dry Mills
school last Friday.
George Quint was at Casco over the
Sabbath.
BUXTON.
West Buxton, June l4-Mrs. DAME
Furlong and son are the guests of hel
mother, Mrs. W. B. Allingworth.
Mr.. Richard Maddox, who had his leg
broken some time ago, is improving.
Mr. and Mrs. Lester Smith and daugh.
ter of Saco spent Sunday here with their
| parents.
The Misses Murch of Dayton were the
guests of their aunt, Mrs. g. Bickford
the past few days.
The funeral services of Mr.. Albert War
rem, youngest son of Capt. ]. E. Warren
were held at his late residence Monda.
afternoon. He leaves a father and ont
| brother, who have the sympathy of thei
many friends in their affection.
| SANFORD.
Springvale, June 1.-THE frequent rain
make all vegetation look fresh and in 6
thriving condition.
Mrs. e. G. Rowe is quite Ill with
heart trouble.
Rev. w. A. W Hardy visited with hi
family, friends in New Hampshire las
week.
| Mrs. A. S. Mead returned home from
visiting sister in Litchfeid last Friday
Rev. W. B. Shumway of this place ant
Rev. A. Z. Belknap of Sanford, ATTENDED
commencement exercises at Newton line
illogical institution last week.
The graduating exercises of the class
'98, Springvale High school, Twill occur a
Town hall next Thursday evening
Children's Day was duly observed herr
in the churches last Sunday.
The Springvale Cotton Mill 20. com
menced to run their mills on summe
time last week, (which gives their en-
ployes half holiday on Saturday.
Our Christian Endeavorers have beer
holding religious services in the Ros
schoolhouse in Shapleigh for severa
months past and as q result there have
been quite a number of conversions
Among the number is woman who salt
she had not been to religious meeting
before for 20 years.