The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-06-07
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Miss Ina Mar Huston, last Tuesday. N
Miss Evelyn L. Kahrs visited her form
er pupils at District No. on Thurs day
Mr.. W. NJ Huston Of Portland, visited
parents and friends at this place on
Mira +. b. blanchard and Master Nor
ris Blanchard, spent the afternoon Of
Memorial day with her sister, Mrs. Mer-
rill ct Cum berlapd Center.
Miss Eva Morrill, OF Portland, was the
guest OF relatives here on Saturday and
| Sunday.
Mrs. Co,a Look returned to her home
In Portland on Friday.
mir. W. H. SHELLS buildings received a
fresh coat Of paint last week.
Mr.. 10. j. Leighton attended the sur.
prise party given Miss Alice Blanchard
at Yarmouth, last Wednesday evening.
The young people will have another
socisl at Pythian hall ON Friday evening.
| June 9th.
Miss Carrie Huston visited relatives In
Hurricane one day last week.
Mrs. Hannah Morrill,, who has been
visiting relatives in Portland. returned
last Saturday.
Miss Maudie Winslow Of Deering, spent
part Of last week with her sister, Mrs.
Howard Hicks. Il
part Of young people wore pleasantly
entertained at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
N0bt
casion Of the gath anniversary OF the birth
OF their oldest son, MIR. Vaughan Arnold
West, to whom the coming OF the party
OF friends was intended as a surprise. Ice
cream and cake were served and theseven-
ing passed all too quickly with games
and music until the guests dispersed
wishing him many happy returns.
MIR. &. r. Huston started on milk
route to the city on June LIST.
| The Agricultural hall at West Cum ber-
land although large, was nearly filled at
the dance on,the evening OF May SOth.
Messrs. Wilson and Pride are to be con-
graduated on their success with these en-
TREATMENTS.
but small quantity Of rain has fallen
here since the snow disappeared, and the
grass is looking poorly and the. outlook
| at present is for small crop OF hay. The
| fruit trees blossonied thickly and straw
berries and other small fruits betokened
soon the drought bids fair to result seri-
ously to all crops.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frcd Lane of Portland,
spent the Sabbath with Mrs. Lanes par
ents, MIR. and Mrs. Lore Leighton.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Dyer and
daughter Lena, AMI Miss Bertha Hodsdon
OF Portland, were the guests OF MIR. and
Mrs. W. W. Libby on Sunday afternoon.I
Mr.. and Mrs Alyarado Leighton and
daughter Esther, accompanied by Mrs
| Leighton's sister from Dsering, called on
relatives bere ON Sunday. p
Mrs. Abbie Blake and son of East
Gray, spent sunday with relatives here. .
Mrs. Phebe Field from Standish, is
visiting relatives here. +,
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Wilson and fami-
| ly, were the guests of relatives in Cum
berland on sunday.
The Ladies' Benevolent society. will
have social at Pythian hall next Thurs.
| a nu I'm uufl
| be for sale.
NEW GLOU CESTER,
| Upper Gloucester, June b,--Rey. II. II.
| Noyes preached very interesting sermon
| last Sunday afternoon In Centennial hall,
the subject of his discourse being WAR
| and Peace
MIR. Harvey Merrill and wife Of Port
land, spent the Sabbath with DIR. Sails
| and wife of this place.
| Mr.. Geo. Gross and wife, visited his
father and mother, AIR. and Mrs Sewall
Gross recently; and Mrs. May Gross Is
also visiting there for short time. MIR.
Sweall Gross is one of the Oldest persons
in this town He was ninety years of
age snort time since. Although not able
| to get out of doors he Is able to read the
Daily PRESS every day or nearly SO.
Mir. Charles Gross of Auburn, N. Y, re-
Gently made his parents hers short visit.
1 marry SItppS hAu 1AcTlOu ESbcc dTc AT
work at Poland Springs, where they will
probably work through the summer.
MIR. +. q. Royal and wife and daught-
er, visited Mrs. James Stevens on SUM-
day, May 2Sth.
Rev. Ii. n. Noyes will preach in Gen.
5ennial hall on Sunday next at z. 80 p. m.
The prospect for hay crop is very
slim at present, or even for the crops
that are planted. The weather is very
dry and there is no prospect OF rain at
this writing.
GORHAM.
Gorham, June 6.-The high school
teachers and graduates of class 100, were
very pleasantly entertained at the home
of Miss Ethel Smith, Main street, Friday
evening last. Miss Smith is a member
of the class.
The members of the Cosmopolitan club
held their annual Aeld day at Yarmouth
Monday, and report a very pleasant time,
Chan1ler's orchestra of Portland, will
| furnish the music for the Gorham High
school graduating exercises, to be held in
the Con gregational church, June 90
The ladies of the Congregational church
are to furnish the Normal School Alumni
dinner Friday, June 10th.
Hon. b. +. Chadbourne was in Gorham
Sunday.
The ladies of the Methodist church will
furnish the High School Alumni dinner
Friday. June %.
The Evaneelistic meetings " hioh have
been SO successfully held at Rev. MIR.
Cashmore's ohucrh the past three weeks,
will close Tuesday evening. Rev. Mr..
Clapp and associates are all very earnest
workers. The band will commence meet,
ings at North Berwick, Wednesday even
ing.
Elk Postmaster Guthrie has retur ned
from a visit to Calais and vicinity.
The School st. M. 4. church Home
Missionary society, win hold a meeting
in the church parlors, Wednesday at
o'clock D.. m.
Miss Russell, sister of Prof. VIM. e.
Russell of Gorham Normal school. who
has just returned from Toxic. Japan,
where she has been teaching, gave very
interesting talk at the church parlori
Friday afternoon last. The attendance was
large. -
Mr.. Frederick Knapton Of Boston, Ii
spending few days with his family
South street
Gorham, June 6.-The last meeting o.
Gorham Grange was well attended, not
wlthstandin9 this is the busy season d
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