The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-06-14

guests at Albert Pennell's on SUNDAY
last q
John Campbell, who has been working
on the government works at Diamond
Island, has been at home for two weeks,
unable to work on account OF lame
hand. He resumed work this week.
u. A. Libby visited his brother VIII.
at Woodfords, on Sunday last
Mrs. Edwin Walker Of Windham Cen
ter Is taking care Of Mrs. u. A. Libby.
Harrison Dill, who has been at home
for few days, returned to his work in
Portland on Monday.
Peter ~ Stuart. Esq, has been ir
Portland the past week on business.
Mrs. Jennie Allen during her absence in
Portland.
GoRHAM.
Gorham, June 18.--Rev. j. q. Wilson
Of Portland will deliver the address be-
fore the Normal school graduating class
at Normal hall, Friday, June 10th
Children's Sunday was observed at
the Congregational church. Rev. Mr..
Reynolds preached an excellent sermon in
the forenoon. In the evening very in
teresting Sunday school concert was held,
Superintendent Geo. Alden presiding.
The attendance was very large.
The Gorham High school classes 'eS
| and 100 visited Prout's Neck, Scarboro
yesterday, and report very enjoyable
time.
A large number of our young people at
tended the opening Of Riyerton park
yesterday.
Mr.. Albion Keith and family of Port.
land spent Sunday in Gornam.
Foreign Missionary society will meet
with Mrs. r. g. Harding, Wednesday
afternoon.
Mr.. Oscar Brown, Miss EVA s.Merrett,
and Miss Edith Estes spent Sunday with
friends in Alfred.
Ing friends here.
! ]. A. Waterman Is making improve
Inents upon his residence Church street.
Theo Shaokford has charge of,the work.
Mr.. Edward Putnam and family. who
have been visiting Postmaster Harding.
have returned to their home in Boston.
MIR. and Mrs Richard Power of Bos-
ton are the guests of MIR. John ..B. Kslly,
Church street.
Miss Mabelle Thompson was Mt her
, home In Westbrook Sunday.
FREEPoRT.,
South Freeport, June 1.-THE Child
ren's Day exercises at the church SUM-
day were very interesting, and were en-
Woodward preached to the boys and girls
i'm the forenoon, and the Sunday school
gave a concert in the evening. The
young people all acquitted themselves
extremely well, both In their singing and
ROTATIONS giving great pleasure TO all
who heard them. The room wasl taste
fully decorated with flowers, ferns and
evergreens.
Capt. Henry Waite and fwife of Oak
land, CAL, arrived Saturday at FL. A.
Waite's, for few weeks visit.
Mr.. Franklin Woodward of Winthrop
has been visiting his son, Rev. G. W.
Wood ward, a few days.
Mrs. Nellie Foss has just returned
from brief visit with friends in Port
land.
Mrs e. E. Jones continues to improve
in health, md lit is hoped she will
soon have fully recovered.
The schools close this week.
BALDWIN.
West Baldwin, June i3.-At the church
here the exercises for Children s7Sunday
were held in the afternoon. Quite q large
congregation assembled in the tastefully
decorated church, and the following in
teresting programme was presented:
Voluntary
Prayer, Rev. Barentzen
Ghildren's chorus
The 23d Psalm
Address, Pastor
Singing, Congregation
Recitation, Eunice Ward
Recitation, Nellie Chase
Solo, Annis Flint
Recitation. Eunice Noble
Recitation, Delbert Ward
Singing, Congregation
Responsive Reading
A Penny Offering
Collection
Prayer
Singing
Renediction
A concert and Zoe cream social, for
the benefit of the Sabbath school, was
held in the church here on Monday
evening.
Crops here. as elsewhere. are suffering
for rain.
Preparations are being made for rece w.
ing summer boarders.
SCARBORO.
Eight Corners, June l3.-Miss Grace
Cook and Mrs. S. A. Libby have re-
turned home from Boston, where they
have been visiting relatives.
Mrs. N. II. Cook and children, from
Pleasantdale, are stopping few weeks
with Mrs. Edward Cook.
Mrs. Greer from New Brunswick is
visiting her son, Mr.. Ernest Greer
Thursday night, after MIR. William W.
.Skillin had retired for the night, two
masked men entered the house by the
way OF q window, and confronted MIR.
Skillin with a pistol, and commanded
him not to make any alarm. Mr.. Skillin
was not to be scared. lie got out of bed
and frightened the men so that they were
glad 10 escape the same way they got in,
leaving their lamp behind.
POWNAI.
Pownal, June 13.-Unless there should
be an immediate and most decided change
in the weather the hay crop in this vicin-
ity will be o decided failure. Quite a
portion of the grass is already ripening
without being half grown. All of the
hoed crops are in suffering condition
for rain, and the dust in theE roadway lie