The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-08-29
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NEW GLOUCESTER.


e. societies will meet here on Friday.
Sept. LIST. Rev. Smith Baker viii give
the address. An excellent programme Of
exercises has been planned.
Mrs. Florence Cutter Of Weymouth,
with her son. Richard. Is spending few
weeks with Mrs. Capt. Gutter.
Mrs. o. G. Chandler has returned from
the Islands.
Mrs. Ora Laughton of Somerville. Is
visiting her parents at Intervals
Miss Grace Curtis isat homo on her va
cation.
DIR. Saul and family win soon move to
Biddeforu.
We understand that Stevens school will
open on Sept. Goth.
The Y. p. 5. q. e. society hare bought
lamps for the Congregational church.
This Will add much needed improve
ment to this very attractive church.
HARPswELL.
West HarpswelI, Aug. 25.--The circle
OF Kings Daughters connected with fthe
Baptist church held fair and supper at
Centennial hall last Wednesday evening.
Although the night was stormy there
was large attendance. There were for
b8Ao Qutitcs iuEts bbfDuot elC,, tudut Dy
the ladies of the circle. Many Of the cot
tage people assisted at the entertainment.
bout forty dollars was cleared
MIR. #. p. FAIR, wife ard son, are visit
insg at Miss Lydia N. Raudalrs
LIMERICK.
Limerick, Aug. 25.-Prof. william
hawthorne q graduate OF Colby and re-
Gently from DennysvilIe whore he has
taught several Esuccessful terms in the
High school, has teen engaged as prinui-
pal OF Limerick Academy for th ensuing
year. The fall term will commence the
irst Monday In September
The Rev. Is. NJ. Webster Of the Bap-
tist church has resigned, TO take effect
the first of November.
s'Welcome Bowdoin and wife OF Law
renee, Mass, are visiting ut q. Ii.
Adamss. The Rev. NJ. Holman Of tie
Free Baptist church, il at Ocean Park
for vacation, His pulpit Is being sup
piled by the Rev. Mr. Howard, former
pastGr.
Mrs. Florence Randall of Brooklyn,
n. Y. is with her mother, AIRS. j. E.
Dudley, tor her summer visit. Her. hus-
band will come later.
Misses Louise and Ida Mason, Of NAL
den, Mass. are at their fathers. Irving
Mason Tor few weeks.
The Misses Mason are spending a few
weeks at Old Orchard.
Mr.. and Mrs BeRcham had q clearance
sale in tho Town tall, on the Goth, and
disposed of a variety OF goods from store
house and barn, rescued from the fire of
Jan. q. They are now located in Wolff
boro. N. Ii,
Q. k. Mills has returned to Manlius, N.
Y. going much sooner than he oxpecbsd,
to take summer class in the military
school In which he Is a professor.
Gny Colby OF Washington, ID. c., is
with his grandmnther, Mrs. Boothby, for
short time.
Mrs. q. NJ and Miss Q. b. Howard, of
Melrose. Mass, are to be at Rev. r. l..
Towards this week.
Miss Lucy Townsend has been quite i'll,
but is slowly improving. +. II. Town
send has undergone anotheraud very crit-
lcal operation at the hospital In Port
land, but is reported to be Improving.
Harry Edgecomb of Kennebunk is visit
ing his old hoIl aud friends here, accom-
panied by Chas. Chisholm of that place.
CANTON.
Canton, Aug. 2S.-Miss Hattie Parker
Of Beverly, Mass, is stopping at Gideon
Ellis's
Mr.. and Mrs. John N. Read are soon
to leave town. Mr.. Road Is to act as
toll gatherer for the Dixfield Bridge COM
pany. for the coming year.
Nathan Reynolds's family are at BAL.
mouth Foreside for a few days.
Clarence French of Portland is visiting
his aunts, Mrs. Marston and Mrs. Hast
man.
Mrs. Edward DsCcster Is Mt the sea-
shore tn stay until cold weather. Miss
Lathrop Is caring for things az home
during her absence.
The members of the Rsbekah lodge had
a lawn party at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Wallace Rose few evenings since.
A nice time was reportaCi.S
The new pastor Of the Calvin Baptist
church, Rev. MIR. CLARK, is making his
home in tine family of Mr. and Mira John
Briggs.
Mrs. A. S. Ripley of Denver, Colorado,
and Mr.. Ellis Ripley of Lynn. Mass,
have been visiting at Mrs. Sarah *.
DeShon's.
DR.. Fl NJ. Nickerson and wife of Port
land have been visiting at Mrs. Nicker-
sons old home, Canton Point.
James Coopsr is moving into Mrs. Bos-
worth's rent, opposite tine Calvin Baptist
church.
Work on the butter factory is progress
Ing finely. and 1t is nearing completion.
Israel 4. Cannon and wife are keeping
house in Mrs. Lynda Stsyens's rant
butter factory.
MIR. Dana Cooling of East Peru is pick
Ing one of the first lots of corn for the
factory at Canton for 1890.
kowello Marsh, wife aud and child of
Auburn, formerly of Dsering, have been
visiting around here.
Chas. l.. Smith and wife of Norwood
Mass, are visiting at L.. W. Smiths.
The members of the Young Peoples
Union and invited friends gave a -recsp-
ton to Rev. Mr.. Clark at Fred Warren's
Friday evening. A pleasant and enjoya-
BILE time was reported.
Co.'s q andsF, of the Sth and 9th
Maine Volunteers held reunion at the
Grange hall August sd. Qaite aEnumber
OF the veterans were present. Co. II was
organized at Canton In 1861. Their next
sumner.
Several chapters of the "Order Eastern
Star" in this section ara to units in q
basket picnic, Saturday, Sept. 2, at the
grove on the shore of Lake Anasagunti-
cnok III passsr ger trains will stop that