The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-04-21
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GRAY.

GRAY.
Gray, April ls.--At a regular meeting
of SLOAN Lodgs, l. O. o. +. No 10,
April Is, the following preamble and les
olutions were unanimously adopted:
Whereas, In view of the loss we have
sustained ty the decease Of our secretary.
friend and associate Scamiron fogg, ard
of the still heavier loss TO bear by thUss
who were nearest and dearest to him,
Therefore, be il resolved, That Is out
lust tribute to the memory OF the depart
I'd to say that reRrctting his removal from
our midst we mourn Tor one who was
worthy of our respect and regard
Resolved, That the heartfelt sympathy
of this fraternity be extended to ms
widow in her affection.
Resolved, That these resolutions De
spread upon the records of the lodge and
this1 testimonial of our sympathy and
sorrow tie transmitted to the bersaved
household Of our departed brother, by
the secretary of this nesting.
GokHAM.
German. April 2O.-The adjourned an
nual meeting Of the First Parish Congre-
gational, was held Wednesday evening at
the chapie. The following were elected
officers for the ensuing year.
Moderator--E. IL. L. Smith.
Clerk-willard W. Wooiman.
1reasurer-E. Ii. +. Simth.
Assessors--J. ;. Leavitt, Jr., Edward
Harding, George $. Aldon.
Auditorium q. Otis.
Prudential Committee-J. S. Leavitt,
Il. il. f. Smith, IL. K. Millet.
Music Committee-Willard W. Wool
man, Frank Whitney, Charles NJ. Bill
lings.
Agent of Parish-W. W. Woodman.
Voted: To raise 800 by subscription
towards the coming expenses OF the parish
for the ensuing year. Ex-Governor no
bic, chairman of the ministerial fund,
reported the amount of fund to be Mt the
present time S2i, 333.04. Net increase OF
fund for the past year sl349.2 % which was
appropriated 20 the pastors salary.
The annual High school entertainment
will occur Friday evening. May 9th, at
Ridlon's hall, under the auspices of the
Senior class.
The Junior league will give an enter
tainment and supper Thursday evening
at NJ. + church vestry.
Prof. Lucian Hunt has returned from
a visit to Boston.
Hon. b. +. Chadbourne is in town for
day.
Rev. Mr.. Mo rshall. pastor of the North
st. M. +. chucrh, has just closed very
pleasant and successful pastorate OF four
years DAT. MhTsnhll seFNbu tula tDuICH
for three year previous to his term OF
four years.
BRIDGTON.
Bridgton, April S.-ODly few hun
dred dollars are lacking to meet the $i54,
600 required for building equipping and
starting the proposed shoe factory at
Bridgton.
Miss Caroline Cleaves, daughter of Mr.
Robert Cleaves. will soon graduate from
the Emerson school of orator, in Boston.
BALDWIN.
Baldwin, April 20.-Mrs. Nettie Meserye
of Baldwin, committed suicide Nednes-
day afternoon by drowning. She had for
some time been mentally unbalanced, but
not sufficiently so to justify confinement
and her relatives had Kept her under sur
yeil,ance Wednesday afternoon she re-
ceived permission to visit a pasture in the
rear of her house and when she had been
absent for some time search for her was
instituted. Continued investigation re-
suited in the finding of her dead body ly-
ing face downward in shallow pool of
water in which she had evidently
smothered herself with deliberate inten-
ton. Mrs. Meserve was most estimable
woman and her decease is regretted by a
large circle of friends. She is survived by
a husband and three children.