The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-11-18
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business collage - Portitnl
Mr.. jas Emery, VII, sssvsd time In
the navy on the haohiss during TIE ists
war. IL 81 home for ssort tlmo
nv.tatIons have bsen given out fer The
wedding OF Miss Mary Hancock Of Gray
and Mr.. Frank Lsavitt OF Raymond.
which orcLrs at the home Of hrs. hsr-
rles Hancock, Nov ysth.
Mrs. Latimsr Of Bvston visited her son.
Mr.. ~. q. Latimsr, las, week. lie hss
boon siok nearly yssr. but 10 row 70
gaining his health.
Although Q man wss selected 70 give
the alarm whsp TIE rncteofi, shower DO
gan, svsryons, 90 far ss We know. rested
quietly. However,. one man saw shower
Of rats on the 10Th inst. Mr.. Joseph
SAWYER was thrtshlnx gain ~ thaA
Coilsy's Suddenly thsrs appeared 10 his
and his crew rats SoIue went through
the beatsr OF the machine and others
went TO the horse pow, and come scsm-
pered away between thu lses Of The men.
Mr.. sawyer said that what thsy saw and
DESTROYED numbered nfty-s vsn. They
were pitched from tho NOW In the grain,
but unlike the tilipints were unable TO
get away.
DhONSWAOAs
Brupswick, Nov. i6 The Pejepscot
Historical society held a public nesting
at their roou on school street, fhursdsy
Furbish, Prot. Chapman and Mr..
booker.
Miss Sara Hall has returned from .
long stay In New York.
Mai. and Mrs Preston made Q flying
trip to Brunswick this weak. They leave
for Manila from New York, Saturday.
Bo wdoin's game with Holy Cross col
lege, scheduled for Saturday, has been
cancelled because OF injurks reseived by
Bowdoin players In the hard.fought
Tufts game. The Thanksgiving game
with Portland Athletic club 10 now tbs
only remaining game for tn. State cham
pions.
Mir. Byron Stevens. the stationsr, says
he has lost several sIticles BY shopiiftinR
lately. Thursday he caught . pair OF
women In the act Of Carrying OF q copy
Of "David Harum," but they psrceived
they we're discovered and restored 10 as
siyly a. they had taken it. The women
The First PARISH circle Of Kings
Daughters, 10 to make a large number OF
sheets and pillow cases for Goodwill
Farm.
+. Hopkinson Smith is to read from
his own works at Pythian hall before
Besides the contest for the office OF post
master, another contest In brunswick
politics Is now engaging attention. This
il for the position OF municipal judge
which falls vacant In April. Judge Hob
erts hrs received many signatures ON bis
petition for rsappointment, while nav
candidate with many friends has APP
pearsd in James n. Doolittle, hsq.
Petitions to Congress not to seat Repre-
sentative Roberts OF Utah, are receiving
signatures here.
GORHAM.
Gorham, Nov. i5.-fhers was an 10.
srection OF John X. Adams Relief
Corps, Thursday afternoon the 10th, at
Grand Army hall by Mrs Sarah Is. Put
nam, President of the Department CT
Maine, W. X. q. Ihere was foil meet
ing. and We noticed among those present
from out Of town Mrs. Thompson, Past
Dept. Inspector, for Westbrook; Mrs
Graham. Past Dept. Treasurer, of Cum
berlapd Mills; Mira Mary L.. Wentworth.
past member Of the Executive ard.
from Portland, and Miss Iona Taylor
Asst. Conductor. Mrs. Day, Dept.
Patriotic Instructor was present. Mrs.
Putnam was the guest OF Past. Dept.
President NJ. Antoinetts Miliett. In the
evening the Department president
with many OF the corps msnbers attrnd i
cd social 1t the Congregational chapel,
where y verb pleasant evening was passed.
On Thursday evening thu pretty chapel
pai Tors were the scene Of another of the
pleasant sociAls Of the First Pariih
church. An o itertain ment given by the
youog people under the direction OF Miss
Jennie r. Whitney was very much en-
joyed. One novel feature was the intro
duction Of o soloist and quartette from
Darktowne. Reirs saments were daintlly
served Ia the dining room. Mrs. Charlss
&c. Cobb poured choc olaf, and Miss Lea
b irker coffee, assist I'D by Miss Bradbury
ami Miss Millett. A large number were
pre sent and were host hearty In their ap.
pIause. Mi. W. p. Robbie ex,end ed a
VIII , took part In the entertainment. TIE
following Is the programme:
Piano Solo. Miss Marths Marstoo
Vocal solo, Miss harmon
Reading, Mis- Miliett
Plano SOLO, Miss Whittier |
Harmonica Solo, Dana Edwards
Piano solo. Miss Bradbury
Vocal Solo and Quartette.
Mir. SWEET, MIR. harlow, Nc. Soule, Mr..
Ridgway, Mr.. Brown.
Piaro Sole, Miss Bessie Jones |
wbistliDg Solo. Miss Bradbury |
Reading. Miss Befsie Jones |
Solo, Dana EuWnrus
Mas Hadl)ck
Selo and q iartetts
MIR. +. ii. Griffin Of Portland has been
the guest OF Mr.. Geo. Griffin, State
street, this week.
K. i. and II. X. Hanson sold nice
timber lot this week TO George Allen.
Mr.. Allen has bought several timbs and
wood lots In Gorham the past few years
Mir. Frank MORSE lost . valuable forse
Thursday. Several have lost horses In
Gorham the past three months with the
epidemic
Mrs. Roee Burnell Graham was the |
guest yesterday OF Mrs. II. X. Millstt,
State street.
HARRISON.
Harrison, Nov. 1.-THE John A. |
oyan Post Of Harrison held a camp fire |
at Town Hall In the village today, n
cuodIy number from the Harry Rust
Post OF Norway, also from Farrasut Post
Of Bridgton. also from Bickmors Post,
Edes Falls were preeent by Invitation.
Dinner was served In the Free Bapt,it
vsstry by the Ladies' Relief Corps, Pub
liz v ,roi sas consistina of sino In Z, re cita.