The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-07-07


Singing, Juvenile Choir
Recitation, Pearl Jordan
singing, Choir
Recitation, Eta w .Symonds
Exercises, Willis, Grace and Eva Strout
Reading. Miss Lizzie Strout
ltecitation, Angie Strout
Recitation, 6oldie Strout
Remarks, Mr. Stephen s. WEIGH
Recitation, Ella nj. Hall
Reading, @. S. Witham
Solo. Miss Ruth l. Symonds
Recitation, Lens Strout
Recitation, Myrtle Strout
Music,
Lucie p, and William S. Cole and Mrs.
Mitham
Recitation, Miss Fannie L. Mains
Singing, Choir
Repeating the Lords Prayer, Audiences
Ihe music was all good. the solos be-
ing worthy of especial mention. Ferns
and flowers made the interior of the
church very pretty.
People here celebrated the Fourth either
at Dry Mills or wehhs Mills 4
A few farmers begun haying,. Grass
IL drying up and the hay crop will be very
light
The Ladies' Home Mission Society held
their circle with Mrs Fred Strout,
Wednesday of this week.
Clyds Jordan and John d. Leavitt had
an ice cream supper and sociable at the
town hall last Saturday night. A dance
Is to he given there Friday night, July Z.
Music by W. H Coffin.
George p. Nash has been spending
flw d .ys with his PARENTS.
other visitors were: Miss Barbar
PluInmeT at Stephen II. Plummer's;
MIS-. AbhIs II. Small at Arthur h.
Small's: Frank aims, South Windham,
as his nosher'f; Flossie Edwards at u.
j. Browns.
Repairs on the Baptist church are near
ly completed.
Miss Mildred Mains is stopping with
hsr grandmother, Mrs. o. +. Jordan.
Roscoe V. and Roland NJ. Hall are at
Eome from Massachusetts, for few days.
Their many friends are glad to welcome
Them home.
WINDHAM.
Windham, July 6.-Tbe drought of
weeks duration but little interrupted
It'll continues.
The farmers axe commencing to harvest
tlielI hay, which promises to be a very
light crop.
The strawberries this season have been
quite abundant The bluebsrries will
probably be smaller crop. Fruits and
vegetables have severely suffered ON &C.
count of the drought.
Miss Emma Allen is at home on her
vacation. Miss Allen has been teaching
Turing the summer at Whiting, Me.
Miss Frances Smith expects to spend
)he summer at her fathers, MIR. j. L.
smith.
Mrs. Henry Senter was guest at her
bid home one day recently.
Ar. Alphonse Jordan's family of Port
land are TO spend the summer at their
farm residence, Windham Centre
Mr.. William Nash of New Hampshire,
and son and granddaughter, of Omaha,
Neb., have been visiting relatives and
friends here this week.
Miss Mildred Knight daughter of Mr..
Irving knight. of Providence, H..
gave lawn party to her young friends Of
Windham at the home of her grand.
parents, MIR. and Mrs. Jason Knight, on
the evening OF the third inst Miss
knight was assisted by her cousins, Miss
Mary Knight, of North Bridgton, and
Miss Bernice Garland, of Dover, N. Ii.
Among the features of. entertainment
was a pretty display of fireworks,
DAMARISCOTTA.
Damariscotta. July The Fourth OF
July was celebrated in Damariseotta
under the most favorable conditions.
Special trains over the Maine Central
brought crowds of people and visiting
tiremen to town. The Massasoit Engine
Company had in charge the muster,
which was held ON the Damarisotta driy-
ing park, and was q grand success
More than LOCO tickets We're sold at the
gate, and 1t was estimated that there were
over 1000 on the grounds. The following
order was very successfully carried out.
The procession was formed at the Maine
Central station:
.Chief, MarshaI-u. Z. Ames.
Aids-J. I. Hatch, Frank Ames,
Arthur Barnes.
Bath Cadet Band, 20 pieces.
Charles h. Norris Hose Co. No. |, of
Damariscotta, 10 men.
Massasoit Engine Co., 40 men.
Tiger Engine Co., of Warren, IS men.
b. =. Burgess Engine Co., of Rock
port, 45 men.
Frank d. Philbrook Drum Corps of
Damariscotta, 8 men.
EGen. Bates Engine Co.. of Lisbon Falls,
80 men
Torrent Engine Co., of Lisbon. IS men.
Wisoasset Drum Corps, msn.
Amazon Engine Co., of Wiscasset, 40
men.
Citizens in carriages.
The play out in the afternoon was in
teresting and exciting. The result was as
follows:
First Glass Engines.
Tiger, of Warren. played 2ol-6 IA
Gen. Bates. of Lisbon
Falls. played 1875