The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-12-30
MAINE TOWNS.
Items OF Interest csthered By Our Local
Correspondents.
PARsoNsFIELp

East Parsonsnsld, Dec. s7.-Christmas
was observed here By . Christmas tree
and entsrtainmsnt ~ the Free Baptist
church. The entertainment Was especial
ly intersssiss, and great credit u due the
village school teacher, Miss Marie Ciif-
( ord, for the careful training Of the little
ones, both In Speaking pieces and sing
Ing. The occasion was one long TO be re-
membersd, both By old and young.
Mr.. 0sorgs Chadbourne, who hes bean
battling for the past six weeks with that
terrible disssse typhoid fever 10 still
very low and great sufferer.
Miss Efi1s Toss IL Ut homo for . few
days.
Mrs.. Lizzie Hammonds Prey 10 pas
sing few weeks In Boston and Vicinity.
Mr.. VIII Powers ana wife visited
friends In this place last Sabbath. Mr..
Powers has recently moved from New
field to Aaplewesd.
FREEPORT.
South Frsspost, Dss. s6.-Niss Beth
Souls has been very sick. but 10 now
Mr.. A. Bradbury, who has been siok
for several weeks, is rapidly improving.
Ar. y. Brown 10 recovering ftoin
The ohdrch choir and sunday school
gave very pleasing concert At the vsstfy
Sunday evsnisg; and on Monday evening
there was Christmas tree ct the same
place, well laden with gifts for the young
aRa ' w. Sn;s t ssa M,,. ya.p,.
Souls, who have been yisitihs In Au-
burn and Gardner, are at homo again.
Miss Stella Soule returned SATURDAY
from Boston, where she has been passing
. few weeks
Larry n. Conn came home las. week
Asssrs. q. W. soule, A. n. huston
and Cspt. Lambert, were homo from
Boston over Sunday and Christmas Day.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. K. Chase Of Portland,
spent Christmas at n r.. Emily souls's.
CAPE ELIzABE1H.
Cape Elizabsth. Dec. 2s.-Mrs. Scott
.. Jordan ana daughter. Ethel, Of Pond
Cove. are stopping with relatives 1t Deer.
II. Frank H. Hill and family, of
Rocklaud, have besn spending the past
Mr.. Hili returned hope Wednesday, his
Mis- Florence stapiSs Of PspSbi,il,
Mass, and Mis- Lillian Staples Of Hef
ton, Aasa, spent Christr as with thSir
parents, Mr.. and Mrs Hiram l.. Staples,
at Bowery Beach,
DR.. Ernest NJ. Jordan of Maiden,
Mass, and Mr.. Clifton b. Jordan Of La
oonia, N. H.. have been visiting their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Albion n. Jof-
dap, At Pond Cove.
AHothsr case Of scarlet fever has broken
out at the Two Lights. Kthsl, the young
daughter Of Mr.. Frank l.. Cotton, 10 III
with IL.
HARRISON.
Harrison, Dec 26.-The Sabbath
school Of the Congregational oh uroh had
q Christmas tree at their vestry last night.
The room was filed aud oantAta was
given By the scholars Then followed
the distribution Of presents under the
dirsctiop Of W. II. Briggs. All had q
good time. especially those that were re-
Tonight the Free Baptist Sabbath
school have tres and give an entertain
mont.
At the close of the exercises at the Con-
gregationsl vestry Rev. A. g. Fitzs, pas
tor Of the church announced, that the
Of the church would be- one
week from next Wednesday. The church
was dedicated in 1857.
7. n. Kicker & Sons are having about
all the work tbsy can do. Their machines
60 to all parts Of the country and rank
amonk the best.
Christmas trade was above the average
Mr.. b. B. Pierce has opened new
and tobacco store In the |
Memorial building on Main street In the |
store formerly occupied BY Brown ths
barber.
Leroy Cooubs has contracted with Bos-
ton PARTIES 70 build slsop. yacht ABOUT
"a feet long, TO b oomplstsd about June
VI.
Annual meeting Of ire Union church |
society aud election Of offiosra, Dec. 90. |
This win BE- the first meeting since the
Of the new bylaws Of the society. |
BRIDGToN.
Bridgton, Dsc. 2s.-very succs ssfui and
IN joy able Christmas entertainments were
held at the Congregational and Methodist |
churches on Monday evening.
The ofhosrs elect OF tbs several Odd
Fellows organizations for the ensuing
year are ~ follows'
MT. PLEASANT ENCAMPMENT.
NO. IA
@. P.-Frank e. Field.
H. P.-John u. BertwelL
s. W.-WiIliam K Drew.
Seribe-4. II. Corliss.
TreAs.-grank II. bpypham.
], W.-Geo. Y. Frisbie.
Trustees-Q. e. Chaplin, A. II. Harri-
man, F. q. Bennett
CUMBERLAND LODGE, NO. 80.
N. G.-John J, Littiensld.
v. G.-Fred x, Dodge
r. ST.. II. Cofliss.
y. S.-Hilliam Il. Dunn.
Tfsas.-Frank p. Bennett.
Trustees Mslien Plummsr, Rsusl A.
Dodge. Edward n. Berry.
EUDoRA REBEKAH LODGE. NO. "a.
N. G.-Agnss N. Haskell
v. G.-Jsnnis Inga u,
r. Ssc.-Minnis y. Coylies.
Sao II aonora A. Field.