The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-12-29
MAINE TOWNS.
Items efInterest Gathered ny Our Local
Correspondents
NEW GLOUCESTER.

Sunday school OF this village neiu an
entertainment on Christmas evening.
The programme consisted Of re,itations.
dialogues and music. The children all
carried out their parts nicely. After the
entertainment came the distribution oil
presents from the two Christmas trees,
which sjood In the hall, to make glad the
hearts OF the little folks, ard some OF
the older ones ~ they recei yed Q share OF
the fruit fro n the trees. The evening
passed Of successfully.
The lumbermen are still anxious for
snow TO come so that they may ges te
logging. 49,. ~.
Barker Holt IL vs-y III at hsr hpnp mar
the Maine Central depot In this town.
Rev. II. II. Ncyes preached In Gen
tennial hall on Sunday afternoon last.
His sermon was Christmas sarmon AND
was very Interesting.
Chandler Brothers have . boarding
house nearly complstsd near their mill,
where their employees can board and d.
near their work.
Our black smiths have bee, very busy
for some days past In the line Of horse
shooting, IS the roads have teen quits 10y
for horses that were smooth shod.
VINALHAVEN.
vinalhaven, Dec. 24.-Our fine weather
still holds on. Up to this date there
has bee no time but our farmers could
piow. Saturday they were piowing Just
outside the village.
The Union church Sabbath school held
. fair this week 10 the afternoon and n
cantata In the evening. composed moItly
Of the talent of the small children with u
few of the Oldest OF the school at Me-
mortal hall for the purpose of rAisins
money 10 buy seats for the new vestry
realizing about 500. Sunday the school
Ia 81 In NAL 10 mr. fnnda IN
the amount Of SEQ. -.
When the Sabbath school gets into the
new church vestry they have che promiss
of an organ, the gift Of our worthy citi-
zen. .. b. Jones.
Capt L. Smith arrived this week with
his new vessel, the Bertha May Oh
The foliowin officers Of De Valois
Commandery, K. T., will be Installed BY
p. T. Em. Frederic S. Walls, y. Grand
Com. Of the Commaudery Of Maine,
Friday, Jan. s, 1900 Sir .. A. Craw-
ford, n. CON-; Sir X, ". Wiley, Gen;
Raymond, S. W.; Sir J. II. Sanborn. J:
W.; Sir Cbss. Littlsfield. Recorder; SiI
Il. n. Libby, Treas Sir W. B. Carver
Prslate; Sir. u. j Orbitun, s. b.; Sir +.
ID. Wharf. s. b.; Sir VIM. HI. Brown,
sent; Sir u. II. Wharf, Pianist. The
ladies OF the Sir Knights provide the en-
49,
M J. A.Annis o, Camden spent Christ.
mas with his daua liter, Mrs. K. q. Car
yer Of Vinalahven.
Alton Roberts, who 10 attending school
40 Exear, WIN spend his holiday vAoa-
tion at home.
Mr.. Coombs, our school superintend.
snt, has secured MIR. Fred X. Briggs
from Alfred as principal for our High
school, and assssjstant, Miss e. Mabelie
Albee Of Worcester, Mass. Mics Orace
b. Paxton of Danvers. Mass., as pri-
mary teacher.
M. Gerry of the Seal Bay milk farm
10 building an Toe house about 40 fest
square. and will supply customs In the
village during the warm weather with
Toe. Chss. Robinson contracted for the
JOB.
The windows In tho Union church have
all teen taken as memorial windows ID
II. Littlehsld and wife, John Carver,
reuben Carver, p. Libby and the gilt OF
Moses Wel ster Looge, II. and A. M,
Mr.. Geo. W. Phillips and GLASS. W. z.
I. w.. Christian Endeavor, Sisternood.
K. OF p, and one by Mrs. W. 5. Carver
and others. All with the exception OF
ons, the Littlsfeld window. are in the
hands of Redding Baird 81 Comnany, Of
Boston; the other with Geo. W. West
Company, to he delivered here about Jan.
/, 1860.
RAYMOND.
East Raymond, Ds,. 2s.--Chrtstm as
was oeIsbr ated here Ms follows: At the
chapel, Raymond Gentle, Saturday even
ing, Dec. 20, where "Christmas Cave
was a novel feature Of the oooasion; ut
the church on the hill and ut North Kay
mond, Monday evening, and at Webbs
Mills, Tuesday evening. The pro-
grAmme on tne hill Was one Of the best
ever given. 1t was listened to by large
audience. the church being filled. Deo-
OF alton of evergreen, berries and ferns,
II Ads the interior very attractive. The
parts were all we'll rendered as follows:
Music, Choir
Responsive Reading,
Prayer, Rev. A. ID. MoLeod