The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-08-30
MAINE TOWNS.
Items of Interest Gathered by corres-
pondents of the Press.
wINDHAM.

Wfndham centre, Aug. S9-MiBs mabel
Lamb has returned from Prout's Neck,
where she has been doing table work at
Hotel Southgate.
The schools In Windham viii begin
Monday, September nth.
Windham fill fair will be held at their
park. September 9th and 9Th.
Miss Lizzie Gallagher is quite III.
Miss Beulah Lamb Is spending q few
days at North Windham.
Mrs. Lousnn Turkey has been quite sics
There will be medal contest at the
Baptist church, Thursday. Aug. 81. at
2. 30 o'clock. Admission five cents
The contestants are six little girls who
contest at Nswhall. The one who re-
ceiyed the medal there is to speak while
the judges are deciding which of the i've
will receive the next medal. Other inter
esting exercises win be added to the pro-
gramme.
Mir. Frank johnson of Lynn, Mass, is
visiting at Mr.. Albert kogers's.
Me-. George Hanson's family have re.
turned from Duck Pond
CHEBEAGUE.
Chebeague, Aug. as.-Mr. r. II.
Cleayes, tina north side grocer, met with
quite an accident one day last week.
While leading a barrel Of sugar at Ham,
ilbon's wharf piece of the wharf gave
way letting him fall overheard, the sugar
on top of him. Luckily the tide was full.
Had It been low water Mr.. Cleav yes stood
a good chance of losing his life. AS it
is he escaped with q few bruises and the
loss of his barrel OF sugar.
Mr.. q. a. X. Webber 10 having his
buildings shingled. Messrs. i'll. l.. and
ii. s. Hamilton are doing the work.
Evsry boat now takes many people from
be left here by Sept. 5th. IL is rumored
that several new boarding houses will be
built here before another season.
Miss Emily Barton and Miss Bowliy Of
Shiloh, Me-, are visiting friends on the
island.
For the past ten days the bay
has been fun of mackerel. Some of the
fishermen have Melted $500 per day, to say
nothing about the sport. The schools here
commence the 18th of Seq tember. Ex-
tensiye repairs are now being made on the
school building in District No. ..
EDES FALLS.
Edes Falls, Aug. 2s.-At regular
meeting of Pleasant River Lodge OF the
/. o. of g. 4. of Edes Falls. the follow
ing resolutions were adopted:
Whereas, our Heavenly Father in His
all-wise and mysterio us providence has
seen fit TO remove from our midst our
sister, Maud Il. Doughty, who died Aug.
9th, 1899. aged 20 years. 8 months and 1S
days, her sickness being of short dura-
ton, saying, The will of my Heavenly
Father be done, therefore
Resolved, by the officers and brothers
and sisters of Pleasant River Lodge of
the l. D. of g. t., that we are hereby re-
minded that we are rapidly approaching
that undiscovered country from whose
bourne no traveller returns
Resolved, that by this bereavement this
lodge has lest a true and valued member,
an efficient officer, much esteemed and
beloved sister; that in the death of Sister
Maud the community in which she lived
has also sustained a great loss.
Resolved. that We deeply sympathize
with the afflicted family and offer for
them our earnest prayer, that they may
be sustained by Divine grace and nh up
the measure of their days in Christian
joy and hope until called to joinS their
loved one IN the celestial Lodge above.
Resolved. that while we bow in humble
submission to the will of our Heavenly
Father, "who doeth all things WE'LL" we
mourn our less and will ever che rish her
memory.
Resolved, that as a token of respect our
charter be draped for thirty days. that
these resolutions be spread upon the rec
ords of this order, and TINT = copy DO
sent to the family of our deceased sister,
e. W. Jepson.
Helen III. Dunn,
kllan K. Floyd,
Committee on Resolutions