The Portland daily press., 1899-07-06
MAINE TOWNS.
Items OF Interest Gathered BY Cores
pondshts ofthe Press.
sEBAGo LAKE.

Sehago Lake, July f.-The lnercury
registered los in the shade today. yet not
so hot but crowds OF people drove IL
from the surrounding towns to celebrats
the Hibernian's picnic.
d. W. Stanley has accepted a position
as steward in the HalloweIl house, Halo
we'll.
Rev. c. p. Cieaves left town Monday
on vacation Of four weeks.
Mrs En,eline Wescott OF Westhrook
is visiting her son and family, G. G. wes-
cott.
Mrs. N. L. Sawyer is entertaining her
sister, Mrs. o. VI. Sawyer, with two chill.
dreu, from hi lnneapolIs. Mimi.
Mr. AMI Mrs. Georgs Granville OF Bos-
ton are spendirg their vacation with rela-
tives here and at Bridgton.
Rev. Chas. Snow will occupy the pull.
pit in the Congregational church, sun.
day, July Q.
The Sebsgo Lake house has quite a
number Of guests at this whiting. !.
1he steamer Louise broke down on her
trip across the lake this morning SO the
steamer Undine had to tow her In and
s-s~N e@SA Rtho1ohHEEn AoI oIS LItUs
VINALHAvEN.
Vinalhaven, July 2-Schools all closed
here Friday and ON that evening the High
school class of 90 held their graduating
exercises In Memorial hall. which was
we'll filed, nearly every seat being occu-
pied. Rev. DR.. Butler. president of
Colby. delivered the address, which was
very fine and highly appreciated by the
schools and citizens generally.
Eight persons were admitted to the
communion Of the Union church Sunday,
by baptism and letter.
Rev. W. H. Littlsneld has been very III
for the past two days. His son, Hon.
@. X. Littlefield, of Roekland, spent
Sunday with him.
Z. Lane went to Blue Hill Saturday
for few days.
e. X. Roberts went to Bar Harbor this
week and win spend few days with his
brother, f. l.. Roberts.
The net factory is shut down for few
days. ~
About % chapter Masons went to Deer
lslesonlsteamer Rockland, Wednesday, to
attend the constitution of Pine 1rse
chapter OF that place. A very pleasant
ana enjoyable afternoon and evening was
passed although IL rained hard outside
most of the time.
Quite number OF the stone cutters
from Somes Sound are home until after
the Fourth.
Lane s. Libby's store was broken into
Thursday night by breaking out u square
of glass in the rear part of the store and
fOhapCO fakan
seemed to be disturbed.
Some OF our village farmers have COM
menced haying.
Steamer Castine brought an excursion
here from Belfast sunday, returning
about O'Clock.
GORHAM.
Gorham, July 5-There were Thirty.
seven who took the exami nation for the
High school the next year. and more
than thirty will be admitted.
Rev. Gershom +. Cobb and family.
MIR. Solon Andrews and family, and Mr..
Charles K. Cobb and wife attended the
reunion OF the Lamb and Larrabee
families, Saturday. at Cape Elizabeth.
Prof. VIM. E. Russell has gone to Bar
Harbor to attend the Teachers Institute.
MIR. s. Harry Cobb ana wife of Au.
burn, were the guests of Rev. G. Nj.
Cobb. Preble street, Sunday.
MIR. John Morse and wife, of Lowell.
Mass, are the guests of Mrs. b. Clarke
Main street.
Quite extensive repairs and improve
ments will be made upon the Normal
school building during the summer vaca.
tion.
Mr.. M. NJ. Phinney, of Lowell. Mass
Is spending a. few days with friends
Rev. Mr.. Cashmere attended the Port. |
land ministers district meeting at south |
Berwick last week.
Hon. W. J. Corthell was In South |
Portland last Saturday and Monday left |
with bis family for Calais for few
stitute to be holden at Bar Harbor.
The Misses Otis, of Cornish, are the |
guests of Mr.. Ira Otis, Main street.
Mr.. Warren Hall and faulty, of Port |
!and, are boarding with MIR. G. H. |
Lowell, Preble street, for few weeks.
MIR. Chas. III. Hinkiey AT a sisters, W ho |
have been passing few week at Prouts |
Neck, are at their Gorham home for the
present.
Mr.. stephen shackford, who is in busl.
ness at Conway, N. H.. Is at his home |
Tor few days.
Mr.. J. B. Kelley has accepted a posi-
lion with Parker. Hamm, Thomes Com
pauy. Portland.
Miss May Knapton. of Boston, is visit |
ng her brother, Fred Knapton, South /
street.
A party of IS ladies and gentlemen from
Portland, friends of Mr.. and Mrs. How
Ird A. McKeIney, spent the day at their
pleasant home Monday. The occasion
vas a most enjoyable one.
Mrs. John GRAHAM. who has been i'll for
several weeks, died at her home yester-
lay.
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