The Portland daily press., 1899-05-24

librarian and treasurer, Mrs. d. =. haorr.
ton. u
A mum ber from this place attended the. the
meeting of Cumberland County heior"
Club at south Caseo.
ahe teachsrs' meeting held at East Ray
| moud Nav nth. was profitable ana pleas
ant TO all concerned. Among those ir9In
the village present Were teacne1s. MIS-
Alta Strout, Miss Lillian harmon )
pupils. Misses Helen Leach. Abbie smith,
Angie PIummer, Stella Hayden Blanche
Meserve and Blaine Harmon; friends
Mrs :. M. Leach, Miss Annie Leach,
Robert Leach, Nellie Plummer.
--e GORHAM.
C;orham, May 23.-Next Sunday being
Memorial Sunday, Union services will
be held at the School ST. NJ. X. church.
The j. Il. Adams Post and +. E.
Wentworth Camp, Sons OF Veterans will
Cumberland County Pomona Grange
will meet with Pownal Granite Grange.
Saturday, May 9th at Mallet hall, Pow
nal Centre. The following is the pro.
gramme:
Opening exercises.
Greeting by the master of Pownal's
Granite Graee.
Report of Oranges.
Conferring 9th degree. ~ ;tla
Noon recess. :, -isat t.,s
l Ladiss hour and good of the ORDER
l Observation-Disclosures that the study of an !
imal life In our public schools ne iimlted
to the living only. Opened byscthe lec-
turer. so ~, - s
Question--Istt tt advisable for the .Grans-
es of Cumberland County to undertake
anything in the way of cooperative buy
ing. Opened by e. j. Mitchell. =
Lisberger and bingmars glass blowers
have taken the store in Mcclellan block
for few days.
Mrs. Rose johnson attended the state
meeting of the Eastern Star at Augusta.
as delegate from Gorahm Chapter.
Meetings will be held every evening
this week at the School st. M. n.
church.
Hon. B. F. Chadbourn spent Sunday
in Gorham.
Rev. Mr.. Wilson of Woodrords,
preached-at the Congressional church
Sunday. in exchange with Rev Mr.. hey
nolds
Mr. X. ]. Elder of Boston, is In Cor.
ham on business,
Our farmers are all busy at the present
time planting. The recent ram was very
pleasing to them.
MIR. IA. b. johnson, Trustee of the Ag-
ricultural County fair, Is masking exten-
sive improvements upon the fa1r grounds
moving horse and cattle stalls; also fenc-
ing in the land purchased by the trustees
TWO years ago IHo tIaOh hosoi Weso 'f
SO good condition as at the present time
BALDWIN. ~ 50 -
West Baldwin, May 23-MemoriaI SER
vices will be held at. the "a Methodist
church, tuesday, May 30th at 10 a. m.
K. L. Barentzen will deliver the address,
special music py the West Baldwin band !;
also memorial services will be held Sun
day at the ohncrh. s,1,Fs...s- ,:-9. 80. -
The social event of the past week was
the band sociable at Pine Grove hall. A
fine time all around. ~.
j. q. Sanborn has painted and i'm
proved his buildings wonderfully. He Is
fully alive to the best interests of the
com munity. Chester Burnell has also
been making improvements on his build
ings and surroundings.
Miss Lizzie Knowles has fine collec-
iton of pansies which make hne show.
OTISFIELD.
Otisfield, May 22.-The drouth is at
last broken and all nature seems refreshed
with the much longed for rain.
There was An ice cream supper and So
ciable in Christian Eudeavor hall, Friday
evening, May, 9th. under the auspices of
the Y. p. 5. q. K. ; the proceeds going
towards repairs on the hall.
MIR. II. NJ. Sylvester and wife of Mel
rose Mass, are visiting relatives in this
town. -.s- 80 y
MIR. II. NJ. Cushman, who is working
in an artist s9studio, Boston, is spending
n few days vacation at his home in
Spurr's Corner.
MIR. Theodore .Johsnon of Portland,
has been in town this week.