The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-01-06

marshal, and MIR. Gersham 5. Cobb rs
chaplain. The officers OF Harmony lodge
ara rs follows:
W. M.-Moses H Little.
) W.-Charles e. Cobb.
j. W.-Aelviile w. Cressey
Treasurer-C Cornelius N. Hayes.
Secretary p. +. Roble
;, D.-Steohen W. Shackford.
j. D.-Bert Il. Libby.
), S.--Nalter Harding.
j. S.-Frank p. Johnson.
I Marshal Theodore Shaosford.
Iyler-James l.. Fogg.
The following are the officers of Pine
Tree chapter;
Worthy Niatron-Addie l. Andrews.
Worthy Patron-Everett p. johnson.
Asso Matron-Rose q, johnson.
Ireasurer-Gertrude NJ. Lermond.
Secretary-Jennie Hayes.
Cond uctoress-Ruth Il. Harding.
Asso Conductress-Eli2abe Soule,
Sarah ID. Usher.
Ruth-Pfie3 Hanson.
Esther-N. Antoinette Millett
Mar ha--Lettie w. ShackfoIu.
Electa-Hannah Biokford.
Chapiin-Many l. Cobb
War1ier--Sarah shaokford
Sentinel--Theodore Shackford.
Oranist-Lillian Parker.
Exc ,llent music was furnished by Mr..
John Il. Hinckley and wife, Mrs Charles
T.. Cobb ard Miss May Mcclellan; also Miss
Mcclellan rendered a fine solo. Miss Parker
presided at the organ. banquet was
served at the close
GRAY.
Gray, Jan. AR j. W. Frank is con-
fined to the house with grippe.
Mrs. Ivy Smith has been sick with
bad cold ever since she came homo from
Connecticut. probably the epidemic.
Rev. MIR. MoCanu of Houlton, supplied
the pulpit at the Congregational church
on New Year'sssiay.
Mrs. Julia johnson has been sick the
past ten days.
Mrs. b Il. Skinings is visiting her
daughter, Mrs Geo. h Larrabee OF New
cssle, Me.
Mrs. Susan Higgins Gates Of New York
city, is visiting her mother, Mrs, Sarah
Sweoiser at East Gray.
Mr.. Warren Thayer is living with his
granddaughter Mrs Fred Barton.
Mr.. W. II. NcOonkey has for the past
three weeks been packing apples In
Pownal and North Yarmouth. lie says
the finest lot OF apples he ever packed
were those of MIR. Nehemiah Porter's of
North Yarmouth, u lot of IS barrels.
HARPSWELL.
East Harpswell Jan. 50.-Ihe New
Years tree at bethel Point was held on
the evening of Jan. =, and was not so
we'll attended as usual on account of the
ice in the bay and because 50 many were
sick with the grippe. Portland friends
join with us each year TO make this
beautiful and bountiful tree. Rey. MIR.
of the Bethel church, Port
land. sent as usual an abundance Of candy
and poanuts as we'll as more substantial
articles in order that every one might be
remeu bered, and Deacon Gould sent his
usual contribution of tin clippers, pencils,
bright new cents, ana pail of candy. The
candy pail fell to Nr and Mrs. Ed Hol-
brook, our latest married couple. Mrs.
Gilman Davies and her daughter with
unfaiIing Kindness sent their usual gen.
erous contribution, and with the exer-
lions of neighbors and friends the tree
presented fine appearance and many
were the presents distributed
The Cundy's Harbor Christian church
had their tree on Christmas eve and the
Peoples church win have theirs next
Friday evening IL pleasant.
The grippe seems TO attack whole neigh.
borhoods at once. The Cundy's Harbor
people are conyalesoent for the most part
hut the neighborhood at Jerseys Point
are completely Frustrated There have
been no fatal cases.