The Portland daily press., 1899-07-01
MAINE TOWNS.
Items of Interest Gathered BY corres-
pondents of the Press.
DAMARIsOoTrA.

DAMARISCOTTA.
Damarisootta, June 29.-The election of
officers Of Lincoln Lodge, No. 90. K. of
p, took place Tuesday the s7th. The
following were elected:
c. CDR. Z. f. Stetson.
Y. CD. P; Hatch.
NJ of W.-P. l.. Tomlinson.
X. of r. and S.--E. r. Castner.
NJ. F.-G. w. Seiders.
M. at Al. #. Merrill.
M. E III. E. Philbrook.
/. G.-Rufus Hisoock.
o. Go. w. Croker.
A hearing has been in progress since
Tuesday the 27th in Massasoit hall, be-
fore Justice Pessley of Alma, between the
Little heirs Of Buston and Charles K.
Hagar of Damariscotta. Bracket and
Fogg for Little heirs; Hilton and Hilton
for Hagar.
CASCo.
Casco, June 26 The late rain fall has
improved the condition of the hay crop In
this vicinity very much.
M. S. Eastman and family dined off
peas raised in the garden Wednesday, the
2lst.
DR.. and Mrs d. W. Wight have gone -
their home in Medford, Mass, for D two
weeks visit, after which they will return
and occupy their cottage near the snore
of Pleasant Lake the remainder of the
summer.
Rev. Columbus Keene of East Otis
field, occupied the. pulpit at the Union
church Sunday afternoon and after the
service at the church. baptized two oan-
didates by immersion at the foot Of Pleas
ant Pond.
James Nutting came down from Bos-
ton last Friday to assist in the care of
his uncle, ID. q. Smith, who is in crit
ioal condition, but hopes are entertained
for his recovery.
MIR. and Mrs. Charles W. Winters of
cambridge, Mass. are the guests of John
W. Baily and family.
Mrs. Abbie III. Edwards and two chill
dren, have returned from Nebraska, and
are stopping with Mrs. Edwards's father
in-law, MIR. VIM. u. Cook for the sum-
mer.
Miss Ada Merrill, clerk in S. III. Mann
and Jordan's dry good store department,
Is out on the sick list
Nathan Decker WHIP has been sick sew
sral months. remains about the same.
8. o. Hancock is building u hay barn
on his lot at foot of Pond Hill
School in Casco closes this week for the
summer vacation.
WINDHAM.
Windham Centsr June 29-Mrs. Walter
Hicks and little son Harold, accomnapied
by her mother, Mrs. Mary B. Hodges of
Great Neck, New York, are visiting Mr..
and Mrs. A ugustus Snow.
Prof. George Hallett of Philadelphia is
at AIR. Minslow HAWKES.. where he will
spend the summer vacation.
Mr.. Ralph Ii. TuSey came home Mon.
day to spend some time with his parents,
MIR. and Mrs. Daniel Turkey.
MIR. VIII Hall spent severa, days recent.
" with his mother, Mrs. Mary A. Hall
Messrs. Jesse Aver and Will Hawkes.
came home from Friends school, Provi-
dence X. l., Monday.
BRIDGToN.
Bridgson, june so-Prinoipal Herbert
e. Cole, of Bath High school and family,
are at Mrs. Albert Fogg's for the sum-
mer, the native homo OF Mrs. Cole,
james knight, Worcester, Mass, Is on
bis annual visit to his brother. Samuel
knight.
MIS-. Edward Dineley. wife of the super.
tntendent of Pennington can factory, is |
the guest Of her sister. Mrs. Eugene |
Green.
I Major Shorey is at his newspaper office
again after short Illness. occasioned by |
throat trouble.
BALDWIN.
East Baldwin, June 27-The Hard ing, |
Pigeons brook and East Baldwin schools |
we're eptertained at lawn party at thu |
residence Of Mrs. Annie Irish in Cornish |
teacher of the Harding school, The |
fsf nat RaI dtuir m tab.
there 10 four-horse blackboard, gaily |
decorated with flags, furnished by their |
teac her, AIRS. Celia Sanborn. Miss Mar |
tina Sanborn, teacher OF Pigeon Brook |
school saw, that her scholars were all |
present. Including parents and friends,
the party numbered seventy. Arriving |
1t 80 p. m. the children amused them |
selves with games and the older people |
INSTRUMENTATION for anshour, then all |
were called together near the piazza,
which was decorated with ferns ard |
bunting and the following programme |
WAS successfully carried ont:
Violin Solo, Leon Boothy |
Recitation, Fannie Flint |
Recitation, Annie Kelley |
Vocal Solo, Annie Flint |
Recitation. Edith Rounds |
Recitation, Cora Tnombs |
Vocal Solo, Jamie Drogt |
Recitation, Mabel Chadbourne |
Recitation, Lula MaFsdon |
Recitation, Mary Flint |
Vocal Solo, Bessie Uhadbourne |
Recitation, Rebecca Gross |
Recitation, Mildred Mason /
Violin Solo, Leon Boothy |
Recitation. Mabel Black /
Vocal Duet. Fannie and Rosa Msserye |
At the close Of these exercises ice-cream
and cake were served. and then all depart |
ed for home saying 1T IL one of the best |
times ever had Miioh praise ia due 80
the three teauners who arranged the en-
tertainment. IheyIare kiive, progressive |
.znrkera 1zhrsa intaraaL In the chiId.ar |