The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-05-30
MAINE TOWNS.
Items of Interest Gathered by Our Local
Correspondents.
BUXTON.

Chicopee, May 9o.-The fair, supper
and concert Of the Ladies' Circle, given
~ the Go ldenCross Hall on Wednesday
evening Of last week, was grand sue
cess. The net proceeds were about $40.
ON Thursday evening the young people
of the vicinity had a social dance nc
Gibbs's hall.
Master Dunscombe Of Portland has been
visiting his sister, Mrs. John Hawkes.,
the past week.
MIR. Fred J. Swendeman of Boston Is
he guest Of Mr.. John Boothby.
MIR. Oliver Sargent of woodfords, was
at Mrs. Sarah Pencils last Friday.
Mrs. Clements of Westbrook has been
spending a few days with her friend, Mrs.
Joseph Martin.
Hon. Vim. Phinney and family of Deer
ing Centre came out to Mrs. Phinney's
mothers, Mrs. Sarah Pennell's, on Satur-
day, returning Sunday afternoon
Chas. Hopkins has moved into the
Davis house.
Our cemetery Is being improved by
the fixing up of the different lots and the
setting out Of Towering plants. Mr..
Wilbur Hopkinson has very recently had
a nice stone erected upon his lot by Mr..
Fred Brown, and Mr.. Brown has also
been cutting the name and date on the
monument Of the late Mr. MARX Hopkin-
son.
MIR. Leonard Harmon has been detailed
by the e. A. r. to be officer of the day
in decorating the graves OF the cemeteries
In this vicinity, which has fallen
to the lot Of the nate MIR. Mark Hopkin-
son for many years past.
Last Friday, Mr.. Homer Martin went
over to East Parsonsfleld and bought a
fine pair OF oxen TO do his spring work.
One of his horses got badly kicked by the
other last Wednesday night, but Is doing
nicely at present.
The morning service last Sunday was
very well attended, The pastor gave SER
mon appropriate to the day from the
words, What mean ye by these stonesY
Joshua 4, .. Rev. VIM. Bragg Will de
liver the address this Wednesday after
noon at Limington Corner, to the Chas.
A Warren Post of the q. a. r..
West Buxton, May 20.-Operatives In
+. Ii. Hargrave's mill are to have their
Saturday afternoons out beginning June
end.
Mr.. L. d. Tyler of Bowdoin '01 is at
home on a short vacation this week.
Miss Murch of Dayton is visiting. her
aunt, Mrs. &. Bickford, on School street
: Mr.. Edward Eaton is tearing down the
old ell on his house on Prince street and
making other improvements.
The Buxton High school exercises will
take place ut Buxton Centre, next Fri
day, June LIST.
tended the memorial services held ut
Steep Falls last Sunday.
Many from this place went to West
Hollis to attend the Bullock quarterly
meeting held Saturday and Sunday at
that place.
seldom has death occurred In our
midst so unexpected as that of Miss Abb
bic Hanson last Thursday. She has been
suffering from heart trouble for the past
two years, which was the cause Of her
DEATH The funeral services were held
at the +. W. Baptist church, of which
she was member, last Saturday after
noon. She leaves one sister, who has the
sympathy of many friends in her sad
affliction.
Mr.. NJ. II. Sawyer has men Mt work
at the booms at Bonny Eagle and Bux-
ton. Last week the men discovered u
deer caught in the logs. They got him
out in cramped condition, but after
their working over him awhile he was
able to stand, and grazed round there for
awhile, then he disappeared in the woods.
FRYEBURG.
Fryeburg, May 2S.-The ladies of the
New Church gave a strawberry festival
and entertainment at the New CHURCH
nall on FRIDAY evening" MAY 70. ne
supper was delicious, and the entertain
ment was enjoyed by all. 1t consisted I
music by the Fryeburg orchestra of seven
pieces, recitations by Miss Bertha Harri-
man, a student at the Boston School OF
Oratory and songs by Marguerite Nc
George Hammons as accompanist. Later
the young people also enjoyed n social
dance for which the orchestra furnished
fine music. There was very large at
tendance.
The annual meeting of the Woman 5
Library club was held at the Library on
Friday afternoon May %. There was a
good attendance. A successful year was
reported. The following general officers
We're elected: President, Miss Alice y.
Hastings; vice president, Miss Mary l..
Gordon; secretary, Miss Mary E. Warren; ;
treasurer, Miss Mary w. Weston; libra
rian, Mrs. George Shirley; assistant
librarians, Mrs. n. o. Wentworth, Mrs.
II. G. Charles and Miss Hattie l.. Abbott.
Six standing committees for arranging
and conducting the literary exercises for
the ensuing year were also elected Do
nestle science was also added to the de-
partments of study for next year
The pupils of Mrs. Alberta NJ. Abbott
gave "a very pleasant class recital at the
congregational vestry on Saturday
evening May 20, at eight O'Clock. They
were assisted by Mrs. Abbott, Mr.. Del
more Robinson, elarinetist, and the
was rendered. All the pupils showed
careful training and good instruction.
The improvement was especially noticea-
BILE in the work of the Juvenile must
clans.
On Sunday morning, at the Church Of
the New Jerusalem, memorial services
were held in honor Of Rev. John Worces-
ter, the late President of the General
Convention Of the New Jerusalem Church
of the United States. The floral decora-
= tions We're very beautiful and consisted of
apple blossoms and cultivated flowers,
tastefully arranged. Amid the entwin-
ing branches We're seen two pictures of
Mr., Worcester, one upon the communion
table and the other upon the repository,
which was the gift of this friend of the
New church several years ago. Appro-
pirate music was rendered by the choir
with Mrs G. f. Lord of North >Gorham
Maine, as organist. Rev. b. N. Stone,
the pastor, preached memorial discourse