Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-08-06
In Other Places.

The Gould Academy reunion, Aug. 3.
is to be the feature of Old Home Week
in Bethel. Invitations have been sent
to all former teachers and students.
Castine has selected. Friday, Aug. 10,
as her public holiday.
Thursday. Aug. g. is the favorite day
for celebrating. Standish will enter
tain her guests at Sebago lake, Gorham
will hold her exercises on the county
fair grounds: both of these towns will
hire bands Westbrook and Sidney
will give complimentary dinners and
public exercises on this day.
Dover and Foxcroft agreed to cele
brate one day of Old Home Week in a
fitting manner. and it has been decid-
ed that the celebration shall take the
form of a union of the alumni, former
students and teachers of FoXcroft
Academy.
Hampden has invited all the former
residents of that town who may be in
Bangor during Old Home Week to join
with them in a picnic dinner.
Clinton will observe Old Home Week
by dedicating her new public library
building; a large number of guests
have been invited to attend the exer-
cises.
Scarboro will take her visitors over
to the Dunstan end of the town and
treat them to real old-fashoned din
ner of pork and beans and 'Injun"
pudding.
China has sent out 200 regular invi-
tations to join her in making merry.
Among the speakers it is now expected
that Augustine Jones. head of the
Friends school in Providence, r. l..
Will be present. Some of the other
towns making preparations for cele-
bratng the return of old friends are
Bucksport, Orono and Canton.
Limerick. the birthplace of former
Gov. Frank S. Black of New York, will
entertain its visitors in an old fashion,
ed way. Wednesday morning, an in
formal reception will be held in the
town hall. and the citizens and guests
will march from there to the Luther
Moore farm. where dinner will be serv-
ed in hay barn, the biggest in that
section of the county. Plates will be
laid for 500. After dinner, speeches
will be made by former Gov. Black
and others and a band concert and So
Cia session will follow. In the even
ing, there will be dancing in the barn
to the music of full band.
Lebanon, the York county town
which claims Congressman Littlefield
as its son. will celebrate, Wednesday.
It's citizens and visitors will assemble
on the shore of Northeast pond, over
which steamers will transport passen-
gers free. A picnic dinner, on an elab-
crate scale will be a centre Of interest
Brief addresses by sons of Lebanon
will be in order after dinner. Among
those who have consented to speak are
the Hon. Elihu B. Hayes of Lynn
G.. Chick Of Boston.
The officers of the Lebanon branch
of the Maine Old Home Week Associ-
alton are: President. the Rev. Edward
C. Haynes: vice presidents. Dea. Sam
uel Shapleigh. John S. p. Jones; secre-
tary. the Rev. George E. Kneeland;
treasurer. Henry f. Lord.
No special Preparations for celebra-
ting have been made up in AroostOok
county. but the reputation for hospital
ity which the good people of that big
farming county have enjoyed will at
tract many of the former residents.
party from Boston will visit Houlton
and Caribou during the week and the
residents of the county everywhere will
keep open house.
Bucksport is to have Il parade and
band concerts during the day and in
the evening will entertain large num-
Der of former residents who have sig
nitied their intention Of being present.
5 me good speakers have been an
nounced and it is proposed to have i'm
pTonptu remarks Of a general nature
from many who Will attend.