The Portland daily press., 1900-12-06

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% Poland springs, where she Is teaoh-
ing.
HARRISON.
Harrison, November 80,--The largest
gathering that we have ever heard CT on
Thanksgiving day was at Mr.. Judson
Smitn's In this village, when twenty one
relatives and friends sat at his we'll
spread tables and twenty-one more could
have made a good square dinner on what
was left. Afser dinner MIR. smith took
his guests 70 bis fine billiard rooms. &
IL cost one man sixty dollars this fore
noon for trying tc help himself TO goods
that belonged to Ill. FL. Casweli. For
some time past articles have been taken
and today one CT the clerks, Mr.. II. r.
Bailey caught the thief. There was no
chance far an argument for the goods
that the clerk saw him take were found
In his pocket. MIR. Casweil or his clerks
w.ll put up their goods at much less
profit than this man paid.
CUMBERLAND.
Cumberland Centre, December g.
Richard Anderson, Jr fer more than q
year one Of Uncle Sans cavalry boys In
the Philippine Islands, arrived no me on
Wednesday OF last week,
MIR. Anderson had to stop over at San
across the continent.
Niles Ethel q. blanchard and Mr..
Joseph blanchard spent few days las :
week with Miss blanohard's sister at
MIR. u. q. Gordon OF Monmouth,
former station agent at the Junction,
spent Sunday with friends here.
III. Irwin Collins is confined to the
house with an attack Of acute rheuma-
tiem.
The winter term at Greeley Institute
opened on Monday of this week, with
good attendance.
The first lecture OF the Cumberland
Lecture Course was given last Tuesday
evening by Prof. IL. l.. Chapman OF
Bowdoin College. Subject. "Burns ;.
Lewis Hansen went to Rumford Falls
last Monay, looking for work In the
mills.
Roy Barter is attending Shaw-s Bust
ness college, in Portland.
Kew. Gowen q. Wilson viii present the
Gauss OF the Maine Bible Society at this
place next Sunday afternoon.
CUMBERLAND.
PROF. CHAPMAN'S LECTURE ON
ROBERT BURNS.
Cumberland Centre, December 1.-The
severe snow storm OF last evening did not
keep q goodly number Of the people CT
Cumberland Centre and Vicinity from at
tending the lecture In Greely Institute
hall. The night was bad. but people
knew what was in store for them by way
of listening to ons OF Prof. Ii. Il. Chap
mans lectures, ami they braved the
storm. 1t Is safe TO Fay they were not
disappointed, or that any thought they
did not receive full returns for ali the
efforts put forth. Prof. Chapman gave
his lecture on Robert Burns. AS all who
have heard this lecture can testify, 10 Is
interesting from start to finish.
On3 VINO has read Buns can fni In
this lecture q feast of good things, while
ons who has not, Is sure OF not being
turn I'd away with only crumbs. Prof
Chapman in this lecture brings Robert
BuIn3 to his hearers. he doss not go
aimlessly over sea AMI iani in search OF
bis man, II psrchanee he may ind him.
Instead he is sure of his man before he
starts. He has MIN and brings him to
his hearers, ana as tney follow the nstur-
al, easy development OF the lecture, thsy
power OF the great poet.
Prof. Chapman reads Burns in most
delightful manner, AMI ths selections
rendered during the courEe OF the lecture
are very enjoyable.
The people OF Cumberland Centre are
glad to have had the privilege OF listen
ing TO this lecture AS has been previous
ly announced this lecture is the begin
ming of a course of lectures for the
present SEASON.
The next lecture will be held on the
evening of December 18. Rev. Smith
Baker. ID. d., OF Portland will be the
lecturer on that occasion. His subject Is
1.-The Uses OF Art"