The Portland daily press., 1900-05-17
MAINE TOWNS.
ssems Of Interest Gathered by osr Local
Correspondents.
CUMBERLAND.

CUMBERLAND.
Cumberland Centre, May 1s.- ksv.I. A.
Flint CT Falmouth occupied the pulpit
last Sunday In this absence Of the pastor.
Rsv. q. ID. Crane Of Yarmouth will oc-
oupy the pulpit next Sunday afternoon.
The 1reely Institute ball team played
the Yarmouth Bish school team 81 Yar-
mouth on Friday afternoon Of last week,
beating them easily by the score Of 10
tot.
Grad uating exercises, GLASS OF 1900
GreeIy Institute. will be held Friday
afternoon, June lst. In the Congregation
nj church. Thsre will bs concert In the
evening BY the CscIlian Quartstts Of
Portland. Immediately after the after
noon exercises there will be . business
meeting OF the Alumni Association, to be
followed by supper gotten mp BY the
sehcol. 1t 10 hoped there will be large
NUM- ber present at the meeting Of the
alumni.
Jefferson. May .lh-During the heavy
thundef storm whion occurred here TINS
aiternoon the house Of Hugh kssr WM c.s
persons iu the housr, no one being In
jured, The pranks Of the lightnipg were
q uits Interesting. II split the chimney
of the main house. went into the disn
closet, smashed all the dishes. tore on
the door. tore the cstings on one win.
dow without breaking the glass. smashed
two pictures, tore the oeiline. rippsd oil
a lot Of shingles and clapboatds and made
several holes In its rapid transit from
room to room and from main house 70
ell. There was quite smoke and little
fre, which was extinguished. The
property was insured.
SCARBORO.
Eight Corners, May 16 The Rev. Mr..
Brown Of south Parsonspeid has accept
ed a call to the south udrhAm and Right
Corners Free baptist churones.
Mrs. &. A. LIBBY Is recovering from
her recent illness.
Ths warm weather is Fastening vegs-
tation along rapidly.
GRAY.
Dry Mills, May 16.-Fred s. McDon aid
erent sunday with his wife at North
Don way. N. H., whsre she Is tsa ching.
George 9off and Miss Susie 6off rade
= trip TO Cumberland Mills Saturday, re-
Mrs uertruds Mason has engaged 70
WORK for Mr.. Walker at Rivsrton this
summer.
Herman, Eugene and Harry Cummings
OF Portland spent Sunday with thsir
grandparents. Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Libby
Of this place.
by hall passed over this plaos Tuesday
sfternoon at four o'clock. Stones fell as
large as marbles.
III you think your postmaster 20 lucky
what do you think Of your correspondent
He has cnerry trees In blossom and apple
trees that Will be In full bloom in almost
two days.
Acton, May IA 1t has been very cold
and back ward thus far this spring and
only q very little planting has.been done
D. q. Titcomb met with quite serious
accident last Saturday. while quitting
mn a Zig he had killed, the knife GLANCED
and cut bad cash In his knee. A physi
o, an was sum moned and he plastsfed the
wound up. IL 10 hoped that he will re-
nev. G. S. Butler preached a very
able sermon at the II. B cburch last
Sunday and to "a largo and attentive au-
diepcs.
The u. b. church has been repaired re.
Gently. There have been new pews PLACED
in the audience rooJu in place OF the ole
ones anu new ChETel oud OtbeE Acpohb u
and 1t 10 q very nios room. It was re-
dsdtcatsd Wednesday OF last week, Rev.
DIR. Smith baker preached one OF hii
able sermons TO u very large Audience
aud Rev. q. q. Butler made the dedica-
tory prayer and several other minister
took part.
Cyrus Miller IL Just recovering from 1
severe attack Of the grip and Glars Buz-
cell is doing his housswork.
Mrs NJ. p. Hubbard is keeping hous'
for j. ID Sanbo:n.
Samuel Perkins is very i'll with a sever,
heart trouble and phtihsis
james Garvin died last Saturday at tbt
dent Of this town and was much rsspsos-
cd.
POWNAL.
Pownal May Il The d .ath of Mrs
Dorcae, widow Of the late Mr.. Seth
Sweetser (who died In March. ls99). &C
CURED at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
A. h. p. Dresser, in this town, on sun
day, May 9th, at the advanced age o
nearly NO years She was next to the
oldest inhabltant Cf our town. Her lif'
had hesn long and useful one. HeI
mai len name WAS Mitchell, and she wa!
one OF large family, several Of whom
survive her. Among those living are two
brothers and two sisters, viz: MIR. j
Mitchell of Yarmouth and Mr.. Azi
Mitchell or East North Yarmouth. 1hs
sigtsrs are Mrs. Elizabeth Swsetser o
this town and Mrs. Capt. Marston o.
Yarmouth. Three children mourn tb'
loss Of their aged mother. Mrs. Fred ID
Larrahee Of New Gloucester, MIR. Seth
Sweetssr Of the same town, and Mrs. A
Il. p. Dresser OF this town. Fer many
years she has hsen member aud for I
long time was constant attendant OF th'
Congregational church at Pownal Centre
The L. A. IS. will give strawberry
festival at Maiiet hall on Friday evening
May 25th. All are invltsd to attend.
Come prepared to nssiss In the entertain
ment for ths even ing. which 10 to consist
OF o conundrum and riddle contest Il
which all are Invited TO contribute as II
IL SO arranged as to be general affair.
Admission tive cents.
The Young Mems League give socia
at MAllet hall on the evening OF the l6th.
Entertainment to be furnished BY Mr..
Henry Bracket of Yarmomuth. Cake
and coffee will be furnished free.
Mr.. NnrmAL True aud family were the
guestA CT Nr. aud Mrs. Arnold Newton
over Sunday.
Miss Annie Marstou has resumed work
in Portland and will be abssut for sew