The Portland daily press., 1900-01-19
MAINE TOWNS.
Items ofInterest Gathered by Our Local
Correspondents.
NEW GLOUCESTER.


New Gloucester. January lathe
special meeting and exhibition Of the
Maine Pathological society opened here
today with a large attendance Of promi-
nent fruit growers and agrioulturists
from all parts Of the state. The exhibit
OF preserves and canned goods was I'M.
usually tine and one of the largest this
society has ever had. The display OF
apples, while not as large rs that at
the meeting held last month ut Newport,
was very choice In quality and the sx-
hibitiop as q whols was highly sstisfsc-
fury. Miss Anna Burrows Of the Boston
Cookiss school gave a very interesting
lecture In the evening on Scientific
Fruit Preserving" Misc burrows Illus.
trated her talk with practical expert
merits and gave evidence OF the skill and
practical knowledge Of cooking for
which she 10 90 we'll known. Mrs. V. p.
DeCoster OF Brokteld gave Q very pleas
Ing talk on "Nsture Study" which the
audience thoroughly enjoyed. The meet
Ing will continue through Friday and
the prominent exhib't tors are Mrs. X.
Ii. Libby, Newport; Mrs. q. 3. Pore,
Manchester; Mr.. C.s. Phin ney, Standish;
Mr.. l.. Quincy. Hebron: Mrs. II. ID.
Cover, Bean; Mrs Jennie Litchfield.
winthrop; MI. ID. p. True. Leeds Centre;
Mr.. j. W. True. New Gloucester; Mr.. i.
II. Merrill, New Gloucester.
DAMARIsCoTTA.
Damarisootta, Jan. IA party OF
seventy came up from Boothhay on q
.1atch .taa todav ana took dtnnar AZ tina
Maine hotel.
]. l.. Clifford Is confined to the house
on account Of bad cold.
A party Of fifteen went TO Waldoboro
last night and took supper at Trow-
bridges. returning In the early hours of
the morning.
W. q. Hodgkin cut his hand quite badly
last week and is confined to the houss.
X. q. Reed mas been appointed post
master, the Office naving changed from
the fourth GLASS to the third.
INTERvALE.
Intervale, Jan. 16.-Tbe farmers Of this
place are doing quite q business quitting
Ice on Meadow Brook.
Mrs. Lydia Rice, who has been siok for
some time. had q consultation Of doctors.
l.. q. Sturges was the consulting ply
sioian.
Epsn Nevins and wife and daughter
are In town. Mr.. Nevins has been sick
tive months In Lynn. He was formerly OF
this place.
Mis-, Vssta Bell Jordan has returned
from Portland. where she has been stop
ping q week with frisnda
SOUTH BERWICK,
South Berwick, Jan. 1S..-The Berwick
gu nday school convention, comprising
the thrse Berwick. North and
ST nth Berwick was held Wednesday the
18th inst. at the Baptist okutoh, South
Be- wick. In the alb ssnce of the President.
the Vice President, y. W. Geovgs. Esq,
Of 20 Berwick presided. The principle
addresses were made by DR.. AoAllister Of
Pine street, Portland. Field Secretary, l.
n. Halliday, Rev. b. q. V. Wentworth
of Berwick, and Rev. MIR. Emery of
North Berw ick. DIR. McAllister gave a
mastery address on the Etti,al Work of
the Sunday School, ana also on the Ethi-
cal Training of the Home. Rev. Mr..
Wentworth's address was on the Bible,
and Rev. Mr.. Emery s on the Importance
Of Working both Old and New Methods
In the sunday School.
MIR. Halliday showed himself o master
In his new VEGA tlon, and won 20 people at
once, both to himself and his methods
of sunday school work. The convention
made deep impression on t1e COM
muuity and We shall expect marked
improvement in the Sunday schools of our
town and the furrc Il iding towns.