The Portland daily press., 1900-08-15

are we'll behaved lot of boys. They put
up a pretty good game Of ball, beating
our boys 10 to 10. Our pitcher, Herbert
Seavey, pitched fine game, and struck
out Is. But they got in the runs.
BUTXON.
Chicopee, August 13.-The Old Home
Week has come and gone, but it's memory
fingers still. Some of our people were
among those that crowded the streets of
Portland on Tue day, while on Thursday
some went to Sebago Lake and others to
Gorham to enjoy the speeches, music,
and grasp the hands of old neighbors and
friends who had come from distance to
be there.
Mr.. Geo. Anderson of Boston intended
to be at home, but was not able to get
away from his work.
Mrs. Sarah Pennell has her summer
bOarders, Mrs. Mason and her company
from Massachusetts. They have spent
great many summers with Mrs. Pennell,
and arrived here last Wednesday for a
three weeks stay once more.
Mr.. and Mrs. SOuther OF NeWburyport,
Mass have been spending a few da Us
With their nephew, Mr.. Fred SanbOrn
Mr.. Souther is an active Iayman OF the
Methodist church at Newburyport, and
led the prayer meeting in the Methodist
church here on Sunday evening, IN a
very acceptable manner. His talk was
interesting and profitable. They came as
Old HOmers.
Mrs. Wesley Hawkes. and son frankie
sp9nt part of Old Home Week at her
fathers, in Portland.
Mrs. Maggie Bangs spent few days in
Deering last week.
On Sunday afternoon at 4 30 our pastor
preached for the second time at the Chris
tlan Baptist church at West Buxton.
Next Sunday morning he expects to
preach at the School Street Methodist
church, GOrham, and and at West Cor
ham in the afternoon.
Presiding Elder DIR. Ihayer of Port
land Will hold Quarterly Conference at
South Standish Saturday afternoon,
o'clock. On Sunday morning he Will
preach here, at Chicopee at 10. 80, at South
Standlsh. 2 p. M, and at North Gorham
in the evening.
1t IS very plain that the farmers will
not get very rich in raising blackberries
unless they get better prices than they
did last week tor their berries, for they
paid two cents quart for picking, a
cent and a half for their boxes, and got
three cents a quart for their berries, but
we do not imagine the city folks got
them that cheap.
RAYMOND
East Raymond, August BE. B.
Jordan, of Boston, is visiting for a few
days at his father S, Mr.. Osmyn7J ordan's
for several years, and has been very sue
cesstul. His many friends are glad to see
him again.
Miss Martha w. Davis of Biddeford is
visiting relatives in the place
Other visitors are Miss Abbie Elder of
Windham: at Mary A. Jordan s.; Cor
nelius Pride of Duck Pond, at VIM p.
WOodburys.
The East Raymond ball team went to
Gray Saturday and played the PennelI
Institutes on Gray Park The visitors
won by superior batting by the follow
ing score:
2 8 5 6 Z 8 9 Total.
p. L. 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 s
= Hits: r. r. 10, P. I. 10. Errors,
E. Il. 3, p. IL.
Thursday the Mains family have their
annual reunion at the Residence of Sam
uel b. Brown. The exercises will consist
of speaking, ball game between the East
RaymOnds and South CascOs, etc. A |
picnic dinner will be served.
Levi Jordan and S. S. WEIGH attended |
the Reform Club convention at North |
Gorham Sunday.
George b. StrOut is home from Augusta
Charles H. Cole and family, who have
been spending a few weeks with his
father, will return Sunday to Gilead,
where he has tine situation.
SANFORD.
SpringTale, August l4.-Vacation -
everybody with few exceptions in this
village is astir, going either to sea shore,
lake or mountain. 1t would occupy sew
sraI columns to name over all who have
been, or are gone to some summer resort,
or to visit relatives Old Home Week
found about as many away from home
in this place as it found at home,
The SpringVale Wooden Company have
decided to remain here instead of moving
to Rochester The owner of the prop
erty, Irving A. Butler, is to build a dye
house for their convenience, and the
citizens are to pay the rant the first year
and the company thereafter.
Hon. G.. Ii. Frost has sold out his
homestead and the land accompanying it,
which Eembraces 90 house lots recently
laid out by Esurveyor Chase, James Ii.
Maxim being the purchaser. Mr.. Frost
will soon move to Portland, much to the
regret of his many friends here. He will
be missed by the whole community. He
has been in the dry goods retail business
more than 30 years here.
Charles IL. Pierce attended the reunion
ii the alumni of the Monmouth Academy
Wednesday of last week, of which, go
years ago, at the age of 10, he was a
pupil. The occasion was charming
one, in spite of the unfavOrable weather..
md he admired the improvements in the
I'D town, and especially the new and
beautiful Cumston Hall.
LIMINGTON.
Limington, August l3-Old Home
Week passed away very happily in Linn
lngton, with the return of many old cit
zens and natives OF the town. Despite
he rain which was so welcome, that
people were willing to even get wet
rather than not have it, Wednesday
The oth, was observed as a reunion of the
OWnspeOple and also of the Academy
Students, as it was the semi centennial
OF that institution.
A line Grafton was given by E. A.
I'LL, secretary of Massachusetts, State
8oard of Education on the subject of
deals in Education. Miss Maxim's
chronicles which embraced also a his
DRY OF the school as we'll, were heartily
and the poem by H. W.
OF st Louis, was very fine