The Portland daily press., 1900-01-05
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winn, Jan. 8.-w. Y. Lovsjoy and his
son stephen were In Winn on the goth Of
Deoem bsr, tor q brief visit, and stopped at
the katshdln House.
Stephen Lovejoy has just returned from
an extended trip to the south and reports
q good time generally.
8. b. Gates OF the Katahdin House,
VIM, went to Silver Ridge on New
Years day and returned In the evening.
Several of our young men came out Of
the woods for the New Years holiday.
Mrs. Sturgeon went to 6rindstone last
Thursday 10 Join Der husband In the
woods. where he Is working beyond
patten.
Chas. A. Jones, Mira. Jones and Miss
JONES' and Miss L. Il, Smith. all OF Bos-
ton, arrived at VIM from the camp Mt
Lake Malta eunk, where they spent a
week snow shoeing, etc. They left for
Boston by last train Monday night, Janu-
airy LIST.
December 31st, aged 20 years, and was
buried In Lincoln cemetery, January 2,
1900 DR.. Quinn of VIM OBLIGATED ct
the service In the house. A sistsr from
Des Aoines, Iowa and brother from
Philadelphia were present ct the funeral.
Charles J. Cummings, aged ~ years
and 10 months. died at lis home In
widow and two children and several rein
t'ves to mourn hi. loss. Dr. Quinn Of
VIM OBLIGATED at the funeral servicss In
the Methodist church, January Sd, at
10. 80 o. m. and at the grave. The follow
Ing floral tributes were placed on the
caskst; wreath of pinks from MIR. and
Mrs. Jerald, Rowland; smilay and roses.
By the local w. q. 4. u; Gala lily, by
Mrs. j. b. Hanson. MIR. Cummings had
been some time ago superintendent OF
public schools In Rowland, and promi-
nent worker In temperance cause. The
church was filled to Its utmost capacity,
showing the esteem In which the deceased
was held by the community which has
sustained very great loss BY his sudden
death.
Dr. Quinn will hold spe 'ial services as
follows during the week Of prayer, Janu-
AIRY 7-lS; Sunday, morning and evening,
In VIM, 10 80 and 7.S0; Tuesday, $50 In
Wytopitiock; "wednesday land Briday In
VIM, 7.s0; Thursday, L. 80, kingman.
Thera IL great satisfaction throughout
the diocese At the acceptance OF his cleo
tion TO the bishopric of Maine by the Rev.
hobart Goldman Jr.
DIR. Mace regor Of Montague and DR..
Taylor Of Lincoln with DIR. Merrill of
VIM. made their usual monthly exami-
nation Of pensioners ut the Katahain
House, Wednesday, Jan. Sd.
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North Yarmouth, Jan. 3.-The annual
church roll call was held at the vestry on
Wednesday, Jan. 8. At the business
following officers were elected:
Dsacon-D. Il. Cole.
OIsrk-N. Il. Shurtleff.
TrsaS. Cole.
Reports were given of the work of the
Sunday school and Of the Ladies' Aid.
On account Of sioknees there was not q
large attendance, but Ii WAS very pleas
ant II Getting.
Portland, were In town Monday.
School No. is closed on account OF
scarlet fever.
Mr.. Fred and Miss Louise Cummings
Of Houlton, have been visiting at q. S
Sweetsfr ..
a. y. Sawyer is building an addition
Mr.. L. S. skiiiin attended the Pader.
swski recital at Portland, Wednesday.
HARRISON.
Harrison, Jan. 9.-The Congrsgat ionsl
Society re-dedicstsd their church this
after noon; there was quite a good many
came from Bridton, South Bridgton and
North BIidgton. The exercises were as
follows: Invooation, by Rev. Howard
dllphITlCks Ot EOEtu WatcItoEuy ~
tory Of the Church from ths Commence
~ emit to the Present Time, by the pastor,
Raw. A. u. Fitz. The society was or
ganized with only IL members ana
worshiped In the Calvinist Baptist house,
some two miles from the village being
part owpers Of the house, this Was In
1896; In 1855 the house at the village
was butt and dedicated. The first pastor
ordained was Rev. James p. Richardson |;
then followed Joseph Serle. Cyrus Pearl.
Rev. Mr.. Chute, Chas. Packard, Edward
8. Palmer, John Dodd, Thomas Ellis.
hev. Mr.. Pike. Rev. Ernest Berchers,
Nemiah Lincoln, II. A. Freeman, A. g.
Fitz. the present pastor. The Blakes wsrs
the most prominent members of this
church at one time, bus there ars none
of those families left here and but few Of
their ehildrsn are living. Miss Cornelia
3. Blake of Portland, was the daughter
Of Frances ard Corr ella Shaw Blake;
Mrs. Susan Blake English and Miss Isa-
bel Blake OF Brunswick, New JERSEY,
were the daughters of Hsrriscn and Su-
san Gary Blake; oiinfiil Blake left no
children. George Piercs was for many
years the Oldest member of the church,
ami was tho prime mover in finishing up
the present cs vestry and this was after
he became an old man. "Reminiscences OF
tire first pastor, Rev. Truman ). Perry;
sermon by Rev. George N. Woodwill, OF
B,i gton; report of W. II. Briggs as
n,g-,f present repairs Mr.. Briggs
has taken much interest In his work and
ave n good report; Act OF dedication
by responsive reading. ty the pastor and
people; Dedicatory prayer, by Kew. Mr..
Hague. OF South Bridgtcn; Beneaictiop,
volnntarles. The church although small
in numbers, has no debt. All these
changes have been paid for. and right
here it II well to say, that TO the teachers