The Portland daily press., 1885-05-11
SUBURBAN NOTES.
Cape elizabeth.


1t is estimated that Mr.. e. j. Harmon's straw
berry bed at Ferry Village. will yield this year
from 800 to 1000 boxes.
Neddie, a little son of james P. Allen, had very
narrow escape from death Friday. by falling from
the stone abutment on Front street, Ferry Village
cutting q severe cash in his forehead.
Mr.. A. j. Robinson, Cape Elizabeth, has been
commissioned as sealer of weights and measures by
the selectmen.
The Sentinel hears there are quite Rumber of
applicants for vacancies In the custom house By
rious parties in town.
They are doing quite rushing business at the
Boston " Maine shops in Cape Elizabeth. There
are at present some eight or nine passenger cars
belonging to the Old Orchard Beach branch in the
shops to be repainted besides the usual allowance
of freight car work.
At the last regular meeting of Seaside Lodge the
stalled by Deputy A. A. Cole: w. G. T.. Q. n: IRE
fethen; W. v. It., Elva Tilton; p. w. @. t., Edwin
Cobb; W. g., Mrs Emma Upton; W: B. s. Eliza
w. Nj, Frank Richardson; W. D. NJ, Lettie York;
W. /. c.. Mrs. Mary G. Young: W. o. g., Miss
1 B. F. whitney says if the Ferry village people
will afford accommodations free of cost, $4,000
mandatory of the "Whitney boot" will be estab-
the new Pythian hall.
The young ladies union fair netted $50.
Deering.
The Portland Water Company are erecting tank
on Forest Avenue, near the store of George Jeord.
for supplying the street sprinkler with sebago. The
town of Deering viii soon establish drinking
fountain on the avenue.
The high school entertainment netted sos.
Miss Nellie Sawyer is president and Mr.. Harry
Haskell. secretary of the Young Peoples Parson-
age Society which has 65 members. The object Il
to raise money to buy or build a parsonage.
The Deering Railroad Company will lay steel rails
from Morrill's to the foot of Green stree.
There are 600 citizens of Deering liable to mill
tia duty.
The citizens Of this village are trying to have
shoe factory established here.
The Lefebvre Connell case was settled by the pay
ment of 500 by Lefebvre to Connelps father, with
court costs.
Charles Bibber met with quite severe accident
Wednesday. While chopping wood at the door in
the morning the slipped, and striking his foot
completely severed two Of his toes.
Names Of officers for next quarter of the Good
Tsmplars are W. O, T., Ed Cannon; v T., Carrie
Humphrey; Secretary, Alice W. Loring; +. s., BIZ
ma Mitchell; Treas, +. b. Merrill: Marshal Frank
Mayberry; o. G., Charles Allen; L. II. s., Nellie
Smith. There have been nineteen initiated, three
expelled and six withdrawn during the last quarter
making net gain of thirteen.
North Gorham.
While @. G. Carver was trimming down pans on
lathe at the pail mill Wednesday, pan broke and
few into many pieces, one of them striking him in
the under lip, cutting it so badly that the doctor
was called to sew it up.
John Allen, painter. who lives alone on the
Floyd farm, on the road leading to White Rock.
was robbed of $40 day last week; the thief en-
tered the house in the day time. while Mr.. Allen
was asleep, and took money from vest hanging
the lounge where he lay; also small sum from
his pants pocket. AS far a. Is known, no clue to
the burglar has beenidiscovered.
Monday morning. about O'Clock, an alarm was
given that fire was raging at Gon s. Plumm er's
mills. Their keg mill was burned to the ground.
Some 1000 powder kegs and 500 white lead kegs.
together with all the machinery was des troyed.
Joseph Fogg, caryenter, lost about S10O worth of
TOOLS which were in the building Loss about $780,
1t is reported that the company have ordered new
lot of machinery, and doubtless will rebuild. The
cause Of the fire is unknown. A late report says
there was no insurance on the property.