The Portland daily press., 1886-05-04
SUBURBAN NEWS.


SACCARAPPA.
The Ladies Relief Corps connected with Cloud
man Post, G. A. r. gave an entertainment at Odd
Fellows Hall Saturday afternoon and evening. A
pleasing programme was presented of vocal and
instrumental music. "Braiding the Maypole" by
party of young misses was an attractive feature
of the play and was loudly appauded. Supper
was served from to O'clock There was a
large attendance and everything passed off sue
ceSSfully.
Mr.. Adelbert r. Harmon, formerly a resident of
the village, has been employed in MessTs. Robin
son, Appleton & Co.'s watch mandatory at Wal
than during the past three years. Last week,
accompanied by his wife, daughter OF Mr.. John
Allen OF this village, he sailed for Europe He
will represent Messrs. Appleton & Co.'s house in
London, Paris Rouen and Australia. If success
full in business and blessed with health, they will
be absent several years.
Mrs. Mason has recently returned home from
California after nine years absence. She and her
children are visiting friends and relatives in this
and in Gorham Village, where she was born.
While digging on the street, near Mr.. c. b.
Woodman'S, Messrs. Sturgess and Anderson un-
earthed number of pieces of silver and copper
found a silver dollar dated 1865. The following
day he found deep down below the surface sew
eral pieces American. and foreign copper coin,
pennies and half pennies, dated 1912, 40, "a
aud '62 Mr.. Sturgess brought to light % cents
in copper lying together in pile
Spring street is the chef d0olUFe of this village.
The eye of visitors is readily attracted toward it.
Nature has given to ii rare beauties, FINE resi-
dences gives it prominence ana make II s, q aesir,
q
progress is the motto of the citizens VINO occupy
beautiful homes on the street. Building new, re-
premises of Mr.. George H. Raymond, Joseph w.
HeSeton Moses Heselton, Mark hnght, CharleS
Caswe Miss Mary Proctor, Jonathan Knapp,
Otis Wyer, George b. Mariner ana Jeremiah
The Canal near Valentine street is to be filled
pp and num0er of new dwellings will be erect
ed on land extending to Bracket street.
The present will be prosperous season for CON
tractors and builders X.
BowERY BEACH.
Peas are up, and dandelions and violets are in
blossom.
The farmers begin to deplore the continued dry
weather and express fears that the seeds will not
germinate well unless we get a "wet spell" soon
The numerous lobster catehers, In order that
each may distinguish his own traps from those OF
his fellow fisher, have dotted the waters Of the
eastern Cape shore. from Portland Head TO the
Two Lights, with picturesque fringe of parti-
color buoys, embracing every hue of tile rainbow
SO many traps are employed, it is no wonder the
yield IS only two or three to trap, exclusive of
"ShOrt" ones
Last Friday. Major W. s. Stanton, U. S. A.,
lighthouse engineer for the first and second light
house districts, accompanied by his assistant,
Chas. Edwards, Esq. Of Portland, visited the
Cape Lights for the purpose of ascertaining what
repairs and improvements are needed at that
station, and to lay out and locate the projected
new buildings for signal houses and fire proof OIL
houses, which will doubtless be built the present
season.
Cunners have broken their six months fast and
Information in deep water, and have approached
near to the shore, but they don't appear 10 nave
much appetite yet for clans or wrinkles. -, -,
The last rain in this vicinity fell on the ltn OF
last month"; and there has been no fog since the
18th. At this writing Sunday, 2 p M a sn iTesh
southeast wind is blowing and heavy log CLOUDS %
are flying in over the land. There are iour inree
masters and some twenty otner sfS pessgS II inc m
wind holds as it IS now, the coastwill be enveo9ped
in fog tonight.