The Portland daily press., 1889-06-12

Maine rolls will be held at the Grand ARMY
Hall on June 25th. The original company
mustered into service at Portland August
18th, 1885, was largely composed of Var
mouth. North Yarmouth and Cape Elizabeth
men, men, UNDER c0mmah h 81 the lamented Capt.
at Locust Grove, November 27th, 1862. The
committee IN charge hope for a full attend
ance, and all members whose address NAV be
Known VIII be invited Communications
Yarmouth, Maine.
Inc Union wharf property, extending
down the river front from Walkers coal
yards 10 the McQuillan wharf, has been pur-
chased h;,st by the Warren's of Cumberland
Twelve more unfortunates have gone over
10 the great majority, and our peaceful town
treasurer has paid over the bounty and ere
mated the victims. George Buchanan
brought them in Saturday, and still there's
more to follow.
The entertainment Saturday night given
by Diamond Lodge Of Freeport. was we'll
presented with good acting and handsome
scenery, and deserved a better house, which
it would undoubtedly have had if the wealth
er had been more favorable.
Freeport.
AN OLD LADY swINDLED BY A CONFIDENCE
GAME.
One day last week well dressed man
drove up to the residence of Mrs. Dyer, an
elderly lady residing in that part of the
town known as Pleasant Hill. Knocking at
the door he politely inquired If the lady was
home, and was asked to step into the parlor:
he represented himself as a distinguished
occulist, and called his name Henri, or Pro-
fessor Henri. and remarked to the lady that
he called upon her at the request of her ply
stefan, DIR. Spear, and further stated he had
just been treating some patients for Drs
Spear and Twitchell at the village, and that
he had also done several cures at Brunswick
for DR.. Mitchell.
Il see" said he. you have cateract My
terms for removal is 800, $50 down, and the
balance when the cure is complete"
The lady believed the story of the impos-
ter, paid the required $50, submitted to some
Kind OF powdering process to her eyes, and
snd W be cDe fba 10
saturday. 1t Is needless to say that Satur-
day came and went, and the occulist failed
to put in an appearance, and the lady is $50
poorer, and wiser than before.
Rumford.
The past eight days have been very wet
ones. and caused rise of about two feet in
the river, which was great help to the river
drivers. Staples's drive of two millions has
Just cleared the falls. Grass looks we'll
bay crop will be about an average one.
Planted crops have come up well aud are
growing nicely.
The bee keepers are gathering an unusual
number of swarms this year.
A. >. Knight. Esq, is taking down his old
ell and will build new one. He will strip
the house and put on modern finish. He
Will build nice large cellar, with split
stone for the storage of his large apple crops
He raised 700 barrels last year, mostly r. l.
Greenings His stand is known far and near
as the Great Alvin Bolster stand, 1t is
where the Hon. William Bolster had his
early home. ~
M. p. Wild of Boston, who has been spend
ing the winter and spring with his friend. c..
X. Cary. has returned to Boston.
Wild small fruit have blossomed very full.
1t looks now as though we might get some
berries bye and bye.
Falmouth.
Mr.. Harry Cornell has located with his
family at the corner where he will spend
the summer hunting and fishing
The shower on Monday afternoon did a
great deal of damage to the roads and crops
in this vicinity.
During the freshet Monday part of the
dam In process of construction at the Fa lis,
gave way. making it necessary to clear the
river bed again to rebuild, involving much
labor and great expense. ESQ Nt3 n
The new dam at Smelt Hill, Falmouth,
which the S. d. Warren Company are build,
ing as motive power for their proposed
electric lighting plant, was considerably
damaged by the flood of water that the sud =
den and heavy rain poured into the Pre-
sumpscot river. The uncompleted piers
were partially undermined and carried
away and the progress OF the work of con-
STRUGGLING the dam will be considerably re-
tarded in consequence.
g.irf East HarpswelI. ~ 4
Few men who have reached four-score
years have the fortitude of Mr.. William
Snow, who rode to Brunswick, a distance of
nine miles. and without the aid of anasthet-
les had cancerous growth removed from his
hand and came back the same day. His hand
is healing finely. m .iETge ~
Charles Morrison of Cundy's Harbor
caught in his shad net a mackerel weighing
two lbs, eleven OF. A few shad have been
caught IN the bay, but nobody Of them has
arrived at the present writing (June 10TH,
Grass and other crops are looking finely,
but farmers are anxious for few warm
summer days before haying which will como
on the last of this month.
North windhan.
Grass and hoed crops are looking finely.
Some good front are being taken. Tommy
Mason got six Saturday. He can catch fish
as well as do other business. He employs
about 100 people in his shops.
The glorious Fourth will be celebrated
here by horse trot, game of ball and other
sports.
Some good horses are owned here. C. III.
Cook has one, so has Cyrus Kegers Both
horses are speed. Ed Hale and s. NJ Man
chester have each very promising colt.
They will probably both be entered in the
colt races at Gray this fall
South windham.
To the Editor of fbo P,.oee.