The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-11-06
Cape Elizabeth.

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A very popular and very successful ways
and MEANS" for raising funds by the Metho-
dist Episcopal Society of Knightvile, is to
provide an occasional supper of baked beans
brown bread, coffee and pickles, at the mod
crate price OF Is cents a head or stomach.
The Society gave one of these popular sup
pers at the church vestry Monday evening.
Travel between Portland and the Cape
via Portland bridge is suspende on account
Of the late accident TO the draw, and the
people on this side are much vexed thereat.
Mr.. Henry Pagan, for many years a skilled
and faithful employee in the engineers de-
partment of the Lighthouse Service, has
abandoned his work as steam and mechani-
cal engineer, sold his place on Meeting
House Hill and leased the Rand farm in the
outskirts OF knightville: He exchanges the
throttle, cold chisel and gas-pliers for the
plough, the hoe and the milking STOOL
A narrow strip of land lying along the
front of Mr.. John b. Chase's residence on
the Cottage road, deemed necessary by the
selectmen for widening and Strengthening
the road at that point and for which the
town at its last spring meeting awarded Mr..
Chase $780, is now being made use of by the
town Tor the purpose for which il was con.
demned An immense granite bluff In this
road, or where the road should be, directly
opposite Judge Symonds's cottage, causing
narrow and somewhat dangerous curve, is
being reduced by crew of workmen under
the superintendent of Mr.. Whitney, the ex-
perlenced road builder.
The Cape Elizabeth town house which was
Dullt a few years ago &C cost of about $l3,
600, has been insured In first class company
through its Cape Elizabeth agency, conducted
by Mr.. j. Ii. Hartford. The amount placed
on the building is $4,000.
The recent typhoid and diphtheria cases
in Knightville are believed to be traceable to
impure water supply, and several citizens
are engaged sinking new wells to obtain a
better article.
new post office has been established at
z; 4; Centre, to be called Cape Elizabeth.
MT. JabeZ Mariner has received the ap-
pointment of postmaster. Mr.. Mariner has
nearly completed his new store and will
move into it soon.
Mr.. Ephraim DYER, who has been laying a
water pipe In Ellsworth, will complete his
work at that place in about two weeks.
Mr.. Il. W. Dyer has re-opened his grocery
store which has been closed for some time at
Z. Il. Centre. He has put in fine assert
ment OF groceries and is running team to
different parts of the town.
A harvest concert for the benefit of the
Union Sunday school was given at the Pond
Cove school house. last Thursday evening
A good time was enjoyed and quite a sum
realized.
A donation was rendered Rev, o. L. Gle
pastor OF the Baptist church, last Friday
afternoon and evening. There was large
number present and pleasant time was en-
ioyed by all.
Mr.. Enos L. Jordan has his new house up
ana VIII be ready for plsstering sometime
next week.
Cumberland Centre.
Arthur E. Hatch, the blind graduate of
Bates College, 80, delivered free lecture at
the yestry in this place on Thursday evening.
1t was quite we'll attended and very interest
ing, Subject: practical Education"
The following is the list of Sawyer Tribe,
No. 20 improved Order of Red Men, lately
Prophet-O s. Themes.
Sachem-hollis True.
Senior SagamOre-A. L. WILSON,
Junior SagamOre-F. :. Blanchard
Chief OF lie ords-Geo. blanchard.
Assistant Chief of Records-E. Il. OsgOod.
Keeper OF Wampum-L0uyiAe Merrill.
N. A. Cole, superintendent Of the Cumber-
land Packing Co., has bought the farm at
the junction, now occupied by Mr.. Lewis
Merrill.
Mr.. Isaac W. Morrison of this place has
been appointed light-keeper at Pond Isl
and.
S: r. Sweetser, Esq, has been appointed
by Gov. Burleigh az delegate to the National
Frmers' Convention to be held at Montgom-
cry, Ala. lie will be unable to accept Of
inability to attend.
Mr. q. A. Merrill was thrown from his
wagon last Saturday morning by his stepping
on a crust Oh earth, under which there was a
wasnOut, ana hurt his shoulder so that he is
now lncapactated, and carries his arm in a
sling. ~
Sunday evening, October 18th, Mr.. Chase
of WATERFOWL, Mass, agent of the New Eng
land Society Tor the suppression of vice gave
talk upon the work of that society.
The Chautauquan Circle will meet with
Miss G. +. Wilson Friday evening
The annual meeting of Mission Circle will
meet at at the parsonage Saturday after
noon
Corham.
The funeral of Mrs. Hattie Z. Hambln.
wife of Mr.. Archelous l.. Hamblin, of Fort
Hill, Gorham, took place at her late resi-
dence Sunday afternoon, November Sd, at
O'clock. Although the day was very stormy,
a very large concourse of people was in at
tendance, comprising the principle families
of the community around. The religious
services of the occasion were conducted by
Rev. G. w. Reynolds. pastor Of the Congre-
gational church in Gorham, and were highly
Interesting and impressive, consisting OF the
ing was by quartette from the CoDgrega-
tional choir, and was finely rendered.
The floral tribute was very fine ana es-
pecially appropriate to one of her years: The
bearers were S. Hinkley, Esq, Col. I'll. X.
Millett, Hon. K. Harding and W. Davis,
ESQ. all under the direction of Mr. r. g.
Harding.
Mrs. Hamblin was born in Buxton. Me-.
and was at the time Of her death nearly AZ
years OF age; She was woman of rare
qualities, and remarkable fortitude. Her
home, where she was queen, was n model Of
neatness and order. Her husband and
children were her constant care and delight,