The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-09-27
MAINE TOWNS.
The BrIdgton Fair Will Not Take
Place This Fall.
Newry the Home Of Some Smart Old
People.
corham Preparing for Their Annual
Fair.
B rIdgton.

day evening at the exercises of the Juvenile
Temple. Rev. Mr.. Parsons presided and
short addresses were made by him and Rev.
Mr.. Harbutt. The exercises by the children
were very interesting and creditable to them
and their superintendent, Mrs. b. w.
Stevens.
Deacon William Leavitt and his son-in-
law, Prince B. Waldron are about removing
to Woodfords, where they have purchased
residence. Mr.. Waldron's increasing life
insurance business requires him to live
nearer the city.
The officers of the Bridgton Farmers and
Mechanics Club having decided not to hold a
fair this fall, the farmers have taken the
matter in hand, appointed committee of
six to solicit subs criptions and report at a
meeting to be held at the town house next
Saturday, when date will be assigned for
the fair.
The wooden mills this week began running
on winter time, starting at $50 a. m.
P0ndicherry Mill will he shut down on
Friday and Saturday Of this week to allow
the foundations to be laid for the new depot
street bridge. In consequence of this ar
rangement the mill has been trimmings eve
nings this week.
DIR. e. r. Chadbourne is having new well
drilled on the Wilkins place at North Bridg-
ton. John Morrison has also made an addi-
tion of forty feet to his we'll.
The last remaining building on the old
cornshop site is being repaired and 1t is ex-
pected that one of our hardware firms will
soon remove to that historic spot Mr..
Augustus Sears is putting the building in
thorough repair he having an unusually large
number OF men in his employ.
Casco.
wEgB's MILLS.
There are few more beautiful localities in
Maine than Webb's Mills. Surrounded by
tlmbered hills, dotted with lakes and streams
the place Is at this time Of year when the
naples and elms put on their gayest dress,
beautiful in the extreme. The sportsmen
here find ample enjoyment, for the woods
abound in game and the lakes and many of
the streams afford most excellent fishing.
Wild ducks frequent many of the ponds
here, and pickerel and trout fishing are
favOrite sports.
John Mcclellan has finished packing corn
at the Webbs Mills factory. The corn was
canned for j. W. Brown & Co., of Philadel-
phia, and all told 100000 cans of superior
quality were Put ur. The corn Is being
possible. 1t is carted from here to Raymond
village and shipped from thence across Lake
Sebago to the lake station of the Mountain
Division of the Maine Central railroad. It
is then shipped by rail to different parts of
haul the corn to Mechanic Falls and
ship it via the Grand Trunk road from that
place, but an increase in the freight rates for
corn via the Grand Trunk between Mechanic
Falls and Portland, makes it cheaper to send
the corn across the lake to the Maine Central.
The packing of corn here has been great
help to the farmers, who have derived much
needed income from their source. The corn
packed is known as the "dewdrop" brand.
Tuesday was red dyl letter day for all the
and menagerie, one of the good, old kind that
exhibit In the smaller towns and villages
throughout the country, passed through
Webbs Mills carly Tuesday morning on its
way from lMechanic Falls, and camped in
the field in the rear OF the Central House at
Raymond Village, some eight miles from
here. Two performances were given, one in
the afternoon and one in the evening. 1t
was indeed great day for the country folks,
a great majority of whom for miles around
went to see the elephant and other things
under the big canvas.
The axe handle factory and the shook
factory are doing about the usual amount Of
business for this time of year.
We have had no frost here as yet, aud the
fields and trees never looked better at this
time OF year than they do now.
The apple crop In this region is very lair
one for au off year.
Bethel.
SOME SMART OLD PEOPLE.
or the old people of Newry, Mrs. Maria
Sargent age 81 years last April. is very smart.
She does general house work, and reads with
out glasses. Her brother Samuel Eames is
96 years old though he is not so old that he
does not enjoy fishing. His sister Mrs. Sar
gent has not lost meal for over fifty years.
Joseph Little1eld age So years does all kind
OF work on the farm, mOws, and cuts cord
wood. Mr.. Baker, aged Ss years is very
smart and reads without glasses. Mrs. Lois
Littlehale, aged 93 years, has good health and
knlts and sews without glasses. Mr.. Abiel
Chandler Of Bethel, aged Sc, is remarkable
smart and reads without glasses. Mr.. Samuel
years old. He Is seen most every day on the
street. Uncle Holt loves to chew tobacco.
~ Mrs. Green, wife Of the late ex-Mayor
Sreen, OF chelsea Mass, in company with
H Hau daughter Matte. arrived at the Alpine
m mpouse saturday to spend two weeks vacation.
mere were sixteen arrivals al the Bethel
house wednesday, mostly from Portland and
New York. 'N
The corn factory shut down yesterday
The sweet corn crop never was better. The
potato crop is about half a crop, and in MANY
places is r0ttlng badly. Early sown grain il
heavy. late sown very light.
MI. Newton Penley one of our leading men
Miss M. Rollins of Pennington Maine.
VINO has been very sick for the past two
weeks at the Alpine House. is now getting
better and will be out In few days.
Col. Clark S. Edwards, Hon. Moses Mason
and Nh, Lewis Sanborn have cut this season
about 100 tons of hay each. Mr.. JEFF Foster
and fine Carriers each cut about 20 tons.
Cerhan1,
The grounds of the Cumberland, County
Agricultural Society have been placed in
excellent condition. The exhibition Duila-
ing has been completed and is prono1 lced TO
be one of the best in the State. Exhibitors
from the city of Portland have already had
room assigned to them. The Atkinson FUR,
niture establishment will make tull ana
splendid exhibit. There appears to De
great interest among the farmers OF Cumper
exhibitions of stock and farm products that
has ever been held, The trustees have given
the matter their time and undivided attention
and anticipate large attendance and full
receipts. Col; Il. M. Millett leaves for