The Portland daily press., 1889-08-03
MAINE TOWNS.
Bethel People Coming to Portland to
See tho President.
Governor BurIelgh to Spend Several
Days In harpsweII.
Rum Makes Trouble In a Family In
Kennebunk.
Bethel.


who comes for her infant child. She intends
stopping till fall, visiting her old home at
Mr. Grin Fosters, in Newry and at the old
home OF her husband In Bethel. Her hus-
band Is one of the leading lawyers in Mime
sofa and son of the late Hon. Daniel Hum.
mons of Bethel.
George Chapman has lost 20 sheep by
bears.
Hon. E. w. Woodbury. opens his store ev-
cry morning surely for customers by a. m.
Though quite an old gentleman he looks af-
ter his business sharply and appears young
as man only 80 years old. We wish Bethel
ell had more such men.
The yestibule train from Chicago passes
through Bethel every Saturday at 10 a. M,
returning Sunday at 6 80 p. m.
Mr.. Miller, the great Snowman of Boston
will exhibit in the Ideal Hall next week.
The Congregational Circle will hold pic
mic soiree at DeaconP urngton's lawn Thurs
day evening.
There will be concert at the Ideal Hall,
August 18th by Phil A. Merry,
Capt. r. B. Grover of Brockton, Mass, is
stopping at the Bethel House.
| The Cecilia Club will give parlor con-
cert ana lawn party under the direction of
Mrs. Gehring.
The steamer North Star. steamboat built
by the Androscoggin Steamboat Company,
hon. Y; w, kimball Of Rumford, president,
and j. b. Roberts of Hanover, secretary and
treasurer, has its headquarters at the pier
on the mouth Of Alden river, Bethel We
learn mat the company is intending to revolu
tlonIze tne freight and passenger business
70 Hanover, Rumford, Andover and the lake
region. bethel instead of Bryant's Pond
| roma Will become the distrbutiong point
ana the passage will be made by boat instead
Oh oy stages to Hanover, avoiding the ferry
ase at hanover and enhancing the comfort
| and pleasure of the trip.
Judge Foster, who has been In Portland
Tor the past week is now at home in Bethel.
| The following are the arrivals at the Beth
ell House Wednesday and Thursday:
J.y. Godfrey, Boston.
Thomas o. Loury, Bangor.
I: A: White Lake House,
William ID. Hart, Chelsea, Mass.
). J. Hart Chelsea, Mass
L. Hart, Chelsea, Mass.
Marion L. HAT, Chelsea Mass.
| 0. E. Mills, Westfeld, Mass.
W. 4. Wyman, poston.
| J. G. Swan, Haverill, Mass.
II. L. Melchester, Haverh Mass
| N. Melchester, Auburn.
Y. 4. Bird, Auburn.
| Ei NJ. Harrington, Readfield.
| q. w. Clark, Boston,
Alfred j. Ives, Brooklyn, N. Y.
I. Il. Lamb, Brooklyn, N. Y.
w c. Gould, Lewiston.
| DR.. G. H. Weeks. Portland.
Chas. w. Bartlett, Boston.
A. A. Robinson, Boston.
Harry Robinson, Boston.
.. Z. Folsom Boston.
e. Gage, Boston.
I. 2. Merrill, South Paris.
| 2. ID. hurry, Gilead.
Edward Chapman, Boston.
| II. o. Chapman. Boston.
ID. Chapman, Boston,
| z: H. Hissran, Boston.
Prot ii. Q. Merwin and wife, Connection.
Mrs. G. Hicks. New York
Albert Woletge, Stamford, Conn.
Business is booming at the Bethel chair
factory, Iney arereceiying more orders than
they can fill.
Bethel will get up an excursion to Port
land to see President Harrison. Those white
tall hats will come out.
| A party from the Bethel House will leave
| Bethel next Monday for the Lake, passing
up through Dixville Notch, thence to Cole
brook on the Connecticut river, down the
river ID miles to Northumberland on the
Grand Trunk, down among the White Noun
tain range. returning by way of Gotham, N.
Harpswe
The summer cottages at Harpswell are
now all occupied and the hotels are well
filled.
Among the late arrivals are the wife of
Governor Burleigh and several OF their Au-
gusta friends. The governor is coming Sat-
| urday TO spend several days. They are all
| guests of Mr.. N. II. Slower.
| Bailey's Island has more visitors than ever
| before. All the rooms at the Spring House
| have been occupied since 1t was opened and
many applicants have been turned away for
| want of room. The beautiful island Is rap
| idly growing in popularity as summer re-
| sort.
Willie Randall, the lad who sustained
| compound fracture of the leg one week ago,
| Is doing nicely.
All tue cases of typhoid fever in town are
| reported as improving.
Most of the farmers have secured their
| hay, those who have not are having hard
luck. The fog has been persistent for nearly
| a week.
| j. L. Cummings, representative of the
Maine and New Brunswick Insurance Com
| pany, has been doing good business here of
late, having written nearly 100000 worth In
| the past few weeks.
1888 Kennebunk.
| Wawa Tribe of the Improved Order of
Red:Men, occupied:their new hall for the
first time on Tuesday evening. The hall
has been furnished with new furniture, and
| the warriors are pleased with its cosy APP
pearance.
A drunken man of this village assaulted
his wife, and boarder came to her rescue
and knocked him down. The result is that
the poor drunken fellow was arraigned be-
| fore Justice Bourne and fined fifteen dol
lars and costs, or confinement in Jail. The
| wife packs up her things and leaves him.
Thus rum breaks up the family and brings
disgrace to its unworthy head. We need
more enforcement of the Maine law in Ken
| nebunk.
| Westbrook.
The Hyer Sisters drew good sized aud
| fence at Saccarappa last night.
Mr.. Dodge, who has been assistant of
| Westbrook Junction, has taken Mr.. Helen's
position as station agent at the Saccarappa
station.
| DeerIng.
Fraternity Lodge, l. o. OF, will work the
first degree upon two candidates next Mon
day evening All the members are requested
to be present, as business of Importance will
come before the meeting.
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