The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-07-25

more serious results.
g. G. Wight, insurance agent, has settled
with Stephen Trumble the damage to his
buildings in the recent fire, paying him $243,
Herbert E. Cole, principal of Bath High
School, with his wife, is stopping during va
cation in this town.
Prof. Marble, the elocutionist, is in Knox
county on a canvassing tour.
ID. A. Stevens has been quite sick for some
days with symptoms of fever. His sister,
Miss Nichols of Lynn, Mass, with her hus-
band, arrived Tuesday.
Work began Monday ON the foundation of
A. ii. Harriman's new house.
There Is an unusual amount of building in
Bridgton this season.
Judge Walker and DR.. Stevens are putting
In steam heaters, the former at his residence
and the latter at his drug store. Both will
use horizontal boilers made by Quinn Il Co.,
Portland.
Mrs. A: e. Hanney and family left Tues
day for Keene. N. a., to join her husband.
D,yring the shower Of Tuesday afternoon,
ball entered the blacksmith shop of f. o.
Riley, The ball appeared about the size of
mans head and had apparently descended
one OF the wire guys from the chimney and
oeen attracted IN at the open window. 1t
leaving strong sulphurous smell like the
discharge OF gun, and partially stunning
persons In the shop but doing no other dam
age.
Kezar Falls.
Richard Klute and wife, formerly of this
place, are tho guests of William tllngworth.
Miss Marcia e. Ridlon, teacher in the
North School, Portland, is spending her
summer vacation at her old home In Kezar
Falls.
Daniel McKechnie has just finished a
large, fine two story residence on one of the
new streets, and is now comfortably settled
with his family in house of his own. Mr..
McKechnie illustrates the possibilities which
under a protective tariff system in this
country. are within the reach and reasonable
expectations Of all sober minded thrifty and
industrious operatives. Mr. McKechnie
came alone from Scotland to this place in
the spring of 'S4, leaving his family behind
him in the old country until he was able to
send money for them to follow. Upon his
a ar1iya here he he Immediately entered the EN-
20. as spinner. Within the first year of
his stay In this country he was able to send
Tor his wife and six children. In less than
five years Mr.. McKechine. as an operative,
earning day wages with some small asss. |
lance OF his older children) has not only been |
able to support in very respectable way |
large family upon the wages paid an Ameri- |
can workman, but has also saved surplus |
with which to purchase three house lots and |
erect upon the same q large commodious
house for which he will be but little in debt.
Honor is due the thrifty workman, and sue
cess crowns his labors. Mr.. McKechnie I'M
doubtedly recognizes the difference between
working In a free trade country and pro-
tective one.
Allen Garner, agent of the Kezar Falls
WOODEN Mfg Co.. is away on business this
week for the corporation in Boston.
Mrs. Estes of Waterville gave lecture at
| the M: Z. church last Sunday evening upon
the subject of temperance. Rev. G. T. Rid
| Ion, of Manchester, was on the platform
spirited remarks. Mrs. Estes gave lecture
at the same place Wednesday upon the SUBJ
| A party of rowdies have been stopping at
| the Banks House in Parsonsfeld for the past
week or two. Their conduct in the streets
OF this village and those of Cornish, became
so seriously offensive to public decency that |
Geo. f. Clifford, ESQ. and Geo. II. Milliken
Of Cornish, visited the Banks House last
Friday and warned the proprietor not to
permit their appearance again on the streets
OF Cornish under the penalty of the house
being closed. They were reported in Tues
days Argus as being tribe of "Yahoos'
from Boston. They. are probably a tribe
which the proprietor's of the Macedonian
has sent out into the country for an airing.
Soutu WtnQndm.
Rev. Mr.. Bean preached his concluding
sermon on the christian Sabbath" last
Sunday. 1t was a noble argument against
Sunday trains and Sunday newspapers, and
indeed, against all forms of Sabbath desc
Grafton. 1t seemed probable to us that some-
of the women who listened would so arrange
their domestic duties, and some of the men
their farming and other business, that here
after there would be less work done on the
Sabbath day in this village than has been
done heretofore. III so the sermon will
have reached its aim. Next Sunday after
noon Rev. Mr.. Kyle of Windham bill will
preach for us. and in the evening the Wom-
On's Union will have memorial service for
the late Mrs. Rutherford b. Hayes, which
will re conducted by the Rev. John Larry of
Providence, r. |. Mr.. Larry, with his fami-
| ly, is spending part of the summer here.
Mr.. Charles Jones, one of our most promi-
nent citizens. died last week Mr.. Jones has
been for many years the chairman of our
selectmen; he was a member of the Knights
Of Pythias, and the commander of Larry
Post, G. A. r. He was we'll known to the
| G. A. X. men throughout the State, and they
| In common with all his townsmen, will unite
| in sympathy with the bereaved family.
Pownai.
A very interesting meeting was held at the
vestry on Sabbath evening by Rev. Mr.. Rich
ards. 1t was his desire to bring before his
hearers at this meeting the need foI and some
OF the good resulting from the work which
has been and is daily being done for those
who are living in spiritual darkness in our
0wnlas well as foreign lands
Two very interesting sketches, relating to
missionary work were read by Miss Julia nj.
Merrill and Miss Josie llodsdon.
Mr. Richards gave brief but very pleas
inv ad6rpss on the life and death 0f the late
missionary. James Huntington, who, after
laboring for several years and enduring al
most Incredible hardships and untold .pri-
vatiOns, died martyr to the cause which
Lake Victoria Nyanza, in Africa.
Mr.. III. Larrabee of Cumberland Mills,
with his wife and children, passed the Sab
bath at Mr.. Benz. True's. Mrs. Larrabee
will remain here at her old home for a few
Miss Murie Belle Small, one of the en-
ployes at the Waltbam watch mandatory.
is at home on a brief visit to her parents.
Mr.. Harry Leach, of Portland, has been in
town for some days past
New Gloucester.
The second annual session of the New
Gloucester School of Research will be held
in August, covering part of two weeks.
Subject: "Our duties to Society" VIM. L.
Haskell, director; Celia Valentine Berry,
secretary.
Men are at work upon Mrs. Stevens farm
which is to be converted into school horse.
The summer visitors and boarders continue
to come and go. Among those lately seen in
town are Rev. Mr.. Dinsmore and wife, of
Auburn Arthur Wilson and Roland White
OF Poland Springs; W.. S. Jordan and family
and Edward Shaw, wife and twin babies, of
| Saco.
MI. g. 7. Haskell, brother of Judge
Haskell OF Portland, who has been ia failing
health for several months, does not appar-
emily gain. "frN
Mrs. Chandler Berry has night blooming
cereus, winch on Monday night last, devel-
oped three perfect blossoms at one time
| Westbrook.
The ladies of Cloudman Relief Corps will
hold a special meeting at their hall on Bridge
street, Cumberland Mills, next Friday even
ing. Every member of the corps is earnest
ly requested to be present. as business of i'm
portance is to come up before the meeting.