The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-07-10
MAINE TOWNS.
me Mill of Charles Linscott, of
6rownfleId, Destroyed by: Fire.
Narrow Escape from Serious Con-
fiagration at West Buxton.
General Items of Interest from the
Town of Brunswick.
Boisters Mills.

Boisters Mills.
Haying is well under way, but is delayed
by bad weather The talk is that the crop
is greatly reduced from last year.
MT. Z. 5. Cook, of Portland, paid us visit
OF several days and returned Monday.
The glorious Fourth was welcomed by the
small boy in the usual noisy manner A
basket picnic was held on the premises of l.
S. Skillings.
The afternoon was devoted to an old
fashioned game Of ball by the boys of 25
years ago, assisted by the ladies.
Mr.. Lon Weston and wife of Brockton,
Mass, are visiting at DR.. Weston's.
The new bridge is finished, and is a great
improvement to the appearance of Main
street. 1t is two feet wider than the old one,
giving room for sidewalks.
Business is good at this place at the pres
ent time as all our mechanics are driven
with work, and will nave to work extra
hours.
Crops of all kinds are looking WELL Pota-
toe bugs are plenty Apples are few and far
between. Small fruits are plenty and of
| good quality.
The Summit Springs Hotel is doing good
business, and is well supplied with visitors
and boarders. 1t is one of the most beauti-
full places in the State, and only needs to be
seen to be remembered with pleasure.
Your correspondent on a visit to Portland
last week had the pleasure of seeing. for the
| trst time, the Union station, Public Library
| building, Longfellow statue monument
foundation and rooms of the Young Mems
Republican Club, all a credit to Portland
| Brunswick.
| Last week appeared the initial number of
the American Amateur Photographer"
published by stock company, with its office
in Brunswick. and edited by Rev. w. II.
Burbank Of this town and f. c. Beach, the
well known amateur photographer of New
York. 1t is handsome monthly, of nearly
100 pages, much the best of its kind in the
country, and ought to be a success.
The contract for the foundation work of
| the new iron span TO the Androscoggin
| bridge has been awarded to Mr.. Arthur
| Woodside. e. S. Hacker & Son of this town
have secured the contract for the brckwork
In the new Patten Library building in Bath.
The Canoe Club will hold its first meet on
Thursday, Friday and Saturday of this
week, cruising up the Kennebec to Swan ISL
and, opposite Richmond, which will be the
headquarters About a dozen canoes will be
present.
Pejepscot Lodge No. 10, l. o. 0. f., has
elected the following officers:
N. GA. C. Cobb.
V. Co. o. A. Corey.
Secretary Samuel Spollett.
Pei manent Secretary-L III. Litchfeld.
Treasurer-ThOmas Melcher.
Fort George Lodge, No. 81, X. of p, have
elected the following officers:
c. CT. NJ. Robinson.
V.C.-M. G. Hall.
Preate-J. III. Lombard
M. at A.-Geo l.. Thompson.
o. CD. Z. Stanwood
l. G,-P. r. Goodrich.
West Buxton.
K. b. Warren, Esq, who recently met
with painful accident is improving Slowly,
and is still confined to his bed.
The Sunday School concert at the Free
viii Baptist church Sunday evening was
very pleasant affair. The exercises con
sisted of music by the choir and scholars,
recitation, dialogue, etc. Remarks were
made by j. r. Libby, Esq, of Biddeford.
What nearly amounted to a very serious
accident occurred in Clark's drug store
Thursday. While Miss Clark was melting
some vasaine over an oil store in the base
ment of the store. she was called away for
few moments, and on returning found that
melted letting the vasaline out on the stove
and flame reaching to the ceiling was the
result. With considerable danger to herself
she pulled the can from the stove and car
ried 1t q rod or more and threw IL out of /
doors at the same time calling for help. The
citizens in the vicinity promptly answered
and In few minutes had the flames under
control. The fire caught in six places and If
the alarm had not been so promptly answer
ed serious fire would have been the result.
Miss Clark's apron was burned off and her
hand badly blistered.
Corham.
Mr.. Leander Dow of Gorham has taken the
large and commodious dwelling in Gorham
known as the Capt. Winslow house, where
he proposes to entertain summer or other
boarders.
Mr.. Benjamin Sturges and wife, very high
ly esteemed citizens of Gorham, who have
been sick for some time past, are nearly re-
covered from their very painful Illness.
A large number of the citizens of Gorham,
propose to attend the Grand Concert at
Portland in aid OF the Maine General Hospi-
tai under the auspices OF Mrs. G. NJ. Ray
mond Wednesday evening, July 10th Mrs.
Raymond is claimed by the Gorham people
as q daughter much beloved and her name
and fame are especially dear to the town in
which so many years of her life was spent.
East HarpsweIl.
ROSE BUsH's QUEER FREAK.
A Baltimore Belle rose bush in Mr., Ste
phen Purinton's yard, which has hitherto
borne double white roses, has thrown out
shoot which bears semi double pink roses
with decided tea fragrance. Another OF
Natures freaks this year is the spectacle of
apple blossoms and apples on the same
branch.
The hot weather has drawn people to the
sea shore, the first installment arrived at the
Cliff House from the West last week.
One invalid gentleman has been camping
at Sandy Cove for several weeks and finds
his health improving.
napies.
Farmers are making good progress in har-
vesting the hay crop notwithstanding the
weather has been unfayOrable the past week
Miss Eta Chase, daughter of Frank Chase.
ESQ.,, of Portland highly esteemed young
lady and noted as a fine elocutonist, is visit
ing at hir. and Mrs Roscoe Mayo's.
George NJ. Chaplin of Portland is making
his PARENTS quite an extended visit.
Black berries are scarce but firm in the
market.
South Paris.
Rev. w. f. Holmes, pastor of the NJ. e.
church, baptised three persons last Sabbath
aud four were taken into the church on pro-
baton.
Hon. Elisha Morse and wife and his sister,
Mrs. Chase, are here from Memphis.
A. Nj. Gerry will hereafter deliver the Sun
day Globe at p. IN. Sunday. They come by
the way of Lewiston.
BroWnfIeid.
The mill owned and occupied by Charles
Linscott, situated one mile above Brown
field village was burned Tuesday at II a. N.
Loss about $25O0; no insurance A part of
the stock was saved.