The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-06-15

ance and played several pieces in a yerv fine
manner. A beuntiful supper was served.
The occasion was most enjoyable one and
will long be remembered in the annals of
the town.
The Chadbourne House is fine hotel lust
lakes in New England and near the famous
oxford mineral spring. Every room In the
manner.
Landlord Cuadbourne wishes your cores
pohuent to state that several Of his most
,h an,i9 friends were Internationally over
..ookeu In sending out his invitations, owing
W the hurry OF the opening and the embar-
RAISING pressure OF business on his hands.
Standlsh.
The beautiful village and town never was
more fresh and luxuriant in its growing
crops of grass. more especially in the we'll
titled fields of Sheriff Dresser. His is an
example well worthy of our farmers follow
ing. viz: Less land and better and more
thorough culture. Our roads and streets are
in far better state Of repair than ever be-
fore, showing the benfit Of a well-managed
road machine. There Is also laudible in
terest In many of our more able and pros
porous citizens In brushing up and painting
their buildings and church edifice, but alas
for parish and church interests which was
the we'll being of social intercourse.
A strawberry festival and entertainment
accompanied by the fine young band was en-
joyed Thursday evening by all. We hope
such entertainments will result in final
good.
We have in our town the furnishing vii
lagos of Steep Falls, SebagoLake and Bonney
Eagle, beautiful thoroughfares, opportuni.
ties to ride or walk for enjoyment. Come
and enjoy them.
Caribou.
The New Brunswick r. r. Co., are grading
and otherwise improving their lot on Depot
st.
McNelly & Mcclellan have moved into
their new store on Sweden St., in the Collins
Block.
The. street commissioner is looking over
our sidewalks and making the necessary
repairs which have been so much needed.
A new street running between Sweden St.,
and Wash h St., has been opened up and
Hon. G. a. Packard, State Land Agent
was in town last week
Miss. Elizabeth U. Yates, the eloquent
speaker spoke to a crowded house in the
Congregational church on Tuesday evening
celebration here on Caribou and it is ex-
pected to make it a grand affair.
East Livermore.
The recent rains have given the grasses an
excellent start and they are now growing
finely. The prospect is of the best for an
abundant yield of hay, and that of good
quality. Old hay is selling in the market at
fourteen dollars, delivered, and is quite
plenty.
The apple clop will doubtless be an
average one. Many orchards not bearing
last season are now showing an abundance
OF fruit. In this section many new orchards
are fast coming into bearing and from these
will be harvested good crop, while many
old orchards take rest this year.
West Cray.
John W. Frank, brother of Hon. M. p.
Frank, is at the Maine General Hospital,
where he has had an operation performed on
his iawbone. He got through with the oper-
alton nicely and will return home in few
days.
Bennie Smith is visiting at his uncle.
David Lawrences and other relatives In
Gray.
Mr.. Edward Huston has recently lost
valuable registered Jersey bull from wolf on
the jaw.
John II. Allen had nice two wear old
colt badly injured by getting his foot en-
tangled in barbed wire fence, cutting it
severely.
Falmouth.
The Pine Grove Cemetery Corporation
held its annual meeting the 18th inst. The
officers for the yearsending June. 1890 are:
Presidential. ]. Merrill.
Vice President-Hawley Folsom.
Secrstary-Geo. d. York.
Treasurer-Amos Leighton.
DrectorS-G6n. j. NJ Brown, H. p. Mer rill
ROBERT huston, Walter *. SWEET, Royal w. Lunt.
The report of the committee and treasurer
show extensive improvements and still quite
cargo of coal has arrived at Madoka-
wando.
orr's island.
The selectmen have laid out a road from
the steamboat landing to the main road
across the land of A. G. Prince IL Son.
Hon. Mark M. Loud. of North Abingdon,
Mass, editor of the North Arlington news
and Mrs. Dunnng. with her daughter Lillian
% Portland, are visiting friends on the
Oliver Stevens caught in his pond in two
days 10 bushels Of herring, and has realized
for thesame $1,000; pretty good work.
Steep Falls.
Grass is looking nice aud the hay crop
promises to be better than the average.
l. n Richardson has painted his hotel and
put on blinds.
The Freewill Baptist Society have had
their church newly painted inside and will
purchase a new pulpit set.
Mark II. Coolbroth Is having his house