The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-07-17

| MIS-. Mary Barker and her three children
| of Lewiston, have been visiting at Thomas
Smiths.
| Miss Victoria Foster has been having
| quite serious sickness, consequent upon
| having out some teeth.
| The sound of the hammer at G. p. Spurs
| boot and shoe mandatory indicates plenty
| of work. Mr.. Spur can turn off fine job.
Mr.. Wilbur M. Reed of the firm of Reed
Bros, clothing manufacturers, returned
| from trip to Boston last week.
Boarders have arrived at F. +. Johnson's,
| we understand.
Quite catching" weather for the hay
makers, notwithstanding quite quantity
has been harvested in pretty fair condition.
| Woodchucks are reported very plenty.
Fryeburg.
The annual meeting of the Temperance
Association was held on Sunday evening
July IA. The officers for the ensuing year are !:
President-Dr. W. c. Towle.
Vice Presidents-F. Y. Bradley, E. S. Chase ].
| Secretary and Treasurer-Miss M. w. Weston.
An executive committee and also a COM
mittee on music were chosen Brief remarks
were made by several gentlemen.
The Maine Association of the New Church
VIII meet with the Fryeburg Society August
oath and 25th.
Haying is progressing, but has been much
delayed on account Of the dull, rainy
weather
Among our visitors are Ex-Governor III. M.
Plasted and wife of Bangor, w. A, Robin
son, Prof. c. II. Benjamin and wife, Misses
Tileston and Davis of Boston, C. A. Page of
Leicester, with party of students and
teachers
Rumford.
There were only three days of haymaking
weather last week but considerable was Sc
cured in that time.
The sweet corn crop is looking well and
acreage is large for the Rumford and Dix
field packing factories. Very little yellow
corn was planted. A large area sowed to
oats and they have obtained a very stout
growth but recent rains have lodged them
badly. A very few, pieces of wheat are to be
seen but more rye than usual. A few pieces
OF Japanese buckwheat are to be seen and it
Is of very rank growth.
The apple crop prospect has not improved
poor season for honey it has been thus
far.
Rev. G. b. Hannaford of M. e. church at
E. Rumford, baptized in the Androscoggin
river. four candidates Sunday, the 7th inst.
J. n. Irish, V. E. Fuller and wife, and Mr..
Andrews.
c. A. Hemingway, wife. son and wife's
sister OF Norway, are visiting at his fathers,
Colman Hemingway.
Blueberries are ripening and are very
plenty.
Fairfield.
The first invoice for Good Will farm ar
rived Monday night, a delegation of twelve
girls and three boys, sent out from Ruggles
st, Home, Boston, for months outing
among the trees and over the fields of this
Fairfield farm which is hereafter to be de-
voted to humanitarian objects. Public SER
vices were held Sunday afternoon in the
0para Hauca Inv Mr. iplx fha
of the Home, when the objects of his work
were clearly set forth.
The favorable report is received from Rev.
K. l.. Allen, that he is gaining steadily and
Will soon be home to begin labors in earnest
with his people.
The village assessors have completed their
inventory of taxable property in the limits
of the corporation and submitted the tax to
the collector. The total valuation is 5000, 900
and the rate five mills.
The building committee of the Universal
list church will break ground within the
coming week for a structure commodious
attractive and ornamental and work will be
hurried along rapidly. that it may be occu-
pied as soon as possible.
Bridgton.
A fine discourse was preached Sunday at
the Methodist church by Rev. E. T. Adams,
presiding elder of Lewiston district Sub
ject, "The Seen and the Unseen.'
A.. H. Hartman has purchased fine
building lot, 100 feet front and 16 rods deep,
on Main street, just west of the residence of
Isaac Crewther. and expects not far in the
future to erect buildings thereon for his own
occupancy.
Mrs. Rose Shane has bought of the Forest
Mills Company lot on Smith street, near
Lewis Smiths residence. and will begin
building operations Immediately.
Mr.. Charles D. Rogers. of the American
fine cottage at Ingalls's Grove is nearly COM
pleted, has purchased additional real estate
OF y. u. ingalls,, comprising several acres of
land, including large part of the grove and
fronting upon Highland Lake.
Judge Virgin was In town Sunday, stop
ping at the Cumberland.
Buxton.
The bell which was so generously contrib
uted to the Congregational Society of Grove
vile by Hon. Mark P. Emery of the city of
Portland only two weeks ago, was on Mon
day placed in position in the belfry of the
meeting house and rung for the fourth time
by Mr.. Emery himself. The act was cheered
by company of his former townsmen, and
the distinct and musical sound of the bell
was heard at long distances. The bell
weighs nearly 600 pounds and was made in
Troy, N. Y. The people are very proud of
their new church and are very thankful
been made by the friends of the Society.
Casco.
The Sabbath school gave a concert last
Sunday night at the Union church. The
pastor, Rev. Mr.. Bond, made some very ap-
propriate remarks at the close The church
was prettily decorated with flowers.
The schools in districts No, and closed
last Friday.
C. c. & F. P. Mayberry from Boston,
Mass, have taken the Richard Mayberry
farm and are stocking it with horses and
intend making it stock farm. They have
brought from Boston six brood mares and
one very, promising yearling colt and will
soon add few more nice horses. They will
another year build tr0tting track on their
farm for the training of their colts.
Richmond.
Miss Mary l.. Rowe, one of Richmond's
estimable young ladies, died at her home in
the village Sunday evening, after an illness
of a few weeks duration.
During the heavy thunder of Saturday
night, lightning. struck one corner of w. +.
Morgan 81 Co.'s shoe factory. Not much
damage was done except to knock off several
clapboards.
BY the breaking of horizontal bar upon
which he was exercising, Monday, Master
Daniel c. Tollman, IA year old son of G. K.
Tollman was thrown to the ground and re-
celved severe wrench Of the shoulder, be-
sides injuring his collar bone.
Scarboro.
Mr.. Hiram Higgins, landlord and owner of
the valuable property. Higgins's Beach, Scar
boro, has recently been offered by Boston
parties 100000 for it, but has refused to SELL
Mr.. Higgins, it is said, is willing to sell, but
Mrs. Higgins is not. She says It is the old
homestead and she wants to spend the rest
of her days ON it.
MontviIIe.
The barn of Nathan Bennett of Centre
Montyille, was struck by lightning during
storm Saturday night and consumed, with
hay, stock and farming tools. No insurance
PORTLAND POST OFFICE.