The Portland daily press., 1889-08-10

Miss Francis P. Laid, Portland.
Miss c. Z. Bowker, Paris
Mrs. III. Ladd. Portland.
j. T.. Gould, Portland.
Ex-Governor Plaisted and wife, Augusta.
Norway.
M. M. Packard of Baltimore, Md, is visit
Ing in town. Mr.. Packard is engaged in the
practice of law in that city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Merrill of Portland, are
enjoying two weeks vacation with friends
and relatives in this place. Mr.. Merrill
holds an important position with the Port
land Match Company.
WIN. =. MeServe. a workman at G. b.
Cummings & Sons mill, while at work near
a shaft Thursday, received painful wound
on the head. The injury is not fatal how
ever.
Mrs: Lucive Denison of South Framing
ham. Mass, former resident of this village
is in town. A little more than year since
Mrs. Denison sold her beautiful residence on
Main street to DR.. b. +. Bradbury.
MT. VIM; ID. Brooks informs US that he has
taught elghty.one terms of school. He COM
OF age and has followed the profession since.
Hels today one of the best of teachers.
Believing in progression he has kept abreast
Of the times. There are few in the State
who have instructed greater number of
schools.
Frank II. Howe of Alston, Mass, is visit
ing his father, E. w. Howe, senior member
of the firm of Howe & Redlon.
Capt. 5. S. Stearns and Lieutenant T. G.
Crockett represented the Norway military
camps at the election of colonel of 1st
Regiment Maine Militia at Augusta this
week
The Norway tannery has started up again
full blast. Next week the company will
commence to turn out about 1900 sides of
leather per week, this being double the
amount of work done during the last few
months.
Mrs. DR.. Thompson and daughter and
Mrs. G: G. Blake and son of Ridgeway, Pa,
are visiting at Jonathan Blake's.
The Norway base ball team will go to
Poland Springs to play game in a few
days
The August term of the Norway NUM-
cipal Court was held Tuesday. The docket
entries.
Ex-Gov. Harris M. Plaisted and wife of
Augusta, have been stopping at the Beals
House the past few days.
The Norway fat men who we're defeated
in game of base ball Tuesday by a score of
81 to 10 will give their conquerors supper
at the BeaPs House, Tuesday evening, Aug.
18th. A jolly time is anticipated.
casco.
ATTEMPTED ABDUCTION AT wEBBs MILLS.
Wednesday as Mr. Eleazer Meserve's ten
year old daughter was returning from
neighbours house just at dusk, conveying
pail of apples, a man drove up behind her
and asked her for an apple. AS she put out
her hand to give him one he seized her by
the wrist and pulled her into the carriage.
1o we s @ia 10 h erd GoM am going to take
any Noise" She began to cry and he
threatened to put handkerchief over her
mouth. AS he was trying to turn his horse
he released his grasp on her wrist and
she made a spring and got out of the car
rlage, aud oyer stone wall and ran for
home. and the man after her. He came very
near catching her, but she is very active
child and got so near to neighbours house
that he gave up the chase. He tried to call
her back and said ne had some candy for
her. The girl describes him as grey haired
man with very long heard. He had
white horse and covered carriage. The peo-
pie here have been trying to follow him but
have traced him only short distrance. 1t
has created quite an excitement.
oxford.
The golden wedding OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Moses Hanscome was celebrated Wednesday
evening by a large gathering of friends and
relatives at which the citizens received
general invitation to grand collation. in
spacious tent erected for the purpose. The
Oxford cornet band furnished music and
voted 1t most happy occasion.
Farmers are still struggling to secure their
hay and grain crops, though nearly dis
courageG. Most of the potato crop is
damaged by rust and rotting has commenced
on moist ground. Oats are also greatly
damaged especially those late sown.
Capt. Sidney Hayes and family are stop
with them beautiful and curiously notified
Shetland pony and carriage which attracts
much attention.
Cape Elizabeth.
Mrs. j. II. Parish and little son of Meri-
den, Conn, are visiting at the house of her
mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Rand, at Pond Cove.
Mrs. Charles Griffin who has been con-
nected with the life saving station has taken
the position of assistant keeper at the Two
Lights
Miss Lucia B. Anthoine of Portland, has
been spending ia few days with friends at
The farmers In this vicinity are busy cut
ting their oats
The plasterers are at work on the new
grange hall at SpurwiDk.
MT. A, j. Hill of Fryeburg made a flying
past week.
Mrs. Raymond annie Louise Cary is Wis
iting her sister, Mrs. w. III. Haskell.
Farmers are nearly through haying, and
quite number finished in season to escape
the last rainy week. The hay crop is very
much injured by fog and rain.
Inc Sunday schools of the Second Church
ana Pleasant Hill go to Madokawando next
week on their annual picnic.
Mr.. M. G. Merrill of Yarmouth has been in
I Y TINS week in the interest of the Home
Library Association.
OtIsfleId.
several cases of typhoid fever are report
ed, one In the family Of VIM. o. Briggs and
three in that of G. w. Wardswell.
Many visitors from the cities are in town
spending their vacation.
Ira M. Smith, veteran Of the nth Maine
and who lost an eye from a minnie bullet
has become total blind from a Sympathetic
affection, and has received an increase of
pension sufficient for his support
DeerIng.
The Unity Club will 60 to Hope Island on
their annual excursion next Wednesday, the
14th. All friends Of the club are cordially
invitnd IN inin than