The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-10-30
MAINE TOWNS.
a Promising FIve-year Old Owned In
PownaI.
Gang OF Thieves at Work In Par
sonsfIeId and Porter.
Nigh Water In the AndroscoggIn
Gives the North Star Sail.
Rumford.

We had our share of October rains.
high water, gales, frosts and slight show of
snow on the top of our mountains. last
Wednesday morning.
The steamer North Star built at Hanover
for the purpose, say the owners, of carry
ing passengers and freight from Bethel to
Rumford Falls, took advantage of the high
water the other day to make its first trip to
the Falls and was greeted with cheers by the
people living on the route. III the North Star
makes two trips year, one on the spring
and one on the fall freshet, it will do we'll
IL will be impossible for the boat to navigate
the river during the summer In low water
unless channel is made through the several
rips Could the boat make regular trips
through the summer the passenger travel
would be quite large as the Falls is getting to
be quite resort for sight seers.
The exterior of A: j. Knights new house
Is very pretty with its piazza, Lutheran and
bay windows. its many colored paints, its
fancy shingles and pointed gables. Mr..
Knight came near being fatally injured the
other day at Dickvale in Peru. He was try
ing with cant-dog to move log, the dog
slipped and he fell back, striking the back
OF his head on another log and was taken up
msensible. but was soon restored to con-
seriousness and carried to his home in East
Rumford. BE is able to be out but is still
suffering considerable from the injury.
Fred Irish and Fred Foster of Buckfield
with w. F. Clark of East Kumiord. have Just
returned from Richardson Lake and vicinity
where they spent week hunting aud gun
game quite plenty with signs of deer and
caribou.
Tom Filardo, Frenchman, is sick with
typhoid fever at Chris Reeds in East Rum
Uncle BENZ. Putnam was made happy the
other day by having all of his children and
grand children under one roof. Uncle Ben
jamin is 81 years and is one of. If not the
oldest man in town. He is very smart old
man. His daughter, Mrs. Bachelor, from
Tilton, N. H.. with her two daughters and
one son and his son Pearl, and one son and
his son James Of East RumfoId constituted
the family. One Of Mrs. Bachelder's daugh-
ters lives in Sanusa, CAL, and the other in
New Hampshire town.
Merchant e. II. Elliott at Centre, is selling
out at auction.
Rumford creamery does mot make butter
enough to fill orders
w. Clark raised Is bushels of Japanese
wheat from four and and one-half quarts on
one-third acre Of ground He also gets from
IL colonies spring count Of bees LIS pounds
section honey and 300 pounds extracted.
Early honey harvest was very poor, but the
last week in August and the first week in
September the harvest from fall flowers
was very good,
1t Is reported that six persons are camping
at Mt. Zircon Spring, enjoying the fine
scenery, healthy breezes and pure spring
water, They are said to be members of some
OF the families of the late purchasers.
Pownal.
Admirers of fine horses visiting Pownal
should not fail OF seeing the beautiful colt
owned by John Noyes, "Our Village Black
smith, Its age Is FIVE years and for color
II Is light bay with black points and Is per-
feet 10 limb and build. Its'light, elastic trot
asst goes flying over the road is very pleas
Ing tn Witness and Watching III
but feel that they are fully realizing what
constitutes poetry of motion. Should this
colt be put upon the track we can not doubt
but that he would win for himself, name and
fame, but as Mr.. Noyes is a lover of fine
horses for his own private use we think it
very doubtful il he cares to make any move
ment in that direction.
Arthur Noyes shot, on Friday, October
Mr.. Noyes was not absent from home over
two hours. The larger coon when dressed
weighed twenty-six pounds,
Rev. Mr.. Wilson will preach at COngrega-
tional church on Nov. 3rd. Services will
commence at 2.l5 p, m. Sabbath school at
Its contemplated holding course at
Mallet Hall, the coming winter. If all in
this immediate vicinity interested in what
pertains to the culture and advancement of
community would only unite together for
this object enough money might easily be
raised to secure. good speakers for several
evenings entertainment.
Silver Star Lodge, No. 34l, /. o. G.. T., in
stalled the following list of officers on the
evening of October 26th
CHIEF Templar-Chas. L. Fegg.
Vice Templar-Mrs. Josie Small.
Secretary--Mrs. Nellie Libby.
Treasurer -Mellen NJ. Tryon.
Chaplain-Miss Eta Lake.
Marshal-Mrs. Thirzah Pickett
Guard-Harrie Small.
3. j. Templar-Mrs. Ruth Fogg
Sentinel-Henry HanneIwelf
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