The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-07-03

| 1hC now aAtColdu WCll ucdE Iuc O-u cluU
house at Delano Park, has now reached a
depth of 90 feet without striking water. The
bore will be continued until water or China
| is reached.
A dense fog at the Cape has caused post
ponement of hay getting. Up to Saturday
night last about half of the crop had been
cut cured and stored in the barns
The first new potatoes from the Cape were
marketed Monday by Mr. Willard of Will
lard. Fifty cents apeck was the price real
| lied.
The new primary school house in Knight
vile is up and boarded 1t is one-story
pitch roof building 50X40 feet and has large
lean-to annex in the rear. 1t is located di-
reetly beside the new g. G. Hall, aud the
two buildings make handsome accession to
| the street and village.
Knightville and Turner Island will vie
with each other in celebrating the coming
| Fourth. Upwards of 800 has been sub
| scribed by the citizens of each village for the
carrying out of varied and interesting pro-
| gramme.
Westbrook.
| Officers elected in Saccarappa Lodge, No.
| II, l. o. o. F., last Friday evening for the
ensuing term were:
N. G.-Joseph Hezelton.
| Y. G.-Steyen NJ. Dresser.
| r. SWIM. V. Harmon.
p. S.-John Graves.
Treas.-Leroy Splller.
Officers elected in Westbrook Lodge, X. of
p, No. 81, were:
p. Cation Achorn.
e. c.. Leroy Spiller.
V. C.-Walter d. Pride
Prelate-Samuel Cobinson.
| M. A.-Mark Aaybury.
Officers elected in Cummings Encampment
| No. 49, l. o. o. F. were:
c. P.-John Graves
S. W.-John Adams.
II. P.-Geo. ii. Winslow.
j. VIZ. ii. Grant.
Scribe-Wm V. Hamnoud.
Treas. S. IL. Skillings.
| Corham.
| At large and enthusiastic meeting of the
| citizens of Gorham, held last evening at
Harding's Hall, Col. FL. r. Millett presiding,
+. w. Harding Gas secretary, the following
programme for the Fourth of July ceebra-
tion was agreed upon:
Ringing of bells and salute sunrise, noon and
sunset.
AT O'Clock a. m.-Fantastics, headed by MIR.
q. A. Bean, captain, with the following aids: +.
z. Harding, j. d. Weeks, and w. II. Lombard.
accompanying the fantasies will be barge con-
tanning l. young ladies representing the i3 orig
inal States, all dressed in fine costumes ETC.. the
whole procession to be headed by the Salabery
band of Saccarappa l.. Lourangean leader.
At 1oa. m.-Base ball game.
At2p Unloading Of Declaration of Inde-
pendence and remarks by ex-Gov. Robie, Hon. j.
A. Waterman, Prof Hunt, and perhaps Others
At3p m.-Foot race, wheebarrow and sack
races; also wild pig race.
At4p. m.-Band concert
At 7.30 p. m.-Band concert and fireworks.
This will complete the exercises of the day,
all OF which are expected to be of the high
est interest.
Falmouth.
Several changes in real estate are reported
to have taken place the past week, the stand
of w. p. Newman, the Gowell farm and the
Geo. D. Knights farm.
A horse belonging to Mr.. Geo. Rose got
cast in the stall few days ago, and was so
badly injured that Mr.. Rose had it shot on
Sunday.
The school at Pleasant Hill closed last
Thursday, and on Friday teacher and pupils
enjoyed picnic at New Casco. Three hay
racks furnished conveyance.
good number of the parents and friends
gathered at the school house in District No.
l on Friday last to enjoy the closing exercises
OF the spring term of school. Each pupil
was made the happy owner of present
from the teacher. Miss Hannah Harris, the
teacher, received beautiful album as
token of respect from her pupils. Miss Har-
rs is considered first class teacher and
many regrets were expressed that her labors
could not continue through the year.
North Yarmouth.
The following officers were elected by the
Sons of Temperance on Saturday evening:
w. P.-HoWard Cole
W. A.-Edith N. Rowe.
II. S.-Gardner Leighton, Jr.
A. X. S-Annie Lowe.
F.S.-W. b. Sweetser.
TT. w. L0ling.
Chap. May p. Haskell.
Conc. A. Loring.
A. c. Emme +. Skiln
], S.-Elden Leighton.
o, S.-W. j. Taylor.
The Y. P. S. G. e. elected the following
officers on Sunday:
President Howard Cole.
Vice Presdent-C. q. Hatch.
Secretary and Treasurer-Gertie l.. Rowe
The school ON District No. closed on Fri
day,and on Saturday held picnic on Walnut
Hill.
The Sabbath School will have picnic at
Westeustogo Park the Fourth.
North Windham.
Mrs. j. G. Dolley died very suddenly last
week of heat disease, she was apparently
as well as usual, and was sitting at the table
reading about 10 o'clock in the evening,
when she spoke to her husband saying she
wished he would go for the doctor, which he
did, but she died in a few minutes She was
about 40 years old.
Mr.. Sposedo is liking his store in fine shape
and proposes to run in on cash basis in the
future.
Hay crop is coming in finely and grain will
be good if we get little more rain soon.
b. c. Gay has taken the U. 5. Mail to
carry from South Casc0 t. Portland for the
next four years.
Fairfield
The graduating exercises of the Fairfield
High School at the opera house Monday ev-
ening were of a very high order and every
portion of the spacious building was filled
with interested friends. The floral decora-
tions were profuse and the air rich with the
perfume of the flowers as well as the music
of happy hearts.
The female qaartette furnished music and
that of high order. The exercises passed
off pleasantly and the students each and all
performed their parts with credit. The
principal Mr.. c. E. Tilton is deservedly pop
ular, has been in charge for five years and
ness of his work.
North Raymond.
By careful observation and inquiries in
the adjoining towns we find that the hay
crop is to be the largest for several years.
Mrs. Walter Churchill of Colebrook n H.,
is on visit to her husbands parents
Matthew G. Marrett has made extensive
improvements on and abount his pavilion at |
Dry Pond, Gray. He offers many attrac- |
tions for the coming Fourth. The large pa
vilion, dining hall, fine grove and beautiful |
pond make it one of the most desirable |
places for celebrations, picnics, etc., to be |
found in the county.
West HarpsWeIi.
Most of the farmers of Harpswell have |
began to cut their hay and the crop bids fair |
TO be the largest for years.
D. H. Thomas, our old experienced stage |
driver look charge of the mail route between |
Harpswell and Brunswick, Julv LET |
Many summer visitors have arrived in |
town, the cottages, are nearly ali open and |
the hotels are rapidly filing up.
Cundy's Harbor.
A valuable mineral spring has lately been
discovered on land owned by Capt Hum
phrey Skolfeld, near the Cliff House. at