The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-10-05
MAINE row Ms.
Porter.


Porter.
Heavy rain storm this week. with very
high wind.
Mr.. Timothy Meserve died on Msnday last
His wife is getting better. He had always
been rugged Woodworking man. and the
present season he had helped carry ON his |
farm, and could be seen in laying time in |
his field swinging a scythe like middle
aged man, although he was almost 70 years |
of age.
Mrs. Mary A. Fox, widow Of the late Da-
vid M. Fox, died ON Wednesday. She had
been blind for number of years, and since
her husbands death, some year and half |
ago, has been gradually failing. Her hus-
band, ID. Nj. Fox, enlisted in the war of the |
rebellion, and was mustered into service |
June II, 1861, for three years, in Company ID |
9th Maine. Capt. Edward W. Thompson. He
re-enlisted Jan. A, 1864, in Company B, LIST
Regiment Infantry, veteran volunteers, Capt
Charles II. Small, and was mustered out
July 2, 1866. He was severely wounded in
the thigh in the battle of Cold Harbor, and
again in the leg and back, in front of Pc
tie, and % others. among them Antietam,
gettysburg, Wilderness. Spottsylvania
Court House. Cold Harbor, ETC., and with
MCCLELLAN In his campaign against Rich |
mond. lie was pensioner, and although |
ne has been dead some year and half, his |
widow has never drawn one dollar, although |
efforts have been made to get the pension she |
was entitled to, as she is blind and in needy |
circumstances.
Charles d. French and wife are here from |
kennebunk on a visit to his father
Mrs. Eva Cook has moved to Rochester,
N. III.
M. Moses NJ. Libby ana wife have gone |
ahnc -, AZ.
they sell their stand In this place will make
their home In that state.
Eliot.
.. The Pensioners and friends of Rev. John |
ellison and wife OF Eliot, met at the parsOn- |
age on the End. inst. to celebrate their 18th. |
marriage anniversary. There were music |
and singing, also recitations by Miss Lizzie |
Bartlett and Miss Sarah j. Farmer, daughter |
Oh froI. Nd. T. Farmer the great electrician, |
and appropriate speeches by several fine |
speakers, All had very happy time, and |
lett with the delighted couple substantial |
evidence OF their esteem and true friendship.
Or. j. H. M. Willis Of Eliot. had the mis-
reaching to take book from his library and |
Is IN consequence unable to leave his room. |
TO the great sorrow Of his many friends.
Mr., Ralph S. Bartlett Of Eliot lately gradu. |
nted from Dartmouth College has entered the |
Law school OF Boston University
The farmers in these parts have nearly |
done haryesting-fair crOps-not MANY good |
apples, cranberrles plenty. Hay abundant |
ana muchisecond crop. The prospect is that |
barns will be well filed and everybody we'll /
satisfied.
New Gloucester.
Mr.. Newell Haskell has commenced new
barn on the vacant lot opposite his house.
VOTE is over at the corn shop and very |
prosperous season is reported.
line stevens school commenced Oct. 2nd. |
with ten boarding scholars and quite good |
many day scholars; Miss Laughton of Lewis
ton is assistant teacher. Mrs. Abbie F. Mer-
who taught last year.
The Ladies Circle connected with the Con-
gregatlonal Society, met In the vestry Oct.
Srd 1t was decided to commence work for a
fair to be held at about Christmas time.
The Circle connected with the Free-will
baptist Society on Gloucester Hill, is quite
,wlde-awake affair, and its members are trying
hard to raise money enough to help pay
minister the ensuing year.
The sickness among small children still |
continues. are there are also several cases of |
quite serious illness in town..
South wIndham.
Miss Ada Hamblin a highly esteemed |
young lady of this place was, last week, |
united in marriage with James A. Magnus-
son Of Portland. We understand the gentle
man is to study for the Lutheran Ministry. |
Rev. Mr. Bean delivered on last Sabbath |
very able sermon to large congregation. |
He announced that he should preach series |
OF SIX or more sermons upon the succeeding |
Of Christian % Neat Sunday On the sermons
will be on Faith as law of Christian Life.o |
This village has had most deserted aspect |
for the past two days, so many of the people |
especially interested as two Windham horses |
were In the races. Mr.. Wilson's Mayf1ower |
and G. Ii. Cooks Pride. Each horse won |
hrst money In one race.
Mr. Jonathan Leavitt the old gentleman |
VINO was injured on the street In Portland |
some time since is In very critical condition. |
West HarpswelI.
Pieces. of a wrecked vessel, name I'M
known, have been drifting ashore at Harps-
well and adjacent islands for the past few |
days. No tidings OF the crew have been re-
ceiyed, and as part Of yawl boat was |
picked up, 1t is supposed they all succumbed |
to watery grave. 1t Is supposed it was a |
Drunken ledge, about two miles inside Of /
Halfway Rock lighthouse.
III is probably the wreckage from the
schooner A. Hammond wrecked on Half
way Rock Ed
Lumber for the new Baptist church at |
West Harpswell arrived yesterday morning. |
MT. Dnrgan, the contractor, will push work |
as rapidly as possible to get the outside work |
done before cold weather.
ltlng his parents for the past ten days, re-
turned to Providence Wednesday.
well.
Cumberland Centre.
The Cumberland Packing Company had to |
recook their corn, some 100000 cans. which
VIII somewhat reduce the profits.
Mrs. l.. w. Whitney, of Woodford's, has
been visiting her parents at thss place
On Sept. oath, as Mr.. l.. T. Hall was now
ing rQWpu. ha f.und cauaral ri or hos |
RES; his son BERTHE found some the next day.
pucn things are rare this time of the year.
hlpe raspberries were picked the second day
Of October
Dogs have made raids on sheep in this
neghborh0od lately.
Invitations are out for the wedding of Ida
s., the youngest daughter of A. j. Osgood,
Esq and Frank II. Chase. to take place the
eve of October 9th.
Mrs. Julia Sweetser, who has been quite
sick, is slowly improving.
DIR. Z. 4. Moulton's mare, Gentle Annie,
won the first prize on gentlemen's driving
horses at Canton fair last week.
Saccarappa.
During the last two days of the Cumber
land County Fair at Gorham hundreds were
IN attance from this village. On Thursday
the Portland 81 Rochester station agent sold
300 tickets to Gorham. The Bridge street
Grammar school had holiday Friday on
account Of the fair.
ob oUCldUlc VI Tue season was 0elu |
at the Congregational vestry last Wednes-
day evening There was very large at
sion.
On IhuI Sday morning three and half
year old boy of Mr.. Robert Mcdonald of
oeSHotch I'M accompanied his brothers to the
YiLiage ana strayed from their care, since
Wn I, Time nothing has been seen of him,
altnousn inherent parties have. kept up a
conStant search for him.
Inc Uniyersallst people are to hold fair
in Odd Fellows Hall the last week in this
month. WHO
South Paris.
More accidents have occurred here this
season than for years, bnt no serious ones
ii. A. +. Ii. K. Chase, IL. A. +. Mrs. O. q.
Curtis and Mrs. Hiram Cummings. are a
committee to purchase books for the new
granger library.
About 80. 900 sledS have been made already
at the sled factory.
The south Paris board of examining sur
geons meet at Dr. Rounds's every Wednes-
day morning. ,
Franklin Maxim received his commission |
as postmaster Tuesday morning.
Hon VIM. A. Rockingham, VINO retires
next week, has made an excellent postmaster.
F. c. Merrill's foundry Is doing tine largest |