The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-09-18

Inc dry weather has afforded grand oppor-
W tun NY LOT crops to mature. has done much
W check the rotting OF potatoes and is now
giving the very best weather possible for the
| fall exhibitions. Farmers are getting their
full and begin to cry for rain.
Inc mills are closing up a busy seasons
| operations and will shut down during the
| present month. There has been an active
demand for lumber the entire season and
smaller amount Is piled in the yards than is
| usually the case.
The pulp mill drive Of three thousand
being piled above the mill.
A party OF gentlemen from Brunswick and
| Fairfield have purchased a patent bit of
MI Mr a. A.. +; Gerald the patentee, and will at
| once put the same on the market. Horse
| men pronounce this the best bit for all pur-
! poses, ever invented.
Bethel.
| The other day while Mr. Merrill Chandler
was on his way from Middle Intervale to
Bethel in gig, his horse, vicious animal
plunged upon the team of Newell ID, Annus
who was passing. Mr. Chandler was thrown
S Sri IN front La OF Ms carriage and behind his
Ter in the hand infiicting an ugly cash and
iniuring him badly otherwise. Mr. Chandler
was picked up for dead, but later on he
rallied and Is now comfortable as could be
house for some time The horse ran about a
mile to the village and up Main street. When
in front of Benson & Lovejoy's store he ran
INTO the stone post: The horse was caught
at the foot of Mill hill.
The corn factory has put up $4,000 cans of
corn per day. They employ some 125 men
and women. The crop of sweet corn and
Lima beans is abundant. Capt Whitmash
OF Norway, informs the writer that the crop
In his town never was better. He was on
his way to Upton with the other two County
Commissioners.
George A. Brown has been appointed post
master at Bethel to succeed Mr.. o. w, r.,
hastings. Mr.. hastings Is son of Mai,
Maine during the late war. Mr.. Hastings
was appointed four Years ago and during
that time he has given entire satisfaction,
Mr.. Brown, who succeeds him is a young
man who has been in the employ of Wood
man d True, Portland, for 20 Jews and late
In the employ of Bolster, Snow & Co., az a
travelling salesman. BE will make an excel
| lent postmaster.
Judge Foster is at home writing out the
| decisions VI the law court assigned him.
Rev. ID, W. Harley has been visited by
his brother and family from Vermont. His
brother Is successful pastor in West
| Randolph.
Charles Stems has sold his stand ON
Bridge street to 5. b. Twitchel.
South sridgton.
ASTONISHING BoLDNEss OF FOX.
Mr.. Fred W. Sanborn of the firm of Knapp
q Sanb0rn, is off on an excursion to WASH
lngton ID. Z. He will be gone little over
week.
Messrs.. Joseph r. Foster and Darwin
ingalls, who for some time have been on the
invalid list, the one with cancer, the other
with rheumatism and kidney troubles, have
been quite feeble of late. Both are staunch
citizens, long identified with the place and its
interests, and both have the sympathy of the
community.
The prospect is in this vicinity that farmers
to picking, than has been all along antici-
pated.
Hon. Henry ingalls, of Wiscasset has
recently visited his brother Darwin ingalls,.
MIR. Edgar Sargent of this place recently
had quite an encounter with fox, an en-
counter that seemed like reverse of fox
nature as. commonly understood. He dis
covered fox with one of his hens near the
means scared by the presence of Mr.. Sargent
who walked up to him, grabbed the hen,
when ;reynard refused to let 60 his hold.
After kiciDg him several times, Mr.. Sargent
made him give up the hen but still far be it
from him to run, for he stood and barled Mr..
Sargent out of sight in great rage at his sur
rendering Of the spoils. Verify, he would
rank with some of Esops' fable foxes.
Richmond.
THE FIREMAN's MUsTER-UNDREssING BY
STEAM.
Invitations to the iremen's muster, which
is to be held Thursday, Oct. 3rd, are being
sent out. The prizes are to be: For hand en-
glnes, Isl, French clock valued at $40; I'd,
pitcher valued at $25. For hose companies
LIST, challenge cup valued at $40; I'd, COB
let valued at $40. The challenge cup is to be
known as the Independent Hose Company's
Challenge Cup and will be open to any COM
paDy in the State at any time, and shall be
won three times in succession before becom-
ing company property A ball will be held
at the Opera House in the evening,
a..& 10 0r,
has been at intervals defiling store doors on
Main and Front streets, was arrested Mon
day and fined $25 and costs.
VIM. III. Whitney, the recently appointed
Company c., LIST Maine Heavy Artillery, in
stead of in the 10th Maine Regiment as stated
in several papers.
The cellar and foundations for the new
CATHOLIC church have been built.
Mr.. Melvin Parsons, a plumber, who was
caught ia the shafting while at work at w.
+. Morgan 81 Co.'s shoe factory, Saturday,
and stripped of all his clothing, remarked
that 1t was the first time he had ever ''been
nndressed by steam" He was not seriously
hurt.
East HarpswelI.
PROFITABLE SWORD FIsHING-A PAINFUL
ACCIDENT.
Miss May Rich met with. a painful accident
while sewing on machine recently. The
needle passed through the ball of her finger
coming out near the base of the nail and
breaking off In the wound. After several
attempts, which Miss Rich bore with great
fortitude, neighbor extracted the needle
with his teeth and tho wound is doing we'll.
Capt Percy will close the Cliff House next
week and return to his home at lisbon for
the winter. He has run the house on tenn
perance principles and has had first class
patronage and successful season.
Mrs. Estee of Waterville, q temperance
worker, lectured Sunday afternoon and
lUQVinO q Ghric nho G,,, 1xs,
Harbor. She is visiting the Lifeboat Lodge
of G. L. which she helped to,organize
Fishermen are awaiting favorable weather
to start on another trip sword fishing. The
ffty-two sword fish last trip sold them for
five cents per pound, and shared $73 to a
man. Capt. Levi Holbrook commands her.
sebagc.
Summer boaders have mostly made their
exodus. Elm Cottage still has a goodly num-
Der and Hill Side Farm few. Q. ID. Fisk,
proprietor of Mountain View House, will
make engagements and improvements so as
G. f. Irish, of Hill Side Farm, contemplates
adding third story to his house. One or
two new houses will also be added TO next
seasons list. i
Miss Eta Sanborn is teaching at North
Baldwin, and Lizzie Poor in her own (the
Potter district. Fred Hill commenced
school at Hiram village Monday.
Geo. Babb is home from Orono for a rest.
Mamie Babb, Eva Hill, Minnie Fitch and
Lille Poor are attending Bridgton Academy.
The comfort and attractions Of the Potter
school house have been much enhanced by
the addition of blinds.
John Pierce, an aged citizen, is in a criti- |
cal condition from summer complaint
Porter.
KEZAR FALLS, |
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Smiths infant daughter |
di1er painful illness of nearly three weeks /
oiea Monday morning.
Francis W; Redlon Esq, formerly of this |
pace and later of Portland, died Saturday
morning lo at the residence OF his mother in
InlS place of typhoid fever Mr.
hedlon was much beloved and promising
young man and his untimely death will he
mourned by a host of friends. - W
The gates at the head waters of the Graat
Ossipee have been closed to hold the water water
back in the lakes while the Steep Fails Water
Co. replace their dam recently washed ont
and in consequence the Kezar Fails Woo G,ay
Manufacturing Co. of this place have bean
obliged to shut down for few days.
LIvermore Falls.
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