The Portland daily press., 1889-07-27
Cosby cIeaninss Concerning Maine
People and Their Visitors.
Pleasant Entertainments Which Be-
guile the Summer Hours.
II Our Correspondents Report Little
That is Exciting
Readers are Reminded That "No
News is Good News"
Norway.

Thursday evening to large company. The
lawn was beautifully illuminated. Ice cream
and cake, tea and coffee were served to all
The evening was very pleasantly passed.
A. F. Andrews of this village is extensive
| lyinterested in wool speculation. He will
bundle this season about 100000 pounds. Ii,
| has already about three-fourths of tina
| amount.
Judge Chas. F. Whitmore of the Norwa,
| Municipal Court, has completed his new
| story entitled "a Northern Volunteer. .
| The Judge is the author of "The Good Old
| lshed by the Oxford Democrat about two
| years since.
Miss E. J. Hopkins of Brooklyn, N. Y, i:
| visiting at Hiram l.. Libby's, in this village
Miss Georgia Walker and Miss Stella Pike
have returned from two weeks visit to the
seashore.
Alice Baker of Waltham, Mass, is spend.
ing few weeks vacation with friends and
relatives in this place.
DIR. Geo. p. Jones has nearly completed
lake. The family occupied it this week,
Mrs. Frank Hobbs and child. of Ports
mouth, N. H., are visiting at Frank
Crocketts.
The town officers have appropriated the
school money, total amount of $4,000. 40, of
" d. 4.
where there are 553 scholars.
Prof. r. E. Clement of Crawford, N. j., is
Introducing his new work on civil govern
ment in this vicinity as text book for our
town schools. Mr.. Clement is Norway
boy OF great ability.
Mr.. and Mrs. Freeland Howe entertained
at their beautiful cottage, Cedar Lodge, ON
the east side of the lake, Wednesday even
ing, about seventy-five members of the Uni
versalist Ladies Sewing Circle. 1t was one
of the best entertainments of the season.
Refreshments were served in the evening
consisting of ice cream and cake. after which
the company departed for the village by
steamers Henrietta and Fluta.
Mrs. Am. Holt and daughter of Trinidad,
Colorado. are visiting Mrs. Hollis brother
in-law, c. E. Holt, Esq.
Mrs. Horatio G. Cole and son are stopping
at Geo. A. Coles this week. Mrs. Cole is
from Roxbury, Mass
Those interested in the new order In
proved Order Of Red Men, have leased the
old Masonic hall over A. o. Noyes' drug
store for wigwam. The organization will
take place next week.
DR.. G. l.. Pike of this village, is the author
of three act drama, which will soon be
presented in Norway Opera House by local
talent.
Fannie Warren of Rochester, N, H., is
visiting at E. Fl. Browns.
Messrs. Jones and aunt, l.. Ellen Frost are
visiting at Bar Harbor with Mr.. and Mrs.
Otis Jones who have recently returned from
Europe.
H. L. Mitchell, City Solicitor of the city of
Bangor, was in town Friday on business.
Mr.. Mitchell is also Brigadier General of the
first brigade, M. V. NJ.
Bethel.
Remember the excursion to Portland and
Peaks Island Saturday the 9th inst.
Steamer North Star will remain at Bethel
and make regular trips to Rumford Falls
three times week and intermediate days.
She will be on demand to take parties on
excursion. Boat carries fifty persons
comfortably.
Died in Bethel July 18TH Rev. Wilmington
Newell. He has preached in various ioca-
tions in Massachusetts for the last thirty
years.
Norton G. Burbank has gone to Pough-
keepsie, New York, to business college,
Nora A. Burbank is being educated for a
nurse in the Mass. General Hospital.
Arrivals Thursday at Bethel house were
I. 5. Barnes Portland; A. l.. Burbank and
family, Portland; w. Ii. Hunter, Boston :;
Capt. Charles Grover, Brockton; S. IL.
Wethcr6ee, Berlin. N. H.; w. }. Wheeler.
South Paris; Il. j. Dagger, Boston; Mrs.
Dunck and family. Portland, c. A. J..
Farrer, Jamaica Plains; Thomas Holt, San
Francisco; Mrs. K. l.. Reed and daughter,
and John d. Newcomber and wife, Haverill,
Mass. K. E. Morse and wife, Boston Mrs.
G. N. Perry. Boston and Miss Mary G. Bud
long, New York.
Thursday evening the guests at the Elms
House had very. pleasant entertainment in
the parlor. All enjoyed themselves finely.
Thursday the Steamer North Star had a
big day taking out parties on pleasant trips.
Luther Littlehale an aged man came very
near DOSING his life by being drowned. He
was thrown from a load of hay into the
river. The hay fell upon him. Quick work
saved the old man.
Mr.. Abiel Chandler recently received back
pension Of $1,765 and $50 per month from
last February.
Wesley Woodbury., Esq, from Pennsyl
yania, and family, are visiting at his fathers
Judge Woodbury..
Wednesday a large party from the Phil
brook Hotel, Shelburn, N. H., came down
the river in two large boats to Bethel. They
returned on the 4.30 p. m. train, shipping the
boats on the freight train the following day.
A ride down the river from Gorham, N.
H., is delightful. The scenery is lovely.
The distance is twenty miles with beautiful
mountain views all the way. Now and then
islands are passed. They are under good
cultivation.
A heavy shower or series of showers this
week raised the Androscoggin river and
small streams SO that haying business took a
back step.
SxtCFd.
MARROW ESCAPE FROM DROWNING.
Large parties visit Streaked Mountains 10
Paris every fair day in quest of blueberries
which are reported very plenty and of good
size. Blueberries are plenty in the market
and selling for eight cents per quart
Farmers are improving each fair day in
trying to harvest their hay crop, as they say
| between the showers. Though the season
| has been unfavorable but little hay has been
| damaged as yet. The numerous machines OF
modern invention facilitate the rapid har
vesting of crops SO as to give the farmers ad-
vantage of the fair weather.
A bright interesting little daughter of
Thomas Hesl0p came near being drowned
| by falling from the mill dam into the deer
water, but was rescued by E. r. Farris, who
as she rose caught her by her hair. Chill
dren shouldn't play on the mill dam as neal
| the deep water.
| Rumor says the wooden mill is soon to shu
down for an indefinite period, owing to higl
4 prices of wool and slow sales of cloth, blu
nothing definite is known as yet.
Hoed crops and garden vegetables arr
| coming forward rapidly promising an abun
dant harvest: The apple crop and all Other
| fruits are slim. Young orchards promis
much better than old trees.
| wELCHvILLE.
| IL nc lldIptl mduuldCbuIlHB NOupduy nav
shut down several days for repairs. Thu
late heavy rain carried away the temporar,
Golfer dam but no serious damage was don
| further than the delay it occasioned.
The work on the new store being built by
DR.. Barnes is being pushed forward with al
| possible dispatch.
Westbrook.
Saturday, Aug. 10, the Westbrook Com
pany's mills will close to allow its operative
to go en- their annual excursion to Long Isl
and. They will be accompanied by the Sala
berry Band. Dancing will be free to all hold
ing excursion tickets, music to be furnished
by the Manchester Orchestra. There will bt
base ball and foot bali matches There will
also be the following races, for which suit
able prizes are offered
Race 200 yards.
Race 100 yards, for men.
Race 40 yards.
Race so yards, for women.
Race 30 wards, for girls under 16 years.
| punnin0 hon stem and lump, three Standin