The Portland daily press., 1889-07-26
MAINE TOW MS.
Ereeport.

HtSSfSss
A LOCAL PAPER AND AN INCREASED HAY
CROP.
Freeport is really to have a newspaper.
Frank E. Merrill editor, proprietor and
publisher, advertises to issue the Sentinel
bi-weekly at a subscription price of thirty
five cents per year. IL Is to be devoted to
the interest Of the town, giving locals and
advertisement and matters of general in
terest.
Farmers are busy harvesting the crop of
hay which is reported to be at least one
third more than the yield of last year. Crops
generally appear well, except the orchards,
which will fall considerably short of the pre-
ceding season.
DIR. Witham and family have returned
from their vacation at the islands.
DIR. G. G. Gannett, who has been absent
from his office for some weeks by reason of
sickness, is again at his place of business.
Quite number of summer visitors are in
town. Capt. Ford and wife are at Robert
Soule's; members of Capt. Enos Soule's
family Of Newton, Mass, at Col. Gove's;
families of Messrs. Lowell and Addition at
Hon. S. A. Holbrook's. There are also
visitors from Massachusetts at the homes of
Mr.. johnson Williams, Mrs. Thomas and
VIM. A. Davis.
1t is currently reported that Prof. E. S.
Bartlett has resigned his position as princi-
pal of Freeport High School and that he is
to be succeeded by a recent graduate of Bow
dom College, a young man of ability and ex-
perlence. 1t Is expected the fall term will
be larger than uSual Several Dartips are
camping at VOLTS Neck. The Townsend
camp, the Mitchell and Merrill camps are
filled with happy occupants. This resort is
more pleasant than ever, having been clean
ed and new roads having been laid out since
it was purchased by Mr.. E. B. Mallet. 1t
is now one of the mostldelightful places for
summer visitors in Casco Bay. 1t is anti
cipated that another summer will witness
new hotel on these grounds which shall be
suitable for the accommodation of visitors
and shall make it place of note to summer
tourists
We understand that Little Flying Point, a
beautiful place for summer cottages, can be
bought at a reasonable figure. This point
commands grand view of the bay and is of
historic interest, being the earliest part of
the town settled, and having had its share of
trouble with the aborigines.
Bethel.
BEARS AND SUMMER VISITORS VERY
PLENTY.
Mr.. James l. Libby, wife, daughter son
and son-in-law, wife and son, from Portland
are spending vacation at the Androscoggin
Grove House, A. p. Grover, proprietor.
Mrs. A. Briggs and son, Mrs. Roberts and
Mrs. Pettengill and two sons, of Maiden,
Mass, are stopping at the same house.
Elms House has now As guests among
them we find H. G. G. Briggs and five others
from Portland; thirty guests from Boston;
several from New Bedford, Providence, r.
L. four from Baltimore, Maryland; from
Mount Vernon and RutlOnd, VT.
Lock Mountain House has forty-two guests
mostly from Boston and N. j. S. b.
Twitchell House has about twenty guests.
This house is located at Mayville. Russell
House and Valentine House are filling up
fast. The steamer North Star came up from
Rumford Tuesday, and will make her head
quarters at Bethel through the season. She
is to make pleasure trips up and down the
Androscoggin river. She is capable of car
rying sixty passengers. Capt. Horr OF Han
over, has command of her. The prospects
are that the steamer will have all she can do,
The boat can run from Rumford Falls to
Bethel covered bridge, distance about %
miles.
Wemet on the street the other day Mr..
Orrin Fleetwood, who is one OF our leading
ldilltfo WIN odlu W yOul COlIcSpUuucub,
"My father and | have done something to
day we never did before"
whats that sir?"
81 purchased barrel of flour for the first
time in my life"
Mr.. ELS farm is located on hill over
looking the Androscoggin valley. From his
house you can see into six towns.
Bethel is Is miles long from east to west
and miles wide. The Androscoggin river
runs through its entire length, with charm
ing interval of land on both sides. Farms
are cut up into about 90 acre lots and the
farmers are all well to do. Beams Corner,
in the centre of the town, has the best Inter-
vale land miles long and :twO wide. The
town of Canton below stands next.
Tuesday heavy thunder shower passed
over Bethel raining in torrents. Several
farmers had out from 3 to 8 tons of hay, dry
enough to haul it.
Thursday at a. m. it was cool enough for
frost.
The Chapman family from Portland, who
are stopping at the Hubbard House, Paris
Hill, will be at Bethel next week as guests
at the Bethel House.
Three bears were killed In Stoneham last
week and it is said the woods are full of
of them. Last spring Judson A. Blake, Esq,
of Gilead, saw three cross the road in front
of him. Oar bear trapper. G. G. Rich, ESQ.,,
says he shall draw blood from them this fall.