The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-06-25


mont and will leave at once with fresh load
Mr.. Knights is a very successful salesman.
Potato bugs do not yet show up as plenti-
| full as last year, some patches not showing a
single bug. Although the season is forward
and perhaps little too previous for positive
| judgment, the appearances are that potato
bugs. as race are beautifully less.
| Selectman Thomas B. Knapp reports a
busy season in town business of which there
IS an abundance of perpleXites. VIM. V.
Cove lost sucking colt last week. By the
way, 1t seams to be bad year for colts, sew
eral dying In this region of late.
Miss Cynthia Warren Is visiting at Col
Perley's, Darwin ingalls, and f. B. Knapp's
Robt. A. Barnard's daughter, Eva, is sick
and is not expected to live long
Mrs. Winburn nj. Staples of Bridgton
Centre, has. been visiting her father and
| wife.
Potatoes are plenty at forty cents per
bushel, with butter fourteen cents per h.,
and eggs twelve cents per dozen.
Miss Lizzie 81. Reed, who has for some
time been ailing with weak lungs, finds her
self quite comfortable this summer.
Dr. III. ID. Torrey, our village physician,
reports very little sickness this season. The
doctor has of late been putting in quite a
stock of medicines and surgical apparatus
and is we'll equipped for the successful prac-
tlce that he Is capable Of.
The season is fine one and gardens and
fields are looking up wonderfully fresh.
Norway.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Frost of Indepen-
dence, Kan, are visiting Mr.. Frost's sister.
Mrs Charles Fl. Haskell. Mr.. Frost is the
owner of large tracts of land in Kansas
where he has lived for many years. He has
not visited the East for eight years.
A. f. Andrews returned from Canada this
week with fifteen horses. They are valuable
work horses and will be sold at very low
price thus offering the public a good oppor-
tunity to purchase
c. b. Cummings lost valuable Jersey
COW this week.
A Masonic Council will be Instituted in
this village in the near future. 1t will be
called Oxford Council No. -. The Council
is lodge between the Chapter and the Com
| mandry.
Fred w. Sanborn, editor of the Advertiser
Is spending his vacation at his old home at
Laconia, N. III. Mrs. Sanborn takes charge
of the editorial duties during his absence
America Bisbee, one of Norway's oldest
and most highly respected citizens is suffer-
week while attending the funeral of James
Bennett.
The bid of Auburn or Lewiston parties
for the building of the Baptist church on
Cottage street has been accepted by the
building committee. There is an available
dollars. The foundation is completed and
work will be commenced on the building at
once.
Cumberland centre.
Quite a number of the folks of this place
attended the closing exercises at the Misses
Stevens School for young ladies at New
Gloucester, on Tuesday of last week.
The members of Diadem Lodge l. o. G. T.
went on their annual picnic to Princes Point,
Yarmouth, Monday.
Early crops are looking finely.
John ID. Thomes has gone to Portland, to
work in the office of the Union Mutual
Insurance Co.
s. j. Porter, of this place, while umpirng
game of ball at Gray last Saturday, was
struck in the mouth by q foul tip and
knocked senseless, also had several teeth
loosened. Score of game, Greedy Institutes
%, Grays 90
VIM. g., son of the late VIM. l.. Prince of
this place, died last Sunday morning. of con-
sumption.
r. ii. Blanchard and family, of Cumber-
land Mills, and B. E. Strout and wife, of
Saccarappa, spent the sabbath at this place.
Fred Collins of this place was so badly
stung while hiving swarm OF bees that he
tainted away.
Capt. Cricket of the barque Onaway ar
rived home last Friday.
Bessie NJ. Drinkwater of this place was
member OF the graduating class at West
Mrs. Edward Butler of Huntington is Wis
Ting relatives here.
Naples.
About 175 acres of sweet corn were planted
for the Portland Company's canning factory
at Naples village, all from improved seed
furnished by the company. The prospect is
that the crop will be an excellent one Burn
ham & Morrilps factory as Casco village
will not be operated the present season, con-
seQuently the average will not be near as
large as last year, more especially in the
eastern part Of the town. Other crops are
looking finely. Cultivated crops are nearly
all hoed, and ere long the music of the now
ing machine will be heard.
Will Lord of South Windham and Frank
Lord of Wilmington, N. c., nephewS of DR..
Z. L. Lord, are making short visit. Last |
Saturday, accompanied by two other gentle |
men, they went fishing for trout in favorite |
brook in Casco. They not only had the |
usual ii5herman's luck but were caught in |
the heavy shower Of the forenoon and COM |
pletely drenched. A large string of trout, |
some OF them nearly a foot In length, were |
caught.
Miss Annie r. Cannon of Dorchester,
Mass, will spend the summer with her
widowed mother at her old home in Naples.
Her health is quite poor, but her friends
will be pleased to learn that she Is rapidly |
recovering.
Robert Estes ami family are still at their
cottage at the mouth of the Songo.
Mrs. Hulda Doughty is very sick, at
tended by Dr. Lord.
Saccarappn.
A lodge of the Royal Society of Good Fell |
lows was organized here on last Friday
evening with over sixty charter members. |
The following officers were elected and in
stalled by the grand officers present from
Massachusetts and the lodges in Portland
and Cape Elizabeth:
Ruer-C. r. Woodman
Instructor Geo. Gray.
COuncillor-Leroy Spiller.
Past Ruler-H. ). Cousins.
Sec. +. Morrill,.
Fin. Sec.-G. i. Murch.
Treas.-J NJ Webb
Preate-J. ID. Gilbert.
Director-A. f. Winslow.
Guard G. L. Griffin.
Sentry Chas. Garland
Trnstees-C. II. Anderson, w. II. Hanson j. d.
Brllham.
At the last regular meeting of Naomi
Lodge. d. OF r., the following officers were
elected:
n. G.-Mrs. W. E. KnowIton.
VEINS A. M. SWEET.
On Friday evening the members of Naomi |
Circle presented Mrs. G. III. y inslow with a |
line embossed leather covered rocking chair. |
West Buxton.
Some of the farmers in the vicinity are to |
commence haying this week. There is |
prospect for good hay crop.
Mr.. William Townsend is having his shop |
enlarged and there is prospect that more
buildings at this place. win be erected this |
season.
NJ Cyrus Davis and wife of Portland, are |
here spending few days with friends.
The church at Greenville is to be dedcat- |
ed June 30th. All are invited
Quite large number of farmers AMI citi- |
Zens met at Albion Hall last Wednesday |
evening 10 see if any arrangements could be |
made to start a creamery. All seemed to be |
in favor of one. A committee was appoint |
ed to ascertain the number of farmers who |
will pledge themselves to assist in the enter |
prise and to report at the meeting next |
Wednesday evening to be holden at the office |
of 4. C. Ambroe.
Eridgto..