The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-08-06
MAINE TOWNS.


Monday evening, large number of
people were present to witness the putting
forth of the handsome features of one of
dame natures most gifted and beautiful off,
springs, the night blooming cereus. First
we called at the house of Judge Foster, who
had one in full bloom, on Broad street, while
| a short distance up the street we visited the
parlor of K. @. Rowe, Esq, where another
was in full bloom at O'Clock in the evening.
Ere the dawn Of day the outer leaves were
noticed to gradually contract and before the
hrst glimmer of morn appeared it had be-
come entirely closed to be seen no more.
| One of the heaviest thunder showers we
| nave nave mad for long time passed over here
Monday about noon.
:, Several ladies from the Women's Relief
Corps will attend the National Encamp-
me MIs 10 pc held at Boston. the 18th inst
PaTTkman. stopping. at the Alpine House
will leave Tuesday for Gorham, N. H., to
| spend week with their friends.
| Monday was the hottest day Of the season,
heat
| The lumber for the Odd Fellows Hall has
arrived and was purchased of the Berlin
Mills Company Of Berlin Falls, N. II. Mr..
| Cummings of Paris, has the contract to
build it. He will employ four hands to work
with him. T, B. Kimball did the brick work
and b. Bryant the stone work.
The dance Thursday evening at East
Bethel was attended by large crowd. Oyer
20 couples enjoyed the novelty of spring
board dancing.
Mrs. d. B. Groves and son write home
that they arrived in California after pleas
ant trip Of seven days from Bethel.
Mr. II, X. kneeland of Norway, is STOP
ping at the Alpine House canYassing for an
upright album, sometimes called a looking
glass album.
There is great complaint of apples drop
ping off when they are half grown.
Major Lovejoy and wife from Boston, ar
rived home Saturday.
George III. Brown, Esq. of Munson, is
stopping at his sisters. Mrs. French, on
Chapman street.
Forepaugh's advertising band made their
appearance on our streets Tuesday morning
at am.
Falmouth.
Work on the large culvert near the covered
bridge was begun Monday morning under
the supervision of w. X. SWEET, chairman of
The granite to be used in building the me-
mortal in process of erection on the estate of
John Marshall Brown was unIoaded at the
Grand Trunk station SATURDAY. 1t is from
New Hampshire quarrieS and is very hand
some.
WEST FALMOUTH,
The part week has been one of accidents
In this section. On Wednesday the six-year-
old son Of Mr.. William Babb had the thumb
OF his right hand pulled out and nearly sew
cred from the hand by the pulley of horse
pttchfork.. The nervous shock received from
the fright has nearly caused the loss of sight
OF his 10-year-old daughter.
Geo. Whitney, son of G. r. Whitney, met
with severe accident on Friday while play
ing. Though not yet out of danger he is as
comfortable and doing as well as can be ex-
pected.
Three of the Oldest people in this vicinity
are very feeble. Mrs. Haskell, mother of
the Rev. W. III. Haskell, is not expected te/
survive; Mrs. Ann Allen is quite low, and
also Mrs. Haskell, mother of Mrs. Alfred
Haskell, the fruit dealer All are over so
The Free Will Baptist Sunday school go
on picnic to Madokawando Wednesday.
Porter.
= We are having some very hot weather
Farmers are about done haying, there is
good crop. The showers of Thursday last
did considerable damage in this vicinitg to
the crops and timber.
Mrs. t Melissa hss Bard Basdws i here from chIca
mother, Mrs. Isaac Bickford.
Mr.. Oren Taylor died on Sunday from
heart disease. He was some seventy years
old and has been in good health till short
time ago.
Mr.. John P. French was Frustrated while
in the field on Thursday last by sun stroke.
He is over eighty years and his recovery is
very doubtful.
Mr.. Willis Young was baptized here on
Sunday by Rev. Alphonzo Davis.
Mrs. Eliza Kezar is here ON visit from
Springvale.
Messrs. Pike and Gentleman are having
their poplar timber put into Ossipee river to
be driven down into the Sac0 to be taken out
and sent by rail to Cumberland Mills.
Mr.. Aldo French was married on Saturday
evening to Miss Linscott of Parsonsfield, by
Rev. Alp1onzo Davis.
Mr.. William Boothby of Limington is here
on a visit to his daughter, Mrs. G. F. Mason.
His health is rather poor.
The crop of Corn is coming along finely
now. This hot weather is just what 1t needs.
Ii we do not get an early frost the crop of
sweet corn will be good, although not what
1t was last year.
Grain is about ready to be cut. 1t was in
jured very badly by the rust and will be
rather light crop.
Newcastle.
Simon Bartlett, well known and respect
ed citizen of Newcastle, dropped dead early
Monday morning. he had been in good
health up to the time Of his death, eating
breakfast with his family as usual He
about 70 years of age.
George Dodge of Newcastle, was knocked
from freight car by an overhead bridge and
killed one day last week. He had been a
brakeman on the Burlington & Quincy rail-
road for some two or three years. His re-
mains were brought to Newcastle for inter-
ment Saturday