The Portland daily press., 1890-08-14
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South Ereeport.


Rev. Mr.. Smith is spending a few days at
his former home in Hadley, Mass.
Charles Jones has been spending week
or two at Bridgton, resting from business
cares,
Mr.. Davis Bibber is still failing, and can
live but a short time.
Farmers are harvesting their grain, and
some of them have begun to dig their pota-
toes, which promise an abundant yield.
The Good Templars went on an excursion
to Falmouth Foreside Saturday, where they
had picnic dinner and good time general
ly. Several other picnic parties have been
out lately.
About fifty summer visitors are now stay
Ing in our village. Among the late arrivals
are Mrs. DR.. A. L. Gaubert and daughter
Ethel, of Columbia, S. c.. at Edison Jones's ;
Mrs. Mansfield and daughter from MunjoY
Hill, Portland, at Mrs. DR.. Breen's.
George w. Soule is home from Boston this
week.
Haying was finished in this neighborhood
last week. The crop was abundant in quaint
ity and excellent in quality.
The grain crop also promises to be very
good. Corn is doing well now, but is rather
scattering and uneven. The apple crop will
be very small.
John Curtis's cow has adopted hygien
habits. One day last week she broke out of
the pasture, strayed into John Grants field
and took cold bath in the we'll which lies
In one corner of it near the road. The well
is 10 feet deep and had foot Of water in 1t.
It took six men and tackle 20 get her out.
She was only slightly hurt
Cape Elizabeth.
Mr.. Thomas Murray of Mountaindale. Pa,
accompanied by his son William and Mr..
friends at this place after an absence of four
teen years. They went to Boston Sunday
night to attend the G. A. r. encampment,
Mr.. Murray being commander of the local
post at Mountaindale.
!. MI Ephraim Dyer is building q large add,
ton to his fine. residence at the Centre, 17x36
and two stories in height, to be used as
summer kitchen, workshop, etc.
The potato market Is booming. The crop
is quite good at this place, and large quanti-
ties are being taken to Portland daily at
fair price.
Mrs. Abbie E. Dearborn and two children,
who have been visiting her mother, Mrs.
Rand, will return home this week.
large number of the veterans. OF this
town have gone to Boston this week to at
tend the G. A. r. encampment.
Rev. j. M. Renwick of Auburn, r. L., Is
spending his vacation at this place. He will
occupy the Free Baptist parsonage and
preach at the church during the month of
August.
The Sunday school connected with the
church have their picnic at Higgins's Beach
this week.
The Sunday school at Pond Cove have
their picnic at the Two Lights next week.
We are glad to report Mr. Eben Verrill
still slowly improving.
large p0rcupine, weighing upwards of 30
pounds, was killed in the garden of Mr..
Ephraim Dyer last Friday evening. This is
the only one seen in this vicinity for many
years.
Baldwin.
NORTH BALDWIN.
Our summer visitors are few as compared
with some neighborhoods in this vicinity,
and transient; mostly relatives of our peo-
pie, hailiug usually from Portland and the
vicinity of Boston.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward A. Cartret, of Sac
carappa came into the place last Saturday,
Mr.. Cartret spending the Sabbath among us,
while Mrs. Cartret will make visit with
her father, Mr.. Luther S. McCorison. Their
visit is the more interesting to their many
friends since they were accompanied by their
six-weeks-old daughter.
VIII Wentworth is pushing his house to
completion; he hopes to occupy it this fall.