The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-08-04
MAINE TOWNS.
cape Elizabeth.


Mr.. Marcus A. Hanna, one Of the census
enumerators for Cape Elizabeth, has received
a letter from James S. Wright, Esq, district
supervisor, confessing an error in his pub
lished statement of the population of this
town. Mr.. Wright omitted both the Reform
School and the garrison at Fort Preble in
making his computation. These two insti-
buttons contain together 220 souls to be added
to the supervisors published figures making
the population of the town 5429, gain of
1877 over the census of $780, The supervisor
returned his thanks to Mr.. Hanna for
promptness and accuracy in his work as
enumeration.
With respect to the population of the
village of South Portland, defining its limits
as school district, it was found to contain
1850 inhabitants. This is gain for that
section of the town of 271 over the last
census.
AS an indication of decline in the farm
ing section the enumeration for the east side
of the Cape found two wholly abandoned
farms, and at least four farm houses without
tenants. Ten years Ego these houses each
contained families. AS to the cultivated
crops in this section, they were found to be
larger, more certain, and of more varied
character than ever before. The areas
cultivated, too, are greater than ten years
ago. During the last decade many. young
persons of both sexes have left the farming
section for the West and for employment in
the large villages and cities. The places of
these have been in point of numbers,
partly filled by young men from the
Provinces engaged as farm laborers.
These latter were returned on the census
schedules as aliens. The somewhat anomo-
lous statement of larger crops, more acreage
cultivated, and less population, is chiefly
attributable to the introduction Of modern
methods, requiring less manual labor to
produce the same or greater results.
Mr.. Hanna says that while his duties as
enUmerator were of most arduOus
character, so much so that he would be I'M
willing to do the work over again for TRIBE
the compensation, he was received by the
people in his district from the Cape lights
to Portland bridge with marked courtesy
and consideration.
There seemed to be desire manifested on
the part of the people to aid him in his
work and to thus believe 1t of its naturally
unpleasant features.
Bethel.
The boiler and engine formerly belonging
to the will of Isaac Croker On Sandy river
has passed into the hands OF Charles Silver
and mill be set up near the bridge on Crook
ed river on the road leading to Albany basins
in box factory to De run by the firm of
Hastings & Thomas.
The following is an extract from a letter
written by Ed C0burn of Oxford Club
Camp, July 2S: while we were rowing
down pond in the river in boat last Sun
day eve, we saw an animal walking on the
shore resembling cat, Of dark brown
color, about six feet long and q feet high
with quite long tall" Mr.. Rich our
veteran hunter says probably it was a
The Ladies Club met with T. H. Chapman
last Thursday evening. The evening was
delightfully."- passed. The leading feature
was the musical S.; selections rendered by Mr.:
New York, Mrs, Clapp of Boston, Mrs.
Huston and Mrs. Gehring of Bethel. Mr..
Chapman gave brilliant piano recital at
the close.
The late arrivals at the Bethel house:
Conger, c. f, Booth, New York; Charles
NNewhall and family of Boston; r. ii.
sawyer and wife, j. III. Merrill and sons,
New York; NJ. III. w. Bryne, Somersville,
Mass Wa Orpurn Hunter, Washington ID. G.;
Dr. N. Y: Farrest, Rockland, Mass.
Inc fall term OF Gould Academy will COM
mence on Tuesday, September 2nd. Three
full courses and special normal course of
lectures ana studies Tor teachers, Arthur
ID. Hall, A. b., principal.
Prof. Dresser of the Rockland high school
and MI. Linscott Of Boston, son of Judge
Linscott formerly teacher of Gould's Acad-
envy, visited Bethel last week, and in com
paDy Will &'IOSlu1dSt6F Hastings and
Ernest Walker made flying trip to the
White Mountains, camping out several
nights * Z ia 2as' - fst.t 95l9&sY
The grain fields are not so promising,
Oats and barley in many places are badly
rusted Potatoes are growing finely though
CROP probably will have to be dug early to
secure it from the ravages of the pest.
Mountain blueberries are very scarce.
MI. Osburn Hunter, special pension agent
from Washington d. Q: is stopping at the
Bethel House, looking after pension claims