The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-07-30
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Bethel.

Bethel.
Sunday evening the Congregational church
was filled to its utmost capacity to listen to
the temperance lecture of General Neal Dow
of Portland. In his address he gave run
ming sketch of his observations on the tenn
perance cause in England. His address was
exceedingly interesting. Excellent music
was furnished by the choir under charge Of
Mr.. Grover. Miss Hall acted as Organist.
Miss Alice M. Parkman and Mr.. Allen add
ed much to the occasion, with their cornet
playing. 1t was estimated that 500 people
were present. General Dow, while at Beth
ell is the guest of Hon. George Shirley of
New York, who is spending the summer
with his family at the Russell House.
Rev. ID. w. Hardy closes his labors with
the Congregational church next Sunday,
much to the regret of his many friends in
Bethel. Mr. Hardy has been very much af-
f1icted with trouble he contracted while in
the army, and his physician advised him to
give up all business for while.
III. =. Andrews left last Saturday for Old
Orchard to spend few weeks with his wife.
Mrs. Thomas Green, DR.. ID. Green OF Chel-
sea, Mass, and Miss Mamie W. Green of
Toledo, Ohio, will spend August and Sep
TENDER at the Alpine House.
Elmer Cole of Washington, d. c., is spend
ing a vacation with his father, Dennis Cole.
Friday gave us good and welcome rain.
Sweet corn the past ten days has made
wonderful growth in many fields, and the
ears are forming.
Grasshoppers seem to be total failure
this season.
The Ladies M. E. Social Circle are making
arrangements to hold lawn festival on
Mrs. G. S. Littlehale's grove near the Alpine
House.
Ten guests arrived at the Bethel House
last Saturday. Miss Fanny Brock of Mas
sachusetts arrived at the Films house last
week, to spend a few weeks vacation.
Mr.. Fuller, the travelling agent from
South Paris, was in town Monday.
Mr.. l.. p. Jones, from Montreal, Canada,
made a brief call at Bethel, on his way to
Portland.
last week, weighing five pounds.
Rev. Mr.. Record, pastor of the M. e.
church, is very popular. The church is
filled every Sunday. The so cial meetings on
Friday and Sunday evenings are very inter-
esting.
PownaI.
The death of Mr.. Moses Plummer, whose
serious illness was noticed last week. oc-
ccurred on Saturday morning, July Goth.
The funeral services were held on Monday
afternoon at his late residence. Rev. Mr..
Hayden, pastor of the Universalist church
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buried with Masonic honors; about fifty
Masons the representative of six different
| Lodges, viz: New Gloucester, Portland,
Gray, Durham. Yarmouth and Freeport)
attending the services in body. Inter
ment took place in the cemetery near Pow
nal station, The pail bearers were Capt. l. s.
Brown, Mr. Nathaniel Dyer, Mr.. Chas. II.
Hodsdon .of Pownal, and M. G. Morrill, of
Gray. The floral decorations, although not
profuse were elegant and appropriate. Mr..
nv gxoc uno X M his Of III
leaves a widow and five children, three
daughters and two sons all of whom were
present at the funeral with the exception of
| the Oldest daughter, Mrs. Pierce, who re-
| sides in San Francisco.
Mrs. Ellen Esaw died quite suddenly at the
residence Of her daughter, Mrs. Captain
Kenney, il this town on Thursday, July oath
| Mrs. Esaw was born In Epping, Essex coun-
| ty, England, March 18th, 1908, coming to this
| country with her daughter on the occasion of
teen years ago. Mrs. Esaw was the mother
| of eleven children, only three of whom are
1 living, and as the two sons are located in
| Massachusetts, Mr.. Benjamin Esaw being
| sub-editor of the Boston Post. and Mr.. John
| business at East Milton, it was possible for
them both to. be present at the funeral,
which occurred on Saturday, July Goth.
The death of the Oldest inhabitant of our
town, Mr.. Job Allen, occurred at the resi-
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day evening, July 9th. Mr.. Allen was born
| December 10Th, 1900, and until within a short
| time has been remarkably smart and active
| for one so aged. Mr.. Aliens burial which
occurred on Tuesday afternoon, July 10Th
| made the sixth similar event which has tax.
| en- place in our town within the past eight
| days.
| As the busy season of haying is passing by
boarders are being.accommodated in town.
| Mr.. Edward Leach and wife, also Mrs
| Leach's sister are at Mr.. George Noyes' land
| Mr.. and Mrs. True Warren are entertaining
in their beautiful home at Cliff Farm, MIR
| Wesley Jones, wife and daughter, Mrs
Brown and daughter and Mrs. Dyer and son
all of Portland.
Brldeton.
II. A.. Edwards will at once begin erecting
| a grist mill and grain and flour store on the
dam near the Bridgton Leather Works. Thi
| privilege has been unoccupied since the
burning of the other mill, number of year
| ago.
Mr.. II. B. Nevens, principal of the higl
| years principal of Bridgton high school, and
| later supervisor of schools in Rockland, is in
| town for few days.
| The deciding game in the contest for the
| silver ball was played Saturday at North
\ Bridgton, between the Bridgton and Harri
son clubs, and was won by the Harrlsons,
| While playing ball at the ''Plains" Satur
| day Rob McMalran sustained quite severe
injury to his left eye by being struck direct
ly in that eye by swift 1all.
Another new cottage for summer occupanc.
is being erected at Ingalls's Grove by Franz
p. Bennett, and it is reported that Abel II
Hartman will soon add still another to tn
number.
A week in this village without at least on
runaway would be rare indeed. Last weel
there were three, two of them being double
teams. Fortunately only very slight damag
| was sustained by either of them.
A new store for the better accommodation
of his large and increasing grocery business
will shortly be erected by G. E. Gleason, OF
the lot next to the furniture warerooms o
( Lewis Smith. The location is an excellen
| one and nice building will add greatly Il
the appearance of the square"
The rain of last week was just what the
crops in this section have been suffering for
Farmers generally are about done haying
having secured rather more than an average
crop in most excellent condition, there be
ing no rain to interfere with the work fol
Is days,
Raymond.