The Portland daily press., 1890-08-20
Raymond.
NORTH RAYMOND.

The shower Sunday night did considerable
damage in this section. Two chimneys were
blown off from A. q. Thurston's house, and
q house near there was moved about one
foot.
Jack Spratt is to trot in the free-for-all at
the Gray fair. ,
The erection of the hotel at this place, of
which mention has before been made in the
PRESS, will be begun at once. The place Sc
lected commands beautiful view of the vi
entity of Portland and the White Noun
tains.
Mr.. Whitney and wife of Boston are stop
ping at c. A. Wilson's.
w. A. Churchill is home from Nebraska
for few weeks. While he has prospered
well there very many others have failed to
do so. AS rule Mr.. Churchill thinks the
young men might as well stick to the good
New England States.
Bridgton.
SOUTH BRIDGToN.
The Young Peoples Educational Society
held pleasant meeting at their hall on
Saturday evening of last week. This society
now numbers sixty-one members.
Thomas Fessenden and son, of South
Dakota, are visiting at Henry P. Fessen-
denis. Mr.. Fessenden the elder, is native
of this phase and hasn't been here for
twenty-five years or so. He was soldier in
the last war, and came on to attend the
Joseph A. Poor and wife of Peabody Mass.
are visiting at NJ. w. Reeds,
Miss Ethel Knight, has returned from Bel
fast, accompanied by her cousin, Mr.. Ed
Pingree of Lawrence, Mass.
BlackberrieS are reported quite thick
though somewhat slow in ripening.
Henry <. Warren and family are visiting
In Saco.
VIM. V. Gore is visited by his brother Mr..
Arthur Gore of Boston, and wife. Mr.. Gore
is a retired ship owner and merchant.
Miss Hattie P. Ingalls, is visiting in Bos-
ton.
Reed Bros, are about closing up their
seasons work in the clothing line.
A leading figure at the entertainment of
the Educational Society Saturday evening,
was the personation of the Darkey by w. A.
Messer. who is an expert in personating
several nationalities, including Indian,
Dutchman and Irishman. Mr.. Messer is a
much travelled man, having been in SO States
and one territory. At present he is en-
ployed in Reed Bros clothing mandatory,
Fryebure.
The ladies of the Congregational Society,
held their annual fair, at their vestry. on
Thursday afternoon and evening The
flower booth, in the form of a lodge. and
also the WINDOWS, were finely decorated with
the national flower and evergreens. The
several tables were filled with the usual at
taractive display of useful and fancy ticles,
fruit, &c, and there was also a post office.
Near the vestry was the gay tent of the two
merry fortunetellers. Instrumental music
was given during the evening upon the piano
and the cornet by Messrs. Phil Perry, of
Boston and Fred Pingree, of Fryeburg.
Vocal music, including whistliDg duet,
was given by Messrs. G. w. Pike and his
latter sang solos liz the Spanish language.
ALI these musical selections were very en-
Enthusiastically received by the audience.
Fryeburg has lost, during the last decade,
by death and removal, 200 inhabitants. The
population is now 100 less than it was forty
years ago.
There are quite a number of summer
visitors in town, and drives and excursions
are the amusements of the hour.
The last meeting of the Temperance As
church, on Sunday Aug. 10. Appropriate
remarks were made by the President, Mr..
j. E. Dinsmore, the pastors of the New and
Congregational churches and others. Be-
sides the music by the Temperance choir,
Mrs. Hale jacobs Of Maiden, Mass, sang
solo, entitled, "If / Were Voice."
The fall term of Fryeburg Academy, will
open on Wednesday, Sept. 3rd, under the
continued care of Mrs. j. E. Dinsmore.
Boothbay.
The members of the G. A. r. of this town,
who attended the reunion in Boston last
week, report fine time.
Miss Fannie Hodgdon came home from
Portland for short vacation with her
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Reed, actors, went to
New York Monday to meet their company.
They will rehearse about three weeks, going
thence on tour through the West, visiting
Salt Lake City, Omaha, st. Louis and all the
large cities: They will spend the winter
in California.
The large four masted schooner Chas A.
Campbell, towed to sea Monday, loaded with
1904 tons of ice from Morse's ice house. She
has been some lime loading on account of
scarcity of men.
Norris g. Co. have shipped nearly all of
their ice, having but 800 tons left. They
will probably clean the remainder out this
week.
Capt. John Adams, whose new vessel is
building in Washburn Bros yard at Thomas
ton, will be completed and launched about
the last Of September. Capt. Adams went
10 Thomaston Thursday to see her,
Cray.
DRY MILLS.
The shower of wind and rain Sunday night
did cor siderable damage to crops, especially
the apple crop, uprOOting MANY trees and
blowing the fruit off from others.
Miss Clara Golf is teaching school at
Crotch Island in Casco Bay.
The worms are eating the early planted
potatoes so badly that the farmers are
obliged to dig some pieces to save them.
Bethel.
Sunday Rev. Mr.. Wing of Hopkington,
Mass, supplied the Congregational church.
Mr.. Wing delivered very practical sermon
to full house.
Frank Leach our baggage master, died
Saturday morning. Funeral services were
held at the Methodist church Monday. at
Up. IN. Mr.. Leach leaves a wife and two
daughters and son.
European Markets.
BY Telegraph
LIVERPOOL. Aug. 10 189O.-Cotton market
weak and inactive American middling 6hd +:
sales 1000 bales; speculation and export 800