The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-10-03
MAINE TOW ms.
Bethel.


Mr.. Dwight Bayley, son of Rev. Mr.. Bay
ley. pastor of the State street church, Port
land, left the Glen House. New Hampshire,
Tuesday, on his bicycle at a. M, and ar
rived at Bethel at 10 a. M, distance of 80
miles. He had an excellent wheel and
passed through here on his way to Portland.
Bethel is to have town fair next Tues
day and big time is expected. Our farm
ers should bring in their big steers, calves
and sheep. A nice trotting course has been
fitted up in good condition and several
horses will be on the trotting course.
Bethel teachers are again on duty. Min
ME Wheeler has gone to Berlin Falls, N. H.,
Bessie Harden to Dammer. N. e., Grace
Grover in the William Mason district,
Bertha Grover in Mayville, and Alice Bar
ker in the steam mill village. Edith Grover
is attending school at GOuld's Academy.
Miss Flossie Twitchell teaches in District
No. D.. Every school house in town has been
furnished with book case and set of new
school books.
Mr.. Frank Young has purchased a new
lot on Chapman street and will commence to
build set OF buildings soon:,, Some 10
houses have been built in our village since
last March and still the work goes on.
Porter.
The late rains caused the Ossipee river to
rise very high, higher than it has been at
this time of year since the great October
freshet of some years ago. There was some
damage to the crops on its banks by being
overh0wed by the water. The first frost for
the season came on the 25th but as the crops
were mostly secured there was but little
damage done. Potatoes are rotting some
but not very extensively, there will be fair
crop for what there were planted. The aver
age planted was small in comparison to what
1t was few years since. Grain, corn and
apples will be fair crop but not large
Beans got injured quite badly in the late
storms, sprouting in the stack.
Mr.. Charles ID French is on visit and
hunting excursion from Kenebunk.
Mrs. Isaac Bickford is very sick.
Mr. A. K. Gibbs lost valuable colt which
get into the mire where he was having it
pastured.
Mr.. james M. French, wife, son and neph-
ew are here on visit from Everett. Mass.
MI. William d: d: Churchill of Cornish
has sold part of his farm in Parsonsfield to
Mr.; George Young of Parscnsfeld
The Town and County Fairs in this section
owing in part to bad weather and the late
ness OF the crops have not been very success
Mr.. Frank P. French and Samuel Stanley
are getting their timber on the spot to build
them houses this fall if the weather permits.
Westbrook.
u6 uoAb ANNUAL S6SslOu Oh the maine AL
vent Christian State conference will be held
with the Advent church at this place, COM
mencing on Wednesday, October s, at D.
M, and holding over the following Sunday.
at the annual meeting of the M. E. Circle
the following officers were elected for the
ensuing year: President, Mrs. G. B. Wood
man; vice president, Mrs. George Jordan;
secretary, Mrs. Albion Stiles; treasurer, j.
K. Dunn.
Judge Shaw was unable on account of
other engagements to hear the case against
Thomas Kyre yesterday morning and it was
continued. Kyre works for the. Haskell
Silk Company at Saccarappa, and Gregor
trusted his wages there on bill on which
$12ois claimed to be due. Kyre's bill shows
$40 balance against Gregor. 1t was about
this difference that the quarrel arose. Kyre
says Gregor was at the house when he went
in and he left, remaining outside until the
woman had pitched into him, and then he
came in and took hand in the fight. Kyre
has sued the Gregors for $1,000 for personal
injuries received