The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-08-16
MAINE TOWNS.
NORWAY.


DR.. G. ID. Hill, w. E. Skillings and G. r.
Wiley of Bethel. f. w. Sanborn and H. c.
Loveitt of this place, enjoyed the day We'd
nesday on the lake bass fishing. The catch
was small but the trip was much enjoyed.
General S. FL. Manning of Wilmington, N.
| O., and Hon. Charles Walker of Lewiston,
| are stopping at Twin Island this week.
Mrs. Horatio Cole and daughter of Bos-
| ton, are visiting at George A. Coles.
| At the Municipal Court Tuesday Lincoln
| Larrabee, who was arrested by State Detec-
| tive A p. Bassett at Lewiston, for breaking
| into the store of F. Q. Elliott July 9th, had
preliminary hearing which resulted in
| holding him for action of the grand jury at
| the October term of the Supreme judicial
| Court.
A large number Of people from the neigh
boring towns improved the opportunity Of
| feed by the q. A. r. excursion to visit Bos
| ton this week.
Morris Grant, the 12-year-old son of Mrs.
| James Grant, while visiting at James Chad
| bourn's in Waterford this week. fell from
the hay loft to the barn floor and broke both
wrists. He had a very narrow escape from
instant death.
Mrs. j. M. French returned from Iowa
| this week, where she spent the winter with
| her daughter. She was on the excursion
| steamer wrecked on the st. Lawrence river
and had quite a thrilling experience.
harpsweIl.
Quite a religious interest is being mani
| tested in the Baptist church at West Harps-
| we'll. Many of the young people have come
| forward for prayers, and last Sabbath two
candidates were baptised byRev. Mr.. bennett
| of Roslindale Mass. Mr.. Solomon, Newton
student is supplying the pulpit for the
| present,
There is large number of summer visitors
| at Harpswell and neighboring islands. The
| Lawson and Merryconeag hotels have been
| we'll patroniZed since the season opened and
| at present bave all they can acc0mmodate.All
| cottages and available rents are occupied
| and many people have come to Orr's island
| and been obliged to go away for want OF ac-
| commodation.
| There is large number of Western
| people here this summer for the first time.
They are delighted with the place and many
| of them will make it their permanent sum-
| mer resort.
Last Saturday night two of our enterpris-
| ing fishermen, j. 81. Greene and Fred York,
made a large haul of blue fish, catching over
nearly $3.50. Quite good nights work.
Porter.
| Warm and dry; crops are needing rain.
| especially potatoes.
| Our fall term of school commenced on
| Monday last with Mr.. Lucien Stacy as teach
| or. Mr.. A. N. Mason, the supervisor was on
hand to deliver the free text books to the
| scholars.
Mrs. WILDER ID. French died on Wednes-
day. She had been i'll since last fall. She
| leaves husband and one daughter.
Mrs. Drown, one of the aged women of
| this town, died on Sunday last.
Farmers are drawing their grain to the
| mill of E. f. Stanley at South Windham to
| be threshed. Mr.. Stanley'S mill yard is
crowded with teams from daylight till dark.
Grain will be a fair crop this year. Black
berries are very plenty; so plenty that there
is not much sale.
Mrs. Eva A. Cook and mother have moved
back from Rochester, n. H., to this place.
Mr.. f. T. Flint is engaging his help for
canning sweet corn at his factory; but from
present appearances corn will not be fit be-
| fore the first of next month.
Corham.
Miss Robbie entertained the primary de-
| partment of the Sunday school Thursday by
| a delightful picnic in Mr.. Robes grove
| About fifty little children enjoyed the good
time. Mr.. Blount photographed the school,
| The "Helping Hands" gave an entertain
ment, with ice cream sale last evening. The
| proceeds paid up the debt on the piano. The
| young ladies are to be congratulated on
their successful enterprise. Now let them
| purchase furnace for the vestry.
Mr.. Clark Barker is making visit at eX-
Gov. Robie's.