The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-10-28
MAIN e TOW MS.
Bethel.

BEARS VERY THICK.
Bears are making sad havoc among the
sheep. and also IN the apple orchards in
Newry and Grafton. Last Tuesday Don G.
Smith Of Newry caught a bear in trap in
his orchard. Old bruin went about so rods,
when the chain caught in clump of alders
and held him fast; but his confinement only
| set him into a fever heat. causing him to
tear things within his reach strangely. When
found his leg was almost gnawed off, only
little skin and muscle remaining. A shot
from rifle finished his career. Old bruins
skin, when stretched In the barn, measured
six feet and two inches by six feet and six
inches. II. r. Goodwin sent his carcass on
the early train Wednesday to Boston par
ties. The skin was sold for S15.
Wednesday afternoon two bears were seen
to cross the county highway, near Swans
Corner, and another was seen in field near
Newry Corner.
Senator Frye passed up by Bethel We'd
nesday to speak before the Gorham people
at the opera house the following night. He
spoke at Berlin Falls to full house.
Foxes are plenty this fall: One can hard
ly 90 into the pastures without soaring one
up.
Mr. Keliah of Bethel, in his plumber case,
which was tried at Paris court last week, Sc
cured a settlement in his favor, much to the
rejoicing of his many friends at Bethel. Mr..
Keliah has been hard worker, and deserves
his just dues.
Mr.. and Mrs. Burnett, of California, are
visitingJ. T. Merrill.
Miss. Abbie P. Libby. of Portland, is visit
ing her sister, Mrs B. f. Skillings.
Mr.. William Dickey and son, of Sebago
Lake. passed the Sabbath with Mr. James
Libby.
An exodus of young men from this town,
A. III iii Al. H.
the snow comes Walter Golf, Frank Doug
lass, Enos Whitney and Harry Hunt are in
cluded in the party.
Mr.. Henry Lawrence, of Boston, Mass,
recently purchased one of Willie Smiths
patent road carts. Mr.. Lawrence is very
much pleased with 1t, and says that it is just
what Is claimed for it, "Anti-Horse motion"
Mrs. George Dolley and Mrs. John Has
kell will open dresmaking room over the
store of Miss Hattie Weeks.
A gentleman from Rhode Island was here
last week looking over the Mayall Factory
property. If he buys it he will erect large
Mr.. Harry Merrill left on the oath inst for
the West, on six months trip. He is sales
man for a New York fertilizer company.
Mr.. Walter Golf purchased large pair of
grey horses the past week, which he will
take to Gorham with him.
Mr.. Charles E. Libby, our carpenter, has
a cent dated 1903 in perfect condition, which
he found In his garden.
MIR. r. G. Hall, wife and daughter, Mr.. M.
E. Morrill, and wife, Mr.. Jedediah Libby,
Mr.. Frank Clark, Louis Cushing and George
Douglass went on the excursion to the White
Mountains on the Goth inst.
Henry Goff's sons have sold their kiln of
brick to the Madison Pulp Co.
Mrs. Gilbert Small has bought and moved
into the house owned by Mrs. ii. L.. Gould.
Mrs. Gould and family will move to Lynn
Mass.
Mr.. j. w. Frank has been looking the
town farm over with the intention of trad
ing for it.
Mr.. Chas. Gooding photographed in
group the singers who attended the musi-
cal convention. The pictures are for sale at
the stores of Geo. Cobb and j. I. Merrill.
DR.. Lewis Frink and wife, of Bartlett, N.
H., paid brief visit to their friends last
week,