The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-08-07
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Buxton.
At the meeting of the Buxt IN and Hollis
Agricultural Society. Charles A. bennett,
NJ. D., was elected secretary In place of Ira
making arrangements for their fair, and
have already completed most Of the pro-
gramme.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. M. w. Yerinton of Oh ell
sea, Mass, are visiting at Tory Hill.
Frank McKenney's span of bay horses, at
tached to lumber wagon, jumped over the
bridge on to the logs In the mill pond. By
the efforts of Mr.. McKenney and Postmaster
Palmer, aided by some of the men from the
mill, the horses were finally got out.
The city OF Saco has found new way of
spelling one of our old towns. One of the
new guide boards has it bearing"
Mrs J. w. Meserve has gone to her cot
| tage at Old Orchard for the summer.
Andrew l.. Berry has purchased new
morse that can trot in the thrties..
Mr.. George Bnzzell died at his home In
| buxton, wednesday morning, after brief
illness, at the ripe age of Sc years. Mr..
Buzzell served during the civil war, and was
much respected citizen. He leaves wild
| ow and daughters.
Buxton Social Club and friends held pic
mic at Pleasant Point, Tuesday. The day
| was good, excepting a shower on the home-
ward drive. Croquet was played under diff
culties, but the row on the river proved de-
| lightfuI.
Mrs. C. II: McKenney has cousins from
Boston visiting her.
Mis- Lord Of West Buxton gave goose
a large card party in the evening.
Corham.
| Professor Fl. P. Warren and family of AL
bany, N. Y, are stopping In town for sholt
time.
Rev. L.. r. Ferris, former pastor of the
congregational church. Is visiting friends
| here.
Rev. George Lewis and family of Berwick
are at his home for the summer. Mr.. Lewis
occupied the pulpit at the Congregational
| church last Sabbath.
Gorham Grange went on their annual out
Ing yesterday to Prout's Neck.
| Mr.. G. w. Paine of Portland Is spending
few days at his former home.
line Portland q Rochester railroad is re-
plabking the bridge over the track on )uth
street. which the travelling public will great
~ appreciate, as 1t has been in an unsafe
A hayrack party of twenty went to the
beach yesterday.
The meetings now being held by the
princeton Students in the COngregationalist
church, are very interesting and well attend
ed. The meetings close tonight. and all
should avail themselves of the opportunity
to be present
Mr.. @. M. Newcomb has purchased the
property on Main street, known as the Rust
place.
Mr.: G. r. Eaton, president of the Lancas-
ter, n. H, National Bank. is spending few
days with friends.
Repairs are being made at the Normal |
boarding hail. The most noticeable is that |
the old piazza has been taken away and |
fine new one fills Its place.
Yarmouth.
SAVING THE OLD CHURCH.
There was meeting at the "Old Nee ting
1 House on the Ill.," on Monday evening
Aug. 3rd, of the people of Yarmouth. who
are interested in the formation of an anti
| quarian association for the preservation of
| the old meeting house. A large lumber of
| subscribers were obtained in addition to
those who had previously subscribed. Mr..
| Q. q. Wardman occupied the chair. A letter
OF regret was read from VIM. Bradbury of
Portland. who was expected TO have been
present to address the meeting A letter was
also read from Rev. DIR. Stockbridge Of Provi-
dence, K. l.. and very pleasing remarks were
made by the Rev. b. z. Snow, of Yarmouth.
A nominating committee was appointed, who |
are to report at the next meeting, which will |
be held next Monday evening, During the
evening music was furnished by the Var
mouth Band, and Miss Grace Corliss sang
number of songs, all of which helped to
make the evening pass very pleasantly.
ate for tbe occasion and tsstefulIy arraneed
were furnished principally by Mrs Geo. w.
Hammond, who is the prime mover in this
laudable enterprise.
DR.. 9. +. Sargent. Of Boston, returned
home Tuesday noon. He was the guest of
his brother Elias 81. Sargent of this place,
| who Is seriously i'll.
Mrs. Van Conant. of Canada, is the guest
| Of Mr.. and Mrs. Woodbury. Hamilton, at the
| Foreside.
Rrldeton.
THE HORSE WAS MISSING AND HAS BEEN
FoUND-wAs HE STOLEN?
| The horse thief story which has been cir
| culating quite freely of late is mostly fiction.
| Here are the facts. Monday, August Sd,
up from Portland. They reached this vii
lage about $50 In the evening, and called at
a relatives on Portland street, leaving the
horse unhitched. Coming out few minutes
later, Mr.. look found himself minus his
team. The story that the horse was stolen
was quickly spread, and Sheriff Webb noti-
fed. The tracks showed that the horse had
taken the direction of Naples. 1t was found
| "Wednesday In barn at Raymond Cape. Mr..
[ Webb thinks the story Of the thief very i'm
| probable, as the horse could easily travel
that distance In the night without attracting
| attention. The only thing to contradict this
theory is that the tracks, after leaving the
| village, followed the road to Sandy Creek
| and then came back and took the Naples
| road A grip containing $500 In cash, be.
| sides other valuables, narrowly escaped be-
| Ing left in the carriage. Mr.. Cook, at the
suggestion OF his wife, returned for it after
| p. p. Burnham Is making changes in the
interior Of his dry goods store. The count
Ing room will be changed to the rear and the
space left vacant In the front will be used for
| additional counters.
Baldwin.
| AT WEST BALDWIN CAMP-AN ACCIDENT
Thursday, the meeting at O'Clock was
good one, and many newcomers arrived in
kept Sd' bringing the people, until about 500 had
gathered In the grove. The village band
| met the morning train, and after playing
several selections escorted the large crowd
to the grove, where the interesting pro-
ried out. The addresses and talks were
timely, interesting and instructive. The
blackboard talk was on Good and Bad
Hearts," which the children, old and young.
enjoyed, as we'll as the talk by Elder Hatch
| on the education of the blind. Everything
passed off finely, with nothing to mar, until
| the close OF the exercises. In the starting
| for home, Mrs. Phineas Harmon of Sebago
Lake was thrown from her carriage and had
| one leg broken.
The two evangelists and singers, Messrs
Hall and Macumber, who are from the New
| York. Missionary Training College, who
have been stopping at the Alpine House for
| the past two weeks, started Monday for Old
Orchard camp ground when they take charge
Of the book and truck department of the A.
u. Simpson convention. After this conven-
ton they intend to do evangelist work until
their school begins in October.
| WEST BETHEL.
A. ID. Bean Esq, has finished his new hall.
which Is complete in all modern require.
ments, large, airy and we'll lighted. Mr.. /
| Bean has done good thing for the village
and we hope 1t will be success for himself
1t was opened Tuesday night by a
grand ball, which Is pronounced success.
Mr.. Beans business capacity makes West
Bethel live place. Two families have
moved here this week.
K. p. Groves House, the Naples is full of
| summer boarders.
The mountains and plains are covered
with blueberrles and they are almost drug
| In the market.
New Potatoes are very nice and plenty.