The Portland daily press., 1891-08-01
MAINE TOWNS.
stems Of interest Gathered by Cor
respondents Of the Press.
Corham.

Miss Minnie Summersides Of Lowell is
visiting friends here.
Miss Martha Blake is making short trip
to Montreal and vicinity.
Professor Lucien Hunt and wife and Mrs.
j. G. Torford and daughter have returned
from the Y. p. S. G. E. convention at Mime
apolis.
The Misses Laura and Nellie +. Bennett
are among the recent arrivals at the Village
Farm, Il. B. johnson, proprietor.
Miss Rose Burnett of the postoffice has re-
turned from her vacation.
Mr.. Il. W. Hale is attending the law term
of court at Portland.
Mr.. George Dyer and wife of Chelsea.
Mass, formerly of Gorham, are making q
short visit and are registered at the Gorham
House.
Mr.. A. Bassett, merchant tailor, has closed
bis business here and will try his hand at
farming, have purchased the late Oliver
Phillips farm.
Real estate seems to be quite active here
Just at present Why not boom some busi.
ness enterprise and make our town lille
more lively2
Mr.. George Adams of Buxton has pnI-
chased the fine two story dwelling on otate
street owned by Mr.. G. I'll. Cram.
Extensive repairs are being made on the
building recently purchased by Miss M. H.
Kelsey. The first floor will be occupied as a
store and the second story as dweiilng,
The ladies of Gorham Grange are reneafs-
ing drama which will be produced IN the
near future. -,
A series of religious meetings will be held
in the Congregational chapel by nve prlnce-
ton College students, commencing next We'd
nesday A fine quartette is among the party.
The lawn party given Thursday evening at
Mr.. G. ID. Weeks's, under the auspices OF
the Helping Hand Society, was well attend
ed despite the cold weather. The grounds
were brilliantly illuminated. A. feature OF
the evening was solo sung In Japanese Dy
Miss Mujagana, a student of Northampton
College, who is spending her vacation with
Miss Weeks.
Norway.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. +. Lowley, accom-
panied by her son, Fred, are stopping at the
Beaps Hotel in this place. Mr.. Lowley is
president of the George Lowley & Son cor
poration yacht builders, Boston. By this
firm the Puritan, Mayflower and Sachem
were built
The following party from this village en-
joyed days outing at Sebag0 Lake Thurs
day. Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Whtmarsb, of
the Elm House; o: A: Keenland and wife,
of the BeaPs Hotel; Mr.. and Mrs. G. e. Holt
Or. and Mrs. o. M: Bradbury, Mrs. Or. B: f.
Bradbury Mr.. and Mrs. III. ID. Smith, Rev.
G. K. Angel, Mr.. and Mrs W. c. Leavitt,
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. ToelI, Miss l.. Ellen
Frost, Mary and Otis Jones, Jr, Mrs. Geo.
A. Gown and Misses Lizzie and Agnes
Beal.
At the school meeting Monday evening
Hon. A. S. Kimball was chosen Moderator.
The prospects of heating the school buildings
with steam was discussed at length. The
meeting voted the sum OF 81, 900 and the COM
mittee in whose hands the matter was lett
was composed of school agent A. l. f. Pike,
G. M. Smith and A. +. Andrews.
Harry Lane has purchased the Tally-ho
pOtfaQ1 0f H n NOyQe and w Sanhnrp
1t is one OF the best places on the lake side.
Warren Hill, Esq, of Union. Knox County
visited his son V. w. Hills in this place the
present week.
Norway High School Glass 80 enjoyed a
reunion at DIR. Geo. j. Jones College this
week. There were entertained by one Of
the class, Harry Jones.
Yarmouth.
An exhibition of the practical working Of
the recently invented Hall Moving Machine
will be given near the residence of Mr.. o. S.
Bucknam, at Yarmouth, Monday afternoon
August 3rd, II the weather Is suitable, other
wise on first fair afternoon following. A
more central location for the trial could
have been obtained early In the season, but
1t was thought best to wait until after the
farmers were done haying, that they might at
attend without loss or Inconvenience. To this
end plot of grass. an acre or more has been
reserved for the purpose, and general invi-
tatipn Is extended to the farmers and others
to be present, see the work and learn the
points of superiority which are claimed for
the new machine.
A large and handsome deer, a buck, was
seen last week in the northern part If the
town, East of Royal river, by Mr.. Lewis
Pratt who resides in that vicinity. Several
OF our local hunters have expressed the opin-
ion that three or more deer have yarded for
several seasons past in the Great Gullies,"
so called, between Yarmouth and Pownal,
and the presence of this buck In that
vicinity goes far to substantTate their be-
lief.
Buxton.
WEST BUXTON
There is considerable sickness In this
place. The measles and mumps have made
their appearance and will probably have a
good run. Cholera morbus and those COM
plants incident to hot weather, are quite
prevalent. L. r. Briggs has been confined
TO the house for some days. Silas Powers,
man who has been at w. Ii. Meserve's for
many years, died the other night, after sut-
fering intensely for several days.
Haylng Is progressing when the weather
will permit. The English grass is mostly
cut but great fields of natural grass on Pleas
ant river are untouched.
Wild berries are very plenty, blueberries
especially.
Caoe elizabeth.
Knightville had regular sensation yes.
terday afternoon caused by the raidiDg of
Jimmy" Kaler's premises by Sheriff Plum
mer and force. Several kegs and number
of jugs and bottles were sezed. Contents
not learned.