The Portland daily press., 1891-09-01


Deer are very plentiful around Umbagog
Lake, N. H., the present season.
Three were seen recently swimming across
the lake and two persons who were camping
out gave chase.
While at Portland last week your CORES
spondent called in and looked over the Hall
moving machines, which he belieoes to be n
great Improvement.
Rev. Mr. Hardy and family are on vaca-
ton up among the lakes. No services were
count of the death of the pastors wife.
Late arrivals at the Alpine Cottage are
Miss Margaret Il. Allen and Miss Mary
Deering of Augusta, and Charles A. Gay,
Esq, Boston, Mass.
Mr.. Sanborn, wife and two sons, who have
been spending the summer at the residence
of w. K. Skillings, Esq.,, on Broad street,
left for their home Saturday at Winchester,
Mass.
Mr.. Skillings and wife left Boston last
week for Scotland, to spend several months
M. Sanborn and family intend to spend
the summer next season at the Alpine Cot
9age, Bethel
Mrs. Burleigh, wife of the Governor of
Maine. and Mrs. Stevens, delegates to the
bound for Chicago. Col. q. S. Edwards
joined the party. Miss Kate Locke, one of
the commissioners, will leave here tomorrow
on the $50 p. m. train for New York, thence
for the same place.
Miss Koch Of this town and young law
yer, Mr.. Stephen Abbott, formerly Bethel
boy, but now noted lawyer In Colorado,
will be married tomorrow and leave on the
$50 p. m. train for the above place.
Freeport.
James Graves, a resident of Portland. a
workman at the pumping station, on Satur-
day last met with a very serious and rare ac-
cident, transverse fracture of the patella, or
knee pan. He was attended by a surgeon
aud made as comfortable as possible until
he was removed to the Maine General Hos
pital
Miss Anna M. Proctor, Raymond, has
been the guest of her classmate, Miss Mary
E. Spear, Hebron Academy. '87.
Miss Gertie Jones, +. Ell. s., '86, now
teacher at Everett, Mass. has been spending
her outing at South Freeport.
Harlan Page Knight, F. II. s., 'S5, is
large grammar school at Everett. Mass. He
is spending bis vacation with Henry Hodg-
don.
Visitors in town are: Mrs. Freeman Cur
tbs. at George I. Griffin's; Captain John j.
Rogers and wife. at Mrs. A. K. Soule's;
DR.. John E. Pratt. Sandwich. Mass. at Mr.
Charles ID. Litchfeld's; Edward j. Chase,
Oakland, CAL, at Porter's Landing, at Mrs.
Chase's.
Rev. John B. Wilson closed his pastorate
OF six years with the Baptist church last
cal Seminary for post graduate course Of
study the current school year.
Nearly all the schools in town open the
fall term next Monday. The wages of the
teachers in theacommon schools have adj
quence of higher pay being obtainable in the
shoe shop of A. w. Shaw & Co. than is paid
for teaching-where some former teachers
have now employment.
Timbers are on the ground for the new
block on Main street to be built by Keay q
Estes.
John p. Kelsey and family have just re-
turned from two weeks outing at VOLTS
Rev. A. G. Herrlck will supply the Baptist
pulpit for the next two months.
We learn that DR.. John G. Pierce of Var
mouth has several quite sick patients at
POrter's Landing
Rev. w. F. Stone has been engaged to
preach at the Congregationalist church the
a very popular preacher and his labors with
this church the past year have been eminent
ly successful and satisfactory.
The new shoe shop (Cushing's) is nearly
completed and will be ready for occupancy
as soon as the water supply is furnished.
The birthday of the oldest person in Free
port occurs today, September Mrs. Ro.
sana Allen-who now completes her Gath
year.
A large delegation of our citizens attended
the Friends quarterly meeting at South Dur
ham Sunday.
Mrs. Desire Davis. widow of the late Will
liam Davis, died at her residence on Beach
Hill Sunday, aged 70. The funeral will be
held this Tuesday afternoon.
Mr.. Amos Field, from Gorbam, is among
months ago. His many friends gave him a
cordial reoeptiOn.
Albert II. Kilby is getting ready to en-
large his stable. Mrs. Isaac 81. Ward has
the work In charge.
Gray.
WEST GRAY.
There will be dance at Mystic Hall, We'd
nesday night, Sept End. Music by Manches.
ter e. Chapman. Oyster supper at intermis-
sion.
Miss Nellie A Moxcey, teacher in the But
Ter grammar school, Portland, visited friends
and relatives here the past week.
Mrs. John Smith and son Arland Smith,
called on their old friends and neighbors
last week. Mrs. Smith is now with her
daughter Mrs. DR.. Marshall at South Wind
ham.
Miss Laura A. Allen has returned home
from Portland. She will commence teach
ing the school at South Gray on Monday
next.
Miss Bertha G. Twombly is going to Cor
ham to enter the Normal School on Tuesday
Sept. 1st.
Walter q. Libby from the Lawrence Cloth
ing Store. Boston, Is spending his vacation
at home this week.
Joseph B. Allen, of Portland, is here to
stop during the fair,
Alvarad0 Frank and family, from Boston,
have been visiting at his fathers the past
week. They left for home on Saturday.
John 81. Allen and wife went to Deering
on Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George A. Bailey are con-
graduated on the birth of a son.
DRY MILLS.
Melvin Golf has gone to North Arson to
work.
Richard Ouint and wife and Lewis Quint
have returned from Madison.
Herbert Golf has finished work at Orono
and returned home.
Miss Sybil Quint and Miss Gertie Golf
have returned from North Raymond, where
they have been at work.
Miss Nettie Edwards, who has been visit
ing at Mrs. George CUNTS. left for her home
In Boston. Saturday.
Charles j. Foster has bought Mr.. Everett's
stand and occupied it. Mr.. Everett has
Mr.. Thomas Morrill,, of Albany, Is visit
ing in the neighborhood.
The rain that was 80 much needed came
Friday with heavy showers in the afternoon.
Geo. A. Morrill, is at home this week at
tenQlnR TO the Ialr, DelDg superintendent OF
dining hall.
Mr.. Cook is barbering at the Wilson's.
Raymond.
EAST RAYMOND.
Rev. Mr., Wilson closed his labors with the
Free Baptist society last Sunday.
Rev. G. G. Hamilton gave very interest
ing lecture on London at the Union chapel
Saturday. the 10Th. Mr.. Wheeler
preached at the chapel Sunday forenoon and
Rev. Mr.. Hamilton in the evening.
Farmers have begun to pick their sweet
corn for the factories. The shop at Raymond
started In earnest Monday, the 31st.
Quite number of the farmers have dug
their potatoes. No rotten ones are found
and The crop will be very large.
Early apples are very plenty and hardly
worth marketing. Winter fruit is scarce and
will command good price.
+. ii. Witham has In his possession deed
OF lot ofland in Raymond 600 acres) given
by George Williams ct ais to Samuel Jordan,
dated March 18th, A. ID. 1894.
Mrs. Arthur Mann and children from Edes
Falls, are visiting her sister, Mrs. ii. NJ.
Leavitt, for few days.
Miss Sadie Hall of Auburn, who has been
visiting friends In this vicinity for the past
two weeks, went to Boston Monday, where
she intends to 60 to work.
scarboro.
Mr.. Ira G. Foss was drawn to serve on the
grand Jury from this town.
The game of ball played last Saturday.
between the ScarbOr0 Beach nine and the