The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-09-15
MAINE TOWNS.

MAINE TOWNS.
Items OF interest Gathered by Cor
respondents OF the Press.
Rrldgton.
quite large number of Bridpton naonla
enjoyed the excursion to the White NOM
tains last Sunday and more would have coma
II the weather had promised clear in the
morning.
Rev. MIR. Harris, former ly at North
briugton, preached to large audjenca NJ
the Congregational church Sunday morning
Two genuine opponents in one week are n
very unusual thing for this steadv-coing
town, but such has been the history for the
Among the improvements talked of boro
In connection with summer travel. is a road
along the eastern shore of Highland iake
near It's border. Such an addition to the al.
ready large number of beautiful drives in
this section could not fail to be appreciated
and would prove an additional attraction ~
summer visitors. W
The very fine weather of the past week
has been boon to the sweet corn grower
and packer, and the pack this season will be
large and OF unusually fine quality.
The open season for partridges has been
very quiet so far here-abouts. only a few
birds having been killed so far as we are able
to hear. w "'i0
The lumber for new summer house of
Mr.. Trufant on the Ridge" is being drawn
to the spot by the teams of A. III. Hartman
q Co.. who furnish the same.
Bethel.
:, A good delegation will attend the fair at
Norway this week.
Bethel town fair will be held two DAYS.
October 9th and 18th; Fryeburg Fair, three
days, Sept 10Th, Both and Oct LIST.
The store at the steam mill was broken in
to one night last week and some clothing.
lewerly and boots and shoes taken. Sheriff
Wormell Is close on the track of the thieves.
Rev. Mr.. Bartlett, of Mechanic Falls.
preached iD the M. e. Church last Sabbath.
The house was well filled in the afternoon
pungent and plain. Mr.. Bartlett is now Is
years OF age, ripe In experience and still
joyous in heart.
In Oxford County the farmers are feel
Ing happy over the hay crop which never
was better. Corn, potatoes and beans are
now being secured, with promises of boun-
tiful yield. Farmers have good reason to
smile. sheep and lambs, young stock and
beef being In good price.
me he has been In the sweet corn business
some II years and the present year is the
best of all. The crop never was better; some
5000 cans are being put up daily. While
at Norway last Friday we learned that 1000
cans had been put up in one day and the
crop was never better.
Cray.
WEST GRAY.
Miss Maud B. Leslie has returned to Lew
iston.
Mrs. Charles Kidder is stopping at d.
Bailey's
HMiss Emma Skillings is at home from
Cumberland Mills.
Miss Ruth Written of Gardiner is visiting
at Andrew Aliens.
Robert l.. Allen, of Portland, has been In
Gray and Lewiston the past week.
Jersey Frank has moved onto the farm
which he recently bought of Daniel A Fos-
ter.
The friends and patrons of R. A. Alien
will find him at Gorham Fair this week at
the old stand.
There will be social dance at Mystic
Hall Thursday evening next Music by Man.
chester q Chapman.
Captain Albert Maxfield and Charles E.
Allen made visit to Poland Springs, Will
sons at North Raymond and other points on
Thursday of last week. They reported
very enjoyable visit.
livery fine weather the past week. There
was light frost Tuesday night. Sept Sth.
NO damage was done to crops. The corn
crop will be quite G lod in this section. Mostly
yellow corn was planted hereabouts. Pota-
toes are also good with but little rot as yet.
Freeport.
SOUTH FREEPoRT.
There has been considerable moving about
In our village the present month. Mr.. Ster-
ling, the engineer on the Phantom, Las
moved into VIM. Dunham's house; l.. w.
Ring into Mrs. Mitchelps house; John Card
into Mrs. Chase's house, and Lin Varney
into Emery Jones's farm house.
Frank Coffin has bought the Woodbury.
place, formerly owned by Dr. Breen, and
has moved onto 1t.
Richmond Sweetsir has been granted
pension, which comes very OPPORTUNITY to
him, as he has been quite sick. He Is but
little better yet.
One of Norman Soule's youngest children
Is very sick, with but slight hope of recovery.
Miss Eta Ilsley has been spending few
weeks with friends in Portland.
ID. ID. Noyes, A. B., went to Andover,
Mass, Monday. Sept. 9TH, to attend the
Theological Seminary.
Farmers are now bringing their coru to the
factory as fast as possible. The yield is
quite satisfactory aud the quality excellent.
Corham.
ALL READY FOR THE COUNTY FAIR.
Mr.. j. NJ Moody, a prominent citizen, is
very i'll at his home.
The Normal school opened with about one
hundred and twenty-five students, an unusu-
ally large class for fall term.
The arrangements for the Cumberland
County Fair are completed and all that is
wanted to make 1t assuccess is good wealth
er. The superintendent OF the various de-
partments report an unusually large num-
Der of entries. Mr.. Ill. b. johnson. superin-
tendent of hall. reports that the hall display
will be the largest and best ever made, every
foot Of the floor being taken. Nearly two
hundred stalls are filed with exhibition and
trottiDg horses. Several carloads Of stock
have arrived. The track is in the best of
condition. The American Band of West
brook will furnish music each day. The la
dies Of the M. E. church will serve meals as
usual in the rear OF the grand stand.
scarboro.
Mr.. George Hodgdon is loading another
car of potatoes at Scarboro Beach station.
Quite number of the people OF the town
will be present at the County Fair at Cor
ham. MIR. Charles l.. Robinson intends en-
tering his fine pair of bays for draft horses.
ence > Of fire water. hired a team Of Mr.. Seavy
last Sunday and proceeded to enjoy the fine
drives along the shore roads. People who
were there felt like giving them fully their
half of the road.
house at Dunstan Corner recently built by
Mr.. Alvin Moulton and now occupied by w.
Ii. GRAHAM. Mr.. GRAHAM intends building
near his store.
Horsemen say that the track of the Scar
boro and Cape Elizabeth Farmers Associa-
tion this year than ever before.
Buxton.
WEST BUXTON.
Mrs. Furman Smith, who has been STOP
ping at Baldwin for her health, has returned
home.
Several of our citizens spent Saturday at
Old Orchard.
Rev. Mr.. Dean of Lewiston occupied the
Free Will Baptist pulpit Sunday.