The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-07-31
MAINE TOWNS.
Items OF interest Gathered by Cor.
respondents of the Press.
Brunswick.

Brunswick.
Mrs. M. A. Smith has been confined to the
house two weeks with rheumatism.
William M. Pennell is confined to the house
by an attack of rheumatic fever.
The whooping cough is prevalent among
the children in town.
Rev. B. M. Osgood, Of the Free Baptist
church, supplied the Methodist pulpit Sun
| day.
Rev. F. C. Haddock is spending his vaca
tiou at the Lawson House.
j. s. Towne and wife are rusticatlng NJ
the Lawson House, Potts Polnt.
Prof. w, A. Moody and wife have gone 70
| Kennebunk for months visit.
Mrs. ]. E. Alexander and son are visiting
Wilbur +. Crawford and family have gone
| Ia Bar Harbor where they will remain for
| two weeks for Mr.. Crawford's health.
| w. K Field has gone into the business of
huyiug blueberrles.
Fred Wheeler has left the Electric Light
| Company and gone to work for the Com
mercial Union Telegraph Company.
The Mere Pointers are talking Of circulat-
ing subscription paper to secure funds for
DIR. j. w. Curtis will build new stable at
Mere Point this summer. There will be
carriage houses In each wing while the stable
and harness rooms will be In the middle It
Will duu BIohtiy w TIC lOOkS Oh OlS cottage,
The new cottage OF f. w. Chandler at
Mere Point Is one of the most attractive at
the point, In style of painting as lwell as ar
chitecture. He has laid out a handsome
lawn with shade walks which attract notice
OF all passing.
Farmers are very backward with their
haying owing to so much dull weather, but
nearly all report HEAVIER crop than last
year.
Cape Elizabeth.
Although the work began so auspiciously
the ntful state of the weather has greatly in
teriered with the hay harvest, and about
asd tne crop Viii be housed in more or less
Wild fruits and berries of all kinds are
plentiful this year. Raspberries are es-
pecially abundant, and lots of jam and shrub
are being put up by both natives and sum-
mer visitors.
The Cape has many things to be proud Of,
but IL the writer was asked to speak in the
superaiative degree he would name the shore,
or Cottage road. The road Is somewhat un-
dulating In grades, and is winding in Its
| course, but these serve to enhance its merits.
| ride over this route after the recent rains
| and one taken on the same day through the
| country back OF Portland furnished good
| evidence OF the superiority of our shore
| road.
The Knightyllle band is another institu-
| ton OF which the town ought 10 feel proud.
This organization. numbering 90 pieces, Is
under the skilled leadership of Mr.. Charles
Halves, and for the short time organized Is
remarkably proficient.
Freeport.
Mr.. Dyer, wife and SOP, of Maiden, Mass.
are at John Curtis's Pleasant Hall. Mrs.
Dyer ls graduate Of Freeport High School,
Mr.. J. F. Thomas. who was so severely in
jured by cutting his wrist some weeks ago,
has so far recovered as to be out upon the
street. he will recover the use of bis hand.
Louis. Lightf0ot, the stallion owned by
Mr. George Miller, will trot at the State Fair
this season: He Is very fine and valuable
horse, and 1t Is confidently expected he will
make a fine record. Mr.. Miller Is quite a
horse fancier and Is Judge Of good stock.
CrovevlI,e.
The cottage people are here for two
months. S. B. Hersey and family of Port
land occupy "Groye Cottage" owned by Mr..
Hersey.
A. L. Burbank. of the firm of Burbank,
y, occupy "Pinelawn Cottage" owned Mrs.
w. G. Webster.
Miss Belle Ballan Of Newton, Mass, has
been visiting her cousin, Miss Lillian Her.
| sey, fer a few days.
Miss Mildred s. Strout of Portland is WIS.,
iting her friends for few weeks.
Corham.
Gorham Grange has been having Its an
nual vacation during the month of July
The next meeting will be Saturday, August
| ]. The subject Of the evening is .Art-Its
| Bearing on Farm Life" Illustrated by sew,
| eral pictures with the object lessons drawn
| from them. Mrs. E. s. Palmer has charge
OF the programme. A full house is expected