The Portland daily press., 1891-08-31
MAINE TOWNS.
Items Of Interest Gathered by Cor
respondents of the Press.
Cape Elizabeth.

The recent placing of the Mussey farm on
the market for house lots at prices within
the reach of men Of humble means. will, it is
hoped have tendency to reduce the ex-
travagant figures asked by others for lots
hardly as good or as eligible as this we'll
known farm affords. Several lots have al
ready been sold or bargained for and in
quiry is daily made by parties seeking build
ing sites. That portion of the Judge God
dard estate adjourning the Mussey premi-
ses recently bought by Cape parties is under
going great improvement at the hands Of its
new owner. Mr. Clemmans
Careful inquiry of farmers from different
sections of the town shows the absence of
any general potato rust or rot. There are
however. some individual cases of consider
able damage to the crop from this cause.
Prices are low only $1.00 per barrel being
offered.
The Knightville meeting house is being re-
shiDgled, sufficient funds therefor having
been raised by subscription.
The other day while on a berrying and
fishing excursion the writer flushed bevy
of cartridges, also two woodcock and one
other game bird not identified, apparently
wood duck.
Within few days past two marriages have
occurred in the family Of our esteemed neigh
Dor, Mr. o. B. Mills. The family members
thus assuming this new relation of life and
happiness are a son and daughter. The
daughter, Miss Sylvan j. has become Mrs.
Card, wife of the well known Free street
tailor. The son, Harold o., married Miss
Rosie, daughter Of Mr.. Joseph Dyer. The
latter couple will 30 to housekeeping in
Knightville.
Thursday afternoon, man driving horse
answering the description of the one adyer-
tised as stolen from Browns stable, tried TO
sell the animal to Mr.. Wm, Emery, at
In the direction Of South Portland The
mans actions excited suspicion.
Bethel.
EXCURsIoNIsTs ENJOY THE BEAUTIES OF
CASC0 BAY.
Some 125 of Bethel people went on the ex-
cursion to Portland, and thence by steamer
to Chebeague Island. The Bethel COrnet
Band accompanied the party and the passage
on the boat Chebeague was very pleasant.
The music of the band was waited far out on
the breezy ocean, and while the party passed
Peaks Island and others, they were greeted
by cheers and waving Of handkerchiefs from
the people on shore. The crowd took dinner
at the Chebeague House, Captain jerks,
proprietor.
The Bethel corn factory will be booming
this week. About 200 acres of corn planted
III tOWh WAh 10 PQe IubO Cduo bulo b6dSUus
The crop promises to be a heavy one. In
fact, crops Of all kinds never looked better
though farmers fear that the potato crop
will be troubled by rot, as already it has
made its appearance in many fields.
Yarmouth.
George Coombs, of Coombs Bros, confec-
TONERS, is to build fine cottage residence
this fall on South street.
A. +. York, corn packer, started business
at his shop in Yarmouthville, Thursday.
John Walker returned from Rangeley
Thursday, where he has been employed for
the past four months in building steamer
to ply on the lake.
l.. r. Cook, the druggist, with his wife and
daughter are on trip to Chautauqua and
Niagara Falls.
Nearly two hundred summer visitors are
so1ourning in the village and suburbs, in
Guiding Cousins Island.
VinaIhaven.
John Bunker of this place aged about 65
was taken before Trial Justice l.. w. Smith,
Thursday, and plead guilty to raping a
little girl about years old by the name of
Jennie Doughty. He was sentenced to the
Rockland Court House jail to wait the set
ting of the court In September. Deputy
sheriff F. M. Calderwood took Bunker to
jail.
Hon. E. P. Walker arrived hcme Thurs
day.
Isaac Calderwood arrived hcme from
Connecticut, Thursday. IL