The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-10-01
MAINE TOW MS.
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respondents Of the Press
Cane Elizabeth.


respondents Of the Press
Cape Elizabeth.
The work Of gayelng Main ST., Knight
VILE as ner vote of the town last spring, Is
NOW Going forward. About 90 yards Of ma
tar,aI at an expenditure of $34 day Is the
rate ~ progress made. SO far as this system
of road repairing goes, the work is being
dome in creditable manner, but the opinion
ia EXPRESSED ON all sides that $1,000 Of the
towns money is being, not fguratively, but
literally, "thrown to the winds. So long as
the blessed people are willing to paw for
having dust thrown In their eyes, nobody
is to blame. MacAdams's system of road
buildingi will erel long be adopted by the
town on roads where travel concentrates, as
II does here.
The general who shoots the clouds and
brings down rain upon the just and unjust
alike IS sadly needed in this town just now
Even In the farming section, where water is
not always desideratum, Is heard the plain
i've appeal, Now bring on your Sebago"
Lying on the flats at Mill Greek are the
t,mbers and planks of an old vessel whereof
the Oldest inhabitant has been appealed to
In vain for information. The remains are
stu In good enough form to show that she
was OF the pink stern" type, and meas
ured about 40 feet in length from. stem to
stern-post. The rudder is in good state OF
timber which Enthusiastically Identifies her as
pink" 1t is probable that she was hauled
up and allowed to perish in this quiet nook
soon after the the repeal Of the bounty act,
which occurred, i think, In 1860. This was
blow that caused the death of many such
craft, which might otherwise have survived
at least decade longer.
Monday, for the first time, the flag on the
knightville scho0lh0use was at half mast Tor
the death OF one Of the scholars, the occa-
Cluff.
There were showers Tuesday evening at
the Cape. but they hardly succeeded in laying
the dust.
Among the funny things" seen over here
recently was an irreyerent Italian organ,
DEVILS Dream in the minister's front yard.
Last Sunday, on invitation by Brother
West, chaplain of Hiram Lodge, large
number of the Cape Free Masons took seats
In his church, the Baptist, at the Center, and
listened to his eloquent preaching In the
evening there was harvest home concert In
the same church.
richer in this worlds goods by the gift from
relative OF an ancient brass mounted fire
set, tongs and shovel. The andirons belong
Ing to the set were disposed of ten years
age OF these utensils can be easily traced
BACK 100 years, and they look 1t, too.
PoWnaI.
nlioo Anul6 Gfc6l mas recently received
and accepted the offer of the position
OF organist at the First Parish C0ngrega-
tional Church at Freeport. The society are
very fortunate In securing the services of
this young lady. for she is musician Of
Mrs. Matte. wife of Frank Davis, is seri-
ously III. On Monday a consultation of
physicians, Drs: Burbank and Thomas Of
Yarmoutb) was held and we understand that
they pronounce her condition decidedly criti-
cal.
Miss Josephine Hodsdon has on Wednes-
DAY OF the present week commenced giving
lessons in elocution to class Of young ladies'.
Miss Hodsdon Is still pupil of Miss Laugh
ton OF Lewiston, and without doubt thor
oughly fitted for the task which she is un-
dertaking.
Charlie Allen, eldest son of Mr.. Greenfield
i. Allen, Is attending the classical school
at Yarmouth, which has recently opened
there. Wecongratulate our sister town on
this renewing OF feature so prom inent In
her record OF by gone days, and we trust
that 1t may now become a permanent addi-
tion to the many Industries and attractions
Of this noble old town.
Mrs. Harriet Magridge. of Atlanta, Geor-
gia, mas been visiting for some days at Mrs.
Richmond.
The fifteenth annual exhibition of the
Richmond Farmers and Mechanics Club
was held Tuesday and was a pronounced
success. Richmond takes considerable in
line was very satisfactory. The show Of
cattle was large and good. r. j. Libby had
80 head Of fine cattle on the grounds. a num-
Der which took prizes at the State Fair
was as usual not large, but what there was
was good. The display of vegetables was
something to be proud OF, and the exhibit of
apples and other fruits was excellent In
quality as we'll as quantity. There was
more honey shown than usual and of fine
quality. There were also many handsome
plants and flowers. the latter arranged In
boquets and otherwise; and there too were
the usual fine displays Of fancy articles,
quilts, rugs. preserves. pickles, paintings,
etc. Several of the village merchants made
interesting exhibits. There was large at
tendance.
Cumberland.
CUMBERLAND CENTRE.
John B. Themes, who has been working
In the Office of the Union Mutual Life Insui-
ance Co., Portlvnd, for nearly two years, has
been Obliged to give up his work on account
Of his health. he left last Thursday for a
trip to the eastern part of the State.
The pack of @. X. Herrlck should have
been 1900 or 10 900, and not 200 or 300. as
given last week by correspondent:
Bev. 9: j. Ryder, Secretary of the Ameri-
can Missionary Association, gave two inter-
esting addresses at this place last Sunday,
on the work Of that body. In the afternoon
he gave an account of their work among the
Indians and negroes In the evening he spoke
South.
Miss Susie M. Merrill, who has been very
sick for some weeks back, has so far recov-
cred as to be able to ride out
Gray.
DRY MILLS.
Mrs. Albert Morrill,, nee Mcintosh, has
sold her place at Dry Mills, to Lewis Yer
rill and bought the Hiram White place at
New Gloucester HILL
has n6 RI m
at the White Mountains.
Quite large delegation from Gray Grange
attended. the Pomona Grange at Naples
last week.
Charles Sawyer, of East Gray, got his fin
gers cut off of one hand in an ensilage cut
ter. Monday of this week.
S. w. Foster has got the contract to build
pulp mill at Jay Bridge.
III. l.. Morse Is building sil0 for George
K. Merrill. at East Gray.
Marlborough.
SOUTH wATERBoRoUGH.
An effort is being made by the Free Bap-
list Society for the purchase for parsonage
of the stand owned by Mr.. j. G. Libby and
now occupied by Rev. A. +. Hutchinson.
The Ladies' Circle has appropriated 500 for
this object. and we ardently hope they may
pc successful In raising the necessary bal
ance.
The drouth has become quite severe, many
wells getting extremely low and some saw
mills being obliged to suspend work for want
OF water In the ponds and streams.
Yarmouth.
At sour Old Meeting House" yesterday a
small exhibit of photographs and pictures in
water color was displayed. An informal
talk concerning them was given by Mr. New
ton Macintosh, School of Drawing and
Painting, of the Museum of Fine Arts, Bos-
ton. The exhibition will be open daily un.
til further notice from to p. NJ. Admis-
sion free. All are cordially invited.
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