The Portland daily press., 1891-07-01
MAINE TOWNS,
Items OF Interest Gathered by the
Press Correspondents.
Sherman Mills.

The rain on Tuesday and Wednesday of
last week came none too soon, for it was
much needed to start the crops growing. The
growth since for all kinds has been rapid
and fair hay crop is assured The hav crop
Will be little below the average at present
outlook. but there Is considerable old hay
In the barns, and with the new CROP Il wifi
make sufficient supply for ali local de-
mands. laying will commence generally
the second Monday in July.
me apple crop will be small, not one-third
what 1t was last year.
Congregational church. The pastor. Rev r
Q. Bumpus. delivered very appropriate. in
teresting sermon to them in the forenoon.
text. Solomon's Song, 2-15: Take us the
foxes, the little foxes tnat spoil the vines for
our vines have tender grapes. All the ser.
vices were very interesting. Sunday school
IoIowed and very interesting concert was
given In the evening. The church was beautS
July decorated for the occasion.
On ne th MethodlSt society Is making progress
side. ''''No VA 'ne III
Mr.. John R. Barker and Miss Mary R.
i DGiliey, both Of Jacksonville. Fla, were
Ssnee Of Ma ans Igne 18TH At the rest
that place. Mrs. Barker and Mrs. Lampkin
were both natives of this town and cousins.
MI. and Mrs. Barker arrived In Sherman last
TUESDAY on their bridal tour, and will stop a
lew weeks with her parents and friends.
Buxton.
BAR MILLS.
Mrs. Hannah Dunn of Salmon Falls.
gave a reception Thursday evening, for
Mrs. Kate Douglass Wiggin and her sister
MISS Smith; Mrs. Wiggin was formerly
birds Christmas Carol" ]Timothy's
Quest" and other short sketches. Mrs. Wig
gin spent eight months of last year In Eng
land and on the continent. The guests were
her adventures. 1t Is great pleasure to her
old friends to have Mrs. Wiggin again wifi
them. Miss Nora Smith Is visiting the
eastern states and Canada, In the interests
Of the National Kindergarten system, as
Superintendent; and Mrs. Wiggin will re-
main In Buxton this summer, where her
time will be exclusively employed in writ
ing another addition to the series of charm
ing books that she has already given to the
public.
Thode Hanson lost valuable horse last
week.
e. c; CARL has planted thirteen acres of
cucumbers.
:, Mrs. Daniel bennett is visiting friends in
The Aid Club meets with Mrs. Joel Mar
shall on Wednesday.
West Buxton.
A heavy thunder storm passed over this
place Thursday evening.
nicely.
A new driveway to the bridge has recently
been put in.
A party has been in town lately negotiating
Tor the purchase of the new mill.
Mrs. Mammoth and daughter have returned
to town.
Joseph Hobson. Esq, of Saco, has been
stopping a Few days with his sister, Mrs.
Eben Adams.
:, George Smith, ESQ and family, of Deer
Ing, were In town last week.
The school in this district closed last Fri
DAY. The scholars have made good progress
this term under the instruction Of Miss Straw
church Sunday. The house was prettily
decorated with flowers and birds. In the
evening the exercises consisted of Rotations
and singing by the children.
West HarpsweII.
The rainy weather of last week was gladly
welcomed by the farmers. Crops In general
are looking well, although the hay crop
promises to be rather light, owing to the un-
usual amount OF dry weather in the past two
months.
Miss Annie Orr closed her school in Dis
trict No. 8 on Friday last Eight other
schools in town closed on that day.
MISS Alice Randall, who attends the Farm.
cation va "oA va
Inc Misses Fannie and Addie Hoyt are
sp ~. aioW weeks with their parents.
Rev. Harry b. Woods of the Newton Theo |
logical school is supplying the pulpit at the |
Baptist church for the summer.
Scarboro.
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond (Annie Cary) are
at the Atlantic House, Scarboro Beach.
The Scarboro Beach nine were badly |
beaten on their own grounds Saturday, by |
TOT.
Although an abundance of rain has in
creased the hay crop very much, there will |
not be as large crop as last year. Corn is |
sadly In need Of more sunshine; other crops
are looking well.
AT the regular mseting of Nonesuch Lodge
No. 81, X. of p. Monday night the following
were elected officers for the ensuing term:
z. G., Ira G. Foss; G. c., Allen E. Libby V.
q, b. Frank Seavey; p. Alonzo l.. Googins;
Mat. A., Albert X. Wright
oIss olution OF Copartnership.