The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-07-18
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Brfdgton.
SOUTH BRIDGToN.

NGttle MeSSer mas Decn WISHING Ills
brother, Mr.. w. A. Messer at the resi-
dence of A. P. Reed in this village. Mr..
Messer, clerk in the Treasury depart
ment for twenty-five years, is now
little over eighty years of age but with
very little signs of age about him. Mr..
Messer is a man of influence in Washing
ton.
The hay fields are full of men and hay.
A better crop is being secured than was
anticipated, both as to quality and
quantity, some farmers claiming con-
siderable more than last year, thanks to
late rains and succeeding fine weather.
Mrs. Mary Baker and children of Lew
iston are visiting at Thomas Smiths.
VIM. HI. III. Weeman has a house full
of city boarders, who are evidently happy
in their temporary home.
C. P. Spur our shoe manufacturer is
very busy filling mail orders.
Mrs. Ada Chapman of Newport r. l.,
has recently visited her father T. P. Kim
ball.
Mr.. Sylvanus Humphrey is somewhat
better.
Grenvills Andrew Hodsdon left for Bos
ton Tuesday of last week.
Master Willie Craig Grant has been
quite i'll.
Fred Shaw, of Portland, has been visit
ing at Mrs. Maria Goodings.
Mrs. Barrett, of Gorham. N. H., is Wis
iting Mrs. Fred Cushman.
Miss A. M. True, from Boston, is at her
old home for the summer.
Mr.. James P. Hutchinson has been
quite i'll.
Mr.. Fl. M Moore and wife are to spend
the summer in Milo, Me.
Rev. James Graham and family are
visiting friends in Waldoboro.
Dr.. Addison r. Smith and wife returned
to Washington, Me-, on Monday, of last
week.
Mrs. Sherman, of Dorchester, has been
the guest of Mrs. Rufus Titcomb.
The Misses Marshall, of Brighton,
Mass, are guests of Mrs. John Il. Hum
phrey.
Miss Blanche L. Mills Of Cape Eliza
beth spent Sunday of last week with her
friend, Miss Emma Walker.
Rev. n. E. Boyd, of Portland preached
at the Central Church Sunday at 1890
q. m. and p. m.
Mr. Sylvanus Blanchard, of Richmond,
Va, has been visiting relatives in Var
mouth He left for Boston Wednesday
of last week,
Mrs. Eta Merrill of Boston, and Mrs.
j. Allen, of West Falmouth, spent Tues
day. in Yarmouth, with Miss Della
Allen.
Mr.. A. H. Seabury, of Boston, who has
been spending few day with his parents
returned to Massachusetts,, Tuesday, of
last week,
The cases of diphtheria reported in
Eben Johnson's family. were compare
lively light attacks, and are recovering. &.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Merrill, of Cleve-'
land, Ohio, are guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
T. o. Conant, at their summer home in
Yarmouth.
Mr.. Israel Shilling is still very sick, as
are also Mr. Albert Seabury, and Mr.. w.
n. Richards, Mr.. Henry Cleaves is re-
ported as very low.
Mr.. L. P. Pomeroy and family, Mr.. Eu-
gene Leavitt and family and Messrs.
Harry Storer and Howard Gooding are
camping at Fogg's Point.
Mrs. Eleonora Vienello is still very i'll.
Her daughter-in-law Mrs. Alice Vienello,
of Maiden, Mass, visited her this last
week.
Mr. George Jefferds and family, are
camping out at Princes Point Miss
Jennie Jefferds arrived in town from
Boston Tuesday of last week.
Miss George Buchanan of Newton,
Mass, is the guest Of her sister, Mrs. Al ],
fred L. Small. Miss Buchanan will
spend a part of her vacation at Princes
Point.
Several parties have been to Whites
Cove and Princes Point for days out
ing. Our beautiful shore is being fully
enjoyed and appreciated at this season.
Steamer Hoyt commences making reg
ular trips up Royal River to Westcustigo
this week Will leave Russell's wharf,
Yarmouthville at 100 p. m. Tuesdays,
Thursdays and Saturdays.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Hyde are at Ma
liant, north shore of Cape Cod, for an
outing. They go to Connecticut for the
last two weeks in July, and Mrs. Hyde
returns to Yarmouth for the month of
August.
The Children's Dayconcert at the First
Parish church, though long deferred,
was finally a most delightful occasion,
everything passing off smoothly and
creditably. The floral decorations of the
church were much admired.
Mr.. Charles Seabury and family, Of
New York, spent a week recently with
Mrs. Sarah Hill. Mr.. Seabury returned
to New York Sunday night. Mrs. Sea-
bury and her son will remain in Var
Z mouth during the summer months.
They are now boarding with Mrs. Fl. B.
Pendleton.
A gay and festive picnic party came off
Wednesday of last week at Whites Cove.
C. L. Blake presided over the clam bake
. which was served. Among those pres
emit were MI. and Mrs. J. Y. Hodsdon
and granddaughter Ethel, Mrs. Goliath,
! Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Sturdivant of
South Hanover, Mass, Misses Josephine
and Lizzie Hodsdon, Pownal, w. Dunn,
of North Yarmouth, and Capt. and Mrs,
G. G. Cakes.
A large company of friends gathered
at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. E.
Leighton Tuesday evening of last week
to celebrate the fifth anniversary of their
marriage. The occasion proved a very
pleasant one, and refreshments were
served during the evening. For the
many beautiful presents received Mr.. and
Mrs. Leighton desire to express their
gratitude to the friends who so bounti-
fully favored them.
Freeport.