The Portland daily press., 1892-08-03
Harpswell.
EAST HARPswELL.

| EAST HARPSWELL.
The shower Friday night was very re-
freshing after the very hot weather Of
the preceding week. Tuesday the Their
mometer reached 80 degrees.
| Dog days seem to have begun in good
earnest; it is foggy and misty nearly
every day.
MI. 7. Ridley spent Sunday at the
White Mountains.
Rev. Mr.. Edwards of Brunswick, sup
piled the pulpit at the chapel, Sunday,
| for Mr.. Washburn who is in Massachu-
sets, attending camp meeting.
Mr.. Washburn win put in an organ for
| the Powers Point Sabbath School this
week. Rev. Mr.. Fogg of Phipsburg,
! holds meetings at that school house
every Friday evening.
Capt. and Mrs. F. H. Purinton, re-
Gently of Oakland, California, and Mrs.
DR.. Smith of Natick, Mass, are visiting
their father, Stephen Purinton.
Mr.. Charles P. Purinton visited Harps-
well last week, on his way to Oakland,
CAL, from South Africa, where he has
been for the last two years superintend-
emit of a gold mine.
WEST HARPswELL.
Owing to the long spell of warm, dry,
weather the farmers secured Their hay in
excellent condition though the crop is
not as large as usual.
We had fine shower here on Friday
evening last, which will be great help
to vegetables, except on very high land,
where they are dried SO badly that the
rain came too late to do much good.
We are having about the usual num-
Der of summer visitors. The Purring-
tons from Rhode Island, are occupying
their cottage, 1.-THE Willows;' Mrs.
Shackford and family from Maiden,
Mass, are at Capt. Fred Merriman, s |;
Rev. DR.. Kicker and wife from Augusta,
are at Daniel Storer's; eleven of Mr.. Con-
ners party, who has been stopping at
Daniel Storer's house, have gone back to
Waltham, Mass.
Capt. Peleg Merriman of this place,
and Miss Clara Randall of North Harps-
well, were married on Wednesday even
ing of last week, at the home of the
BRIDES parents at North Harpswell, Rev.
Mr.. Kellogg off1ciated. The presents
were numerous and costly Capt. Mer-
riman intends taking his bride to sea
with him.
c. Fl. Hodsdon and son, with a COM
petent crew of workmen, are now busily
engaged in finishing off and shipping the
stone work for the new paper mill soon
to be erected at Rumford Falls. Mr.
HodSdOn has recently received other
orders among which is an order for the
entire stone work of the new wooden mill
soon to be built at Pittsfield.
There wasnever afall of rain moregladly
welcomed than that of last Friday even
ing. For nearly an hour previous to the
shower the heavens was brilliant from
a constant succession of vivid flashes of
sheet lightning. If a thunder shower
could ever be said to be enjoyable this
one certainly belonged to that class, but
after the amount of damage resulting
from those of the present season gen
eral feeling of dread seems to be ex-
perienced by all when the dark clouds
appear as messengers of the approach
ing storm.
Mr.. Louisa B. Latham and wife also
Mr.. Edwin Latham and Miss, Hortense
Fogg, all of Portland, passed Sunday in
town, the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. E. Fl.
Latham.
Mr.. Ernest True and wife, and Mr..
Jabez True and daughter, are at Mr..
Benjamin True's.
Mrs. HI. B. True of this town, has been
spending the past week in Portland.
She returned home on Monday accom-
panied by her auut, Mrs. Sarah Earring
ton of Boston.
Mrs Louisa Chase and son from Epp-
ing, N. H. are at Mr.. Nathaniel Kenney's.
Mr.. John Noyes and family from Port
land are spending the present week at,
Mr.. Arthur Noyes's.
Miss Bessie True of Portland is visit
ing at Mr.. George Greene's.
Mrs. Effie Marsh and children who
have been for some weeks at Mr.. G. H.
Merrills are to return to Boston the last
of the present week.
The familiar figure of our aged citizen
Mr.. George Noyes is again seen in his
yard, and he is able to take short walks
to and from his nearest neighbors. His
recovery at his advanced age from so
severe an illness is certainly wonder
full.
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