The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-08-17
MAINE TOWNS.
Items of Interest Gathered by CORES
pondents of the Press.
Pownal.


Rev. Mr.. Carruthers, former pastor
Of the Congregational church at Walnut
Hill and now resident pastor at Saco
occupied MI. Browns pulpit here last
Sunday afternoon. 1t was rare treat
to again have the privilege OF listening
to this eloquent speaker who was always
so gladly welcomed here in times past
and 1t was very evident to MS listeners
that the years which had interviewed
since then had been spent by MI. Car
ruthers in steady advancement and I'M
provement in the work which he has
chosen as the desired aim and purpose
for his future life.
Miss Josephine Ell. Hodsdon or TINS
town has been offered and accepted the
position of teacher of elocutlon IN the
academy at Bridgton. She Will leave
town on September 9th and VIII pc &C
companied by her sister Miss Kate Hods-
don who is to attend school there. The
loss of Miss Hodsdon as a teacher here
is greatly felt Her success both as
teacher In our common schools and also
as a teacher in elocution is unrivalled,
vet it is very pleasing fact to her
friends, that her talents are finding APP
probation.
Mrs. Jennie Morse, a former resident
of this town, but at the present time of
Denver, Col, accompanied by her step
daughter has recently been IN town on a
brief visit
Mr.. and Mrs. Clinton Small of Port
land passed Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
George P. Cushman.
Mrs. Wright from Ohio arrived here at
the home of Mrs. Perez Chaplin last
week. She is to remain with them some
weeks.
Mrs. Whelock of Cape Elizabeth is Wis
iting at Mrs. Nathaniel Kenney's.
George Merrill is at present on visit
to his sister Mrs. Effie Marsh who resides
at Boston.
Mrs. Jessie True passed Sunday here.
She has returned to Portland accompan-
led by her children Miss Bessie and
Master Thomas, who have been spend
ing some weeks here with friends.
The crops which have been suffering
so severely for lack of rain are now al
most as far the other way. The contin-
uous dull weather of last week has
greatly injured grain, both cut and stand
ing, Other crops particularly corn vii
not be nearly up to the standard.
Limington.
From Our Regular Correspondent
A series of thunder showers passed
over this section Thursday afternoon
last and extending far into the night and
accompanied by a large quantity OF light
ming with heavy thunder. There was a
heavy fall of rain.
1t appears that the ''drouth is broken
and the sspotato hills are well wet down.
Mr.. Chas. Fl. Small of New York is
spending his vacation here and is stop
ping at Hotel Small.
Mr.. Henry Tyler of New York, and his
brother, the Rev. Charles Tyler, ID. D.,
Professor of Mental Philosophy at Cor
nell University, N. Y, have been stop
ping at Mrs. L. F. Waldron's for some
two weeks.
Miss Ellen and George Hyde gave Mr.;
Charles Tyler reception with invited
friends Friday evening the 9Th inst.
Rev. Mr.. Tylef supplied the pulpit at
the Congreg ationar church on Sabbath
last. b.
The Godfrey family, of@iwhom there
has been said so much of late, have left
town and moved to Freedom, N. III.
MI. c. S. Edgecomb of South Lining
ton, is we'll sAppiied with summer
boarders this season. Limington, with
it's romantic scenery eXhilerating air.
pleasant drives, proximity to railroad
station, mail facilities, etc., is getting, as
it should, quite a portion OF summer
trayel. ss 's4 ri.
Chas. II, Chick and daughter, of Som
eryille, ssMass., are visiting his brother,
Melville Chick. 8
Miss Alice Bracket is visiting her
brother in Boston, and Miss Blanche
Brackett is visiting her sister, Mrs. Dr..
ii. H. Purinton, Greene, Maine.
1t is estimated that there will be raised
100 bushels of. cultivated blackberries
this year in this town.,
Cumberland
CUMBERLAND CENTRE.
[From Our Regular Correspondent