The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-10-11
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| Buxton.
WEST BUXTON.
! The dedication of the Free Will Baptist
church of this village occurs Oct. 18th.
Ministers and visitors from Portland,
Lewiston and other places IN the State
are expected. All are cordially invited
to attend, as there will be services held
| in the afternoon and evening. The young
| ladies of the society are preparing IA
entertainment for the purpose of raising
money to pay for q new pulpit carpet.
There is likely to be singing school
taught here this fall and winter. The
| question is now being agitated with a
good prospect of success. If the services
of teacher of wide experience who now
resides here can be procured, the school
will be commenced.
W. S. and Joshua Graham last week
went on their annual cunning trip. They
report having splendid time, and of
procuring plenty game.
William P. Townsend, ESQ.,, has gone to
Franklin county on a hunting trip.
A new f1ume is being putin at the mill
| of the Saco River Wooden Company, and
it is expected that operations will soon
| commence there.
Howard Davis, ESQ.,, who is employed
in Boston, is home for a few days
There is. a prospect that a dancing
school will be taught in the village this
winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph F. Warren and Mr..
and Mrs. W. H. Bryant returned from the
| Worlds Fair Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank II. Hargrave le1g
lastweek for Chicago, where they intend
| to do the Worlds Fair.
Simon Rosenberg, Esq, of Portland,
| is here selling out his stock OF goods.
He is to close his store here.
Several of our citi Zens attended the
races at Rigby Park-last week. :.
together for the purpose of buying their
coal by the wholesale About one hum
dred tons have been bought this fall.
FAYETTE MILLS.
A new organ has been purchased by
the people at Fayette Mills for use in
religious services and social gatherings.
The organ will be placed in the school
house. The instrument will be much APP
preciated by the Sunday school, as here
tofore they were without any instru-
mental music. 81
Kusnford. Il
The summer is past and the harvest
ended and the birds are gathering in
focks for their southern flight, but the
flocks are much smaller than formerly.
What is the cause? Was it, the severe
winter or are they being destroyed by
hunters in their winter homes? Not
seen flock of bobolinks this fall; for
merIy saw them in f1ocks of so On more
in the grain fields. | expect they are
pest in the rice fields. An uncle who
lives in the southern part of Indiana IN
formed me that robbins were brought
into the city markets in winter by the
bagful, with pigeons. That may ac-
count in part for the scarcity of them.
Are we to lose all of our insectlvorous
birds? ~
It continues dry. Rain storms are light
Streams are very low; ground hardly wet
enough for good ploughing.
Excellent yellow corn in being husked
by some of our farmers.
We expect to see the mass of logs in
boom move on to dry land soon.s Exten-
sive preparations have been made for
taking them out.
Willis Hemingway has laid an aque-
duct this fall, and now has an abundance
of good water at house and barn. An
QUIET ldIully uldu6 happy.
Ftp. Putnam has recently been appoint
ed Justice of the Peace.
A petition to the county commissioners
has been presented for new road from
Cape Horn" SO called to the intersect
Falls road near the line of V. b.. Fuller
and B. f. Putnam, South Rumford
The estimable daughter of M. Z. Wy
man, Ardella, was married the 4th inst.
to Dana Elliott, a thrifty young farmer
of this town.
The selectmen are grading the river
road in order to make it passable during
high water
W.Clark has just returned from a two
weeks visit to Weld Pond.
The landscape is beautifully tinted.
OtisfeId.
The town fair held at East Otisfeld
Oct 5th. was well attended and quite a
success in a small way The show of
farm, dairy and garden products was
very fine indeed especially of roots,
any county fair in this part of the State.
The usual number of petty gambling
and other catch penny implements put
in an appearance, but were PROMPTLY
suppressed by officers Skillings and
Gould. There was fair display of dairy
stock and breeding animals, but no
working oxen.
The exhibition of horses pulling was
excellent, and finely conducted.
No frost has yet been felt i'll the south
part of the town. Vines, corn fodder
and potato tops are fresh and green as
in midsummer The potatoes are said
to be the finest for several years.
D.. Edwards, the great orchardist. says
he will harvest scarcely enough for
home use.
The Snowflake packing house has Sc
cured some co. OOO0 cans this season of
sugar corn, all of excellent quality,
which is being labelled and shipped fast
as possible.
This is run by Baxter Brothers, who
talk of enlarging Its capacity before an
other season.
Kents Hill.