The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-09-19
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WEST HARPswELL.
| Annie Farr the four-year-old daughter
of William Farr met with painful &C
cident Friday morning. While playing
near where her brother was saving wood
by some means the end of one finger was
hit by the saw and cut nearly off, DR..
Gardner was called Immediately and
| dressed the wound and it is thought no
| serious effect will result.
Miss Clara B. Bibber of Basin Point
is seriously i'll with scarletina.
Mrs. DIR. Gardner is visiting friends in
South Portland.
Mrs. Maggie Webber was visiting friends
in Portland last week.
W I. Merriman and family have gone
to Jay to visit relatives there.
Reuel Smith who with his parents
DR.. and Mrs. Smith from Turner have
been stopping at Mrs. Lydia Randall's
house retured to Brunswick Monday
where he is attending college. Capt.
James Dyer who has been away in the
Barque Ethel of Portland, returned
home Thursday.
Falmouth
Mr.. Robert Edwards, the g. T.R. bag
gage master of this place, has returned
from his vacation trip, and with his
family is occupying the house recently
completed for him.
| move his family to Bradford, Mass,
where he has purchased a residence and
will make his home in the future.
Miss Alice Kicker left this place last
week to attend Smith College. She was
accompanied as far as Boston by her
brother, Mr.. Paul Kicker.
The concert given at the First Congre-
gational church the 18th inst. under the
auspices of the Ladies Society, was
a most decided success in point Of excel
lence and financially. A chorus of thirty
voices of our local talent has been for
some weeks under the efficient leader
ship of Mr.. Reuben Merrill of Lawrence,
Mass, and by reason of his thorough
training and careful instructions, it
was enabled to give the people of this
vicinity rare musical treat which re-
fected great credit to both leader and
chorus. Mr.. Merrill, who has made musi-
cal (vocal and INSTRUMENTAL his life
work, and is an artist in his profession,
has his summer home here, and has
kindly given his time and labor to aid
the society to raise funds to meet it's
obligations During the evening beau
tiful bouquet was presented him by the
society as a testimonial of gratitude and
appreciation. Mrs. Jennie King Morri-
son, Mrs. Frank o. HASKELL and Mr.. Al
bert Hall of Portland and Mr.. Paul
Kicker of Falmouth assisted the chorus
were enthusiastically received and hear
tily encored Representatives of musical
circles from Portland and Cum berland
were numerous in the aud ence.
North Yarmouth.
Rev. B. P. Snow, of Yarmouth, has sup
piled the Congregational pulpit for the
two last Sundays, the pastor, Rev. Oliver
Brown, being away.
Miss Alice Vannah has gone to Boston
on visit.
Miss Della Symonds is visiting friends
in New Gloucester.
Mr.. S. Foster of Gray is to send team
from his butter factory to collect cream
from those farmers in town who wish
to sell.
Miss Mabel McIntire OF New Gloucester
was in town Monday.
The schools throughout the town are
keeping with the same teachers as in the
Miss Marie Holt, of Colorado, is visit
ing in town.
Mr.. E. P. Hamilton and family moved
home from Peaks Island last week, where
they have been spending the summer.
The election passed very quietly here
on the Island, and our popular represent
tative Mr.. Ross, was elected for fine
third term, with majority OF "a votes. |
This is quite an uncommon occurrence |
for one man to be elected for three sue |
cessive terms, and must go to prove that |
Mr.. Ross is good legislator.
Str. Pneuco, Capt. Webber, is at home,
waiting for chance to go to Rockland. |
The closed time on smelt being off, |
the smelt fishermen are all getting ready |
for the fall fishing
The lobster fishermen are doing the |
poorest for the season of the year that |
they have for a great many years.
Capt. Bowen went to Egg Rock Light |
house Station to do some repair work |
the 10th.
Among the sick are. Mrs. H.W. Hamil-
ton and Mrs. John Hamilton with very
severe colds.
The Fendenson canning shop will
start Sept.17, which will give employ
ment to about IS hands at present.
The hot summer has gone, and with |
it has gone the summer visitor from the |
Island to their homes.
Parsonsfield.
Sunday three men of Kezar Falls went
out cunning. InAthe course of the day |
one of the party, named George Day,
accidently discharged his gun, shooting
himself in the right leg above the knee.
The wound is very serious and it is |
thought that Day cannot live. He is |
about thirty years of age, and has wife
and child.
Fire at Pembroke
West Penn broke, Septemb Der 1s.-The |
West Branch Sardine Company's factory
burned Last NIGHT Loss. Sonnn. ~, ;,nur,r