The Portland daily press., 1894-08-15
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Chebeague.
Str. Penueo, Capt. Webber, arrived the
~, with stone for Little River. N. H.
The stone aioeps OF this place have
| finished the contract on Bar Harbor
breakwater and are all at home with
| nothing to do. Capt. Cieaves brought a
| load of stone home in his sloop and is
| building a small pier at his shore which
will be a great advantage to his place
as landing.
Mr.. DIX. Hamilton and wife are spend
| ing few days with Mr.. R. H. Cleaves.
| Capt. and Henry W. Bowen arrived
home from Matinicus rock the 10. where
they have been doing some lighthouse
repair work.
SIN. Curt is laying the foundation for
a new barn 33x3o which will be erected
| as soon as the foundation is ready.
| The Freeport High School Club was
down last Saturday and played with
| the Island boys again. The score stood
| 13 to IS in favor of the Chebeagues. The
Island team goes to Poland Springs this
week to play with the team there
! Capt. Brewer took an excursion to
| Peaks Island in his smack Saturday
| and did not get back until Sunday noon.
1t is needless to say that they were a
| very sleepy looking crowd when they ar
rived home.
| We have great many summer board
! ers on the Island at this season. Three
are 81 at present at the Hamilton Villa
Mr.. Thos. Badanache and family, Mrs.
Stuart and family, Miss Shoolbred, Rev
Mr.. Barnes and family Mrs. Edwards, and
| Mrs. Petien and family.
| MIR. and Mrs. e. p. Hamilton and Master
Mashall Hamilton spent the Sabbath ON
| the Island
The porgy fisherman did not do as well
| last week as the preceding week. The
fish seemed to drop out /. The G. M.
Hodgden Hamilton was high line.
Rumford.
Another haying season has passed
and the hay crop is considerable larger
| than last year, and scurea in very good
| condition.
Some rust on the oats, but it's said
the grain is quite heavy.
No danger of the apple trees
maturing t9o much fruit now, as the
falling off Of fruit has been large.
Great growth of potato tops. Some
who have dug early potatoes sag the
yield is small, others say it is large
! Probably an average crop of sweet coin
is looking we'll.
Water in the Androscoggin has been
| very low all summer, yet crops have mot
suffered for the want of rain.
The farmers will meet the agent of
the Power Company on the 18th inst,
| in order to adjust the damage caused by
| "a froc q
for hauling out logs is being ov erhauled
and put in order for work this fall. Ow-
ing to some defect in the structure, it was
not available last fall. They are also
building a shoot or sluiceway to run
their logs from the upper dam into the
canal, distance of nearly half mile.
| The trestle and shoot will be a great
curiosity when in operation.
W. CLARK has been away from home the
| past five weeks.
Philo B. Clark and wife of Brooklyn,
Ny, nave been visiting recently at W.
| Clark's, also EdwihsP p. Clark of Newton,
Mass.
Mrs. IS. B. Jones and her three children,
from Worcester, Mass, are spending a
few weeks with her father, W. Clark.
/ CHI. Abbott has built a fine stable
this season.
MIR. u agget of Massachusetts has been
| stopping in this vicinity a few weeks
looking for hotel there in the near fu-
ture.
The Rev. H. H. Hathaway closed his
labors with the Union chucrh last Sab
bath.
Miss Minnie Young has gone. to Nor
way to work in the shoe factory.
Mr.. e. G. Jordan of North ,Bridgton
spent last Saturday and Sunday with his
father, Mr.. Peter Jordan.
This village is full of happy mortals
who have thrown aside work for a while
| Mrs. Mary Sylvester and daughter Jes-
Mr.. S. G. Sylvester's.
4 Miss Blanche k.Adams of Haverhill,
Mass. ;. is spending the month of August
at Mr.. S. Eastpan's, and will be
joined the last two weeks by her friend,
Mr.. William j. Howe, also of Haverhill.
Mr.. Bradley Knight and wife of Sheri-
| dan, H., who left this place AZ years
ago to make themselves a home in the
Wes5, are here visiting their old friends.
Mrs. Anna Edwards and daughter of
Strong are spending few days with
Mrs. Joseph Batty.
Mrs. Catherine N. May erry, who was
bitten four weeks ago by dog. has so
far recovered as to walk out.
The condition of Miss Ada Merrill
continues to be favorable to her recov.
cry.
Mr.. Fred May berry has nearly filed
his house with boarders from Massa-
chusetts.
e Buxton.
Rev. John Pettengill of Rockland,
formerly pastor at this place. preached
at the Free Baptist church Sunday.
The Ladies' Mission was entertained
Wednesday by Mrs. Willis Crockett.
fN..s4 ~1,o..-z IL :
Sunday school will attend the picnic at
Groveville. next Wednesday.
STATE TOPICS OF INTEREST.
/ Captain H. N. Fairbanks of Bangor