The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-12-06
MAINE TOWNS.
Items of Interest Gathered by Cores
pondents of the Press.
Buxton.
SALMON FALLS.

Mrs. Bradbury, with her two daughters,
Mrs. Kate, D. Wiggin and Miss Nora A.
Smith, have vacated their cottage here,
@0unlcote, 1.-THE former Cole mansion
and returned to their winter residence
at Bropxville in the suburbs of New
York city. Their departure was the
, cause of deep regret to the people of the
surrounding country. who have such
pleasant memories Of this interesting
family, and take no little pride in the
choice that the ladies have made Tor
their summer home. The absence of
twenty years, passed in distant States
and in different countries, the viclssl-
. tudes of life, the death of the head OF
the family, and the great changes real
ICED both in people, places and soclai
relations, have not aaenated their lpter-
est and affection from their friends mere.
who have known them best and loved
them longest. Mrs. Wiggin, so wen
known. whose books and stories nave
been read and admired by all Ensnsh
sneakino people, and even been transIat
ed for the edification of the young I'D
oriental Persia, has always retained In
her warm heart an interest ann affection
for Jbe people and the quiet localltS
where the haIcyon years of her chlldnooo
were passed. And now that sne IS SO
much better known as an authoress, ner
other atsfi butes may be less appreciated
by those who have become acquainted
with her only through her literary
merits. It is here at'tke fresides OF these
country homes that her philanthropy
and genuine kindness can best be meas
ursd and remsn Aef9a.
II is q, rare,treat both for the young
and 6hefoId, TO gather around the open
fire in the sitting room OF Mrs. Wlggln' S
APARTMENT and listen to her and her no
less brilliant and entertaining sister,
Miss Nora Smith, in telling stories and
relating their experiences, ana singing
their little Spanish songs. accompanied
by the guitar.
Nora Stn fth is charming storg teller,
as we'll as fine French and Spanish
scholar, and ms ose can eXcel her IA So
lighting social company, as saa felafaa
her Kindergarten experience ana or1gl-
nal methods of teaching the young. Al
the age of seventeen she started zef
Sonora. enc Of the Mexican STATES, 20
take school at Yuba. Acres5 the wild
oountry ofsNorttern Mckee, In a s5HSR
coach. sIeepFag cold nights IN le&n-eo
and mud huts. wrapped m an lEaiNn
blanket. with rot friend 81 female COM
nansoa. aud with destination no D0re
inviting than the Catholic reiIes ahe'
dreary SURROUNDINGS of an Old MeEioan
y.5sage, her experience here as .toia by
herself has all the thrilling interest OF
a pioneer, Fernapoe andsadyenfure on the
borders ofq,ssoGern civiaizatien. Beyond
the pickes line OF nineteenth century re-
fiuen1anfs and conveniencss OF lite.
ldrs. Wiggia has spspt many years OF
her life in teaching, founding and super
intending the kindergarten system or
this country, especially on the PACING
coast and has added to her capacity Tor
such work by her travel 10th IN England
and. on the continent CT Europe. aof
this great Work and us banehceHG Hill
ence the East Will rise and reacn across
fne continent to clasp the hand Of Ihe
extreme West. in the cordial recognition
Of her efforts aud results. The work OF
.fbese two women ia the kindergarten
! 5.issory will build a monument TO their
memories, which will stand against fhe
e,,41h Of tine and rasure OF. obliF1on.
sfgs. St ig.7S's Ea33ing in thesa last lew
4D;1.e nave beea given in tina Interest," OF
ne Rindergar.sfi schools, but she has not
..- .of6aa rha cid 8uXton Coagreya ton
nj t4Hrsis ~ acre years ago, as bright
s.et}. ears.eas And regular Sunday school
seho! II made ber appearance, and from
the proceeds OF naT last lecture she has
gwen 5Me aiil cbiuE9n eighty-tiye dollars
towards buying new organ.
zirs. Brad burg, their mother, is very
refined and amiRiola woman, who spent
many happy years in Hollis as the wife
of the lage Dr Brad bury. They had one
son, Philip e., who sriii resides in San
Francisco ~ q prosperous business man.
But Mrs. Bradbury now lives with her
daughters, swho make their hoine a de-
llighsful one for her, especially among her
aesrl5er friends ard old neighbors.4
Now that the fires have gone out on
the hearth in the Cottage, aad the well
come light go longer cheers the passer-