The Portland daily press., 1894-09-05
MAINE TOWNS.
Items of Interest Gathered by Cores
pondents of the Press.
Porter.
KEzAR FALLS.

George G. Stacey was brought to
this place and buried Sunday.
The boarders of the Pillsbury house
gave fine entertai nment at the hall
last Friday night. After paying all
bills they had some $50 left and they
rendered it to the NJ. E.. church but the
church refused to accept it.
Mrs. Waterhouse of Portland is stopping
for a few weeks with Mrs. Geo. W.
Fox.
Mrs. George Sawyer has had to turn
away numb Der who wanted to stop with
her during the month of August.
Geo. W. Towle has been out on the
piazza.
Nothing is doing in the political circles.
The owners of the water power are
building a new dam and repairing the
old one.
Mr.. James W. Chapman, the crack shot
of this place, shot an eagle Thursday
measuring feet, and inches. He set
it to Portland to be mounted.
Ed Stanley of Boston is paying his
sister, Mrs. y. L. Mason, a short visit.
Porter town team took first prize at
Cornish fair. Geo. D. Cook and H. Cup
best of prizes this fall. We understand
they are intending driving their stock to
Frye burg to remain there the week of
the fair.
Wallace Chapman, who has been lin
gering between life and death for the
last few days. died Saturday morning, and
was buried from the Methodist church
Monday afternoon, John Collins attend
ing.
The corn factory is running full ca
pacity, and corn is reported to be very
nice, above the average.
Schools began Monday morning. We
understand that there is no change of
teachers, which goes one .step to show
the good effects Of the town system.
Nathaniel Warehouse OF Portland is
stopping for few days in this place.
to Conway, N. H., to the coaching
parade, and report splendid time.
The Republican rally at Mallet Hall
on the evening of Aug. 80 was fairly
we'll attended. The address given by
Hon. A. j. Murray was clear, concise and
to the point. One special feature of the
audience was that there were large
number of Democrats present. All 'gave
strict attention to the speaker, evidently
desiring information rather than simply
to criticise.
A peculiar condition of the atmosphere
(probably due to a large fire) prevailed
all day Sunday. A sickly yellow glare
seemed to overshadow everything and
just at sunset the outlook was wired in
the extreme. Unusual comments were
passed regarding the general appearance
of the day, with those who are affected
by what they term certain conditions,
which SAVIOR strongly of coming events.
The Misses Lizzie and Emma Chapman
have returned to Portland. In a few
days they leave for Boston on visit to
trends there.
Mr.. Harry Reed, with wife and son,
from Haverhill. Mass. have been visit
ing for several days at Mr.. James Mars
toms.
Mr.. Harlan B. True and wife left for
Boston the middle of last week for a
visit of several weeks.
The school in District Nos will begin
either on the 10th or Nth Of this smonth.
The term will be taught by Miss Anna
V. Hunt of Pennington.
Crops are rapidly maturing owing to
the dry weather..and if .the frost holds
off but short time longer everything
reasonable will be well out of the way.
Apples, though not perhaps as plenty as
j some years previous, are of fine
quality and of more than average siz Q.
1t is thought that winter fruit will bring
fair price.
Harrison.
Guests now staying at the Elm House
are: Mrs. W.T.. Blanchard, Misses Fife
and Edna Blanchard. Mr. and Mrs. Leon
Blanchard, Mr.. and Mrs. W. ". Blanchard,
Master Wallace Blanchard, Miss Edith
Hart, Master Percy Hart, Masters Ralph
and Linus Blanchard, and Misses Lille
and Ethel Blanchard, all of Newark, N.
j.; Mr.. and Mrs. S. A. Freeman, Portland;
Mr.and Mrs. f. Freeman, Mrs. HE.
Shempp, RS. Raymond and wife, and
+. Fl. Kicker and wife, Boston; J. II.
Walker, e. C. Chase wife and daughter,
Portland; Mrs. F. c. Richardson and son.
East Boston; Mrs. Olivia S. Drake, PORTS
mouth, N. H.; l.. G. Drake, Chicago.
1t was so dark in Harrison Sunday
that some were obliged to use lamps on
the dinner table.
A new valuation of the town is ,being
taken by J. @. A. Waterman, Geo. Cum
mings and James Themes. Harrison
has been paying great deal more State
tax than it ought to, as there has been
no valuation of the town taken forfmore
than fifty years, while large amounts of
valuable timber have been cut off.
Casco.
Master Clifford j. Eastman, of North
Bridgton. is spending this week with
his grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. S. East
man.
MIR. William C. Holden, of Portland.
is stopping here for few days, en-
business conneeted.with his''timber oper-
atoms.
Solomon M.Gay, who has been sick
with typhoid fever, is able TO ride out.
v. R. Edwards is quite sick with
tynhoid fever
Work began Aug.2s at the Burnham
and Morrill, Company's corn factory.
This factory is equipped with all the
latest improvements, and the corn packed
is of the best quality. James N. East
man manager.
Freeport.
The High school fall term is post-
poned to September 10th, on account of
the illness of the principal, Mr.. Frank
Morse.
Miss Abbie Bailey, assistant in the
grammar school, had the MISFORTUNE to
fracture her left arm last Sabbath.
Mrs. David J. Townsend, while going
to the door on Monday, accidentally
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