The Portland daily press., 1894-08-16
MAINE TOWNS.
items of Interest Gathered by Cores.
pondents of the Press.
Freeport.

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story on his house and has part of the
| lumber necessary for the work on the
| spot. Mr.. Charles Dennison has con-
| tracted for the work.
Work has begun in earnest on the Con-
| gregational church. The lumber has
mostly been landed, and good crew are
| pushing forward as fast as possible. The
contract says the building must be done
the first of December.
Excavations are being made for a new
| residence by Mr.. Ansel Rogers on street
leading to Porter's Landing.
The new house being built by Mr.. J.
A. Bewster, ON North Maine street, is a
very handsome edifice and will be a
great addition to that part of the village.
The external part is nearly completed,
and the interior will soon be ready for
occupancy.
The house on South Main, built by
MISS Biackton, is now being plastered,
and will be ready for occupancy about
the middle.,, of September. The work Of
| dredging the Harraseekett River is
steadily progressing. We would judge
| that one half OF the CONTRACT is nearly
completed.
The new house built by Mr.. Merrill is
about completed and ready for occu-
| pancy.
Mr.. Lane Pettingill has the lumber
landed ready for the building OF new
| stable.
| The new trotting park has received a
| good amount of attention. 1t contains
an half-mile track, said to be as good as
| any known in Maine. The first real trial
| was made upon it last Saturday and re-
suited satisfactorily to many of the par
Elephants and made lots of fun, delicious
to the spectators. 1t is expected this
will be place for resort for horsemen
for miles. around, the coming fall
| High school opens Septem Der g. Prep
arations have been made tosgive an ex-
cellent course in chemistry the coming
year. This is really an advance feature
in the school, which has heretofore
given some attention to this branch :,
but meager to the course proposed Tt
is believed with the new equipments the
school will stand abreast, If not fore
most of any school of its kind in the
country. A progressive school -makes a
q progressive people, and that is what
FTeeport people mean to have and to be.
About so persons are enjoying a sum-
mer outing on Mallet's point.
Mr.. Charles Mann will build four or
five summer cottages on Little Flying
Point to he ready to let next season.
Generally Freeport seems to be get
ting ready for the good times which are
expected here, when the tariff question
gets settled, and about the 10 of Sept.
we intend to give our vote in such
manner as to leave no doubt what kind
of an administration will suit us best
Harpswell.
There are great many visitors here
as usual.
There are about 40 people from Stone
ham, Mass, at the ocean Home.n
Rev. Mr.. Little and family of Wiuches-
ter. N. H., are at their cottage at Wood
Landing.
Mr.. Fisk and family of Brunswick are
at the Varney cottage at Wood Landing.
The following people are boarding at
Mr.. E. K. Hodgkins. Mrs. Herbert Slade,
Miss Florence Werner, Miss Edith Hotch-
kiss, Miss Mary Wendal Green, Miss Isa-
bel Pearce, Mrs. il. HaJch and son
Richmond of Chelsea, Mass, and Mr..
Harry Hathaway of Cleveland, Ohio.
Mr.. Herbert Slade, Mr. j. I. Hatch and
DR.. I. W. Green of Chelsea, Mass, spent
Sunday here with their friends.
Captain Hatch is building a very nice
cottage at Littlefield's Landing.
Mr., Herbert Curtis of Haverhill, Mass,
is boarding with Mrs. is. Hodgkins.
Captain Edward Fairs family Of
Portland is spending their vacation at
their summer residence.
Mrs. Shuball hartman died very sud
denly at her home here last week. AL
though vesy old lady, she will be
greatly missed.
Mr.. ". S.Allen and family of Lisbon,
are visiting Mrs. Bracket
Miss Florence Werner and Miss Hodg-
kiss came very near meeting with a very
serious accident one day last week.
Hafpswll their horse attempted to pass a
team just ahead. The girls became
frightened and turned the horse very
suddenly, thus upsetting the carriage
The young ladies luckily escaped injury,
but the carriage was broken and the
horse lamed
Mr.. E. A. Clark is doing quite busi-
ness threshing grain in connection with
his steam. grist mill.
Cornish.
Miss Loudan, of Elizabeth, N. j., is
stopping with Mrs Harry Jameson.
The following people are sojourning at
the Boynton House.
Mrs. Horatio Staples. of Portland. Mr..
and Mrs. Gilman, Jamaica Plains,
Mass, Messrs. Green and Lathrop Of
Providence, R. L., Mrs. Stickney and
daughter of South Boston, Mrs. Hobbs of
Jamaica Plains Mass.
DR.. George Parker has recently put in
the new light OF the Maine Automatic
Light Co.. of Portland.
W. R. Copp and wife have returned
from their vacation at Manchester, N H.
Harry f. Smith is to work for G.. T.
Ladd, of Fryeburg for short time.
Eben A. Day and Miss Abbie Meserve
were joined in marriage Sunday,
August 5.
Carol N. Pike and Lawrence Muir
dock, who work for Brown, Durren &
Co., OF Boston, are spending their vaca-
ton here.
Miss Florence Danforth is very sick.
Mr.. B. c. Lincoln, of Boston, is recover
ing from typhoid fever.
Alvin Benton has been very sick.
A party from this place enjoyed pic
mic at Sebago Lake last Saturday.
Mrs. Peterson and family, and Mrs. G.
S. York, of Portland, are at G. d.
Small's.
The local talent of this place, assisted
by Mr.. and Mrs. W. Faui, will give the