The Portland daily press., 1894-08-22

stopping at her brothers., Mr.. Nathaniel
Merrill.
Mrs. 3. s. Themes, Master Jack and
Miss Marjorie, and Miss Nellie ..Blanch-
ard, returned from Watervilie last week.
The family of F.S. Merrill have re-
turned from Island Pond.
Buxton.
WEST BUXTON.
Rev. ]. D. Waldron started for Vermont
Monday morning, where he is to meet
his wife and spend his vacation.
The wooden mill and saw mill are shut
down for short time in order that re-
pairs may be made on the dam.
Quite number of our citizens went
to Sebago Lake Sunday to attend the
campmeeting, and some went to Peaks
Island.
The iron for the new bridge is expect
ed to arrive very soon.
Sanford.
sPRINGvALE.
Rev. Mr.. Osgood is away on his vaca-
tion, and no services will be held at the
Rev. Mr.. Chase has returned from his
vacation, and services were resumed at
the Baptist church Sunday.
Mrs. George Butler, who has been sick
more than u year with internal cancer,
is very low.
Mrs. Eliza Weld, Of Buxton, and her
sister, Mrs. Abbie Kim ball are visiting
their mother, Mrs. Samuel Allen.
Miss Carrie Chase, who has been
spending her vacation i'll Chester, N. H.,
returned home last Saturday,
Miss Lillian Roberts is spending
several weeks with friends in Berlin,
Me.
1t is a good time now for our MD. IS
to take vacation, for there are scarcely
any sick ones in this vicinity. It seems
to be time of general good health.
Mr.. and Mrs. Austin J.Smith !. have
just returned from visiting his brother
in Ashton, Il. /.
Our Young Peoples Society of Chris.
tian Endeavor will send delegates to the
convention which meets in Lewiston
nextsweek.
Hon. G. a. sayward and family, from
Ipswich, Mass, called on relatives here
last week, on their waysto their summer
resort on the shore of Long Mousam
Pond in Acton. His son, Master Harry.
and friend came on their bicycles; they
started in the morning, and arrived here
little past noon, making a distance of
about 50 miles.
Windham.
SOUTH wINDHAM.
Gov. Cleaves will speak at South Wind
ham on the evening of Saturday, Sept.
1st.
Miss Ella Fish Of Boston, who has
been spending some time at the Chau-
tauqua Assembly at Fryeburg, is the
guest of Miss Helen A. Jackman.
The harvest of grain is fully up to the
usual standard, and the prospects for
the sweet corn crop are good.
Many from here attended the Univer-
salist grove meeting at Sebago Lake
Sunday.
Two more graduates were added to our
Chautauquan Assembly at Ocean Park
August 9th. Mrs. Ida N. Smith and Miss
Comma Jackman received five white
seals. This makes us four Chauauqua
graduates, Mrs. John Mcclellan and Mrs.
Leroy S. Bean had previously graduated,
and two, who shall be nameless, hope to
have that honor next summer.
Mr.. Edgar Bragdon has removed his
family from Centre Conway to- this
place.
North Yarmouth.
Rev. George Hamilton, native of this
place, now occupying the, M. E. pulpit at
l.
CATION al church Sunday morning.
A very pleasant reunion was held 7Au-
gust 10Th, at the home of N S. Shurtletf.
some of those present were Mrs. Martha
Symonds, Misses Rose and Grace Sy-
monds, and Mr.. F. A. Noble and wife of
Norway, Miss Fanny Symonds of GRAY,
Mr.. George Hatch of New Gloucester,
Mr.. and Mrs. @. q. Hatch of Deering, and
Mr.. Iwrin Symonds and lady friends of
Poland Springs.
Mr.. ". B. Sweetser of Boston is spend
ing few days in town.
Mrs. Will Burbank and daughter Eof
Boston are visiting Miss Gertie Rowe.
Mr.. b. L. NeWcome and wife and Miss
Plummer of Pownal were in town sun
day.
Mrs. W. Clark and two children of Me-
.chanic Falls are stopping for a few
weeks with her father, Mr.. John Hamil-
ton.
Work has commenced on the new
schoohouse in district No.2. Mr.. Pome-
roy of Yarmouth was awarded the con-
tract.
Harrison.
BoLsTER's MILLS.
There is an unusual activity manifest
in this place at the present time AS
there is a prospect of Massachusetts firm
coming here this fall, and prepar ations
are under way to be ready for them.
The dam is being rebuilt, and an addi-
tlon 25x5O is being made to the saw mill.
a new Chase wheel is to be set. and all
is to be ready by October 1st. II is
hoped that this will be of greatibenefit to
the place, as they will give employment
to quite number of men and make
a market for some 100000 of hard wood