The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-08-07

| of labor. nave never yet heard one of
| his workmen IND 1ault at his treatment.
| Mr.. Foster knew that farmers in this
town for several years past have had a
great deal of trouble in getting uaylfor
| their cream; sometimes their bills
would be two or. three months old before
| they would be paid, and oftener the
| farmers nave got nothing for it, J. oc-
Cured to Mr.. Foster that he cou d es-
tablish creamery IN this part Oh the
town, and make 1T pay small profit OH
running expenses also give to the
| farmer pay for every bit of cream
brought to the factory. He pays.for his
cream every month regardless of the
sales OF his butter. He,is at present
| making from twelve to fifteen hundred
pounds per week of the finest quality
A very interesting part of the business
is testing the cream by the Babcock
tester. Through the kindness of Mr.. Asa
P Morrill, the writer witnessed the maxi
ing of a test. From this test we imme-
diarely learn that it is important that
every farmer in this vicinity VINO ket
COWS fors butter, should take samples #
cream from each to the factory ana o.
certain which are the best butter make
even if he has to payffor having the ties $
made. Some of the tests made in ii Q
writer's presence were as low as II per
cent, and others as high as 81 IA psr
cent. butter fat. From the two extremes
it is an easy matter TO decide which are
the most profitable cows to keep. This
institution should have the support of
every farmer in town who keeps COWS.
Harpsweu.
WEST HARPswELL
Alcott Pennell. wife and son, from
Melrose, Mass, were visiting friends in
town last week.
Mr.. Eugene Dudley and a party of
dc Mon
D. r. Stover's.
Ernest Farr returned home form Bos-
ton Friday
Mrs. Lydia C. Randall returned home
from Oakland last week, where she has
been visiting her daughter, Mrs. Ftp.
Farr. Mr.. and Mrs. Wells from Oakland
came with her for brief visit,
Rev. Mr. Graham and family from
Brunswick are at Mr.. P. C. Randall's.
Cornish.
Walter P. Perkins, county attorney for
York county is home from his vacation
at his former home at Kennebunk.
William R. Copp, town clerk, has gone
to New Hampshire for two weeks.
Harry B.Ayer,is at Old Orchard.
Winchester Dana Smith was in Cornish
for few days this week from Boston
via Danyille, Vt, and White Mountains.
Among the summer boarders who
have been and still are stopping at
Smiths Inn" High Road Farm. from
Portland are Israel T. Dana, MD, Mrs.
Dana, Ripley Dana, Kenneth Stills,
George E. Barbour. Daniel Choate Mrs
F.H.S. Morrill,, Stewart P. Morrill,, Miss
Clara B. Lang, Miss Emma C. Cum
mings. From Worcester, Mass, Mrs.
Alice R. Wilson. From Auburndale,
Mass, Mr.. and Mrs. G. G. Witham.
Geo. F. Clifford, ESQ.,. and fairly have
gone to their summer home down by
the seashore.
The Ossipee Valley Fair will occur at
Cornish August 2sth, goth and 3Oth.
There will be three days of trotting,
with $500 in purses. James III. Parker,
of Hartford, Conn., viii be starter.
PownaL
The entertainment given at Mallet
Hall on the evening Of Aug.1st by Miss
Marie Laughton, Miss Carrie Douglass,
Miss Emma Shorey, Miss Elsie Liver
more and Miss Josephine Hodsdon was
a grand success. Over 200 people were
present and the enthusiasm which each
lady in their separate parts received
Miss Laughton gave for her selections
"Shandon Bells" and we would that we
could express the manner in which it
was received. She was thrice recalled
responding twice with short humorous
selections receivingln return beautiful
offerings OIL MOWERS. Inc wonderful
voice power and acknowledgement of this
talented lady it would be hard to ex-
press. 1t would be perfectly impossible
to be her pupil without at once being
imbued with determination for advance
ment from the very inspiration given by
associating with her, and as she from
time to time comes back to her native
State to labor for few weeks we can
but feel how fortunate it is that she is
not entirely lost to those who love her so
well. Miss Hodsdan IN both of her selec-
tons was perfect: Miss Bouglass..in "The
Rose Act a (selecti6na frem Josiah Allan's
Wife, won great applause. Miss Shorey
in "The Old, Old Story" and Miss Liver
more as she gave the sad, sweet tale of
Thrush" also received we'll merited
praise. The "Revel of the Mermaids"and
the Statue Posing" was perfect. We
cannot refrain from particularly noticing
Miss Hodsdon in the statue of the Re-
public. Then last, but by no means least
we would mention the music, which
compris ed song, given by Mr.. Harry
Hodsdon of Yarmouth, in which he was
most pleasingly accompanied by Miss
Annie Burbank also of Yarmouth. Gifts
of flowers were presented to both Miss
Burbank and Mr.. Hodsdon, as they re-
sponded to an encore given at the sing
ing of sweet Scottish ballad. Miss
Laughton left here, accompanied by
Miss Hodsdon, for Belfast, the day after
the entertainment. She already has fiat
tering prospects as regards her summer
school, which will continue in session
there through August.