The Portland daily press., 1894-05-26
MAINE TOWNS.
Items of Interest Gathered by Cores
pondents of the Press.
Yarmouth.

The Royal River House, Mrs. j. Davis,
proprietor, opened this week with about
rs regular boarders.
Union services will be held Memorial
Sunday at the First Parish church,
Rev. MIR. Mckinley will deliver the adj
dress. WI. Haskell Post G. A. R.. and
Relief Corps are invited to attend.
:. Election of officers will occur at WI
Haskell Relief Corps meeting, Saturday
the Goth and full attendance of mem
bers is desired. Committees for Memorial
day will also be chosen.
Rev. James H. Barrows will deliver
the Grafton to W. L. Haskell Post, Me-
mortal Day, at First Parish church.
Mrs. John L. Mauran of Providence,
York are guests of the Misses Stock
bridge at their summer residence on East
Maine street.
Mrs. Julius Dresser of Boston and fam
lily have arrived at their summer home
on East Maine street.
Cumberland Royal Arch Chapter
worked the degree of Most High Mas
Mr.. Sewail Curt is building a house
on North street.
Mr.. Freeman Cleaves has moved to his
new place on East Maine street.
Mrs. Jennie Stimson has moved to a
tenement in Mr.. Am. Hayes residence
on Elm street.
A French wedding occurred Tuesday
at the Catholic Church in Yarmouth.
the contracting parties being Mr.. Frank
Assenault and Miss Victoria Gallant.
The ceremony was performed by Rev.
Father McGill.
DIR. and Mrs. Edgar Smith are receiving
congratulations on the birth of son
May 2Snd.
Chebeague.
The smack V. Brewer of this place
sailed for the east about two weeks, ago
but she had only got as far as Southport
when Capt. Brewer was taken sick and
had to remain there until the 22nd, be-
fore he was able to be brought home.
We understand his smack will be hauled
up until the fall on &C count of Mr.. Brew
er's health.
Island, Maine, to set spindle and do
other repair work for the lighthouse de-
partment last week.
Sumner Hamilton and a crew of ten
men from here will go to Newcastle
this week to be engaged in placing stone
on Little River breakwater, the stone to
be freighted to them from Hurricane
island.
Arthur Hamilton was elected organist
of the Methodist church by the choir
for the season, in absence of Mr.. Bowen.
Our mail is one of the uncertainties OF
life under the present management; you
may get it or some one else may, lust
as it happens.
Rumford.
The rain caused a rise in the river of
about one foot.
The rear Of Bearch & Wilson's drive
has just cleared the boom here; also
Dudley Marshall's large poplar and
spruce drive of pulp stock.
Farmers are well along with their
planting.
The corn factory at the Point will can
only half as much corn as last year,
consequently the farmers in that vicinity
are planting yellow corn.
If large apple bloom is the sign of
big apple crop, we shall get one this
fall.
Fremont Abbott. while at work about
his mill the other day fell and broke
his wrist.
Rand Mrs. W. A. Wyman are yery
much improved in health
The County Commissioners at their
meeting here the first of the month dis
continued the East Rumford Ferry. but
not the roads leading to it. The roads
The river road is to be graded up in the
low places.
Mr.. verill and family have left the
Samuel Thurston farm, and Mr.. Thurs
ton has returned and will operate it.