The Portland daily press., 1895-10-17
MAINE TOWNS.
Items of Interest Gathered by Corros-
pondents of the Press.
Cape Elizabeth.


Cape Elizabeth.
The rain OF Saturday and Sunday was
gladly welcomed by the people in this
section, as a great many wells have been
dry for some time
Mr.. Ernest M. Jordan, of Pond Cove,
has entered a medical school in Boston.
MIR. Hiram l.. Staples. of Freeport, has
been visiting relatives at Bowery Beach.
Miss Ethel c.. Jordan, of Pond Cove,
left last Thursday noon for Jerome, Ari-
iona, where she will spend the winter
with her sister, Mrs. Frank E. Jordan.
Mrs d. W Fessenden, who has been
spending the summer at her cottage at
Bowery Beach, leaves this week for
Washington, D. c., to spend the winter.
| The Bowery Beach and Spurwink boys
who went to Nova Scotia on cunning
trip returned home Friday, very much
pleased with that part of the country.
Although they brought no game with
them we understand they are planning
| to go another year.
Mr.. Chas. A. S. Hill, of Pond Cove,
who has been attending the fairs at Frye
burg and Sebago, returned home Friday.
|
will give an entertainment and supper at
the school house Thursday evening, o.
tober H.
The Misses Annie and Addie Murray
| have been visiting friends at WOodfords
the past week.
| Elizabeth this year is $13 so on a $1,000.
In other years it has averaged about $20
Gray.
North Gray, Oct. 15.-Mr. Fred Saw
yer has bought the widow Maxwell place
and is about to M owe. Mrs. Maxwell
will move to Wilton to live with her
niece. Mrs Green.
John Burgess, from Pleasantdale, is
Mr.. S. W. Sawyer had the luck of
shooting a white headed eagle last Satur-
day, spreading feet 2 inches
| The fox hunters of this place have got
| two foxes.
Fuller leave us for he is a good dentist.
| David Perley has moved to West Gray.
| Mr. 81. G. Foster is at homo from
| Rumford Falls.
| George Dockum, from Freeport, is visit
| ing at Ell. G. Fosters.
Porter and Parsonsfield.
SERIOUS ACCIDENT.
| Kezar Falls, Oct. 15-J. A. Libby had
a slight shock Thursday.
| While stoning a we'll Thursday,
| bucket that was used in lowering. stone
down into the well, tipped and let three
stones out of it weighing some Is pounds
The stones dropped some 70 feet striking
Chas Wales, JP. on the head and shout
der, crushing him instantly. b was i'm
mediately taken from the well and doc
tor called. At this writing he is alive
but with little hopes of his recovery.
| Mr.. and Mrs. John Stanley, of Boston,
were calling on some of t cir old friends
| Elijah Fox, of Haverhill, Mass, Is in
town looking after his business interests
Chas. Wales lost 10 bushels of onions
las week. Some one had the kindness to
wheel them off after he had gathered
them.
1t will take more than one north east
storm to bring water into some OF the
wells unless more water falls than has
in any of our last ones.
q Casco, Oct 1.-THE heavy down fall of
rain Saturday night and Sunday was
very acceptable. Many wells have gone
dry, and cattle and horses have to be
watered from the pond.
Mr.. Chas. Jordan and wife, of Win
chester, Mass, have returned home after
spending two weeks with his brother,
Mr. Peter Jordan, and other relatives and
friends. Mr.. Jordan came through from
Winchester with his team and was ce-
lighted with his drive through the coun
try.
Rufus K. Bowker, Of Auburn, was
in this place last Friday.
The farm buildings of Daniel Pickett
and Son. on Mayberry Hill, Casco, were
burned last Tuesday evening together
with their hay, grain, and farming tools.
ml,o boY,cobo1d goods yyera all saved The |
fire caught in the barn Cause unknown.
Loss estimated at $1,000 Insured in the |
Casco Mutual Fire Co. for $1,000.
Mr.. Samuel G. Sylvester, who has been
very sick for several weeks, Is able to be
out and attend to his.business again. -
Pownal.
Pownal, Oct. 15.-The ladies of the Aid
Society met at the home of their Vice |
President on the afternoon of their last |
regular meeting. There were a large |
number in attendance. The afternoon |
was spent in setting together one of the |
quilts which the society are making for |
their approaching fair. A five O'Clock tea |
was served previous to the meeting and |
with many thanks to Mrs. Warren for |
her generous hospitality the ladies dis |
nersed to their several homes feeling en- |
ioyable and helpful are these hours of |
pleasant social intercourse.
Mrs Elite j. Latham, President of the |
Ladies Aid Society, invites the members |
of the Aid and also any other ladies in |
this vicinity interested in our approach |
ING fair to meet her home on Thursday |
afternoon Oct. 25th to make arrange !
ments regarding same. 1t is also the af- |
ternoon of the regular meeting and it |
will be necessary to consider some little |
business which will be brought before the |
ladies on this occasion.
Mr.. Cornelius Harris of Portland, stew
ard of the steamer Bay State, accom- |
panied by his wife, has been spending
several days in town. the guests of Mr. |
and Mrs. e. Fl. Latham
The Harvest concert which was post |
.>e,,od Lost Sunday AVnnino ON acnonnt of |