The Portland daily press., 1895-09-25
MAINE TOWNS S.
Items of Interest Gathered bv Corres-
pondents of the Press.
Rumford.
WELLS DRYING UP.

Rumford, Sept 23.-People move on
the roads in clouds of dust. There was
trong smell of smoke this morning. The
air is so full of it that Glaasace mountain
half a mile away, can not be seen. Wells
are failing and brooks are DRIED up IN
many places.
The frost of last Sunday morning in
jured the corn fodder and destroyed many
cranberries.
Potatoes are rotting badly IN many
fields but the yield is good. The crop OF
yellow corn is quite large in consequence
of the out down in the price OF sweet
corn. Apples are scarce.
F. P. Putnam is grading W. GlarK s
private road for the Power Co., IN conse-
quence of damage done by howa. we
learn that the Power Co. has settled with
V. E. Fuller, B. P. Putnam and Samuel
Thurston for fowage damage.
P. B. Clark and wife. OF 81 oohlyn, N;
Y, E. P. Clark, of Harvard college and
W. Clark. of South Rumford, returned
to Mrs. S. B. Jones', last Saturday from
four weeks outing at Weld POND.
B. Clark and 3. P. Clark went there IN
valids, but return in good health. Whlle
there they caught 81 pickerel and one
trout. One pickerel was 26A l n
long and weighed pounds; T. q OlarK
and wife returned to Brooklyn, Monday
the, 90 inst, via Turner, in order to see
his grandmother, Mrs. Achsah CLARK,
wife Of the late Philo Clark, who is near
ly 90 wears of age. W. Clark will accom-
pany them to Turner and spend week
with his mother and sister. Ri. T. Clark
returned to Harvard the 23d inst.
Richmond.
Richmond, Sept. % Rev. Howard A.
Clifford. who has been touring II Eng
land, Scotland and Ireland during the
summer. will sail from Queenstown for
New York, October 9th, on the steamer
"Etruria'' Of the Cunard line. He
preached in Glasgow. Sept. 10Th, Belfast
Sept. 22d and Is to preach at Dublin next
Sunday.
The ordination of S. E McGeehon act
ing pastor of the Congregational church
at Richmond is to take place IN October.
Sunday was the hottest day of the
season. The mercury ranged from 50 to
100 degrees in the shade IN different
localities. One shaded thermometer on
the west side of house registered loS
degrees
New Gloucester.
Sabbathday Lake Sept. 23.-Miss Carrie
u,
summer at the Poland Spring, has re-
turned home sick. -
Mr.. Irving Hubbard is attending the
Normal school at Gorham.
Mr.. Emery and family Of Falmouth,
spent few days with Mr.. Orville Small.
Mrs. Elwell aged ninety seven is very
sick
Mr.. Walter Brackett has filled up his
store with fall goods.
Water is very scarce in the wells and
the farmers have to 60 some distance to
water their stock.
Mr.. Horace Brackett and brother Irv-
ing, went to Gorham n. FL. Sunday on
the excursion.
North Raymond, Sept. 93.-The'present
guests at Raymond Spring. House are;
Mrs. G. D. Mackey and son, New York;
Mr.. and Mrs. William Tibbetts Portland,
High street; o. q. Elwell, Neal street,
Portland, Mr.. Fred Mackey guest at
the spring proved the champion shot of
the day on the Goth inst, he being the only
hunter who brought IN a partridge.
Mrs. B. w. Merrill and Mrs. Lou M.
Neal picked blueberries on the goth inst.
Mr.. Henry Farewell died the goth.
The wells are nearly all dry.
Potatoes are rotting badly.
Buxton, Sept. 23.-The committee to
whom was assigned the task of awarding
the especial prize of ten dollars in gold
offered by the "Globe'' for the handsom
est girl in Gum berland County at the
County fair, wish to make an apology to
Miss Berry Of West Buxton. who was
urged to enter the contest under the i'm
preston that the prize was for the hand
soonest girl upon the grounds i4oe fee
that this statement is Que Miss Berry
and moreover are convinced that had she
been eligible she would have been the
winner of the prize.
Pownal, Sept. g. 1t was both priv
ilege and a pleasure to your correspondent
opportunity of calling on Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Loring, who are located on a
magnificent farm near Vest Pownal
station on the G. T. R. The farm was
formerly owned by Mr.. Moses Plummer
gentleman we'll known for years in this
and adjoining towns. 1t was always a
fine place but since Mr.. Loring's pur-
chasing it he has been constantly improv-
ing, spending without any question a
great deal of money for all Of those nee
essary things which in our present age
are the accompanimentS of modern farm
ing A fine barn 10 feet long was this
season filed to overlooking with hay and
grain. The long tie up houses fine
herd OF cattle and three excellent horses.
The water privilege has been secured to
the place by Mr.. Loring's efforts and
even at this dry time water by the gallon
goes to waste every hour. We could only
regret that our call was short for what
a pleasure it is to meet those not only SO
enthusiastic and prosperous in their oc-
cupation as are Mr.. and Mrs. Loring, but
also to know that farming can be made q
success when good judgment and willing
hands make all labor pleasure. How
much a town might progress if many
similar successes could be reported.
At the recent election OF officers in the
Ladies Aid Society at Pownal Center by
a unanimous vote, the following named
ladies were chosen to the respective offices
of President, Vice President, Secretary
and Treasurer viz: Mrs. Elite J. Latham,
Mrs Ellen P z. Warren, Mrs. Mary
Davis and Miss Anna Dahn. In ac-
acknowledgements of the kindly feeling
manifested on this occasion the officers of
the society have issued limited number
of invitations to reception and supper
to be given at Mallet Hall in the latior
part Of the present week
By request we give a list of teachers
teaching the fall terms in our several