The Portland daily press., 1895-07-11
MAINE TOWNS.
Items of Interest Gathered by Cores
pondents of the Press.
Cumberland.


West Cumberland, July t0-NIiss Ethel
Shaw has gone to Cousins Island to work
in boarding house for few weeks
Mrs. W. E. Morrill, is stopping at Mr..
j. Morrills for a few weeks.
Mr. Frank Shaw and family spent Sun
day at his home.
Miss Mary A. Clough is stopping with
her brother, Mr.. S. L. Clough, for
the summer
The Misses Ellen and Alice Leighton
of North Yarmouth, visited their aunt,
Mrs. Phebe Hulit, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Morrill, from Wood
ford's Corner, have been spending week
at his home.
Scarb orc.
West Scarboro, Juy 10-Tbe Pullman
train on the Eastern Division of the Bos-
ton and Maine railroad struck pair of
oxen near Scarboro dyked marsh and
killed them last Saturday night.
Mr.. Alvin Moulton, of Dunstan Corner,
had his leg broken Monday afternoon by
his horse kicking him while raking hay.
The most of the farmers started into
haying in good earnest Monday morning
throughout the town. The crop will be
light this year, many farms cutting not
much over half what they did last year.
The hoed crops never looked better at
this time of the year than they do now.
There will be no apples to speak of.
Baldwin.
East Baldwin, July 10-NIr. Geo. P.
Richardson is at work at Wentworth
Hall, Jackson, n. Fl.
Mr. S. Rounds went to Jackson n.
H, last Wednesday to play ball on the
Wentworth Hall team at North Conway
on the 4th
The Fire Eaters defeated the West Bald
| win base ball club at East Sebago on the
| 4th, winning the catcher's protector
which was offered as prize to the better
| team.
Richardson and Rounds went to Naples
Saturday, where they played as the bat
terry for the Naples team. Their fine all
round playing was great factor in win
ming the game.
Messrs. Geo. H. Kennard and Forest
Graffam went to Naples on their "bikes"
Saturday to see the ball game.
Mr. E.. W. Rounds has returned from
Boston.
Mr. Eugene Libby and sister, of Port
land, are at Dr. Norton's.
Falmouth.
Falmouth, July 1O-Mrs. Hardy, of
Portland, is stopping with Mrs Ann
Knight.
Mrs. Hall and Miss Anderson left for
Boston Monday night They will be
much missed in the community.
Mr.. Oscar Knight, who has been at
work IN Massachusetts for several months
has resigned his position there and OBJ
tained a situation at the Portland Co.
works, Portland
A number of our towns people celebrat-
ed the Fourth by trip up the Presump-
scot on the Santa Maria, and reported a
very enjoyable time.
The attendance at the ice cream festival
at the Presumpscot Falls chapel on the
evening of July 4th, was very small
owing to the failure in advertising it,
Blueberries, also blueberry pickers, are
abundant
LemuelMilliken and family of Portland,
are visiting at Mr.. George Purinton's.
Edith Wilder spent Sunday with her
parents here
| West Buxton, July 10.-The selectmen
of Hollis will receive proposals until next
Saturday noon, for $40, 900 of bridge bonds
at per cent. Bonds payable after ten
years.
The log drive passed here yesterday and
all were anxiously waiting to see the new
iron bridge crew report for duty.
Coroner Charles Hobson held the in
quest over young Weston, at Limington
last Monday.
Deacon Willis Crockett will start up his
carding mill August 1.
The farmers are haying in dead earnest