The Portland daily press., 1896-08-12
MAINE TOWNS.
items of Interest Gathered by Corres-
pondents of the Press.
Falmo nth.


Falmouth, Aug. 11.-Among the guests
at Oak View Cottage are Mrs. j. Q. Pros
ton and the Misses Preston, Mrs. &c. G.
Turner and the Misses Turner, all of
Portland.
Mr.. d. E.. Moulton has returned from
business trip to Vermont.
MIR Arthur Dyer of Portland is stopping
at the Merrill Cottage.
The lawn party, which was postponed
OH account of the weathsr, will be given
at the parsonage Wednesday evening if
the weather is favorable.l
Miss Magaret Kennedy of Portland is
visiting her aunt Mrs. A. L. Perry.
BIr. Harry W. Dyer, who has been
spending few weeks at MIR. Daniel Pat
rick's, Pleasant Hill, has gone to New
York.
Miss Esther Merrill has returned from
visit to Sebago.
MI. Reuben Merrill of Lawrence Mass.
is drilling chorus in preparation for
concert which is to be given August 20.
Miss katerlne Kicker OF Boston and M ISIS
Florence Knight OF Brooklyn are spend
ing their vacations at their homes i'll Fail
mouth and have kindly consented to act
as sol ossts at the concert. Their glorious
voices which have delighted many audi
ences in the large cities will be no less
appreciated in this their native town.
Mr.. George J. Miller of Chelsea. Mass,
is stopping With Mr. and Mrs. W.
Neyens.
D,. Charles Il. Clark, wife and children
of Bellows Falls. VT. on their way O
Georgetown, Me-, stopped with MIR. New
ems Monday night. One horse having
become lame the doctor left him and con-
tinued his journey with the other on
Tuesday morning.
Bri stoI.
Bristol. Aug 11.-Edward Huston
committed suicide Saturday afternoon by
hanging at his homo in Walpole, (Bris-
toll. His health had been falling for sew
eral weeks. He was about 30 years of age
and unmarried.
Pownal Aug. 1.-The heat of the last
few days has been intense at Intervals.
1t certainly seems like our old fashioned
dog DAYS when the fog lifts from DAY to
day, each one seeming hotter than the
one preceding it.
A fairly good grain crop Will De secured
this season if we have weather suitable
in which TO harvest it,; and the frequent
rains are very favorable for keeping The
fields and pastures green and this Will
mean a great deal to the many who are
1amenting not half Of an average hay
crop.
Apples promise to be abundant and
prices are already very low on the best OF
fruit.
The regular meeting of the Ladies
Aid Society, which, according to date
should be held on Thursday of the present
week will, by general consent OF the
members !, be postponed for one M week,
next meeting to gbe held ,on Thursday,
Aug. 25th at 2 o'clock.
full attendance is desired.
Mr.James Stuart Murphy from Lowell,
Mass, accompanied by his wife and in
FAINT daughter recently passed through
our town en- route Tor Belgrade where
they contemplate paSSi ng several weeks.
Miss Ethel Harris of Portland nnwho has
been spending some weeks with Miss
Lillian L. Latham has returned. to Port
land
Mir. and Mrs. Angie Bean of Portland
were at Norman True's for the Sabbath.
Miss Goldie Noyes of Portland is at
present visiting among her friends here.
The Misses sadie and Emma Evans
with their brother, Master Bennie. are at
Mrs. Capt. Kenney's, also Mrs. Louisa
Chase, formerly Louisa Kenney.
Capt. Palmer and wife from Portland,
accompanied by Charles Palmer of Pal
MGR, German & Co., recently passed the
day at mir. G. Il. Hodsdon's.
The Misses Annie and Grace Greene
from Lynn, Mass, are now In town the
guests Of Mr. and Mrs. Fl. B. True.
Mrs. Eftie J. Latham and daughter,
Miss LILLIAN with Mrs. Latham's mother
Mrs John e. Launce will pass the great
er part sof Ethe present week at Mrs.
Latha7i's cottage at Princes Point.
1t was great pleasure to have our
PASTORS wife present at our church SER
vice On Sunday. Although she has been
able to be with us but a few times she
has won the hearts of all and her visits
are most enjoyable occasions. She was
accompanied by her friend Miss Leigh
ton.
West Gray, Aug. 11.-Rarvey Adams,
son of Charles s. Adams, was quite Sc
ysrely hurt by fall from his bicycle on
Friday last, near the store in West Gray.
The fallswas caused by the breaking of
the tire on the wheel which was one of
the old fashioned ordinaries. His left
elbow was badly dislocated and the bone
fractured. He was Eat once carried to
Gray Corner where the limb was set by
Drs. Andrew and Bosworth
Charles S. Allen of Hooper, Son &
leighton aud wife are spending a two
weeks vacation at his old home in West
Gray.
Ernest Witham from Cumberland Mills
was at Albert Pennell's on Sunday, re-
turning home Monday night.
8. Miss Emma M. Skillings is visiting at
her brother's, Mr.. E. g. skillings.
George Foster was at home from New
Gloucester on Sunday
Mr.. Albsrt e. Vining from Springfield
Mass, visited his uncle Albert Pennell on
Monday apd Tuesday.
B. A. Libby went TO Cumberland Mills
Monday Night.
Woo1wfch.
WoolWich, Aug U.-Saturday afternoon
as the crowd was returning home from
Barnum & Rsiley's circus which exhibit
ed at Bath, young lady named Della
Hunnewell was severely, and came near
being fatally injured.
Miss Hunnewsll was slowly walking a
few step far outside the road expecting
her friend viii team to drive up in
few moments, when party drove up at
rapid gait and reined SO wildly that he
atruck her with the carriage and knocked
hre beneath 1t. He hauled up suddenly