The Portland daily press., 1896-08-01
MAINE TOWNS.
Items of Interest Gathered by CORES.
pondents of the Press.
Yarmouth

Yarmouth, July 80. L. P. Pomsroy
has taken the contract for making the
prepossd changes in the chapel of the
First Parish church.
Fire was discovered in the large cot
tage at Mre Ella Drinkwster's last Fri
day morning. 1t was caused by placing
a lighted lamp too near the partition
Timely assistance prevented it from be-
coming serious matter.
Rev. j. Il. Barrows is spending his
vacation at Cousins Island. His wife
and two children are with him.
Rev G. E. Mckinley and family ar.
rived homo from their sojourn at Princes
Point this week.
Mrs. A. o. Baker has been visiting
her sister, Mrs. j. ?. Merrill, of Free
port.
Miss Mauran, Of Providence, R. l., is
8 guest at the Stockbrldge mansion.
Mr.. Edgar True, wife and two child
rem, Of East Boston, are guests of Mr..
Augustus True
Mr.. and Mrs. Chns. e. Lewis of
stoneham, Mass, are visiting Mrs. A.
l.. Tabor.
Miss Kate Davis ia at home from Bos-
ton.
Mrs. W. N. Richards, Mrs. Howard
L0sing and Master Elliott Loring are
spending 3 vacation at the Coombs cot
sage, Princes Point
Miss Jennie Buchanan is visiting at
BranS Rock, Duxhury, Mass.
Miss Emily Baker returned Tuesday
from Bdstin Island, where sha has been
visiting her cousin, Miss Katie Merrill,
Rt Quinnebasset Cottage. and also at the
Ooonhs cottage, which is at present 90
gupied by her uncle, Mr.. Alfred Soule
and family of Cambridge. Mass.
The following books win be found at
Hillside Library, August LIST:
721-The Supply at Saint Agatha's. e.
S. Phelps.
722-Mrs. Gerard. M. L. Pool.
723-Madelon. NJ. Il. Wilkins.
724-Tom Grogan. E. Hopkinson
7s5-Adam Johnstone's Son. T. Marion
Crawford.
726-The Life of Nancy. S. Orne Jew.
EFT.
7a7-The Wise Woman. c. L. Burn
ham.
728-In His Name. E. E. Hale.
7s9-Tha Adventures of Captain Horn.
F. Il. Stockton.
73O-A War with Pontiac. Kirk Nun
roe
7s1-My Watch Below. ". C. Russell.
Tho Baptist Sunday school had q de-
lightful excursion to Harpswell Centre
Wednesday. They took the steamer Mad
elaine at Princes Point, ana enjoyed the
going and returning in their hayraoks,
etc., almost as much as the pleasant sail.
There were 235 in the party.
Otisfield.
Otisfeld. July 81. All the fsrmers
have finished haying, with the exception
Of cutting few meadows and lowiands
All crops are looking we'll.
Raspberriss and blueberries are very
abundant this year, and if the remand
er of the season is suitable for them
there will be an abundance of blaokber-
ries also. Many people daily visit the
burnt district Oh Edes Falls plains to
PICK blueberries.
Quite a number OF summer visitors
are in town from city places. We are
glad to welcome them to the green lovely
country during the summer months.
Raymond.
RAYMOND, July 81. Mr. Charles Mer-
rill. OF Fryeburg, and lady friend, were
the guests of Mrs. Myra Merrill last Sun
dag.
last Sunday with friends in this vicinity.
Mrs NJ e. Gould and sister, Mrs.
Hattie Traitor, have returned to Port
land.
Mr.. Morris Winslow is visiting at MI.
Oharlss Morton's.
Miss Marcia Decker, of Naples. is the
guest of Misses Mabel and Lillian Plum
mar.
Mrs. Sarah P. Mason Is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Orrin Chapman. and Mrs.
VIM. Skillins, of Deering.
Mrs Charles r. Knight, of Boston
(nss Belle Harmony is at the parental
home.