The Portland daily press., 1896-07-23
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Harpsw well.

West Harpswell, July 2a-Mr. William
Alexander, of North Harpswell, died
Saturday and was buried from his late
residence Monday. July goth. Rev. Eli
jah Kellogg pr cached the funeral SER
mon. Music was furnished by the Bruins
age. He leaves widow, one daughter,
and two sons.
Mrs. j. N. Bailey, and son red, from
Springfield, Mass. are visiting at Capt.
David Stover's.
Mrs. Annie Allen, of Harpswell Centre,
well, are attending the summer school
at Saco.
Miss Etta WhitehoNse and Miss ClaEie
Hussey, from Topsham, are boarding at
William Randaips.
Mr.. Charles Conner and son Irwin,
from Orange. Mass. are in town.
Baldwin.
North Baldwin, July 22--Many of the
farmers have finished haying. They re-
port about two thirds OF the usual crop.
MIR. Nell York lost q valuable Jersey
calf last week by drowning in tub OF
water in the pasture.
Among those who have been sick we
were glad to see the following at churoh
last Sunday: Mr.. John Wiggin, Mr.. j;
M. Sanborn, Mr.. P. II. Higgin and
Mrs. Nellie Cartrett.
The young people enjoyed a swing in
A. B. Sanborn's grove last Friday even
REV. J. A. Wiggin and wife, Of Jack
son, N. H.. we're the guests Of his father
last Thursday.
at her parental home last week.
Miss Mary Fl. Burnell, of West Bald
win, was the guest of Misses Ida ID.
Chadbourne and Ernestine Sanborn.
last week.
MIR. viii Haokett, of Boston, is board
ing with Mrs. e. B. Binford.
Miss Alice Wiggin is visiting friends
at Deering.
ohard.
Cumberland.
Cumberland Centre, July 22-Mrs.
Frank N Calderwood, of Portland and
b company of young ladies. are stopping
at the old home place.
Situated in the towns of Falmouth and
Cumberland, Is large tract of wood
land containing thousands OF acres, In
parts of these woods berries grow In
abundance On Friday morning of last
week, Mrs. Sommers, an old lady OF 40
living with her son on the Gray road in
Falmouth, started for Brown Hill Tor
berries. She failed to find the berries,
lost her way and wandered about In the
woods alone without anything to eat Till
after sunset, when her cries attracted the
attention Of some young men in Cum
berland, not far from tho Falmouth line.
who immediately proceeded to find the
lost woman and conducted her safely
from the woods and returned her to her
home late at night to her great boy.
Next Sunday evening Rev: Addison
Blanchard, pastor of q church in DENVER
Col, and native of this place, Will
| give a Bible reading at the hour of the
| usual evening service. POSSIBLY ne may
| pfAaoh in the afternoon.
John N. Farwell, well known me-
chanic In this and neighboring towns,
| died last Saturday from cancer on the
| liver,
The much needed rain came last Mon
| day.
Harrison.
: Harrison, July ss-Thess Lucier minstrels
| Town hall Saturday evening to full
house. 1t is said they took ninety three
| dollars.
There were fifty two guests at the Elm
| House all day Sunday.
There Is larger number Of summer
visitors this season al the village than
| has ebeen the case for several years
| The dog that bit Mr.. Chas Lang, has
been shot. We can spare two more.
| Uncle Stephen Tibbetts, SO years old
this month, always Democrat, says he
| doesn't know where he is.
White perch are very plenty in Long
lake, but not taking tbe hook very well
get Large schools of them are seen neal
the village.
| Liuzington.
Limington, July 2O.-Some misoreant
broke into tho chapel at North Lining
ton some time last week and stole a
| nickel plated Rochester burner globe
| lamp. 1t was a present to the chapel last
| fall and cost some six dollars. Its loss
/! was discovered Sabbath morning OF
opening the chapel, which was locked and
| all of the windows fastened except thu
one pear table on which the lamp set
| The blinds were also Gal closed. No cius
| to the perpetratoR. The chapel sets end
to near the Cornish and Portland roads.