The Portland daily press., 1896-08-25
BALDWIN.

BALDWIN.
East Baldwin, Aug. 22.-Several per-
sons from this place went to the coaching
parade at Lancaster, N H., last Thurs
day
Nearly every one here has visited Rigby
during the New England Fair.
Mr.. e. f. Richardson, wife, and child,
of Boston, are spending til cir vacation at
this place.
Mr.. Stephen Rounds leaves for Bigeam
today. He has accepted the position as
Principal of the Bingham high school.
NJ. Marshall Pierce, of San Francisco is
visiting at Saddleback Farm"
The people in this vicinity were some
what surprised Thursday MOI ming to find
that frost had visited the gardens. And
till they complain Of the weather-it's
too cold.
for the fall pack. Not only will corn be
packed at the factory, but also apples
and squash.
Herbert Thorn BIS is visiting friends at
East Sebago.
NJ. Guy Rollins of Detroit is visiting
MI. l.. A. Libby
Miss Florenos Pike was in town We'd
nesday.
A new flag pole WAS placed In position
near the post office last Thursday, and
beautiful Mckinley and Hobart flag
is now flying over our principal street.
STANDISH.
Standish, Aug. 24.-J. B. Swasey, NJ
d., of New York is visiting his brother,
q. +. Swasey.
.'Wooin Wind" 2.2514) head of W. H.
Marrets's string, has been entered for the
races at Gray next week, also at the
Maine State Fair wher Mr.. Marrett has
entered others of his horses.
The fall term of Standish High School
will begin Sept. Is with Clarence H.
Michels of Brunswick as principal and
Miss Mabel Dresser assistant. Mr.. Michels
comes to us highly recommended having
graduated from Bowdoin in the class of
"a, and being an assistant in the Bruins
wick High school. Miss Dresser is too
wsll-known and it would be needless to
say more than that she has always met
with the very best of success wherever
she has taught. This is Miss Dresser s
sixth consecutive term as assistant in
this school.
The village school begins Septem Der
10Th with Miss Maud Bergman of West
uxton as teacher.
G. h. Swasey has gone to Worcester,
Mass, where his promising PAGER
ftPalm" is entered for one Of the races
there Tuesday. alS
POLAND.
Poland Springs, Aug. "a Rev. Will
liam H. Bolster of Dorchester, Mass,
held devine service in Music Hall Sun
day morning.
Miss Maud Murray, who entertained
the guests Thursday evening, remained
at the Poland Spring House over Sunday
DR.. G. c. Schuyler of Pittsburgh, N.
Y, won the golf tournament of last
Friday and Saturday by an average score
of "a with Herbert Berry a close second
with 54L
Miss Wheelock. the whist queen who
Is staying here is to bring the stereopti-
con into use in teaching whist. She H.
Illustrates both the rules and full hands
and will give her first lecture in Indian
apolis this autumn.
Mr.. A. B. Kicker was at Rigby Friday
and very much regrets he was obliged to
leave too early to SEQ Joe Patohen make
his famous mile.
A week ago We thought that Poland
Springs was at its best, but the climate
of gaiety was reached Saturday night :.
Ill usLC lhll WINS dliuObU CTOWuou Will
lively dancers and gaily chattering spec
tators. The dancing began at $50 and
continued until II without pauae. The
tables in the entertainment room were
all occupied by whist and euchre devotee
the parlors and cozy hooks in the Office
were filed with jolly conversationists ami
without considering the foggy, disagree
able night without everyone seemed
happy.
The Hill Top OF August 23 contains d
fine picture of the cooks grouped in the
kitchen In connection with an article
headed, Behind the Scenes,' from
which we quote the following: There
are consumed on Rioker Hill in one week
2, $50 pounds of beef, Q $50 pounds of
lamb, 1850 pounds Of chicken, turkey
and fowl. 1900 pounds of fish, S62
pounds of veal, bacon and ham, 50 bush
els of potatoes, 900 pounds of other vegs-
table products, "a bushels of peas, IL
bushels of beans, 5000 ears of green corn,
% bushels of dandelions green, 10 bar
rels of flour, 1850 pounds of butter, 300
pounds of coffee, 55 pounds of tea. 553
quarts Of cream, 2, 200 quarts of milk,
and 80 bushels of berries, 81 bushels of
peaches. ~ bushels of oranges, IA boxes of
pears, 10 punches Of bananas, 40 huge
watermelons and 81 barrels of can telopes
are used at the Poland Spring house
alone. In addition to all this one and
one-half tons of sugar are used in sin
gle week.
Among the arrivals Saturday were
William Engsl and Samuel Stevens of
Ba ngor.
Kuntz orchestra rendered the follow
ing programme Sunday evening:
/. Overture-Semirami de, Rossini
2. Nazareth, Gounod
s. First Movement from Symphony
in B Minor, Schubert
4. Cello Solo.-a Autumn Flowers
b GaYOta. Pnnnar