The Portland daily press., 1896-05-19

their effects were saved. Mrs R,,tlar
IS loser Of from $500 to $4,000. Ey-Sher
| III Geo. Fl. Wentworth lost several than
SAND dollars worth Of growth, and his
new and elegantly house was thought to
be IN great danger, but escaped. Jacob
Nutter had hard work to save his house
as the 1ire came very close and bnrned
considerable of his woodland over Sam
uel Button lost considerable amonnt Of
standing timber. The Hurd place 1ately
| stripped was nearly burnt over ana fine
dwelling now owned by Mr.. Horne "a
lumberman, was in great danger. The
amount OF the damage is only matter
of conjecture as some of the growth may
not be all killed and in the present az
element it is hard to get fair estimate.
A fire alarm was rUng in the village at
12-40 at noon, and large party Went to
the rescue Of the property. The engine
was on hand and the coed work of The
fireman is praiseworthy. Friday night
a fro broKe out on woodlands of j ohm II.
Hobbs and Samuel Goodwin ana
several acres were burned over, doing con-
siderable damage to the growth. These
fires were set either from the careless use
of tobacco and matches or by incendiary
design, the latter being the most plaus-
ible theory.
st has been long time since any rain
has fallen, and fires would catch almost
anywhere. Vegetation is greatly in need
of rain
Cape Elizabeth.
Mrs. George Wood of Bowery Beach,
has gone to Portland to stop several
weeks. Her health is improving very
fasE.
Mrs. Joseph s. Staples and children of
Bowery Beach are visiting relatives in
Wiliimautic, Conn.
Mr.. Philip Hannaford and family of
Pond Cove are stopping at the Hanna
ford cottage near the Two Lights
The Pomona Grange will meet with
the Cape Elizabeth Grange at Spurwink,
Saturday. May 23rd.
The Baptist Circle will meet with Mrs
Frank II. Hill, Pond Cove Wednesday
afternoon.
MIR Harry S. Jordan of Spurwink,
whose buildings were burned Il short
time since is now building small house
tor his help and will build barn in
time TO store this seasons hay crop.
Freeport "a
Freeport, May 18.--On Saturday after
noon, Mertie, son of W. c. Ringrose, fell
from swing and sustained fracture of
his left arm near the shoulder
Limington.
Limineton, May 18.-There is great
complaint that rain is very much needed.
The ground is very dry for the time of
year.
There is very general bloom of apple
trees. Most everything in this section
bearing the name of apple tree is now in
full bloom, certainly two weeks earlier
than ordinary. The trees look like a
young snow storm.
MIR. Malcolm B. Cole and family of
Orange, N. j., have arrived and opened
the cottage occupied By them last season
at the village.
Mr. Sidney Thaxter and daughter of
p ortland, arrived last week and have
opened the Larraaee cottage.
Mr.. B. E. Larrabee of Newton, Mass,
of the firm Of B. Il. Larrabee & Co.,
Boston, dry goods dealers, with his wife
are here for two weeks trip. Mr.. Lar
rabee is native of Limington.
daughter, Mrs i. G. Small of Cornish.
is spending a week at Lewiston with the
family of Dir. II. H. burlington.
Hon. S. l.. Purington has gone to
Lewiston on a business trip.
The Jameson Local Union, Y. p. S. @.
e., will meet at Free Baptist church,
Steep Falls, Maine on Wednesday, May
order Of exercises: 1890, praise service,
W. H. P. Emery, Limerick. 11.00 prayer
service, Rev. O. S. Wilder, Limington;
solo, W. II. p. Emery, Limerick 11.30,
address of welcome, Rev. A. Il. Cox,
Steep Falls; music. 11.45, report of the
secretary and other business TACO,
dinner. 400 p. M, praise and prayer
service, Rev. R. L. Howard, Limerick:
solo, Walter h. Severance, Limington.
800, report of societies. collection. $3.50,
unfinished business; music, 400, the
glory of young manhood, Rev. J. B.
Saer, Cornish. 800, supper. 700, CON
secration service, S. It. Moody, South
Limington: solo, W. S. Small, Lining
ton. 7.45, address, Rev. J. A. Water
worth, Limerick. $50, benediotion. The
following are the officers of the society:
President, S. l.. Purington, South Linn
ington: secretary. II. F. Maxim, South
Llmington: treasurer, Mrs. e. A. Ander-
son, South LimiDgton. Societies, G. E.
limerick, North Parsonsfeld, Rick vile,
Steep Falls, South Limington, Lining
ton, South Cornish, Cornish, A. f. G.
E., Limerick.
Albert A. Strout has contracted with
Charles Higgins to drive his daily stage
from East Limington to Sehago Lake.
and has moved with his family to East
I,imington.
Cumberland, May 19.-These Rcpubli-
cans delegates have been elected: L. H.
Merrill, r. S. Ihomes, Hollis True.
Sylvanus Porter for the county conyen-
ton. They are for Webb for county a.
torney.