The Portland daily press., 1896-04-10
MAINE TOWNS.
Items of Interest Gathered by Cores
pondents of the Press.
Wells.

will DO filed with summer visitors, and
the hotels and boarding houses over
flowing with strangers from all parts
of the country. A few years has made a
great change in this beautiful and sleepy
little village. Ten years ago there were
perhaps few weeks in
summer when visitors came, but
there were no hotels and no regular
boarding houses. But now it has be-
come the business of the village, and
brings In many thousands of dollars
annually. Ten years ago one could buy
land for song almost; today lots along
the shore or in the village are worth from
5000 to $1,000. The real business here aside
from summer visitors is fishing. A
great many of the residents are engaged
in that and some of them have cleared
as high as 500 to $500 in their winter
fishing,
There is quite lot of building going
on at present. Hotel Lookout on Israels
Head is being enlarged by the addition
of new wing.
A. Fl. Littlefleld is building a large
house to connect with the Washington,
so he will have the largest number of
rooms Of any of the hotels. Most of the
rooms are already engaged.
@. B. Littlefield is having finished the
upper stores In his new building, and
has let the rooms. for the summer.
W. +. Cousins. the postmaster of the
village, Is having erected fine new
house. which when completed, will be
one of the finest private residences in the
town.
N. P. M. Jacobs sold yesterday a lot
of land on Israel's Head to Boston
parties, who have agreed to build house
of about rs rooms.
Since last season Mrs. East
burn of Portland, has had built for her
very handsome cottage, at Sandy Cove.
Mrs. Esstburn has spent the summer
here for several years.
Mr.. A. FL. Wilmarth, of Lowell, has
also fine new cottage.
Q. Fl. Littlefleld is to build a large
house this spring.
Moses Perkins is to build private cot
tage on one of the prettiest lots in the
village.
Jacobs & Littlefeld are having their
store painted and tinted, and 1t makes a
very fine appearance.
Oliver s. Maxwell is putting a new
coat of paint ION his handsome set of
buildings.
The ogunquit Improvement Society
have over $500 in the treasury, which
they will spend on sidewalks and lamps,
and we are to have $500 extra from the
town for streets, so it will make great
improvement in the looks of our village.
Buxton.
West Buxton, April 9-Mrs. Ruth T.
Smith, of Hollis, died April z. aged 81
of the late Samuel Smith and mother of
eight children Four survive her. three
sons and one daughter, Seth p Smith,
prominent Boston lawyer; George
Smith, a successful business man in Port
land, being one Of the firm of Blackstone
& Smith, contractors and builders;
Noah Il. Smith, who lived with her on
the old homestead, and Mrs. S. S. Mill
ken, her daughter. Mrs. Smith, or
fAunt Ruth" as she was called by
everyone, was widely known and beloved
by large circle of friends and her kind
and familiar face will be greatly missed
in the community. She was friend to
everyone in need or trouble and was
very useful and benevolent woman. John
Haley, Esq, the brother of Mrs. Smith,
is the only one left OF large family. He
is now IS years of age and is now the
only aged person in thesvicinity. The
funeral services will be held at her late
home Thursday, at O'Clock, p. m.
Harpswen.
West Harpswell, April e-Easter Sun
day was observed at the Baptist church
by appropriate exercises. Following is
the programme:
Organ Prelude,
Mrs. Rose NJ. Merriman
Opening Chorus-Brieht Easter Joy,
Mrs. Rose NJ. Merriman, organist and
alto; II. G. Merriman and 2 J.. A. Dur
gan, bass; Rev. f. H. Pratt, tenor;
Alice L. Randall and Sarah E. Merri-
rs soprano.
Ad4.e ss of Welcome,
Susie Bibber.
Easter Joys,
Ruby Slower
Response-Reading,
Superintendent and School.
Rev. F. H. Pratt.
Hymn-Heavenly d Father.
Recitation-The Children's Easter,
Blanche Merriman.
Observation-Disclosures Joy
Forest Orr.
Scripture f Raal +. H. Pratt,
Song-Rejoice,
Recitation-Easter Morning,
Mrs. Minnie Haskell.
Recitation-With Joy.
Rose Ethel Merriman.
Song-Joyful Voices,
ChO1r.
Recitation-Within the Heart,
Della Slower.
Recitation-The Pure in Heart,
Annie Bibber.
A Song Of Easter,
Mrs. A. Slower
Anthem,
Choir
Song-Little Lights,
Harry and Blanche Norman.
Recita tion-Happy Hearts,
Beryl Mitchell.
Responsive Reading-Risen with Christ,
Superintendent and School.
Song-Beautiful Easter Lilies,
Recitation-What Shall We Bring to
Jesus
Sunday School.
Responsive Reading What We Should
All Bring,
Pastor and School.
Offertory-Lord, Accept,
Choir.
Recitation-Our Victory,
Sophie May Stover.
Song-Hai] to the Victor,
Choir.
Reoitation-Our Welcome,
Harvey Mitchell
Roojtafion-.IItst over Yovder