The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-07-31
MAINE TOWNS.
ktsrns of Interest Gathered by Corres-
pondents of the Press.
Cape Elizabeth.


Cane Elizabeth, July 90 The pea crop
in Cape Elizabeth, has been very large
this season. Most Of the farmers are
shipping them to Boston, and getting a
good price for them.
BIueberries are very plenty in some
rarts of the town, and bring good
PRICE.
The South Congregational church at
Spurwink is being repaired, and when
completed will be greatly improved.
Capt John Collins is spending few
days at Bowery Beach. He is stopping
at Mrs. A. D. Cham berlain's.
Miss Maud Jordan of Auburn is visit
ing at w. D. Mufray's, POND Cove.
Mrs. JAS. Cook Of Otisfeld Is visiting
at Ephraim Dyer's.
Mrs. Lizzie Beardsley, who is keeping
house at Lowell. Mass, for Mr.. Lewis
Sweetsir, and has been visiting her par
ents at Pond Cove for several weeks, re-
turned 10 Lowell last week.
Mr.. ". d. Murray is building two
tenement house for Mr.. Geo. Delano at
Town House Corner. Mr.. Delano ex-
poets to move in about the first Of Sep
ember. The upper tenement is to be
occupied by Mr. Almon Jordan.
Miss Addie H. Dyer, Mrs. F. N. Stan
ley of Portland, who have been visiting
Mrs ssStanley's relativessat kockland and
Matinicus Island, returned the past
week.
A musicale was given at Scott D. Jor-
dams, Pond Cove, Tuesday evening, in
honor Uf their guests, Messrs. Manning
and Haddock of Massachusetts,. A large
number were present, and thoroughly en-
joyed the fine programme rendered by
f1ovx ais hn NaTfl
delivered by some OF the young ladies.
1t would have been pleasure to all to
have attended the baby show at Scott d.
Jordan's last week. We think 1t a wise
decision not to offer prize to the hand
somest and smsrtest, for tho mother of
each baby would have wanted the prize.
Freeport.
Freeport July 49, Saturday evening,
the Madeleine took about % excursionists
TO Peaks Island from Porter's Landing.
The whole time OF the excursion was over
six hours.
Extensive repairs are being made on the
high school building. New floors, new
piRstering, revarnishing desks, etc.
Mr.. Fred Nichols. proprietor of the Har-
rasseeket House is absent being ut st.
Louis at the present political convention.
Bustin's Island is thronged with cam
perB at the present time.
OOln6 lHFluefb df5 BebulHS buTuuSA nay
ing. While the crop is not large, the hay
comes in in better condition than last
year.
Amongst the sick, Miss Mary Mitchell,
8. f. Tracey, Smith Johnson. Mrs. Ern-
est Soule, Mrs. Jeanette Dyer, William
Anderson.
Baldwin.
East Baldwin, July 2s Miss Mabel
Small. of Portland is visiting Miss Net
tie Rounds.
DE-. Libby of Portland, is spending
his vacation at this place, staying with
his uncle, DR.. Norton.
Henry A, the little son OF Mrs John
Smell. who is visiting her father, Mr.
a. Spencer, has been very sick. but Is
now gaining.
DR.. Rounds of Naples, and L. @.
Rounds, of this place, attended the In
terstate shoot held on the Portland Gun
Club grounds last week, going to Port
land on their wheels.
Mr.. b. II. Rounds; of Melrose. Mass,
and Steve" Rounds took a forty mile
spin On their wheels last Sunday after
noon. While coasting down one OF the
iIilis in Sebsgo "Steve'' took header,
but escaped unhuTt; the last seen of him
Sunday night he was coastlng of tTear
Cap" in Hiram.
Mr.. +. ". Wood was at the Interstate
shooE last week.
The HOid Tars'' defeated the Potters
Of Sebago last Saturday 9 TO 3. The
''Oid Tars" play the "Mountaineers"
next Saturday on the home grounds.
The Rev. Mr.. Wilder, Of Limington, is
supplying the Congregational Church
hers during Rev. Mr.. saer's vacation.
West Baldwin, July 29. Farmers are
done haying generally in this section,
md report falling off of nearly one
third In quantity.
The prospects for an apple crop seem
excellent Mt present, the later varieties
Dnes.
The new bridge connecting Baldwin
with Cornish is nearly completed.
The Advent oampneetinng is to begin
Aug. S and continue several days.
Among the recent arrivals at the Pc
and two children, of Portland, Miss
Stevens. of Los Angeles, California, and
Mrs. q. +. Chisholm, of West Newton,
Mass.
There are quite number of boarders
Mt the several boarding houses in this
vicinity.
The following delegates were selected
to attend the district convention: J.
q. Cartrett. L. s. Richardson and Oil
yer Muroh, and are instructed to fill
vacancies
Springvale, July g. Warm, growing
weather we are having now. and crops
are looking well.
Rev. T. 6. Davis and family are spend
ing their vacation with relatives in Pep
perell, Mass.
Rev. j. G. Osgood, a former pastor,
preached at the Free Baptist church last
Sunday.
Miss S. Jennie Sa5ward are visiting
friends and relatives in Shapleigh
Mr.. Austin Wilson and son, are with
Mr.. and Mrs. Elijah C. Rowe is at
the old Wilson homestead in Shapleigeh.
George H. Chick visited his unole,
Simon Pillsbury, st Old Orchard last
week.
Col. r. A. Kemton, one of our
prominent business men, passed away
from earth after short illness of pneu-
Inonia at his summer cottage, Old Or
chard. July 10. He came to this place
about 20 years ago. and commenced bus
mess in manufacturing mems clothing.
He built the large block on Main street,
wheYe he has done Ii large and prosper
GUS business which gave employment to