The Portland daily press., 1897-07-07
BUXTON.


q West Buxton, July 6-Mrs. f. Fl. Pike,
who has been visiting friends in Boston
and New York, returned to her home here
last Wednesday.
Mr.. Paul R. Palmer, of Boston, is at
home for while.
Mr.. John Bergman. who was in New
York last week, returned Saturday.
Mr.. John Rogers, of Cambridge, Mass,
and his uncle, are the guests of Mrs. j.
NJ Ridlon.
Miss Mary Dow spent Friday in Port
land.
Hon. F. H. Hargraves was in Shap-
leigh last week on business.
Mr.. Alnon Sawyer and family and Mr..
Herbert Sawyer of Brockton. Mass, are
spending few days with their parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. c. Sawyer.
Mr.. Edward Eaton and family went to
Cumberland Mills, Saturday, to spend a
few days.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. E. Smith and
daughter, of Everett. Mass, are visiting
her father, Hon. c. E. Weld.
Mrs. Tibbetts and son, of Great Falls,
N. H., are spending a few days with her
brother, Hon. f. II. Hargraves.
Mr. Geo. Davis of York, was at home
for the Fourth.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. B. Illingworth held a
reunion at their home here. Sons and
daughters with their children were pres
en0 from new hdHlpSuIre, MASSACHUSETTS,
and different parts of Maine to the num-
Der of twenty eight. Four generations
were represented.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Bacon, of San
! ford, spent the last few days with her
mother, Mrs. Agnes Hanna.
| Mr.. Geo. Hooper and Miss Ladd, OF
Saco, spent Sunday and Monday with his
parents.
The Fourth or rather the fifth passed
off very quietly in this place. Many at
| tended the celebration in Portland.
There was quite fine display of fire
works given by Mr.. C. A. Getchell in
front of his residence, which was wit
messed by many in the village.
sPRINGvALE.
Springvale. July 6-The farmers are
very busy getting their hay, which prom
ises good yield.
This warm weather is ripening the
berries and the pickers are on the alert.
Independence Day passed here quietly.
| The Junior Order of American Mechanics
attended service at the Baptist church
Sunday morning and listened to a very
able sermon from the pastor, Rev. Mr.
Shumway, on the duties of good citizen
ship. Early Monday morning the usual
amount of bellringing, horns and fire crack
ers helped to give vent to the patriotism
| which was burning in the hearts of the
young members of our community. AT
| 9 a. m. the Baptist Sunday school wen1
on a picnic excursion to Mousam Lake IL
ShapIeigh, where they had engaged one
of Capt. A. J. Lerned's cottages an6
| spent the day very agreeably notwith-
| standing the extreme heat. In the even
ing on the Springvale fair grounds thu
Declaration of Independence was read
to large gathering of our people ant
was delivered by Rev. Mr.. Moore
after which fine display of fireworks
closed the Fourth of July celebration
of 1897.
The mercury was up to 1O3 in the shade
Monday.
KEAZAR FALLS.
Keazar Falls, July The sister of Gov
Black of New York is Mrs. A. P. Mer
row of Freedom, N. H., and has been {
candidate for the post office at that place
against Frank Towle. Mrs. Morrow hal
had the backing of Senator Platt, ant
Towle the backing of the New Hamp
shire delegation. Last week Mrs. Merrov
received the appointment and is getting
ready to take the office under her care.
| Mr.. Munroe French has charge of The
post office at South Hiram.
| r. F. Chase has purchased the hote
property at this place.
Geo. W. Towle has gone back to Deer
| ing for months stop.
| Our young people who work at thu
mountain houses during the summer. ART
leaving for their respective houses.
Good cows seem to be in great demand
at present, buyers saying it is almost i'm
possible to buy one.
Hon. W. W. Norton of Buffalo, N. Y
has come to his old home to spend thu
summer with his mother.
Rev. Mr.. Nixon preached at the M. E
church very able sermon Sunday.
| The Brownfields were beaten by thu
South Hirams Saturday by score of l.
to 20.
| The people of Keazar Falls invite
through the PRESS all lovers of base bal
to come to the Newton pasture next Sat
urday. South Hiram and Keazar Fallt
| play ball.