The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-08-04
MAINE TOWNS.
Items Of Interest Gathered by Cores
pondents of the Press.

FREEPORT.
Frepeort, Aug. 3. Mr.. G. A. Davis
and family are at Bustin's for a month.
Misses Vaun and Bertha Davis are spend
ing the present week with them.
Master Robbie Fitzgerald, who was so
badly injured few weeks since, is so
far recovered as to be able to be out.
Miss Brenda Soule, with a party of
young friends, is occupying Mr.. e. S.
Soule's cottage at Bustin's
The new Baptist church is nearly COM
plete, and will be great ornament to
the village Much attention is attracted
by the Curtis memorial window now be-
ing placed in the front of the church. 1t
is most beautiful piece of work and
worthy of the conspicuous place it occu-
pies. Work is soon to begin on the gra-
ding, and it is expected that everything
will be completed ready for dedication
next month.
NEW GLOUCESTER.
Intervale, August 2. The farmers Of
this vicinity are nearly discouraged
about getting theil hay there is SO much
DUH Weather. It looks doubtful about
getting on to the Intervale at all.
Mrs. Carrie Conkling and her two
dau ghters, Ethel and Myra, from New
Jersey, are visiting at A. H. Nevins.
Herbert Jordan has been at home a few
days from Paris, where he is at work.
days at Mr.. Briggs's. She has taught
school in this place.
Gorham, August 3.-Mrs. James Files
of Portland is spending few days with
Col. and Mrs. II. r. Millett.
The Epworth league will hold a lawn
social at Mr.. J. j. G. Hannaford's on
Thursday evening. A fine display of fire.
works is promised and ice cream will be
served.
Mr.. John Cragin and daughter Margaret
of Someryille, and Miss Alice Quincy
of Portland, are the guests Of Mr.. Joseph
Worden.
Mr.. George W. Roberts of Boston, lis
spending few days in town.
Miss Cuorla Fox of Portland is stop
ping with Mrs. Mary A. Waterman, Water
street, for O short time.
Mr.. Samuel Carnthes has sold his farm,
situated near the village to Mr.. William
Hadlock of Massachusetts.
Mrs. Mary E. Scott has accepted posit-
ion with Owen, Moore & Co., Portland.
Mrs. P. I. Paine is spending few days
at Old Orchard.
Cspt. Els Morris of Kansas City, Mo. =,
formerly state superintendent of Schools
Of this state, is visiting ex-Gov. ROBBIE for
a short time.
SANFORD
Springvale, August 3.-Deacon James
Sayward, with wife and daughter Jennie,
visited his daughter, Mrs. Angela Abbott
in Shapleigh, last week.
Mrs. Ann M. Lord, widow Of the late
Capt. Charles Butler, died at the residence
village July %, aged Il years, l month
and days. The deceased had been a
patient sufferer for many years. She
had been blind and was dependent entire
ly upon her attendants.
The old friends of DR.. J. 6. and Mrs.
Hammond of Somersworth, were much
| pleased to see them here last week.
Rev. Messrs. Shumway and Hardy ex-
changed pulpits last Sunday.
Misses May and Lena Sayward are
home from Worcester, where May has been
teaching and Lena attending school,
Mrs. A. S. Mead visited relatives in
Shapleigh last week.
Mr.. Elijah E. Rope is visiting friends
in Manchester, N. H.
Rev. G. S. Chase and wife of Mechanic
Falls, who have been spending a two
| weeks vacation in Chester, N. H., called
on friends here last week who were much
| pleased to meet them again.
HARPswELL.
West Harpswell, August 3.-U. S.
steamer Lilac, Capt johnson, and the
steam yacht Sterling. from Boston, owned
| by Mr.. Lockhardt, are in Stover's Har-
I Dor.
Canton, August 3.-Hon. Otis Hayford
and family are away for an outing of
two weeks.
DR.. H. M. Nickerson and wife of Port
land are at Mrs. Nickerson parents,
Canton Point.
Nellie Thompson is spending her aca-
ton in town.
Miss Alice Norton of Somerville, Mass.
Is visiting relatives in town.
We hear that the party leasing the
Herdsdale farm, is much pleased with the
place.
W. o. Hayford commenced his labors
at Rumford Falls this week as book
L keeper at the chemical mill. His family
go to Pennington for short stay, the n
they expect to locate at the Falls:
Dura Bradford is in Portland for few
days visit
Uncle John Talniney is so he gets down
town on pleasant day.
VIM. DeCosta's crew of men are doing
a jot at the Revere house this week.
L. W. Smith is about putting in a new
boiler at the tannery.
VIM. M. Stubbs is reported insolvent
Rev. Charles A. Hayden will preach at
the Universalist church through the
month of August Sundays at $50 p. m;
More black hay is being put in than for
many years and some say more than
ever put in.
Mrs. Cooling and daughter Nettie, who
have been spending vacation with Mrs.
Gordons mother, Mrs. George FL. Davis,
have returned to their home in Massa-
chusetts.
A young child Of Mr.. and Mrs. Selby
Daily, died the first of the week.
The new Grange hall of which we viii
give you little description later, is to 81
dedicated about September 9Th. {
NORWAY.
Norway, August 2.-Charles, son OF
Alonzo Edwards, prominent grocery
dealer of this town was taken very Ill
: several days since, of what was supposed
to be inflammation of the bowels, but
but proved to be well developed case OF
; appendicitis. An operation was performed
Friday last by DR.. Oaks of Auburn, as