The Portland daily press., 1897-07-15
MAINE TOWNS.
Items of Interest Gathered by Cores.
pondents of tho Press.
CUM BERLAND.

SudW b.
Little Sadie Orr from South Portland.
is spending few weeks with Miss Sarah
Morrill,.
Mrs. Frank Shaw and family are stop
ping at his fathers, where their youngest
child is very sick.
Master Leon Prince from Salem, Mass,
is visiting his grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. Cyrus Shaw.
Mr.. Howard Clough, who went to the
Maine General hospital few weeks ago
for treatment, has returned home much
improved in health.
GORHAM.
Gorham July 1.-THE people of Gorham
are glad to learn that ]. S. Simmons,
ESQ.,, who was in consequence Of bad
road thrown out of his carriage about
three weeks ago and seriously hurt, is on
the mending hand. Doctor Slower, who
has had the care of Mr. Simmons, thinks
he will be able to attend to his business
again in few weeks.
HARRISON.
Harrison, July IA very heavy rain
set in Monday night about Z, and up to
Tuesday night it has rained most of the
time The streams are full and many
gardens are rather too wet. There is quite
quantity of hay out, while some Of the
farmers put what was dry in Sunday.
The hay crop in this section is reported
good.
Burnham & Morrill, are making quite
an addition to their corn shop.
+. p. Benefits new house is ready for
the plasterers. This is one of the best To-
cations in the village.
Summer boz ders are coming and the
village has quite lively appearance after
6 O'Clock. 1t is expected that there will
be more people in the village this sum-
mer than ever before.
One farmer said today that a field that
he moved yesterday is now four inches
under water.
Norway, July 1.-THE electric railway
question is now settled and work is to
commence at once. Contractor Wilson ar
rived yesterday with several car loads Of
hand barrows and grading implements.
Several camps along the way are being
constructed for the accommodation Of
workmen. People owning nervous and
high mettled horses are anticipating great
inconvenience during the grading from
Norway to Lake village, owing to the
| narrow belt between the steep hill side
and lake shore and the constant plying of
the dummy engine.
Pleasure seekers in large crowds visit
| the Electric park every pleasant evening,
! where they are generally most delightfully."-
entertained. A variety of amusements
are furnished by the company at ten cents
the round trip.
Farmers are slow about commencing
haying, as none but June grass and old
rough fields are yet matured. The late
extremely hot weather was hailed with
joy, it being the only hope for the hoed
crops which are now coming forward
The Catholic chapel is fast approaching
completion, while the Episcopal will not
be finished till October. The amount of
building under way and in contemplation
is really surprising and no pains are
spared to beautify our lawns and flower
plots, and keep our streets and walks in
first class condition. Still one great con-
venience is entirely overlooked. We have
no public watering place, and even the
time honored well on Danforth street has
been destroyed.
B. Y. Spinney & Co. are about to en-
large their business by manufacturing
| mems shoes, which calls for an addition
of two hundred hands. This makes a call
for thorough repair Of the building at
an outlay of $4,000.
The apple crop promises small, owing
to blight and the tent caterpillar.
NEW GLOUCESTER.
New 6 loucester, July 14.-Mr. N. r.
Haskell has made large addition to his
with hard pine.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Sturgis of Port
land, and Miss Sturgis Of New York,
have visited DR.. Sturgis.
W. II. Greeley and Blanchard Rideout,
both from the publishing house Of CHM
& Co., Boston, who have been spending
their vacation here, have returned to Bos-
ton.
Mr.. Ernest True, formerly bookkeeper
at Portland Creamery, will assist Mr..
Haskell in his store
Miss Della Coombs, bookkeeper at
Houlton, has been home for a short visit.
She will return today.
ing a great deal of interest in botany in
his school this summer. One boy col
lected and pressed carefully over 100 diff
ferent specimens. He said: II never
noticed 'em before. 1 thought they were
all weeds'' This town has always been
noted for its fine flowers. Many rare va
rieties are found on the meadows and in
ohter parts of the town.
Casco, July 14-The thermometer reg
istered about 95 degrees here for the five
hot days last week. The thermometer
hung on the east side of the Eastman
house, under the piazza.
A few of the farmers in this vicinity
commenced haying Monday.
Mr.. J N. Eastman has been fortunate
in securing Arthur J. Mann as assistant
in his butter factory.
Summer visitors and boarders are ma
king our streets look lively.
Mrs. Emma Chandler and little son
Louie of Lynn, Mass, are boarding at
Mrs. V. r. Edwards's.
Miss Estelle Bartlett, of Massachusetts,
is visiting at Mrs. Huldah Frost's.
Mrs. Ellen Young has two gentlemen
boarders for the summer.
Mr.. NJ. j. Hamlin and wife, of Sa-
lem, Mass, are visiting relatives in this
village.
Mrs. Rebecca A. Decker has been quite