The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-06-22
Portland, are stopping at their summer

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| Next Sunday will be observed as
Children's Sunday here. A sermon to the
children by the pastor Mr.. Mcleod will
be preached at 1915 followed in the even
| ing by concert, consisting of singing,
| speaking, etc.
The last meeting of the Woman's Home
Missionary society was held Wednesday
Hawkes., at Wilson Springs and was de-
cided success.
| Mr.. LYMAN W. Hanson lost very val
liable horse while in Raymond Sunday.
| Mrs F. K. Thorpe is visiting relatives
| in Portland
LIMINGTON.
Limington, June 10. The 18th and and
10Th of this month have been very fine
| days for which the farmers feel very
grateful. Planting continues very late,
with perhaps not all completed yet.
Grass is looking fine, with prospect of
big crop of hay. Apple crop will be
light. AS comparison between this
season and other seasons, locusG Iree
that was il full bloom June 2nd, 1871,
will require several days yet before it
will be in bloom this season.
Mr.. George Files and wife. OF Gorham,
are visiting friends in Limington.
Deacon Simeon f. Tufts and wife are
| spending vacation with friends at West
DfOOk ana Portland.
During the great storm of last week
known in the month of June, and but a
few times higher in spring freshets.
Benjamin Deshon of South Linington
! is making extensive repairs on his house.
Jerry Anderson, of South Limington,
was kicked by. a horse last Tues
day, under which he was placing some
bedding. The blow broke one of the bones
below the knee.
| A union baptism was held last Sunday
| at the Slower Pond in Limerick, at which
| time 80 candidates were baptised. Rev.
MIR. Minard, of Limerick baptised four
candidates from Limerick and Rev. I.
+. Maxim, Of South Limington baptised
rs from South Limington. Nearly 1900
| people witnessed the ceremony.
| Charles e. Emery, of Limington, has
| the contract for carrying the mail from
South Huntington via Limington and
North Limington to Steep Falls, two SER
vices a day.
H. H. McKenny has received his COM
mission as postmaster at Limington, and
will take possession of the office July LIST
next.
George M. Brackett left for Bridge
water, Mass, on Monday last, where he
will be connected with the electric rail-
road.
John Freeman Brackett returned home
from Bates College on Saturday last.
| This closes his Junior year.
1t Is understood the property formerly
owned by Tobias Lord at Steep Falls has
Improvements contemplated Is an excel
sior plant The Maine Central railroad
is expected to build spur track to the
mill, the distance of about 80 rods. OPP
erations on mill building are expected to
commence by the middle or last of July.
Mr.. Sidney Thaxter is making some
repairs on the Parker House.
| A. A. Strout has the contract to build
the town road from his place to the new
County road. Price paid 81 .95 per rod.
The town at meeting held the 18th
| inst chose Benjamin E. Cousins, James
! A. Cole and Will l.. McKenney a COM
mittee to furnish plans and contract for
building and furnishing of three new
schoolhouses- at Rapids, one at North
Limington and one in what was formerly
known as the Bean district.
BUXTON.
| West. Buxton, June 81. Miss Rubie
Smith, teacher of the grammar school,
gave her pupils a very pleasant outing
last Tuesday afternoon. She procured a
team and driver to take them down to
Salmon Falls. 1t was a ride long to be
remembered by the children. Miss Smith
closed her school Friday June IS, the pri-
mary department closed June II.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Getchell, who
were with his mother during her last ill
ness returned to their home here last
week.
Mr.. Willard Hobson came on his wheel
| from Portland last Friday to visit friends
in this vicinity.
Mr.. L. G. Sawyer, who had his foot
crushed by wheel passing over it, is
able to be round the house with the aid
of crutches.
Mr.. and Mrs. Loring Townsend, Of
New York, came last Friday for their an
nual visit to his parents. His mother
who has been very sick, is slowly i'm
proving.
Rev. G. A. Downey baptised three
Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs Joseph Sands, who have
been visiting friends in Boston and vi
cinity, returned to their home last Satur
day.
The body of Mr.. Stuart Anderson, who
died last Wednesday at his sons residences
in Dayton, was taken to Steep Falls Sun
day for interment.