The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-08-24

orally before they mature, for ioooer, .aoks
| Sweet corn is from one to two WEE M,
late. 1t wants warm and dry Weat p,
till the 10th or 18th. OF Septem p III
Potatoes are small and few IN niiA
Apples are scarce. - his
| Elton S. Newton has bargalnsu, n.e
stand and blacksmith shop to Wnso -
Stillman. the other smith at the centre Oh
the town.
Petitions for and against the graneln.g
of a charter to the Oxford Company na4 -
way ESQ called) from Bryants' fonu "
| Red Falls have been circulated IN to"n'
NEW GLOUCESTER.
Upper Gloucester, August 1o MIs.
Gertrude Mckay and little daughter
Florence are visiting her parents' "Ai'
and Mrs. Alvin Brown. a.,
Mrs. FL. e. Blake has been qul1e III
but we hope to see her out again so9n. .s,o
| The Misses Florence Blake and bessie
Corliss have new bicycles ,a.
Mr.. and Mrs. William WinsloW, aiso
MI. and Mrs. Alonzo Stevens. were oio
| Miss Anniei Berry has been visloihs
Miss Marian Atwood the past week. ~
| Kenneth Austin has been visiting ms IL
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. SeWah
Martin, the past week.
. Miss Evelyn Dunn of Poland, has peen
visiting her grandmother, Mrs. Samue
Estes, the past few days.
| The Misses Julia and Florence Issues
are visiting relatives in Portland. A.
Mrs. Samuel Estes is. at work Ior ME.
| George Blake.
| Miss Florence Corliss Is visiting friends
at Locke's Mills.
Mrs. Lima Gordon is visiting friends
in Thomaston.
Intervale, Aug. 49, The Intervale III
this place begins to present a livery ap.
pearance. The farmers have begun to cut
me grass, but it is verytwet. It has NOT
Deen so wet for a good many years.
Mrs. Frank Conkling and son, from
Orange, New Jersey, have been visiting
at a. ID. Nevins's the past week.
Miss Edith True has been visiting her
prents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jabez True.
Mr.: Charles Day and his daughter, MIS-.
Cnarles thompson, are spending 10"
| weeks at their old home at Bear Brook.
NORWAY.
Norway, August 49, The electric rail-
way is being pushed forward with all
possible dispatch. Nearly two hundred
Italians and large force Of Americans,
to do the finer work, have laid the road
bed and built culverts for some four
miles, while the managers are klting
hither and yon looking after the more
| important matters. The road is intend
ed to be in running order when winterssets
| in.
The Catholic church will be dedicated
next Sunday.
The Episcopal church is finished out
| side, except painting.
Large quantities OF grass yet remain
uncut. Though the top may be some
what dead, thick green bottom atones
for all loss.
| 1t is thought sweet corn
must generally prove a total failure, I'M
less frosts hold off uncommonly late.
| Potatoes are rusting badly In wet
places, especially. They are coming into
| lar per bushel.
General business is good and evidently
| improving. Building still continues,
house lots are being laid out in consider
able numbers, and foundations laid
The entertainments at the new electric
park are well patronized both afternoon
and evening. The cheapness of admis-
sion, including pleasant ride, enable
all to enjoy it If so disposed. The best of
order is preserved, and everything goes
pleasantly
An additional force of eighty Italians
for railway service arrived today.
NORTH BERWICK.
North Berwick, August ls-The Hall
reunion at Berwick yesterday was a large
gathering, many of whom were resident
of this town.
The standpipe of the water com pany
has been raised forty feet and it is expect
ed that the stipulated force will be given.
1t has not yet been tested.
Next Saturday and Sunday occurs the
Friends quarterly meeting at their house
as usual, religious services will be sus-
Danded at the other hurchas
pleasant lawn party was held at
Cleaverock Fran, Chester Hayes, Wednes-
day evening, a good company was present
but it would have been greatly increased
had not the unfavorable weather prevent
ed.
Paymaster T. G. Hobbs of the Brook
Ign, is a native of this town where he
has many connections.
Fair at Pine Grove Park in this town
willibe next week.
Stevens block, which was burned the
night of the 18th, was three-story, six
buildings were within thirty feet on
each side. There was no wind, the build
ing burning very slowly, and the people
did excellent work with water pals, 50
but little damage was done to other
buildings. W. G. Stevens, the owner,
Will rebuild.
Fred Parsons is moving from Mrs. DR..
Binford's house to Rumford Falls.
Grace Smith is remodeling her stable
into a six room cottage.
Mrs. Samuel Petty, who has been visit
ing in Oakland for the past six weeks,
has returned home.
W. l. :. White has traded for the Frank
Gilcrease house on Whitman street, and
made double tenement of it.
h Niles ..Tuveffesson has been confined to
his bed for three weeks with erysipelas
in his leg.
BRISTOL.
Bristol, August 23.-Mr. George Irvine
of Caribou, who has been sojourning at
Round Pond, has returned to his home.
Messrs. Price and futile of Greenport,
L. l., have purchased the oil factory at
Pemaquid beach and have put the same
in readiness to receive fish. This will
furnish much work to the people, but the
summer people at Pemaquid Harbor are
finding cause for complaint.
DR.. D. St. C. O'Brien of Rockport,
Mass, formerly Of this town Is passing
his vacation at the Ocean View, New
Harbor.
Miss M. L. Bartlett of Hartford, Conn.,,
summering at Pemaquid Point, met with