The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-07-24
MAINE TOWNS.
Items of Interest Gathered by Cores
pondents of the Press.
SURRY


Miss Edith Anderson is very sick with
measles and pneumonia.
Steamer now makes daily trips to Rock
land. 1t is a great accommodation to
the people along the coast.
There was u baptism of six persons at
Contention Cove, Sunday, July IS. All
united with the Baptist church here, and
will be given the hand of fellowship by
the pastor, H. T. Day, on Sunday, Aug.
| LIST, at East Surry
| Business is fairly good. Strange to say,
we do not feel the hard times here as they
have elsewhere. Nearly everybody has
found all the work he has wanted, and
wages are good.
POLAND.
Poland Springs, July %. The Atlanta
University Quartette gave a very credit
able entertainment in Music Hall Tues
s54. '
Mr. Amos h. Little and Mr.. David
G. Yates, of Philadelphia, are making
some fine catches of bass in the lakes.
They make speciality of three Founders.
Some idea of the great quantity of food
consumed at Poland Springs may be
CLEANED from the fact that the weekly al
lowance of beef is four-horse load worth
$500.
Col. c. H. French gave his stereopti-
con lecture on India in Music Hall
Thursday evening. Col. French always
has a large and attentive audience at
Poland Springs.
Few summer resorts have been visited
twenty one seasons in succession by the
same parties, but the Poland Spring
House has such record in Mr.. and Mrs.
II. G. Bright, of Boston, while parties
who have been here eight or ten years
are counted by the score. But they are
not mole enthusiastic in their praise of
Poland Springs than those who come for
the first time.
FRYEBURG.
Fryeburg, July 90. Children's Day
by the Congregational church on last
Sunday. Three infants received the rite
of baptism.
Tuesday evening dramatic entertain
me Mt was given in the New Church Hall
under the direction of Mrs. Hale Jacobs,
of Maiden, Mass. The programme con-
sisted of 1.-THE Fair Encounter, CONC
delta. Music by the well known voca-
lists, Miss Pike, Mrs. Jacobs and Miss
Abbott, and recitations by Miss Walker,
the favorite reader, were very pleasing
feature of the entertainment. The cast of
characters was as follows:
Lady Glare ST. John, Mrs. Hale Jacobs
Mrs. George Grenville,
Miss Sadie NJ. Locke
John, MI. B. T. Newman
Lady Saroni, Miss Susan Walker
Lady Kathrina, Miss Katharine Abbott
Sonora Linda, Miss Hattie A. Pike
Mrs Florence Porter, of Caribou, the
Field Secretary of the Children's Aid
Society of Maine, and the Vice President
of the Maine Federation of Women's
Clubs, gave an interesting address in be-
half of the Home for Children at Bel
fast at the Congregational vestry on
Wednesday evening.
The long spells of rainy weather this
season and the recent damage from the
overflow of the lowlands have somewhat
discouraged the farmers of this vicinity.
Many are predicting light crops of pota-
t oes, hay, &c. 1t is reported that large
number of guests are expected at the Ok
ford on Saturday.
BRISTOL.
Bristol, July %. Rev. Sanford Mitch
ell of Caribou, has reached Round Pond
wit his wife and family, and will &C.
cupy furnished tenement there for sew
eral weeks, during his vacation. He will
preach in the Union Church at Round
Pond. His well known ability both as
preacher and singer will insure large
degree of interest in his services.
Capt. James Balm, of Portland, was in
town last Tuesday and adjusted the loss
to Capt. Rawson Carter by sinking of
his sloop Christie and Mabel by
steamer Estate of Maine of the Inter
national line last month. D. Chamber
lain & Son represented Capt. Carter in
the settlement.
Mr.. Eugene Sproul who was SO badly
kicked by horse at Pelnaquid, has re-
turned from Portland Hospital, where
he went for treatment. His prospects
are poor for saving his eyesight, beside
being badly disfgured.
Prof Wellington of the Dennis (Mass. }
High School with his wife are spending
the summer at Hon. N. Fl. Marston s,
Pemaquid.
Capt. Marion Simmons, aged 66 years,
died Thursday at Round Pond. He was
a we'll known master mariner Of this
town and much respected.
Thomas Erskin, ESQ.,, for many years a
prominent man in town affairs, teach
er of very large experience and man
long and favorably known in this town
and county, died Thursday at his home
in West Bristol at the age of SO years. A
widow and invalid son survive him.
Capt. f. W. Gorham, one of our mos
successful sea captains, has just sailed
from Portland for South America.
Capt. Warren Fossett, another of our
captains, has reached New York after a
three months cruise to the San Bias coast.
Mrs. Martha Chamberlain, who has
been at Bristol Mills for several weeks,
has returned to her home in Portland.
The porgie business at Round Pond is
just now an important factor in our in
dustrial life. Several hundred men are
at work and many fish are daily landed
at the factory.
HARPSWELL.
West Harpswell, July 20. Mr.. and
Mrs. Bears, from Turner Centre, are &C.
cupying rooms at the parsonage.
Rev. w. S. Randall and family from
North Weare, N. I'll are at Mr.. FL.
Randall's.
Alcott Pennell, wife and son, from Mel
rose Highlands, Mass, were calling on
friends in this part of the town Wednes-
day.
MIR. Lee aE. Rehse, from Memphis,
Tenn, is boarding at Mr.. Geo. Merri
mans.
Herbert Blake, from Waterv1lle is visit
ing relatives here.
Mrs Ellen S. Randall, from Bruins
wick, with |her grandsons Frank and
Harold Webb, is occupying her cottage
here.
Isa Bailey and Vera Dyer were visiting
friends in Lewiston and Topsham last