The Portland daily press., 1897-06-10
WELLS.

WELLS.
Ogunquit, June 9-The sound of the
hammer is heard in every direction.
There are 10 fine new houses being built,
or are already completed. Most of them
are to be devoted to summer boarders.
The fine new hotel Sparhawk Hall, is
almost completed and will be ready for
business July 1st 1t is the finest and
largest hotel here The Aspinquid,
another fine house. is completed and will
open the 10Th. Mr.. Sawyer of Dover, N.
H., is erecting fine residence on Israel S
Head, to cost $4,000. The Stears cottage,
another fine house, will.be completed July
L. Elmer Littlefield has a fine new pri-
vate residence and it is an ornament to
the village. The Sachem, owned by VIM.
b. Littlefield, has been enlarged to double
It's capacity OF last season. A. II. Little
field, of the Washington, has made extern
slve improvements to his house and
grounds and makes it a very attractive
place.
G. S. Littlefield opened his store and
regtaurGn6 for the season June 1st.
The Organized Water Work Co. COM
pleted their organization last week with
4. H. Littlefield president, W. f. Cous-
ms treasurer, and A. II. Littlefeld secre-
tary. They are pushing business and
will have the pipes all laid by July 1st.
Ogunquit is to have fine public Ii
brary. Mrs. Conarso, a summer resident,
is to give it to the village in memory of
her late husband, who died last year. 1t
is to be fine stone building and is to be
completed early in the fall. 1t will cost
about $4,000
Mr.. Stephen Ferguson, an old resident,
died very suddenly of heart failure, while
in his garden today.
j. I'll. Littlefield has let his house, the
High Rock, for the season, beginning
July 1st.
MIR. Herbert Perkins will run the
Grand View this season, and the rooms
are nearly all taken for the entire season
SANFORD.
Springvale, June 9-Rev. Mr.. Shum-
way exchanged pulpits with Rev. Mr..
Dolan of South WATERFORD last Sunday.
Business seems to be reviving here
somewhat. The cotton factory started
up this week making a new line Of goods
in dress prints.
The new block which W. A. Fogg is
having built on the corner of Main and
Bridge street is progressing well, consid-
ering the delays they have been subjected
to on account of rain.
The cold wet weather we have had SO
much OF is cause of apprehension to the
farmers in regard to their crops The
grass however. is looking finely. The
eePPiS UP WIZ NO l1ShtJ DuG llOU 81 UIle
caterpillar.
Mrs. Elijah C. Rowe met with quite a
serious accident last week, while out ri
ding. A collision occurred with another
team and she was thrown out and had
her right shoulder dislocated Dr. Saw
yer assisted by DIR. Thompson attended
to the case, and she is now doing well,
although suffering from severe bruises
and the shock of the fall
Elder .Jere Hill preached at the Advent
chapel morning and afternoon last Sun
day.
Benjamin B. Hill. a carpenter fell
from building on which he was at work
in Sanford last week and broke both
arms near the wrist, besides being other
wise seriously injured. He is a hard
working man and has had many misfor-
tunes previous to this and he has the
sympathy of the entire community.
Rev. W. B. Shumway is attending
commencement exercises at Newton this
week.
Joseph Allen, a native of Shapleigh.
died recently in Salem, Mass, aged Is
years
GORHAM.