The Portland daily press., 1898-09-23
MAINE TOWNS.
Items of Interest Gathered by Cores
pondeuts of the Press.
BALDWIN.

North Baldwin. Sept. s1.-P. a. Wig
gin is very busy filling his clio. A large
quantity Of cucumbers have been shipped
from this place.
The Wiggin school house has bsen
moved to the top of Virgins hill where
is is centrally located. 1t is to be repaired
and heated by furnace.
Miss Ethel Flye attended the millinery
opening in Boston lest week.
| Miss Eva Murch who has been visiting
her parents has returned to Norway.
Mr.. Alfred Murch who came home to
attend election returned to Boston Friday.
Miss Marcia Mucrh who is teaching in
jackson, n. 81. spent Saturday at home
Mrs. Done of South Portland is board
ing with Mrs. g. B. Binford.
CUMBERLAND.
West Cumberland, Sept. miss Ethel
Shaw has returned from Cumberland
Foreside where she has been at work for
Miss Lizzie Sturdivant.
Miss Sarah Morrill, is working for Mrs.
Newman at Woodfords.
Private Roscoe Gibbs, who died in the
hospital at Augusta, was buried at the nj.
e. cemetery last Tuesday.
Mr.. Fred Morrill, of Woodfords spent
Sunday at his father g.
The Cum berland Farmers club will
hold It's Both annual fair Sept. 9th and
2Sth under more favorable conditions
than fer the last dcca6s An uni lal in
terest is being Laken py all the residents
of this and adjourning towns, and 1t is
expected to be the banner fair of the So
ciety. This is one of the Oldest assoc1a-
tions in the county and for thirty years
has run one of the cleanest fairs IN the
state, the gambler with his games OF
TRANSPORTATION of coin from your pocket
to his, has never been licensed here's This
year there will be large exhibit OF the
fine dairy stock with which this section
abounds, including some noted herds OF
jerseys all to be judged by an expert.
Ira T. Clark & Co. otfer specials of their
fine clothing and furnishings, Kendall
Whitney of dairy salt, L. W. Dyer lib
eral cash premium, and several other firm
offer specials, the details of which are not
yet completed. There will be racing In
tive classes, with music between heats,
there will be added dining facilities with
Ii scale of prices ranging from q modest
lunch to a SO cent dinner. With good
weather and the resulting crowd 1t will
be reminder of times Of old.
NORTH BERWICK.
North Berwick, Sept. GA little
white frost from time to time and fresh
autumnal winds remind us of approach
ing winter, and some cases of sickness,
perhaps from changeable weather, are
about us. But that stealthy disease, par
alysis, apparently subject to no temporal
ture or environment, has several victims
from our best and most active element,
which fact causes Lluch anxiety in our
community. Mrs. John T. Staples has
several weeks been Frustrated by repeated
slight attacks, but it is hoped that at
present she is convalescing. Mr.. John b.
Ham, q well-to-do and active farmer, has
been attacked by a shook of considerable
severity but now is out about his premi-
SEES, and we hope for immediate recovery
Also Mr.. @. w. Greenleaf, cashier of
North Berwick bank, was stricken down
the early part of this week, and thus far
| is confined to his home; but report says
he is slowly gaining and it is hoped that
after little rest he cnn occupy his re-
spon sible position In the bank. All these
parties are much respected and the public
are deeply interested for them.
| Some cases of scarlet fever are about
town.
Summer residents are nearly all gone
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