The Portland daily press., 1898-07-21
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RUMFORD.


and the corn leaves rolling and whiting.
The dust in the roads is intolerable.
laying is well along. A large crop is
thus far secured in fine condition.
Our trees that were stripped of foliage
by the caterpillars are in leaf again and
now we have millions of the caterpillar
moths or millers which we fear means
greater injury to our forest and apple
trees next year.
We see many strange faces in town, an
indication that Rumford is getting a
share of summer company.
j. 4. WEIGH has his new barn we'll
along. He is filling it with hay.
Parties are already grading the ap.
proaches and foundations for the new
bridge above the Falls.
Charles Gary is very feeble and confined
to his bed. He is "a years of age. deaf and
blind-a lamentable condition.
A new enterprise is being started about
one mile from the main road up Zircon
brook by Sloane g. Allen. They will
build q steam mill in a heavy hard wood
forest, mostly rock maple, which they
will saw into plank for bicycle rims, etc
They have a good road graded to their
mill site.
Dry Mills, July 20-H. L. Morse's
broken arm is getting along as well as
could be expected, but it looks as though
he would have to carry it in sling for
some time yet.
Marshall Morse lost nice cow last
Monday by her getting into the mire.
DRY MILLS.
Dry Mills, July 20.-Mr. Newman
Libby and wife, of Portland are visiting
at his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Libby.
Miss Elsie Leayitt is at work at Poland
Springs.
There was heavy shower here last
night. 1t rained hard for about two
hours. The rain was very much needed
as it was the first we have had sufficient
to lay the dust since the first of July.
The lightning was very sharp, but no
damage done by it that l have heard of
this morning, although it must have
struck several times near here.
Miss Carrie Libby of Boston is visiting
in town.
Mechanic Falls, July 20-Yesterday af-
ternoon about o'clock during a success
sion OF terrific thunder showers. a house
ON West Park street. belonging to d. s.
and family, was struck by lightning.
Part of the bolt went down pine tree in
the rear of the house and part of it went
into the house. 1t broke out four large
panes of glass, plastered the whole back
side of the house from underpinning to
caves with mud, threw soas as large as
ones head on the opposite side of the roof
from where they left the ground, smashed
the sink spout, turned one of the piazza
posts on the front side nearly around and
even turned the hats on the heads of Mr..
Morse and another gentleman who were
sitting on the piazza. Mrs. Morse was
at the sink i'll the kitchen and although
she was nearly stunned from the force of
the shock she was all right in a few mo.
ments 1t took plants off the window and
threw them into the sink and did various
other peculiar tricks, but did not set any.
thing on fire nor iniure anyone seriously.
SPRINGvALE.
Springvale, July l9..-Mrs. Il. C. Rowe,
who has been quite i'll is gaining little,
and Mrs. Wilbur Cleaves, who has been
very sick a long while, is slowly recover
ing.
months Passionate at tho Free Baptist
church, has resigned, and will leave
September 18th.
Mrs. Angela Abbott Of Shapleigh spent
last Sunday here with her parents, MIR.
and Mrs. James Sayward.
Mr.. and Mrs. Austin Wilson have been
enjoying visit from his brother William
Wilson and wife of Melrose, Mass
Mrs. Daniel Stimson, from New
Berne, S. G., who has been visiting her
niece, Mrs. II. b. Rowe went to Saco
last week to visit her sister.
Mrs. Austin j. Smith has gone on a
two weeks vacation at Nantasket Beach,
Massachusetts,. -,
Miss S. Jennie Sayward went on a bust
ness trip to Boston last week and made
short visits with friends in East Boston
and Melrose, and her cousin Judge G. A.
Sayward in Ipswich.
The farmers are very busy getting in
the largest and best crop of hay they
have had for many years and the barns
seem inadequate to hold it all.
Kendall B. Chick has completed his
two years preparatory course at the
Maiden High school, aud passed a sue
cessful examination for the Massachu-
setts Institute of Technology and will
enter that institution in September.
Mousam lake cottages seem to be well
patronized Last Sunday between 200 and
800 people were at q. A. X. cottage
owned and occupied by Capt. Asa j.
Lerned and listened to concert by the
SprlngvaIe band.
CUMBERLAND.
OuiuD5TliDu S0ubfes GUY l0.-h6V. "A.
III. Wright of st. Lawrence church, Port
land. preached last Sunday in exchange
with Rev. Mr.. Davis.
Miss Lena G. Pearson OF Boston is
visiting at her brothers., Nj. W. Pearson.
Mrs. Nellie P. Jordan and son are visit.
ing relatives at Camden.
Friday afternoon last Philip, youngest
son Of +. S. Merrill, fell through scut-
tie in the hay loft at the stable of Harvey
Y. Blanchard to the floor below, breakin 2
his left arm between the wrist and elbow
and dislocating the shoulder.
A party of twelve young ladies from,
this place are Spending the week at the
cottage of A. S. Chase at Falmouth Iore-
side.
DAMARISCOTTA.
Damariscotta, July so.-The annual
hsnlng match of the Fish and Game club
occurs tomorrow. About Is leave this
afternoon for deep sea fishing, having
chartered the steamer Anodyne This is
usually holiday here as most OF the
merchants belong to the club.
mr.. N. 9. Hall has purchased new
puck board that will accommodate IL
people for his summer business.
me Massasoit engine company have
qeeided to attend the State muster at
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