The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-06-21
MAINE TOWNS.
Items OF Interest Gathered by CORES.
pondents of tho PEeas.
CORNISH

Richardson on Maple street, and will
open the Same Monday, June goth,
Messrs. Watkins and Dyer will deal in
fine groceries and grain.
The many friends of Rev. Henry F.
Snow formerly of this place but now a
resident OF Tallapoosa, Ca, were glad to
see him on our streets the past week. MIR.
Snow will spend the summer at Effing-
ham Falls, n. H., and return South in
the fall
Myrtle S. Copp has resigned her position
as teacher at Pleasantdale.
Burt Way of Portland, is visiting his
uncle, Lewis Hunt.
Annie Swasey is at home from Welles-
ley. also Clarence B. Flint from Bow
doin.
The baccalaureate sermon before the
graduating class of the Cornish High
school, was delivered Sunday evening by
Rev. George f. Millward in the Metho-
dist church.
Mrs John Parker is visiting her daugh-
ter, Mrs ID. L.. Adams at Sanford.
Marcia Boynton Bradley, wife of Harry
Bradley of Bar Barbor, who has been i'll
with consumption at the home of her
aunt Mrs. Fred E. Wadsworth, died
Sunday evening.
DAMARISCOTTA.
Damarisootta, June 20-The fire alarm
sounded Friday noon for a small fire in
Mr.. Chas. w. Stetson's house on Water
street. The fire department was soon on
the scene and extinguished it with one
line Of hose from the hydrant near by.
The damage was slight.
A hearing has been held in Massasoit
hail before two referees, MIR. e. Ross of
Newcastle and Mr.. Otis Kent of Bremen
over the estate and will of the late
Thomas Erskine of Bristol
The festival concert which is to be held
here Wednesday, June %, will be an
event no one can afford to miss. Such an
srray of talent is seldom seen in our
town.
Ths revival meetings are still in pro-
gress at the Methodist church. The
meetings are conducted by Mr.. and Mrs.
Hemus. The interest has increased very
much the past week. Mr.. and Mrs.
Hemus viii go to Buxton NEXT week.
Miss Hlyina Wright daughter of the
late Henry Wright, was Brought here for
inter1nent Tuesday. She died in Vest
boro, Mass, june 10, aged 55
The Mas asoit Engine CO. have voted
to attend the State Firemen's muster at
Bath, August 8 and 4.
HARPSWELL.
West Harpswell, June 2O-Rev. L. M.
Bosworth, who is to occupy the pulpit at
the Baptist church this summer, arrived
here with his family Friday.
Mrs. Pauline D. Littleteld has gone to
Madison to visit her sister, who is i'll.
Mr. Q. E. Conner and wife, from
Orange, Mass, are stopping at d. r.
Stover's.
Miss Alice L. Randall returned home
from Cum bsrland Tuesday.
Mrs. NJ. A Dyer visited friends in
Portland Thursday.
Rev. W. S. Randall, from Warren. H.,
is visiting his parents here.
MIR. W: Y. Larrabee came from Webster
Corner Thursday to work for E. NJ. AL
exander, South Harpswell.
Cundy's Harbo=, June 2o-Miss Maud
Powell passed away Thursday after a
long and painful illness. The bereaved
parents have the sympathy of their many
friends.
Mrs S. Watson has moved from Bruins
wick to her former residence at this place.
Robert and Carr, Capt. Skolfeld, ar
rived in the harbor with 300 barrels of
shad.
Steamer Percy Y. took the scholars in
district No. 10 on an excursion to Orr's
Island, Friday. 1t was greatly enjoyed
by all.
NEW GLOUCESTER.
New Gloucester, June 2O-In the death
of Mr.. John V. Huston. New Gloucester
loses citizen of unquestioned integrity
and unusual enterprise. Nearly all his
life has been spent In this town and his
cheerful disposition, energetic business
ability and genial manners have won for
him the affection and respect of his entire
acquaintance. For several years he spent
a part of his time in Portsmouth, N. H.,
developing q very successful business, but
soon after entering upon his more active
life, symptoms of disease appeared and for
several years he has struggled against it
with almost superhuman courage and
bravery. Several winters were spent in
the South and the last one in California,
but all without avail, and when every
hope was gone he came home to die. His
life has been very striking object lesson
because of It's undying energy land hope
fulness in the face of all d1scour agements
and obstacles, but suffering could never
daunb his courage or cause him to COM
plain. Mr. Huston's wife and father are
left to grieve, as they must, for their own
loss but not without hope,' They have
the heartfelt sympathy OF the entire COM
mpnity.
Upper Gloucester, June 20-The prospect
for an excellent hay crop is as good as it
ever was. and haying will come on more
than week earlier than usual.
A. FL. Jordan commenced to cut his
grass last Saturday.
j. d. Thompson of this town, got the
nomination for county treasurer. at the
convention in Portland last week.
The political excitement in this towf
has abateG somewhat now the county
convention has been held.
Eugene Farnum who worked for f.
W. Winter during the last part of the
past winter, is at work for him at the
present time.
Mr.. Turkey and son of South Auburn
are plastering T. S. Martins new house
and Albert Arris of Danyille Junction,
is at work with them.
MIR. Geo. Hudson and wife of Portland.
visited at B. S. Atkins last Sunday.
The people of the CONGREGATIONAL 81
church are very much disappointed in not