The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-09-06
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West Harpswell, September 7.-Rev. T.
D. Davis Is having some repairs made on
his build ings here.
In the thunder shower Thursday night
the barn of Nj. William ::Littleleld al
Harrswell Center was struck by lightning
and burned with hay, farming nipple
ments, two COWS and horse.
. Mr., P. G. Merriman Is repairing the
school house in district No. 4.
Harvey Webber from Portland, spent
the Sabbath here.
Schools begin in the eastern division Of
the town Monday September 9Th, on the
Neck one week from Monday.
BUXTON.
West Buxton, September 5.-Miss
Bertha Sands, who has been absent
several weeks returned to her homo hert
last Friday.
MIR. and Mrs. John Bergman and the1l
guests. Mrs. Wilson Bergman and son.
and Miss Bergman from New York,
spent last Friday at Old Orchard.
Mr.. q. e. Graham spent last Thursday
in Portland.
Mrs. j. n. Graham and son Lowell
who have been quite sick the past week,
are much improved.
Mr.. /. d. Tyler Of Freeport, who has
been visiting relatives in Hollis, spent q
part of last week with friends In this
place.
Mr.. Harry Sawyer Of Portland who has
been stopping the past week with Mr..
and Mrs. John Sawyer, returned home
Messrs, K. q. Barnes, Geo. E. Sands,
Wilbur townsend, Loring Townsend and
Wilbur Partridge, went on a fishing trip
The grammar school began Monday
morning with the same teachers as last
term.
BRISTOL
Bristol, September 5.-Captain John =.
Yates and family have moved from
Round Pond to Boise City, Idaho. where
Captain Yates has prune orchard. He
viii attend to the cultivation of thif
fruit, together with other business in
property at Round Pond, have been solo
TO Mrs. Eleanor P. Town send Of Syca'
more, Ills, who will improve 1t for.
summer home for herself and an Illinois
colony.
Tue schools in this town generally be
gin today, and thu old teachers are re
tained in most Of the districts.
The horse owned and driven by Mr.,
Albert Drummond Of Charles McLaugh-
lin Co., Portlaaid ran Saturday from
Round Pond to Maine hotel, Damarls-
GOTTA, but fortunately neither MIR. Drum
mond who was left at a point near the
start) or horse was injured. AS the dis.
tance is ten miles, the escape from trouble
to some one, seems wonderful.
The death of Mr.. Fred r. Ames O
Boston, at Hotel Edgemere. Penaquie
Harbor, recently. was most sad ane
sudden occurrence. He had but recently
arrived at the hotel, and was IN his usua
health. Mr.. Ames was we'll known and
highly respected in Boston, and his deatt
the Edgemere. Apoplexy was doubtless
the cause of his death.
Prof. W. Hodgkins of the Dennis
Massachusetts high school, with his witt
are at Pemaquid Falls for their vacation
Captain Charles G. Greenlaw,. one Of
the older citizens at Pemaquid, deceased
last week.
The new Union chapel at South Bristol
was recently dedicated with a sermon by
Rev S. Mitchell of Caribou, and Roune
Pond, Revs. Phinney Of Cambridge,
Swain of South Hadley Falls, Mass. and
Russell OF East Boothbay assist ed in thu
services. Mrs, Chase of Boston and Rev
Mr.. Mitchell, rendered eolos.
The marriage Of Mr.. Albion o. Gamag
of South Bristol to Mrs. Alice Bailey o
Damariscotta, is among the recent happ.
events in this town.