The Portland daily press., 1899-08-16

| for So. Paul on the Iosh. usr hs.is-
seems 10 give way, End she shortened hsy
stay for the sake Of treatment py her own
phy sioian.
Mrs. r. Fl. oakes, of ssoo. IL Waiting
at her fathers, n. p. Johnston q.
q. w. Boynton OF Cambridge, Nass..
who has recently been operated upon for
rsgaininR health and strength.
Miss Alice J. Libby Is teaching iuve.
nile class ct Ocean Park during CHATEAU
O. Il Boynton and wife Of Cambridce.
Mass, are making their summer visit al
her mothers, Mrs. II. NJ Browns
The Ladies', Aid Of tho Free Bnptist
Society Will give an entertainment at
An early day, and the baptists have an
ire cream social on Wednesday evening,
the 10th. at their parsonage.
Good progress - being made nt the
| factory In Hollandville, and we NAV soon
hear the hum of the spindles. AS dyna-
mo and electric lights are part Of the
/ programme there. why may we not have
eleotric lights here, only short half mile
away?
Miss JoIia swasey. OF Portland. is
spending few days at her LINER
| lex homo.
The Congregational Society have just
given colonial festival of two alter
moons and evenings, In tie Town hall.
A real museum Of the ancient was cole &
ed, some things being over SEQ years old.
| Spinning, reelinR and weaving were In
progress and all the attendants of old time
life were on exhibition. An Old Folks
| Concert on one night and nn up to date
concert the other, with readings, ice
cream and other refreshments. completed
the programmes, aud despite the worst
rain OF the season, netted over 1000. 1t
was well deserved sucress, despite most
unfavorable circumstances.
Roberts y Straw have bought the soda
fountain formfrly used by Geo. Swassy
and are going TO run u tent ut the country
fairs this season. They have occurred the
services cf 4. q. Brown, an experienced
hand at the business, and intend to give
entire satisfaction.
SANFORD.
Sprinavale. Aug. Is What an out
of-date affair 1t would be to remain at
home all summer AMI how very inter
esting 90 learn that A, u. and G have
gone TO the beach, lake, mountain, or to
their cousins in the county fer q few
weeksi But since there are so many
summer resorts and such facilities for
getting to them, 1t is no wonder SO manr
Il MS like to get there.
Frank Low was drawn to serve on the
Grand Jury from this town, and Harry
Dorsey TO serve as Traverse Juror for
the next ter,u of Court
Niles Caroline Lord has gone on visit
to Waterbury,, VT, and will visit In
| Lynn, Mass, tefore returning home.
MS A.. j.. Smith, in company with
her sisters, Mrs g Ii. Chick and little
deuThter, Esther, had pleasans trip
into Peril inu last Thursday.
Judge Charles A. say ward and wife,
OF lpswieh, Mass made a brief visit here
with relatives. the first of the week.
They are en- their way to the White
Mountains, driving through the country
with their team. MIR. say ward has for
moro than 25 years spent bis vacation
either at Square pond or Monsam lake,
in Shapleigh, the town where he spent
his youthful days.
NRW GLOUCESTER.
| New Gloucester, Aug. is ~ There arc
many straugi rs in town. In August the
clsar. cry air of these hills is much ap-
preciatsd. Occasionally handsome turn
outs from Poland Springs dazzle our eyes
by their gorgeous trappings, or In the
qpist comfort of the "oid timers'' lei
surely roll through the village.
Among late arrivals we note: Frank
Merrill and family, OF Pomona, Cal.
at ChurchilPs also Mrs Bray and Mrs.
Merrill. Mr. Wilkey and family, OF Cam
bridge. Mass with L. q. Curtis At
the stevens School are W. L.. HASKELL of
Sharon. Mass, Mrs. Shrmway, 30, Of
hveretus hhss., nlrs. hent, OF heaunelu,
and Mrs. Evans, of Sharon, Mass.
! Mrs. N. p. Haskell has fine wide
verandah nearly completed across the
front and one side OF her house.
| WAYNE.
| Wayne, Aug. 1.-Two electrical show
ers Iassed over Wayne village about 8
p. m, Sunday. accompanied by wind and
hail. The house Of Alfred u. johnson
was struck by lightning. MIR. johnson
was paraiyzsd by the fluid and his back
severely burned His wife's feet were
also barned. The lightning did not fes
his buildings pfire. In the first shower
the farm buildings of Ellery Wentworth
on the winthrop road, were struck by
lightning and burned with all their con-
tents, including two horses. Mr.. and
Mrs. Everett Webb and child of Winthrop,
had driven in to escape the showsr nnd
his horse and carriage were also burned.
| MIR. Wentworth and family and Mr.. Webb
and family escaped injury. Loss, about
5000; insurance, $500.
BALDWIN.
| West Baldwin, Aug. 16-Mrs Hannah
Chadbourne fell or made misstep and
broke her ankle.
Miss Emma Bailey of Boston. the guest
Of Mrs. Callie Binford, fell and broke
her wrist.
Mr. and Mrs. sydney sanborn of Lynn
are the guests of their sister. Mrs. Q. r.
Bnrnell.
Misses Fannie Woodward, Maiden Mass,
Miss Winnifred Hiiia and Gertie Sanborn
of Harrison have been the guests of Mrs
| Chas. Rourds
Horace Murch has been the guest OF
Mr.. and Mrs. John @. Flint.
The Advent campuieeting which has
been hel Id the past week has brought
many strangers, besides familiar faces TO
our quiet village. The boarding house
under the supervision OF MIR. and Mrs.
Geo. Hamm of Bridgton gave satisfac-
tion to those who pariook of the bount.-
| full meals provided. Rev. MIR. Carlyle, "a
| Sontherner gave some excellent, sermons;
he gave many southern anecdotes TO illus
trats his text which, were interesting to
| his hearers. Rev. MIR. Clothey is Just
the right man In the right place as pras.-
dent, he is just the man to please. Elouzo
Stevens of South Windham gave an elo-
quent appeal to the church. DIR. MoAllis-
| ter Of PortIandgaye an address Wednesday
| which will long be remembered by his
hearers. Rev. E. p. Woodward gave