The Portland daily press., 1899-06-13
MAINE TOWNS.
Items of Interest Gathered by Our Local
Correspondents.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

kennebunkport. June 10. -kennebunk-
port feels the influence of the hot weather
as many of the summer visitors are
turning their steps toward her lovely
shores and refreshing breezes. DIR. and
Mrs. Carey and Mrs. Ogden all of New
York, arrived Thursday, also ]. I. Trow.
bridge of Arlington. At Parsons, the
family of that Dsme ara enjoying their
summer home Mrs Robinson of Column
bia, S. O., and Mr.. and Mrs. Chapman
of Boston have arrived for the season.
Mrs. Brazier of Philadelphia has ar
rived and opened her cottage.
The Momentum, Columbia and High.
land House are ready for their, summer
guests.
The canoe business is booming. David
Hickman has been shipping them as
fast as he could turn them out, all over
the country. JOCK Williams is very busy
has just completed q beauty for Ralph
Dudley and Cleveland Trott has his floats
out and is getting ready for what prom
ises to be splendid summer business.
Mrs Brazier of Philadelphia met with
severe accident. Her carriage horses
took fright, threw her out, breaking her
shoulder blade and right arm, stove the
carriage to kindliug, and wrought ruin
generally. DR.. Merrill and a trained
nurse from the Maine General Hospital
are In attendance. She is quite as COM
Portable as can be expected.
Mis-. q. o. Huff fell and broke her
ankle in consequence of slip ana fall
from the steps of her house, Thursday
noon. DR.. Langley Is In attendance.
Graduation exercises of Kennebunkport
High school Friday evening, June Is, at
Congregational church. A class of STA
young ladies. Rev. q. Everett Bean will
deliver the address.
I'D Studley of South Portland en- gagged
in surveying Cape Porpoise harbor for
the government, was caller at the Nj.
E. parsonage Friday afternoon.
tsMr. Durell of Brown, Durell s. Co.
Boston has leased the j. W. Desring cot
sage and will arrive next week.
SANFORD.
Springvale, June 10 EXTREMITY hot
weather last week mercury up to 90.
Charles Pearce is home from the Bos-
ton School OF Pharmacy for vacation.
Miss Della Ham of Shapleigh. Is keep
ing house for Mr.. Francis Chadbourue.
Miss Jennie sayward came home from
Philadelphia last week for her usual
summer vacation, but is now with her
sister, Mrs. Angela Abbott In Staple Ugh,
who has bseu dangerously i'll but now, it
is hoped, is recovering.
4 Mr.. Frank Il. Davis, a native OF Shap-
leigh, and his wife, q native of this place
and daughter OF Rev. Ivory NJ. Thoinp-
son, who was the organizer Of the Baptist
church in this village visited MIR. The
opholus and his sister, Miss Lettie
Thompson last week
Childreus Day was observed at the Bap-
fist church Sunday. and goodly num-
Der of children were in attendance aud
listened to very able and Interesting
sermon by the pastor, the text from
Cant. Gals. 1.-THE little foxes spoil the
grapes from which he drew some very
Instructive Illustrations The children
gave concert in the evening. A full
house wasin attendanceand..a IAN interesting
programme was fully carr ed out and
the audience we're much pleased with the
whole service.
NEW GLOUCESTER.
New Gloucester. June TO- The W. O..
Il. U. of New Gloucester, met In the
Congregational vestry Thursday D. M,
to celebrate the home coming of their
president Mrs. Chariotts Reed, who has
tesn away since last September. This
address OF welcome WAS finely given by
Mrs. Jennie Sturgis. The report of the
convention at Yarmouth by Mrs. Sails.
was excellent. Gaze. coffee and lemon
Rde were served. The n ext meeting win
be held June 20, with Mrs. Sails, Upper
Gloucester.
GRAY.
Gray, June IL. AT regular meeting
Of George f. Sheply post, No. 7s, 1t
was voted that the thanks of the past
'are due and ara hereby heartily and