The Portland daily press., 1899-07-26
MAINE TOWNS.
Items OF Interest Gathered by Our Local
Correspondents.
CHEBEAGUE.

tent; several trees were struck and leftsin
peculiar shape. The Oldest Inhabitants
consider this the worst storm for many
years.
GUNNER people are iooklng here thick
and fast. The Bowen House has 20 guests,
Hamilton Villa some 20, Orchard House
10. The other houses arc fast filling mp.
Berrying plcnics are ali the rage here
now.
The James Hamilton grocery team ran
away the Goth inst, smashing the wagon,
badly breaking the harness and strewing
groceries In every directions.
Messrs. Emm ons Barton and Doughty
Of Sanford's Bible School at lShiioh. Mo,
have been holding meetings here the past
week.
ar. E. e. Bates has recently purchased
GOTHAM.
Gorham. July 25.-The funeral OF the
late Sanule Harding took place Sunday
afternoon. Rev. q. W. Reynold. pastor
Iof Congregational church cfliciated.
Music by the Congregational mixed quar-.
tette. Tho rail- bearers were +. 1. Whit
neg, George Chadburn, John Billings
and ]. A. Leavitt. Intesment was at
Eastern cemetery.
q. W. Reynolds preached very a3le
sermon Sunday morning. subject "The
Ministerial Work ut Harvard College. !"
Mr.. Reynolds took for his subject In the
evening. 1.-THE Life of Robert IngersoI. -
Rev. Mr.. Whitney of westbrock,
preached at the Methodist church, Sun
day aftrnoon.
Ex-Gov. Robbie visited Riverton Park
Saturday, with friends.
Mr.. Fred Sampson of Portland, spent
Sunday in Gorham.
Miss Fannie owen OF Boston, Is the
guest OF Mrs. Chas. Winship, State street.
The Sunday schools OF this place and
West GorhRm, will go on their annual ex-
eursion to Underwood PARK, Wednesday,
| July 10th. All are invited.
Mrs. II. w. Harding of Boston. is via.
| iting friends Ia GorEaIn.
George Lewis of South Berwick, is Wis
iting his brother, DIR. Lewis, Main street.
MIR. Bred Suminerside and L.. Milliken
spent Sunday OF Hlgeius's Beach.
p. !. Paine and w. w. Moudman,
Main street, are milking improvements
Hon. A. l.. Mitchell and wife, who
have heen passing u few weeks at Poland
Springs, were the guests Friday of MIR.
Edwin Clement, School street, on his re-
turn to his horne in Amesbury. Mass.
MIR. w. r. Il. Robie is visiting friends
in New Hampshire.
Mrs. Capt. Hanson Sturgis and son of
New York, are spending a few weeks
ui5h friends In Gorham.
MIR. Nm. Greasy and wife of Cum ber-
land Mills, are In Gosham for few days.
ANnrnu
Sebago Lake, July 24.-Miss Annie
Dingley and Mrs. Annie Brown will
pass this week with relatives in Bridgton
and Casco.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Bonlte: of South
Standlsh, Waited At A. k. SAwyer's Sum
day. Mas Alma Sawyer returning home
| with them for few days.
Mrs. Carrie Greeniaw and baby of Port
land, visited her grandmother. Mrs. Mary
| Davis last week.
Rev. q. L. Parker preao he'd very in
teresting sermon from Isl Timoshy ella
Sunday. Special music was furnished by
Miss Lyman of New York.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Ill. III. Sawyer of West
Buxton, called en- relatives here Sunday
p. m.
NORWAY.
Norway, July 24--An uncon ~ only
on during the season IN tho rural dis
tricts, and much more in contemplation
throughout this and adjoining towns
especially of barns and out buildings
always needed and never coming aniss.
Deer are becoming quite plenty and
are often seen around the lake shores in
the highways and bounding across fields
and pastures. They ore quite tame at
present but with the advent of tie SPORT
log season, commencing Sept. Ist, the
first crack OF the rifle viii cause q siam
pede.
Business in the village seems 10 have
settled down to hard pan. The shoe shop
Is said to be doing some better. Summer
travel has commenced, which with she
large amount of outside trade. rsiiuctlon
of johters and day laborers, enables all TO
get along quits comfortably, at last.
The shocking attain. at Bryant's Pond,
July 8, causing the death OF Stephens
and Bishee, and nearly that of several
others, is being investigated. and more
accurate version of the aifeir will be
published later on. Thus .far the many
contradictory accounts render It iinpossi-
BILE ito give any reliable yers on,
Haymaking Is dragging slowly along
owing to frequent showers. 1he hey
| crop Is much better than anticipated dur
ing the dry weather of june. and many
| fields are thought to be gaining now. As
a whole, the amount, though failing far
short OF last years, Is but slightly below
| the average.
The unusually large amount of stock
to be wintered will call for large
amount of fodder. Still, the large
| amount of ensilage. OF which the farmers
have just begun to apprtciat the value.
and other rough feeds will tx them all
right.
Vegetation never promised better.
Wheat crops and garden vegetables prom
| Use an abundant harvest.
Wild fruit Is very abundant, especially
| on the high land patches. DR.. II. q.
Walker has already marketed over seven
| ty-ilvo bushels of bluebesries from a
small pasture lot and expects good pick
| Ing for three weeks to come. This il
dressed every spring with wood ashes,
lime and other fertilizers which are said