The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-10-17


Bosworth, officiating. InteImen at West
Hsrpswell cemetery.
The circle Of Kings Daught ers met with
Mrs Lydia Randall lest Friday after
noon.
A numbsr Of our citizens attended
the Topshsm fair last week. Mr.. Horatio
Merrill OF this place ard q. L. johnson
Of South Hsrpswell. served as special
police during the fair.
MIR. Orman Bibber from Bath, is
Mrs. Eunics Bibber. He Is accompanied
by Mr.. Theodore Allen from Topsham,
md Mr.. Charles Williams from Bath.
II. l.. Weber and Thomas l.. Weber
from the Lighthouse steamer 6eranium,
spent the Fabbath at their homes here
Rev. G. ii. Young is holding a series
OF revival meetings at the III. Il. church.
MIR. Daniel Merrimau has been appoint.
ed mail carrier from South Harpswell
post office, to Basin and Ash Cove Point.
Service began Oct. 9th.
FALMOUTH.
West Falmouth, Oct. 16.-Some rasp-
berry bushes of Mre. Miriam Lei9hton's
place have enough ripe rsspberries on
them Mt present for good DESSERT
MIR. ana Mrs. VIII Hoyt of Portland
were the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
Roberts on Monday.
We regret to report the continued III
ness OF Mrs. Clinton Shaw, who has teen
suffering froms leurisy and rheumatism
for NUM- Der OF weeks past.
Mrs. Thomas Pearson attended the
Harvest supper at X. of p. hall last
Ihursday evening. Mrs. Pearson has
been i'll for many months and hsr many
friends ara glad to see her out again.
The hurricane base ball nine are Iejoic-
Ing In their victory over the West Gum
bertrand nine on Saturday afternoon, 81
for Hurricane and for Cum berland.
Miss Edna Hadlock is better.
Mr.. James Somers went to Boston last
week to be present at the reception given
Admiral Dewey.
MIR. Walter Kerwin OF Stony Brook
Poultry Farm, Mass, was the guest of
MIR. and MrJ. Harvard Hicks last wesk.
Mr.. ami Mrs. b. w. Shaw and family,
were the guests of Mr.. Shaw's mother,
Mrs. Daniel Shaw On Sunday.
Miss Nellio Leighton spent Thursday
night with Miss Hattie Pearson.
Miss Ida Aountfo,t was the guest or
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Mountfort on SUM-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. W. Shaw and dauRht-
er, we've the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Cor
nelius shaw at Yarmouth, ON Sunday.
Miss Carrie Hadlock is working in
Desr.ng.
We have had beautiful sumnier-Iike
weather for the past week, and hope it
viii continue
FARMINGDALE.
Farmingdale, Oct I6-FarmingdaIe
had a narrow escape from serious lire,
Saturday evening, and only the Absence
of wind prevented it. AT little after
8 O'Clock, Andrew Ioxier, who resides
on Grant street, heard noise over the
Kitchen of his home and went to scertaIn
what 1t was. He was surprised to find u
tire raging about the chimney and at onre
gave an alarm. The house was totally
DE- stroyed, and was estims ted to be worth
about $500; insured for $500. There was
no insurance on the furniture.
MONMOUTH.
Monmouth, Oct 10 MIR. and Mrs.
Harry X. Pierce, who have been visiting
at the home OF Capt. II. o. Pierce at
for the West. AR. Pierce ia grsduats OF
the Cumnock School of Orat1ry, at
Evanston, ILL.,, Mrs. Pierce is an elocu-
Zionist, also, and they are both employ ed
by the Chicago Concert Company for the
season.
WINDSOR.
Windor, Oct. l6.-On Saturday occurred
the burning of barn belonging to
Abram Mclaughlin of Windsor. Mr..
Mclaughlin went to the barn at 4.3O
Saturday morning. with o lantern for
light. A cat overturned the lantern.
st tttng fire to the hay, ana soon the whole
barn was in flames Tbs horses and cow
WcEo SaFeu, Dub tIt l6Sb Oh ms tnfQgS IN
the barn were lost. Good work from
neighbors saved the house and stable.
The loss was between $500 and $500,
1t was insured In Downing's agency
Of Augusta for $500.
SEBAGO.
Sebsgo. Oct. 16.-Among visitors at
douglass Farm the following is list of
Portland people: Miss Maud h. Batson.
Mrs. II. s. Jones, Mrs. A. S. Mitchell.
E. A. Greenough, Misses Margaret and
Dorothea Dudley and Mrs. Frank Dud-
ley and Mr.. Frsd Dudley of Danforth
street. Miss Gwendolyn Cummings, Mis-
Ing street. Miss Elvira Standirh, Aiic,
Q. Firbish. Miss Ella L. Libby and
Gertrude Read, Mis-. Edward and Miss
Ray Tomlinson, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank o.
Haskell and son. Mrs. Edward Fox, Miss
Swan, Herbert Dana. Miss Helen Dana,
also MIR. and Mrs. Cyrus +. Davis OF
Falmouth. who are well known in Pert
land.
MIR. an Mrs. James +. Williams have
moved to Kezar Falls.
Misses Pierce, two of the visitors at
Dixie Farm, ars to have a summer cot
tage built. James Lombard and Isaac
Lombard are now doing the stone work.
Robert 4. Whitehouse. Esq., of Pors-
land, was In Sebago last week.
1t Is the general expectation that Mr..
"A. L. Bracket of East Sebago will get
position as census enumt rator for this
town, as the Republican town committee
and many other influential Republicans
signed his petition for appointment,
which is apparently equivalent to making
his appointments certain, 1t Is naw quite
Ger tain that none others will circulate
any petitions as the frat one usually ge:s
most signatures.
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