The Portland daily press., 1899-06-29
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HARPswELL.


HARPSWELL.
West Harpswell, June s7.--Mr. and
Mrs. Scott Allen are moving into the
house owned by Mr.. p. A. Durgan of
Farm ington.
Mr.. George Hamilton and Mr.. Daniel
Merriman have gone to south Harpsweil
to have charge of the bowling alley and
hall there. They will op en- barber shop
and restaurant for the summer near the
steamboat landing.
Mrs. Fit of New York, who owns a
cottage on Bailey island, spent Sunday
with Mr.. and MIR. William Randall.
Miss Carolyn Billings has returned to
her home at Brownvilie
Mr. Ernest q. Farr and wife. and
Messrs. Arthur Weber. Walter webbe
and Thomas Merriman from Portland,
wsre in town last Sabbath.
Capt. Geo. A. Merriman, Roy K. an d
Albert Merriman. have gone on a fishing
trip down East in Capt. Merriman's new
sloop
doubls seated carriage at Lewiston. Sat-
urday
BUXTON.
West Buxton. June 27.-Mr. and Mrs.
A. IL. Barnes visited relatives In Cornish
last week.
Mrs. Alice Allen of Sanford, 10 the
guest of Miss Nellis Hill this week.
Several attended the graduating exer-
discs last week at Gorham and Buxton
High schools.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. H. Sawyer spent last
Saturday in Portland.
Mrs. Mary Furlong and son. ara the
guests Of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
b. Illingworth.
Miss Laura Bacon is the guest of her
sister. Mrs. E. K. Whitehouse.
Miss Dora Sawyer went to Old Orchard
last week, where she is employed In the
Fiske House.
The grammar school closed last Friday
after successful term of nine weeks,
Taught By Mr.. Pliny -Crockett. Ihe
following pupils were not absent one
half day: Arthur Berry. Alice Davis,
Alice Foster, Lue Graham. Winnie
Graham, Louise Sawyer, Eva Webs ter.
oTIsFIELD.
otisheld, June 27.-Mr. James W.
Cook began Monday, June Goth, to drive
stage FROM, Otisfeld through Casco to
Naples village, to accommodate passen-
gers and those who wish to take passage
by steamers on the Sehago Lake route.
Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice II. Nutting; who
were recently married In Boston. are
spending few days in Otisteld' at the
sroom's fathers, after which they will
Teturn and reside In Boston.
The former pupils of Miss Harriet K.
Douglas who attended school taught b.
her in the years 1s57-'5S and so, had q
reunion at Bolster's Mills Wednesday
June 2lst.
Mrs. Frank Spiller of OtisiIeld was bap-
tieed at Casco, June 25th together with
Miss Belle Leach of Casco by Rev. O.
Kssne of East Otistield. Mrs. Spillsr Is
\ to join the Congregational ohurchlof Otis
neld.
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Warren had a
crystal wedding Saturday evening, June
cash, to celebrate the fifteenth anniyer-
sary of their wedding.
The strawberry season is at its heigh
here now, and owing to their great album
dance the berries are selling alta low price.
CUMBERLAND
West Cumberland. June 27.-Rev. MIR.
Flint Of Falmouth will preach at the Nj,
E. church next Sunday, July 2.
Mrs. Calvin Prince of Woodfords, spent
9 few days last week with her mother.
Mrs Z. W. Shaw.
MIR. ano Mrs Fred Morrill, of Wood
fords, spent Sunday at Mr.. Levi Nor
rill's.
Miss Ethel Shaw of Portland, spent one
day recently at N. III. Shaw's.
Miss Addie Abbott is at home for
few weeks.
Mrs. j. P. Rowe and daughter,
Gertrude of North Yarmouth, called or
Mrs. j. Morrill, last Saturday. "
Miss Florence Hilton of East n orth
Yarmouth, called on friends here recently
NORTH BALDWIN.
North Baldwin, June 21--The showers
of June 10 although quite heavy did no
serious damage. The roads were washed
badly In some places but otherwise it did
more good than HARM There was quite
little hail.
1t looks as though the hay crop Lad
Increased nearly one halt in the last two
weeks.
Hoed crops are looking we'll. 1t is a
great wonder to some how they can look
so we'll when 1t has been SO dry.
Miss Ethel Elye returned from Brewer,
June TO-
Miss Mabel Dresser who has been visit
ing Mrs ]. NJ. Santorn, returned to her
home in Standish today.
The school in this district closed Friday
June 23 alter q very successful term,
taught by II. Blanoh Partridge OF Buxton.
For the first few weeks she had only nine
pupils, but at last she registered seven
teen and had an average of 1919 Quite
good many were not absentA half day
during the term. Friday afternoon the
school entertained twelve visitors with
very interesting literary programme
aside from the regular work.
Quite a company Of young people went
70 the top Of Webro Mt.. Friday. They