The Portland daily press., 1899-07-25


hall OF one story, with seating capacity
sufficiently large to accommodate all who
wish to attend the graduation exercises.
Neither.of the churches Ia large enough TO
meet the demand and great many people
this year had 90 20 away because OF this
fact. The t0wnspsopio are paying will
ingly considerable money for the benefit
of this school. and &c seems too bad that
they cannot have the privilege Of attend.
ing the exercises without beiug crowded
and jostlfd TO exasrsration. We hope the
trustees viii consider the mater and de-
eide TO give us large hall In )nneo ticn
with the laboratory.
FALMOUTH.
West Falmouth, July "a Mr.. Clinton
Nj. shaw CALLED on friends at Hurricane
last Thursday evening.
Mr. y. .. Whitshouse Is working for
Messrs Noyes q Pearson.
Mr.. q. q. Leighton picked his first lord
of sweet corn for market on Sunday. July
s3d.
MrtH. II. Leighton and daughter, Miss
Marjorie, returned to their home in
Cambridge last Saturday.
Mr.. .. X Roeert5, Mr. Fred Bstshel-
der I'D others visited the canino at the
Foresids TN sunday.
Master George Patterson from Boston is
spending a few weeks at MIR. L.. A.
Olmstaaa's.
Mrs. James Field has heen quite III,
but Is better vt this writing.
MIR. w. ii. Smell ana Mr.. Sewel Wins
low are harvesting hay for MIR. Enoch
Leiaht)n.
Tbs therm meter registered one degree
below freezing last Thursday morning
at sunrise. and frost was reported,
which In this climate on July Goth. Is
something unusual, to say the least.
MIR. Clinton Shaw and Miss Carrie
Huston spent sunday with MIR. Shaw's
mother, Mrs. Daniel Shaw and family
at West Cumberland
Mr.. Libby spent Sunday with relatives
at West Gray.
Rev. W. II. Haskell pastor of the Sec.
ond Parish Congregational church, ex-
changed with Mr.. Pratt, pastor of the
Meth. dist church at West Cumberland,
last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. W. Shaw and little
daughter. Gladys, were the guests OF Mr..
Shaw's mother and family at West Cum
borland on Sunday.
Mr.. Ansel Leighton is hauling raspber-
ries to the Boston steamers icr Mr.F. IL.
Wilson.
Mrs. L. A. Olmsteaa recently enter
tained her cousin, Mrs. Doherty from
Boston.
Miss Carrie Huston spent last week
with her brother, Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie
Huston, and Mr.. and Mrs. II. Hicks, Mt
hurricane.
Mr. howard Marston Is ON the sicK
list.
Miss Matte Pearson returned home
last Saturday.
The Huston brothers harvested Mr.. A.
r. Minott's hay. MIR. Minott Is suffer-
ing from slight shock of paralysis. but
Is improving.
Mr.. Charles Blake called on Mr.. Rufus
Morrill, at Morrills Corner. Dsering, on
Saturday.
GLOUCESTER.
Upper Gloucester, July 90 -Some have
finished their haying In this vicinity and
the crop Is said to lie about half of an
average one
Il. s. Martin has been cutting the
hay on the "Hatch farm" SO called.
Il. ". Winter has been at work at his
mill making boxes. lie has large
amount of lumber sawed for that business.
HARPSwELL.
aast Harpswell July s4-Capt Humph-
rey Skolheid's house at Cundy's Harbor
WAS tally shattered ty lightning during
Fridays tempest and Mrs Skolfield WAS
unconscious for some hours, but 10 now
quite recovered. The. doors were split
clustering torn of and in short, the
western end OF the house Is a.. perfect
wreck.
The old Free Baptist church was struck
and the chimney torn down, and interior
badly upset. Mrs. Stevens's house on
the West Side WAS struck and set on fire,
but they extinguished IL A young man
of the house was SO badly shocked that
he has not recovered the use of his limbs.
Mr. Charles Rlch's building had narrow
escape A large tree near the house was
shattered and the ground plowed up by
the forco CT the tolt.
Mrs. Anna Elliott and daughter, Miss
Leo, of South Portlsnd, are visiting the
scenes of Mira. Elliott's girlhood for few
days.
SCARBoRo.
Eight Corners. July s4-Mrs. Norman
II. Cook OF Plessantdsle has gone to
Maohias to visit relatives.
Mr.. Joseph Libby and family of Boston,
who have been visiting Mr.. Libby moth
or. Mira. 5. A. Libby. has returned
home.
Mt. Henry Fowler, who has besn quite
Ill, Is improving.
NORTH BERWICK.
North Berwick July 24.-The cad acci-
dent that caused the death of one of our
hest citizsns, Mr.. Ed. Day, as reported
In Saturdays issue of the PRESS Is de-
seloping the feeling, oa tue part OF the
citizens that a demand should be made
for Tag station at the grade crossing
known as "Junkin's Crossing" where
four deaths have occurred by the same
cause since the construction of the road,
and which has always been a source of
anxiety TO those whose friends have had
to pass that point. 1t Is affirm ed that the
SPECIAL train containing road officials
dashed by at the rate OF miis a minute
and without the required signal at cso, s.
ings. and that being an extra, Mr.. DAY
could not expect an approachiag train.
and besides IA high storm fence p.eyen Is
a full viaw from the road on which Mr.
Day was riding The unfortunate maD
was thrown 60 fest, tack and limbs brok-
en- In several places and skull crushed. He
bresthed 20 minutes after tho crash bus OF
course in On unconscious state. Mrs.
DAY was absolutely Frustrated and in-
taneiy Wild at the stroka. and was orly
Quoted ty medical treatment under Ilr.
McCar:sop, who Was instantly at the
scene OF the accident. This widow with
two little ohild:en IL in deepest grief.
! be furerai WAS held Sunday at Mr.
DAYS lite residence, in charge of the
local lodge OF l. y. q. b., OF which be
was worthy memter. A very ltrss
attendance was an inhicaticn OF the :
tenn In which tie deceasei was hsld nr