The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-08-22
PARSONsFIELD.

East Parsonsfeld, August 21.-Mr. Fred
Emery ana wife, Stoneham, Mass, are
visiting his sister, Mrs Loren Merrill,
Mrs. Addie Vesie returned to her place
OF business in Portland last Tuesday.
MISS Ina Belle Norton, after passing
several weeks with Mrs. Thatcher Burn
ham at her farm home in South Parsons
Held, returned to her home at Pike farm,
Cornish, last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Norton OF Cor
nlsh, accompanied by Master Ralph
Norton, visited their cousin. Mrs. Emily
Claiborne last Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley Merrill of Massa-
chusetts, after passing few weeks very
pleasantly with his mother, Mrs. Vesty
Merrill, returned to their home last
Tuesday
Mr.. Herbert Merrill and family. of
SomerviIle, Mass, are visiting his mother
Mrs. Vesty Merrill.
RUMFORD.
Rumford, August 21.-Haying is fin
lshed and the quantity is rather more
than last year. We have had a plenty of
moisture here, and in consequence the
moWn fields are fresh and green, and the
new grounds show heavy aftermath
There are many fields of Hungarian that
show heavy growth. Corn fields are
looking we'll, but little late. Potatoes
are looking we'll. No sign Of rust yet,
and the yield when / have dug is good
egAAN " O<AOO44ODD Ivy OOm0 OF the
oat fields show little rust, but are
stout grown. Apple crop small, but will
be sufficient for home use.
Virgil Abbott is building q house at
East Rumford, between the schoolhouse
and e. e. AbbOtt's.
Peter Thomas has taken down the old
barn that the late cyclone partially un-
rooted.
George Thurston Is supplying the new
posi- once, ,.Alrcon, with the mall from
South Rumford, distance two miles.
Old Home Week passed off very quietly
save the centennial celebration at the
Centre, the 9Th. A great crowd. a plenty
OF food, many good CLOTHES injured and
spoiled by the three hours drenching
rain.
P. B Clark returned last Saturday
from two weeks visit to Niagara. N
Y, with his wife, called by telegraphic
dispatch that her mother was at the noint
OF death. Mrs Clark remains with her
mother, who cannot survive long.
VIM. ID. Merrill has gone to work for
P. B. Clark in his machine shop.
Mrs. StilIfin from Boston is VISITING
her brother, +. p. Putnam.
Harvey Neal is an overseer in the
Continental Bag mill at the Falls.
POWNAL.
Pownal, August 2l.-The attention OF
the patrons of the socials at Pownal Cen
tire is called to the one to be given at
Mallet Hall on Friday evening Of this
week, IN charge OF Mr. 5. Helen SOuIe and
Mrs. Et61e j. Latham. No Dains are he1no
spared 60 make it one Of the most sue.
oessful gatherings ever held in the hall.
The entertainment consists of a Tom
IhumD wedding gotten up in the most
attractive manner. Special costumes are
being prepared. careful drilling Of the
children IS IN progress, and all in all it
can certainly be termed the event OF the
season. Admission 10 cents. with ice
cream for sale during intermission.
The Misses Lizzie and Emma CHAPMAN
nave been the guests OF Mrs, Elite j.
Latham for the past week. Mrs, Latham
and her friends, also Miss Lillian Latham
passed Sunday at Princes Point.
MI. AnSel Davis and family have re-
turned to their home at Freeport.
Mr. ana Mrs Norman True returned
to their home on Monday
Mr.. Benjamin Pratt and daurhtar were
recent visitors at Mr.. Alroy Noyes's,
Lne county bridge near POWnaI Centre
IS being rebuilt, in charge OF Mr.. C. II.
HOdsdOn. =
Mrs Lettie Sweetser and son have been
spending the past two weeks with her
brother Mr.. Fred Warren.
Rev. I. o. Richards and family return
Gnls week to their home at TOrrington
Conn, remaining at Providence, r. l..
over Sunday, as Mr.. Richards is sunnlv
in one of the churches there on that dav,
Mrs Osgood and daughter, from Lynn.
Mass, and Mrs. Capt Blanchard of Var
mouth were the guests OF the Misses
Chapman on Friday Of last week,
Mr.. Il. ). Harmon and family of Port
lana passed Sunday with Mrs May
Knight. Mrs. Helen SouIe accompan led
her home, returning to PownaI on Mon
day
Mrs. Flora Sweetser is now entertain
ing her friend, Miss Dillingham; from
Mr.. Elmer Caswen and wife from
Roxbury, Mass, and Mr.. Will Bridgton
and wife from Lewiston have been visit
ing a5 Mr.. Ayord Caswell' S for the past
week. F''9'
Mrs. Merrill, from Bath, Is now the
guesV OIL her son. Mr.. Edgar T Merrill.
DlONE CLIMBED THE LAD