The Portland daily press., 1900-06-14
MAINE TOWNS.
Items of Interest Gathered by Our Local
Correspopdents
CUMBERLAND.

West Cumberland, June 13.-Mr. II.
l.. Clough of Cumberland Centre was in
this vicinity Monday, taking the census.
The funeral services of Mrs. Wadsworth
Verrill of Portland were held ut the NJ
was a former resident of this place and
her parents reside here now.
Miss Ada Morrill,, who has been teach
ing at West Falmouth, is now at home
for the summer vacation.
Children's Sunday will be observed at
the NJ. f. church next Sunday. Prepara-
lions are being made for q concert.
At the Republican caucus held last
Saturday at Cumberland and Falmouth,
\. NJ. Shaw was chosen candidate for
representative to Augusta.
BUXTON.
West Buxton, June 1.-THE Cumber-
| land county convention was held at the
Free Baptist church last Wednesday and
Thursday. The weather was very favor
able and n large number attended 1t.
Mr.. q. h. Getchell is having his house
on Lyman street repaired and as soon as
il is completed, Mr.. Alinon Sawyer and
family viii occupy It.
Mr. Herbert Sawyer, who has been so
very sick, Is slowly improving.
Mrs. Bertha Davis, who has been very
| critically i'll, was better at the last report.
Miss Flossle Pike is quite i'll at her
home ON High street
Ripe field strawberries were picked
last Saturday here in this vicinity.
CAPE ELIZABETH
Cape Elizabeth, June 10 Mrs. Har-
vey Murray and daughter, Elsa and Mona
of Washington, ID. c., arrived at their
| cottage at Pond Cove, where they will
! spend the summer. Mr.. Murray will
| join them in two weeks.
Mr.. L.. o. Verrill, who has been quite
| i'll, Is improving
The new post office at Bowery Beach
Is nearly ready for occupancy.
Work has begun on the cellar for the
new town house, TO be erected at Pond
/ Cove.
Mr.. Ephrain Dyer and family are
stopping at Higgins Beach for IA short
time, where Mr.. Dyer is employed pip
ing the cottages for supply of water.
VINALHAVEN.
| Vinalhaven, June l3.-A large number
of our citizens We're very much disap-
| pointd saturday because the steamer did
not put In her appearance to take the ex-
cursion to Belfast. The Vinalhaven high
school base ball team was to play in Bel
fast with the Belfast team on that day.
They will try some other boat week
from Saturday
Hon. f. 5. Walls will be in Belfast
| this week.
Mrs. W. +. Coombs will spend few
days in Pittsfleld, Maine, leaving home
Monday.
Rev. ii. j. Wells will attend the Con-
gregational convention at Bath, this
| week.
The new Union church will be dedi.
raj oil n Aa1n Inn
bell arrived last week and has been
placed in position. All like the tone very
much.
SCARBORo.
Eight Corners, June 13.-Notwith-
standing the cold wet weather, things are
looking finely.
Horace Manchester has purchased Of
John Kaler the field owned by the heirs
of the late Eliza Libby.
There was very pleasant social SER
vice at the Free Baptist church Wednes-
day evening.
A fire sci on land of Clarence Hall
did quite an amount Of damage yester-
day.
Mrs. Harry Springer and her children
are the guests of Mrs Clarence Hall.
DRY MILLS.
Dry Mills, June 1S-Mr. William Small
of Portland has removed his household
goods from that city to the home of his
uncle in this place. 1t is understood that
Mr.. Small's family will reside here while
he is at work in Portland.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. NJ. Dolley of Rumford
Falls were at Mrs. Lucy Morse's a day
or two last week. They were in town
TO attend the funeral of Mr.. Dolley's
sister, Mrs Grant.
Quite a number from this place, BROTH
ers. sisters and friends, attended the flu
neral of Mrs. Ward Verrill at West Cum
berland, Tuesday.
! Mrs. Harriet Grant, who died at Cum
berland Mills, was buried at Gray Corr
ner last Thursday afternoon. Mrs,
Grant was resident of Dry Mills until
the recent death Of her husband when
she went to reside with her daughter at
! Cumberland Mills.
| Ned Storey and his grandmother,
Mrs. Storey, have removed into Mrs. Lucy
Morse's.
Fred Small has been visiting his uncle,