The Portland daily press., 1900-07-24
MAINE TOWNS.
Items OF Interest Gathered by Our Local
Correspondence
NORTH YARMOUTH.

41eSoU 4OIbu 1dFIuOuOl1s Ou1J ~ AA'''
George L. Sawyer and daughter Georgia,
are visiting in Saoo.
Mrs. o. Coffin and baby boy, of Port
land, are visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. M. L. Whitney.
Mr.. Arthur l.. Marston of Arlington,
Mass. is visiting his aunt, Mrs. James
Lawrence.
Mr.. J. Earle Freeman of Woodfords,
is spending his vacation with his rela-
lions.
Mr.. George Marston, who has been at
work in the eastern part of the state, has
returned home.
Mrs. Walter Cushing and daughters, of
West Someryille, Mass, are visiting her
father, Mr.. Charles l.. Colly.
Mr.. Merle Brackett while moving,
slipped and fell upon his scythe cutting
his knee quite badly. He had eight
stitches taken in it.
Mrs Charles L. Green and daughters
of ST. Paul, Mimi, and Mrs. Addison S.
Thayer of Portland, were guests at Mrs.
Ansel L. Dunn, Friday.
Mrs e. W. Coburn and sister. Miss
Flora burlington of Boston Highlands
Mass, are spending few weeks at
Miss Mary Lawrence's.
LIMERICK.
Limerick, July 23.-Prof. Hawthorne
and wife returned from their honeymoon
on the Goth AMI are domiciled at the Con-
gregatiOna1 parsonage, which VIII be
their home for the present.
Miss Allie G. Townsend, who has
IA H. r lNrr-
hold, IN Boston, is home for her summer
vacation.
Rudolph Stellar, of SomerVille, Is at
+. e. ToWnsend's for few days.
Mrs. Lydia Moulton and daughter Rose,
who have been spending few weeks In
Greenland, N. H., With an aunt, have re-
turned.
f. A. Bowden and family, of Proyi-
dence, r. T., are at their cottage in our
town for the summer.
Mrs. e. M. BroWnE addition to her
boarding house is rapidly approaching
completion, and will greatly increase her
accommodations for Old Home Week,
There is to be no service at the Free
Baptist church next Sunday, but there
will be preaching the first Sunday In
Augu st.
The dryssweather begins to be as seriously
felt in the failure of wells and springs
as last year, and beginning so early the
outlook is very discouraging.
John 2. Eastman received the tidings
that his sister Mrs. Nevins of MinneapO-
lis, Mimi, was buried last Friday. He
alone rema ms of the family.
sCARBORO.
Eight Corners, July 23.-The intense
heat of the past week, together with dry
weather, has nearly ruined the crops.
Mrs. Polly Green, who was buried
July 22nd, had attained the great age of
% years lacking q few days. She was
the last of her family. Her husband died
many years ago. She had been blind for
a long time.
The Free Baptist Sunday school are to
go on their annual picnic to Pine Point,
July Goth. sssH
Vaughan Conrad visited his friends at
Thornton Heights, South Portland, Sat-
Mrs. J. W. johnson took trip to River
ton, tuesday.
Mr.. II. +. Bowers took a party OF
friends to Riyerton last week. A pleas
ant time was enjoyed.
CHEBEAGUE.
Chebeague, July 23.-Mr. Whites cot
tage at the West End will be completed
and ready for occupancy this week.
Mrs. j. A. Haines and Miss Stone are
OCCUPYING Mr.. Dickhaut's cottage Of the
Providence colony,
University, has hired MIR. w. L. Bis /
hops cottage for the season.
Mr.. Ballard of Baltimore, is occupying |
the j. E. Hamilton homestead
Every public place is filled to over
flowing for August.
Capt Hugh Bowen went East on
steamer Myrtle, Of the lighthouse depart !
ment, the 28d inst,
Boarders at Hamilton Villa: Miss Cora /
ID. Copper6hWaite Denver, Col. Mrs |
Edwin b. Carpenter Mrs. George Dem |
nison, MendOtO, III; Mrs. Arthur Car
penter, Miss Carpenter, Boston, Mass. /;
Mrs. u. IL. Bacon and children, Mon /
treal, Canada; Miss Emma L.. Baker, |
Miss Hattie Baker Durham, Quebec; Miss /
ldele Clark, Mrs. Bergman, Miss Olive |
Bergman, Boston, Mass
Mr.. William Bates has purchased q /
fine team.
OTISFIELD.
Bolster S Mills, July % Harriet Eliza
beth Weston died at Bolster's Mills June /
23d. Harriet Elizabeth Mead, widow OF the /
late DR., s. L. Weston. Mrs. Weston was
the daughter of Hon. Thomas II and
Harriet Davenport Mead, was born In
Bridgton, Me, Sept. 18th, 1889. She
was educated in the town schools and
at Bridgton Academy. At the close of
her school life she was q successful teacher
Tor number of years and ON March 18th,
loO0y was married to Or. weston and be-
gan her married life IN the the house in
the village where the rest of her life was
spent. Mrs. Weston was of strong
personality, but had opinions
Of her own and while able to
express them fOrcibly and clearly, was
tolerant toward those OF others. A born
organizer, she easily took front rank in
society and In the several organizations
to which she belonged, winning the as
S1stance of others. both by the excellence
Of her methods and her ability to make
others see things as she saw them. Such
. women must long be missed by the
society OF a small village like this and
her place will be ons hard to fill. Her
last sickness was long and trying but she
never 1nurmured but cheerful and
thoughtful to the last took pains to make
the task Of those that cared for her as
light as possible. Her Immediate family
consists of two daughters both success
Iul school teachers, who have the heart
felt sympathy of the entire community in
heir sad hO,aoo x~o,,,ov,f