The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-09-12

Mass Is In town
Foster S.. Barstow OF w. Somerviua il
aU MS cottage with his family
rr = al term OF schools commenced |
tuesday OF last week.
Wlll Sidelinger from Quincy Point
II Elslung friends in town.
Mrs. Morang ana daughter have gone
90 their home In Chelsea Mass.
a. mrs NJ george Lake from Brooklyn, Ny, /
Is at her fathers VIM. A SidelinOer.
Judson Hall OF Gardiner is calling on
friends.
Mrs. AIvorado Sidelnger and daughter
mabel have returned to their home ia
Lynn. Her mother Mrs. Adeline Hall
went with them
Ihe farmers are hauling their sweet
corn 10 WaldObOrO canning factory.
wider Wlndslow had a lawn party Sat-
urday evening.
William Dreamer died unite suadAn
iasU Wednesday.
Mrs. Putfer and four daughters, who
nave been at their summer nome, have
returned to their home in Boston.
Ih1s IS the most severe drought known
/ IN this part Of the State for many wears.
r., Il. j .6enuhure came from Portland, last
/ Thursday
The supmer visitors are leaving fast.
STANDISH.
Sebago Lake, Sept 1O.-Saturoav after
noon the Burnham Ice houses were de-
stroyed by tire. A large tract of land was
Mrs. b, + Smith has returned TO Port
lanu after several weeks spent here in the
| place.
Milnken and Smith expect to start the
nachlnes IN the box factory in another
week. They VIII at first only use four of
the machines
The schools in the town begin today,
hobdays Sept, 10Th. Miss Laura Richer
son viii teach here at the Lake.
Rev. Chas Harbut. secretary of the
maine missionary Society, wife and little
9aughter OF Portland, were the guests OF
LeeN. y. Il. Parker and wife over Sun
Gay Mr.. Harbut occupied the pulpit in
the congregational church, Sunday
morning, and baptized the two youngest
children Of Rev. Mr.. Parker.
Mr.. Erwin Libby returned from Poland
Springs, Saturday, where he has been
working for the PAST two months.
MIS-. John Decumier and daughter
Lena, passed Sunday with relatives at
/ Wes6brOOk.
Mr.. r. K. Ito, a student OF Westbrook
seminary, returned to school after pas
sing his vacation at Lake View cottage.
i. Mrs. Walker and daughter of Fall RfY-
er, passed Thursday with Mrs. L. ii.
Moulton.
In the Congregational church conlnu-
= mon service was observed Sunday even
Ing, when Mr.. and Mrs ChRs Parker
and Mrs. Nellie Bracket were received
D into the church.
q CUMBERLAND.
West Cumberland, September Il.-AIiss
Addte Abbott has been spending a few
Q days with relatives in Portland.
2 The Hulit Brothers have built a new
4 silo this FALL and Oman Lufkin has a
n new one also.
T Mrs h. n Leighton, who has been on
s the sick list for several weeks, is improv-
T. ing slowly.
Schools in town commenced on Tues.
< day. Miss Florence Hilton of East North
It Yarmouth, IS teaching ia No, 4.
Mrs. Alice Shaw and Miss Ethel Shaw
- are spending several days in Rockland
Misses Flora and Ida Shaw are visiting
s. their sisters in Lisbon
)f Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Morrill, and two
t children are spending their vacation at
I, Mr.. Levi Morrill's.
81 Rev. MT Pratt's two grandchildren,
rs who have been spending the summer
sr mere. are quite sick.
s SCARBORO.
It Eight Corners, September 11.-Nrs.
+ George o. Libby passed away Sunday
of afternoon, after long and distressing
Illness. She leaves a husband and three
/ children, with many other friends tC
mourn her loss.
Mr.. E. SkiIlins has moved into the
rent over the store
The farmers are very busy gathering
1. day and night.
a. Mrs. Henry jackson OF South Port
4. land is Wishing her daughter, Mrs. J.
< NJ Conrad
2. School commenced in this district Sep
o. tember tenth, Miss Ruth f.. Libby OF
4. Nonesuch Corner, teacher.
l. Mrs. j. ". johnson was the guest OF
r her friend, Mrs E. S. Schoppee, at Oak
wood farm, Friday.
Mrs. Ira Thompson Of New Jersey was
at Mr.. J.-W. Johnson's one day the past
week.
. Mrs. L. c. Brown has returned home
. from Pleasantdal9. X here she has been
i in attendance at Mr.. 9. Watson S.
j. West Scarboro, September 1.-The com
- munity at West ScarborO were thrown
l. into gloom Sunday morning, when they
learned that Sadie +. Snow, wife of u.
= NJ Snow, had died very suddenly OF
q heart disease. She will be greatly missed,
as she was loved by all. She leaves a hug
band, three children, one sister, Mrs,
John Hearn Of SacO, and one brother,
Harry Mason, OF Saco. Funeral at her
late home, September II, at 2 p. m.
3 NEW GLOUCESTER.
5 Upper Gloucester, September 1O.-The
drought is very severe in this Vicinity.
Wells aresdry and people are obliged to go
some distance TOR water. 1t has been
long time since we have seen any rain
here.
: Rev. H. H. Noyes preached in Centen-
NAL hall last Sunday afternoon.
The corn factory in this town was in
operation last Sunday in order to keep up
with che dry weather, which is ripening
the corn off very fast.
sweet corn is very good considering
that the weather has been so dry during
the summer.
John Gordon has bought the place
which has been occupied by 5. M.
Thomas
Mrs. l.. Burgess was visiting relatives in
Portland last week.
Mr.. Stanley Walden and family, of
Attleboro, Mass, are visiting at Mr.. b.
s. Atkins's at the present Uime.
Mr.. Samuel Brown and wife of Bath
are visiting at Mr.. f. w. Winters for d