The Portland daily press., 1900-07-19
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WINDHAM.
WindFam, July 18-We are very Glad
to make the correction that Mr.. Alphon-
so Jordan of Portland has moved his
family to Windham Center for q parma
nent Instead Of a temporary residence.
Mrs Frank Chase, daughter and
| granddaughter, of Portland, spent Tues
day With Miss Webb at the Center.
The farmers, many Of them, are finish
Ing their haying and report very good
hay, but a very light crop
The Free Baptist Sabbath school of
little Falls have their annual picnic at
S bago Lake this week.
A very welcome shower of rain visited
| Nindham on Tuesday evening, accom-
J panied by thunder and lightning, doing
been quite severe.
We have been glad to see Mrs. Nathan
GOold of Portland. Always glad of the
vacations that bring our visito rs here to
| their summer residences.
CUMBERLAND.
West Cumberland, July 1s.-The farm
I ers in this vicinity are nearly through
haying The very light crop makes the
season the shortest that has been known
for years
Mrs G. N Shaw and wife, of Var
mouth, spent Sunday at his mother S.
A very heavy shower passed over this
| place Monday night. The rain was need
ed very badly, as all the crops were
pdrched and dry.
Mr.. and Mrs. w e Morrill, of Wood
| fords, spent Sunday at j. Morrill's.
Mr.. Edwin Winch and wife of Wal
than, Mass, visited relatives and friends
| IN this place recently.
Mr.. Fred Morrill, and wife, of Wood
fords, are spending their vacation at his
fathers, Levi Morrins.
GRAY.
Dry Mills, July 1s.-True Colby, who
| is at work for 5. ". Foster, started
| Tuesday morning with span of horses
to drive to Rumford Falls where Mr.
Foster Is to erect large brick building.
Waiter FRANK, an employee IN ma
chine shop at Lawrence, Mass, is at the
home of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Frank, for few weeks.
Two funeral PROFESSIONS have passed
| through the place this week; that of a
| child of Freedom Strout and grandchild
of Mr.. Sewall Ihurlow
Miss Grace Dow, the teacher at Cliff
Island, is spending her vacation at home
in this place.
Mrs. lakewood, of northern Michigan,
has been visiting her granddaughter,
intended to make quite an extended Wis
it, but received news of the illness of her
husband in Marblehead, Mass, and was
forced to leave for that place on Monday
| last.
John S. Morse and wife, of Topeka,
| Kansas, are at Marshall Morse s.
A heavy electrical storm passed over
| this pace at five clock Monday evening
Neal Brooks, of New Hampshire, is
visiting his aunt, Mrs. James Whitney.
Mr.. Mcdonald, of Standish, was MAX
| ing calls in the neighborhOod Monday.
Dorothy Hawkes., of Westbrook, is Wis
iting her grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. M.
@. Morrill,.
CAsCO.
Casco, July 6.-Indications point to a
large crop of wild blackberries this sea-
son.
Haying was in full blast in Casco last
week. The hay crop in this town, by
reason OF dry weather, is about tWo-thirds
of the last years crop,
4 Mr.. Stone, of Otisfeld, comes to this
village every Monday with his meat cart.
He brings nice meat and is well pat
| rOnized.
ssAgnes Eastman has returned after
spending a week with her uncle, Ernest
| Jordan, at Poland Corner.
Miss Myra M. Eastman of Portland is
spending her summer vacation with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. S. Eastman.
Mark L. Leach, with his haying crew,
is cutting the hay on William Woodbury. S
farm, East Raymond.
Mrs. Mary j. Holden has house full
of summer boarders from Lynn, Mass,
and New Jersey.
William Perris has lately opened gro
Gerry store at Pixies Corner.
POWNAL.
Powna1, July 17.-The extreme heat of
the past few days was followed on Mon
day night by a most severe thunder
storm. The flashes of lightning were not
only frequent, but very vivid, and the
thunder which accompanied it was ex-
tremely heavy. The wind blew violently
for a short time During the shower the
buildings on the place formerly owned
| by Jacob futile, but now occupied by an
aged man by the name of MoKenney,
were struck and burned. The buildings
OF George Mitchell were also struck, but
no serious damage was done. Several
other fires could be seen in the distance
but SO far distant as not to be accurately
placed.
Farmers are now about closing ND the
work of haying for this season. The fine
weather and short hay crop have both
aided in bringing 1t to speedy close.
The great shortage of the hay in
this locality is great loss to the farmers,
and must, as a matter Of course, mean
the disposal of much valuable stock
Mr.. Norman True passed Sunday with
his wife and daughter at Mr.. Arnold
Newton s.
Miss Lizzie Hodsdon has been on a re-
cent visit to Portland.
Mr.. Harry Wilson of Portland, is now
In town experimenting the having on
the place formerly owned by the late l.
S. Brown.
Mrs Harlan B, True is now entertain
ing young lady f1iend from Boston.
Miss Pearl WadsWorth, who has been
stopping with her uncle, Mr.. Alvord Gas
Well, for the past few days, returns to
her home In Lewiston the last Of this
week.
Mrs. Flora Sweetser is now entertain
ing at her home Miss Efiie Carter, from
Somerville, Mass,
Mrs. Louisa Pratt, from California has
been recent visitor at MIR. and Mrs. H.