The Portland daily press., 1901-02-02
MAINE TOWNS.
items of Interest Gathered by Our Local
Correspondents.
KENNEBUNK.


Kennebunk, January Sl.-The funeral
of Mrs. l.. Ii. Bean, wife OF Rev. l.
| IL. Bean and mother OF Rev. q. Everett
Bean, Of Wells, took place January Both,
at kennebunkport. Some months ago.
Mr.. Il. Ii. Bean assigned the Methodist
| pastorats on Peaks island and returned
| to kennebunkport on account OF his
wife's health. Mrs. Bean did not regain
her health and the family are greatly
tfiicted at their loss. The funeral was
| conducted In the Methodist church by
Rev. K. y. Thayer, ID. d.. assisted by
| kev MIR. Sloane, kev. q. II. Miilward
and kew. Insley Bean. Mrs. Bean was
well and extensively known and her
| death will be severely felt by large cir
ole or friends. With her husband she
had served eighteen different churches
In the Maine and East Maine confer
enoes,
Mr.. Owen Wentworth. a prominent
anu wealthy citizen OF kennebunk beach,
was taken with a shock and died imme-
diately. Mr.. Wentworth was the owner
| of the Wentworth house and also a large
owner in the Eagle Rook house, which
has been carried on by tha firm OF Owen
| Wentworth and company. he was one
OF the pioneers OF Kennebunk Beach hotel
| busi ness and was also the owner of
| large tracts OF land on the s0ashore. Mr..
Wentworth leaves a widow and two sous
| who were associated with him in b1si-
ness.
BRowNFIELD.
East BrownfieId, anuary sl.-From
the present. sslimats. about l, 500, 600 feat
of lum Ter will be placed IN the Saco river
this spring, as follows: Chas Hill, Co.,
OOO; Frank Fessendan, $50, 600; Sewell
IIobson, s50, GOD; J Wesley Perkins. 100,
0yo; Uhas. Dennett, l5).co9; simeon
Eaton. 5000; other parties, leo 000.
Since last Septembar, Frank johnson
has made at his mill /, 900 barrels of cider.
Miss Marion johnson is visiting with
relatives in NalthAm, Mass.
Chas Hin has purchased from Fred
Thayer the boiler, ana from >. j. q +.
K. Staples the piping that formerly were
in use in their sale work shop, and will
use than at his rt denoe for heat, and
supply buildings with water.
Miss Georgia Gatchell and Mrs. Clara
BatchaIier, OF East baldwin, are upon a
visit to relatives In Providence, X. l.
Mr. Joseph Howard Is spending u
few days, with friends at GorhAm.
Clifford Poor caught piokerel in
Burt's Meadow pond, weighing pounds
de also hooked another that was too large
for the hole, and was lost by the hook
breaEirg.
Weymouth Rowe has purchased of Oscar
Poor a traUt CT land containing about
tAANC 0OACS A0A p~os
Miss Flossie butterfeld Is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Nelson Sanborn, OF Hiram
Mrs. Belle Flye of Hiram has been the
guest OF MIR. snd Mrs. ID. Is. Seavey this
week
Charles Cole has been engaged as en-
gineer at the Erysburg chair factory.
Successful bidders for carrying the
maila from this Office are Walter Berry.
to Denmark and East Denmark; Jesse
Brown, to East Fryeburg and west
Bridgton. From the Center ofiice, Luther
Rogers will continue to carry it to West
Browntield office.
Mr.. Chas Warren of Fryeburg, for
merly of Hastings & Warren, Will opsn a
law oitice in the Liberty hotel, being here
every Thursday.
John Stewart a veteran OF the Civil
war, and q member or the S9th Maine
Go l, has received an increase in his
pension, TO Sl4.
Webster Chute of Caseo is loading q car
with $1,000 hoops.
Miss Goluie Cole OF Hiram is visiting
her grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Brad
ford Cole.
News has BEEN recsivet here OF the
death OF MIR. Samuel Wentworth at
Lorslto, Nebr aska, who went from here
some IL years ago.
Me. Warren Slower has again been ap-
pointed superintendent OF the town farm,
for ths year 1901.