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December, 1988 Vol.Ill,No.IX
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wHaulingSeine BY JOHN N. COLE
HEN I HAULED seine foraliving earnedfromthe saleofthou¬ sandsofpoundsofshimmering stripedbasstorough-and-tumble middlemenatManhattan’sFulton FishMarket,thecry"Waittill ElectionDay!’’keptusfishing throughtentativeSeptembersand fickleOctobers.Foritwasduring November’sfirstweekthatthe stripersmassedalongLong Island’ssouthshore,flowinginliv¬ ingriversjustoffthewhitesand beach,anarteryofmigratoryforce pulsingsilverbeneathagray Novembersea.
Duringatimelesslimbo betweenoneleadendawnanda sluggishsunrise,ournetbracketed oneofthoselivingriversandwe struggledtopullmorethanfive tonsoffishfromthatheavingsea. Ittookthefourofusuntilnoon, andweneededhelpfromother crewstotruckourhaultothepack¬ inghouse;itwasduskbeforewe gotthelastofthefishwashed, weighed,icedandpackedin woodencratestaggedwiththe namesofthosefacelessFulton brokers.
Atthirty-fivecentsapound, eachofusearnedmorethan$700,
astunningamountinthosedays, enoughtomakemequiteforget thatIhadcollectednexttonothing fortheprecedingthreeweeks. NovemberswerelikethatforEast Endfishermen,andthemorepru¬ dentbankedtheirharvestforthe leanmonthstocome.Theirswasa wayoflifelearnedformorethan twocenturiesinthatplace—alife thatheldthemtoitsnatural rhythmswithbondswovenby generationaftergenerationafter generation.BythetimeIbegan haul-seining,thesightofmen, doriesandnetsalongthatbeach hadbecomeaseternalasthebreak¬ ingwaves.
Thosemenwerestillthere whenIcametoMaine30years ago;nowtheyaregone.Long Island'sEastEndhasbecomethe Cannesofthenortheast.Media heavieslikeStevenSpielberg,Alan AldaandChristieBrinkleyspend zillionstocallithome.Threemillionforahouseonthedunesis abargain.Squeezedbetweensoar¬ ingpropertyvalues(withthetax hikesthatfollow)andadiminish¬ ingfisheriesresource,thefisher¬ menIknewarewatchingtheir doriesrot,beingsqueezedfrom theirhomesteadsandeitherleav¬ ingthelandoftheirancestorsor findingwhateverworktheycando, noneofitonthewaterthatthey hadlearnedtoliveby.
Thosemenandtheirfamilies arebeyondrescue;thefishing communitiesofgreaterPortland arenot,buttheirmarginofsurvi¬ valgrowsthinnereachmonth. Unlessspecificandsensitivesteps aretakenatthefederal,stateand municipallevelsofgovernment,a wayoflifethathasbeenpartof Maine'ssoutherncoastfor300 yearswillvanish.Withitwillgo theculturalintegritythatgivesthis placeitssoul.Onceitlosesitsnat¬ uralresourceindustries,Portland willbejustonemorebaseforcon¬ dosandbanks.Itwillneveragain bethevitalcityithasbeenfor centuries.
EachNovemberIplaybackthat graydawnonthatdistantbeach andamgratefulforwhatthose fish,thatseaandthosemengave me.Itisanawesomeandterrible truththattheyhavevanished.Itis atragedythatPortlandmustnot repeat.
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THE B OOKAHOLICS move likestalkingaddicts amongvoluminous stacks,confidentof scoring something. Per¬ hapsit’salittle-known1929bio¬ graphyofEdwardianarmsdealer
SPIRITOF M•A•I•N•E SirBasilZaharoff, The Mystery Man of Europe. Perhapsit’safirst editionof MonsieurBeaucaire signedbyauthorBoothTarking¬ ton.Perhapsit’salimited-edition reprintof TheHistoryofPortland. Orahardcover Eros showcasing BertStern’seroticphotosof MarilynMonroe.
Whateverthediscovery,Port¬ land’soutstandingselectionof antiquarianbookstoresshould delightChristmasshoppers.Some ofMaine’sbestbuyscanbefound arrangedontheshelvesofused bookshops.Mosthavespecial Christmasstocks.Andanumber offergiftcertificates.
"Justcomeintoanantiquarian bookshopandlookaround.Every-
thingisdifferentinashoplike this.Andawell-illustratedbook makesafinegift,”saysPat Murphy,ownerofThe-Out-ofPrintShoponHighStreet,who describeshis22yearsinthebusi¬ nessas"adisease.”
AmongMurphy’sChristmas suggestions:smallgiftbooks printed80to115yearsago($3$8),including PressedBlowersof the Holy Land (completewith pressedflowers),publishedin1903 andlistedat$8;bookspublished byPortland’sMosherPressand AnthoensenPress(limitededi¬ tions);signedEdwardRowe Snowebooks($7.5O-$15);boxed artbooks(includingunusedWyeth retrospectivesfor$35—originally pricedat$75);andafour-volume setofEdgarAllanPoe($35).
"Alwayscheckusedbookstores beforelookingintonewones,” advisesJoanPickard,co-ownerof CunninghamBooksonupperCon¬ gressStreet.
Aformerattorney,Pickardhas beenabookdealerforeightyears. "Ididn’tgrowupwantingabook¬ shop.1justsortofdriftedintoit.I startedtakingcareoftheshopfor afriendandfounditextremely enjoyable.”
Amongherreal"treasures,” Pickardcites KaiLung’sGolden Hours byErnestBramah,anorien¬ talmysteryillustratedbyHilaire Belloc,publishedin1923by GeorgeH.DoranCompany,which sheissellingfor$25.Shealso mentionsanattractive24-volume setofGeorgeEliotfor$75.
"AtChristmas,alotofpeople don’tgotoantiquarianstores becausetheydon’twanttogivea useditem,”saysAllenScott,a formerNassonCollegeEnglish professorwhoseAllenScottBooks nestlesoffcobblestonedDana StreetintheOldPort."Butthe valueisprobablyoneofthebest buysyoucouldmake—provided youfindtheappropriatebook," hecontinues,drawingoutafirst editionofwesternartistWill James’sautobiography, Lonesome Cowboy (illustratedbytheauthor), asanexample.Thebook,-itsorigi¬ naldustjacketprotectedbyclear plastic,ispricedat$20.
"Here,particularly,wehaveart booksinverygoodconditionthat costmuchlessthanoriginalretail prices,”Scottsays."Peoplecan’t
findanythinglikethisinWaldenbooksorBookland.Pricesare cheaperandyouhaveabetter selection.”
AmongthefindsatAllenScott: ArkhamHousebooksbyH.P. LovecraftandA.W.Derleth($25$75);firsteditionsofJamesJoyce ($50range)andMarkTwain($50$75);twoletterssignedbyRichard Nixon(thatfelloutofausedbook, $75each);multiplecopiesofJohn Cole’sbookonMainefishing, The Striper, pricedat$15;asetof RudyardKipling($60range);the 1878 Handbook of Arizona (with maps,$150);andaboxed,inlaid editionofD.G.Rossetti’s The Blessed Damozel ($35-$4O).
APortlandIndex don’trealizeyoucangetbooksthat aren’tevenusedatsecondhand stores.”
Clatter’smoreuniqueofferings includea12-volumesetofGuyde MaupassantinYiddishfor$1.50 pervolumeandafuneraloration (inLatin)byJohannesVonEck, "thenotoriousopponentofMartin Luther,”printedin1537,for$50.
"Ifyou’rebuyingausedbookfor someone,youshouldknowhim prettywell,”saysDavidTurner, co-ownerofCarlsonandTurner BooksonupperCongressStreetat thebaseofMunjoyHill.Turner andNormaCarlsonalsosellavar¬ ietyoffineartprints— fine art pricedfrom$5,includingrestrikes
Average number of eggs served on a SundayattheGoodEggCafe(indozens):30 AtthePorthole:50
NumberofbusinessnamesintheGreaterPortlandareabeginningwiththeword "Casco”:59
NumberofpersonsintheGreaterPortlandareawiththelastname "Casco”:1
NumberoflicenseddogsintheCityofPortland(asofAugust):894
NumberoffirehydrantsintheCityofPortland(asofAugust):767
Number of dogs belonging to the “Dogman,” David Koplow: 9
Average minimum hourly wage of a counter person at Burger King in Monument Square:$4
AveragehourlywageofapanhandleronCongressStreet:$4
AveragelengthoftimeittakesforavesseltopassthroughtheMillionDollarBridge drawbridge:7minutes
Averageamountofgasolineburnedbyanidlingengineduringthistime:19cents
NumberofdayspriortoThanksgivingthattheMaineMallputsupitsChristmas displays:19
NumberofdayspriortoThanksgivingthatPorteousonCongressStreetputsupits Christmasdisplays:7
Number of bottles of champagne sold by the RSVP Discount Beverage and Redemption Center on Forest Avenue in December: 7,500
Numberofeggsittakestomakeonegallonofeggnog:12
Sources: Good Egg Cafe; The Porthole; NYNEX Yellow Pages and White Pages for GreaterPortland,1988-1989;ibid;CityClerk'sOffice,PortlandCityHall;Portland Water District; David Koplow; Burger King, Monument Square; Anonymous sources outsideJoe'sSmokeShop;MaineDepartmentofTransportation,BridgeDivision; AutomotiveDivision,SMVTI;MaineMallManager'sOffice;PorteousMitchell& Braun Co.; RSVP Discount Beverage and Redemption Center; TheJoyofCooking.-
"Alotofpeoplewhobuynew booksatlargechainstoresaren't usedtosecondhandstores,” explainsJackGlatter,ownerofJ. GlatterBooksonOceanStreetin SouthPortland."I’djustliketoget themtocomeiniftheythinkour booksaredirtyorinbadcondi¬ tion,”saystheformerScarborough HighSchoolteacher."Thesedays, booksaregoingoutofprintsofast thatifyou’relookingforatitle, youmightfindithere.Peoplealso
fromoriginalplatesofetchingsby Manet($250),Goya($400),and Cocteau($70).
AlsoamongCarlson-Turner’s findsforartandbookcollectors:a reprintofthe1876"Bird’s-Eye ViewofPortland”for$19-95;an originalRockwellKentetchingfor $550plusprinterproofsofKentdesignedrecordjackets($30each); aframedpagefromanillustrated bookprintedin1496($100); Longfellow’sautographwithpor-
trait($275);signedbooksbyJohn Updike,BobDylan,andIsabel Allende;aspecial1986Baxter Societyreprintofalectureentitled JaniesT.Fields—LiteraryPub¬ lisher (ofLongfellow,Whittier, Poe,WebsterandHawthorne)for $40.Plus, ExilesReturn, inslip¬ case,signedbyauthorMalcolm CowleyandphotographerBerenice Abbottfor$75(it’sanaccountof literaryexiles,includingHeming¬ way,Joyce,PoundandFitzgerald).
AndcautionMI-6fans— Turner-Carlsonsespionagesection lurkshiddenamongthetowering shelves;youhavetoasktheway.
F.M.O’Brienisthedeanof Maine’santiquarianbooksellers. Nowsemiretired,hehasbeenin businessmorethan50years.Like othersecondhandbookdealers,he speakswellandfavorablyofcon¬ temporariesinthefield.
"Wehavewonderfulbrowsing shopsinPortland,”O’Brienpoints out."AtChristmas,I'dvisitailthe secondhandbookshops.”
Henotesstrongbuyerinterest inillustratedvolumesandart books."HowardPyleisstillcol¬ lected,andinthelastfewyears interesthasbeenontheWyeths, althoughthatcrazehasgoneby. Thenewestinterestisincolor¬ platetravelbooksfromabout150 yearsago.Thatphasehasbeen exploitedtothehilt,hereandin Europe.Travelbooksprintedin the1840sand1850sareoften fragmented—theplatesaretaken outands'Idseparatelyfor$50or more.Prosperousmiddle-class peopleinPortlandaretryingto recreatetheatmosphereofthe pastwitholdmapsandprintsof Maine;there’squiteamarketfor those.
"Findouttheinterestsofyour friendsandbrowse,"O’Brien advises."Murphy,AllenScottand Carlson-Turnerallhavewonderful stocks;theyarewonderfulbrows¬ ingshops.You’llfindwonderful buys.”
Alittlefurthersouth,Douglas HardingRareBooksandPrints leadsastrongcollectionoffour antiquarianbookstoresonU.S. Route1betweenWellsand Ogunquit.They’redoingthe King’sHighwayproud.
IKennebunkport’s ChristmasPrelude TSTARTEDwithahalf¬ dozenshopownersgathering inDockSquaretosing Christmascarols.Eightyears later,Kennebunkport’s ChristmasPreludeisafullblown Eventwithentertainmentgalore andcrowdstomatchabusy summerday,temperedwithallthe charmandtraditionofanoldfashionedNewEnglandholiday.
Timewas,Kennebunkport rolledupthesidewalkstheday afterLaborDay.Butthetourist seasonwasalreadystretchingdeep
intoautumnwhenthenewly formedKennbunkportBusiness Associationdecideditwastimeto makeDecembersomethingto writehomeabout,too.Actually, thefocusofPreludefromthe beginninghasbeentocreatean eventfor"locals,”i.e.,folkswho residenorthoftheKittery tollbooth.
"Wesawitaskindofathankyoutolocalpeople,”saysNeville Wilson,proprietoroftwoDock Squareshops,oneoftheoriginal Preludeorganizersandcurrently ChairmanoftheKBAlong-range s planningcommittee.ThefirstPre|ludewasamodestevent.Scheduled &•thenasnowforthefirstweekend inDecember,itwastwodays worthofshoppinginstorestrans¬ formedwithholidaydecorations andfestiverefreshments,some carolsingingandSantaarrivingin thesquare(howelse?)bylobster boat.
"Until4:30thatFridayafter¬ noon,wehadnoideaifanyone wouldcome,”recallsWilson.But theydid."Wewereamazedatthe successofthatfirstyear.Andthey wereMainepeople—fishermen whoprobablynevercometoDock Square,grandfatherswithgrand¬ childrenontheirshoulders.”They cameindroves,notonlyfromthe Kennebunkarea,butfromoutlying YorkCountytowns,fromPort¬ land,CapeElizabethandyes,even Freeport.
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SEATEDONTHETOPfloorofaCumberlandAvenueapartmenthouse,Ven.MangSotrainshismind intoclarity.It’salifelongvocationfora65-year-oldmonkatanupperlevelofBuddhism’seight-foldpath. AbbotofareligionpredatingChristianityby500years,Ven.MangSoemigratedtotheUnitedStateslast MarchafterlearninglocalBuddhistslackedateacher,adviser,andtempletoworshipwithin.A Cambodian,Ven.MangSofledtoThailandfromhiswar-ravagedhomelandin1975.Askedwhyhe becameamonk51yearsago,hereplies,"Itwasaninspiration.Religionisthefinestthing.”Buddhistmonksdevote themselvestostudy,toconcentrationina"peaceposition,detachedfromworldaffairs.Theyteachmessagessothat eachindividualcanbecomeagoodperson,asafeperson.”He'sestablishedatemporaryBuddhisttempleat145 CumberlandAvenue—tidyandglowingwithcolorandlight,wallandceilinghangings,flowers,offerings,incense burners.It’stheonlysuchtemplenorthofLowell,Massachusetts.NorthernNewEngland’spotentialBuddhist communitycomprisesabout600Cambodians,plusrefugeesfromVietnam,Thailand,LaosandotherSoutheast Asiancountries.Despitesmilingperception,thetransitiontoAmericansocietyhasn’tbeeneasy.Uprootedfrom culturaltraditions,they’vehadtolearnEnglish,copewithstrangelifestylesandvalues,andholdtwoormorejobs. ThedivorcerateamongCambodiansinAmericaisabout68percent."Ven.MangSocametohelpourchildren,” explainstranslatorSithaLim,ofthePortlandSchoolDepartment."Hebringsourreligion,customs,andhelpsthem knowwheretheycomefrom,howtogreetanelder,whattosay,whattodo.”Somechildren,Sithagrins,areshy aboutmeetingsuchadistinguishedholyman. —Jonathan White
MMAY SARTON, 76 AY SARTON, with 42 booksinfourgenresto hercredit,isatage76the dean of American womenwriters.For16 years,she’slivedinaramblingseaside houseinYork,sofaroffthebeatenpath thatonlytwoquestingfanshaveever foundherontheirown.Thisisexactly thewaySartonwantsitbecauseinher hecticlife,privacyisa mostcloselyguarded commodity.
Magically,Iamon mywaytointerview thewomanwhose bookshaveenchanted andchallengedmefor morethan20years. Thedowagerqueenof Americanbelles-lettres haslookedonmewith favor,andIamtravel¬ ingtoYorktositat herfeetforafew hours. Nevertheless,I approachSarton’s domainwithsome trepidation.Arecent telephoneconversation toworkoutdetailsof theinterviewhasbeen prickly;Iknowthat Sartondoesn’trank journalistsamongher favoritepeopleandI wonderwhatmyrecep¬ tionwillbe.
Ineedn’thaveworried.Sartongreets meatthedoor,herminiaturedachshund Grizzletuckedunderonearm.Shewears anoldbluePatagoniapullover—itmay befiveyearsold,itmaybe20.Shehasn’t dressedfortheinterview,andthat’sasit shouldbe.Sheapologizesfortherainas ifit’sapersonalaffront;thegloomyday willpreventhergarden’sshowingtoits bestadvantage.
WesitinSarton’slibrary,surrounded bythemassive17th-centuryFlemish furnitureshe’sinherited,darkeningthe interiorofherprettyGambrelcottage repletewithvineandpicketfence,an
unenthusiasticfiresputteringinhonorof myvisit.Grizzlerompsbeneathmyfeet andtriestoeattherecorder'scord,asin forwhichSartonreprimandshimasa parentwouldscoldawaywardchild.Her voiceisatreat:richwithanupper-crust Bostonianaccent.
Sartonbemoansthepriceoffame.
MS: VeryrarelyamIabletoread something/havechosen.Peoplesendme manuscripts,theysend mebooks,thepublish¬ erssendmeproofs hopingforblurbs; becauseI’vehadahard timeIwanttohelp, especiallyyoungwri¬ tersif1likethework. Badpoetry—that’s whatpeoplearesoapt tosendme.BythatI meanprivatelyprinted andfulloffeelingbut verse, notpoetry,and theydon’twanttohear that.
Sothemailisa problem.
MS: Igotbackfrom a12-dayholiday,and whenIsawwhatwas here,Iwasshakingso muchIcouldn’ttype. That’swhenmyheart startedfibrillating again.Ithought,"Ijust can’thandlethis.”
(ThethemeofSar¬ ton’slatestjournal,
AfterTheStroke, isphysicalillnessand emotionalangst.In1986,shesuffereda strokewhichleftherfeelingdepressed andtotallylackingin"psychicenergy.” Sartonrecentlywrote,"WhatIamfacing is permanent disability—afibrillating heartforever.’’)
Buttheremustbeanothersidetothe coin?
MS: Thesupportivecommunityisall overthecountry,that’stheotherside— I’mgreatlylovedandwhereverIgonow peoplejustcomeoutofthewoodwork andit’sunbelievable.I’mnotspoiled;1 don’texpectit—I’malwaystaken
bysurprise.Buttheaudiencesare enormous.Partly,I’vegivenup doingitbecauseeverytime1read poems,somebodyfallsinlovewith me.Nowit’sawoman80years old.This1can’tundertake.
Soyouaren'tseekingtobea centralpersonforsomebody?
MS: No,no—orneverwas!1 wantedone,but1didn’twantthem towantme!.Thesepeoplewho attachthemselvestomeareattach¬ ingthemselvestoarealitythat they’velearnedfrombooks.But1 don’tknowanythingabout them. Eveniftheywritemea25-page lettertellingtheirwholelife,it stilldoesn’tsendme,youknow.
(Sarton’sjournals, Plant Dream¬ ingDeep,TheIlousebytheSea, andalltheothers,givetheimpres¬ sionthatthereaderisprivytothe mostintimatedetailsofthe author'slife.Yettheprotagonist takesquiteadifferentview.)
You’vewrittenaboutthefact thatyoucan'tproducepoetry withoutamuse.Tellmeabout that,ifyoutvould..
MS: I’mlearningtobemyown muse;that’swhatyouhavetodo inoldage.Butsurely,it’snotvery strange.Mostpeoplerequireacen¬ tralpersoninordertofeelcomfor¬ tablewiththeirlives.Themuse,of' course,isthepersonwhocaptures theimaginationandmakesevery¬ thing—let’sjustcallitbeingin love—makeseverythingmore brilliant,morevisible,more intensesothatyou'relivingatthe topofyourcapacitytofeelandto understandandtogrow.Without themuse,it’smuchmoredifficult todothat.
U7m/ aboutthedemandsthat person makes on you?
MS: Ivealwayschosenimpossi¬ blepeoplewhodidn’twanttolive withme—1mean,they’vealways beenthepeopleIveadmiredfrom adistance,oftenverymucholder than1.
(ThecurrentmuseisLady JulietteHuxley,widowofthe famousscientistJulianHuxley. Sartonwillsoonbeginworkona volumeofhercollectedlettersto
LadyHuxley,coveringtheperiod between1936-1946whenSarton waslivinginLondonandfraterniz¬ ingwithartistslikeElizabeth Bowen,VirginiaWoolf,andT.S. Eliot.)
MS: I'vejustbeenseeingJuliette HuxleyinLondon,whomI’ve lovedfor50years.She’s92.We hadthemost marvelous talks—it wasreallyheaven—itwasmarve¬ lous,absolutelymarvelous!Wesat inthegardenandtalked.There wasanabsolutelackoftension— justcommunion,whateveryou wanttocallit;itwasverymoving.
Haven'tyousaid,though,that withhertherehadbeentensionin thepast?
MS: Oh,yes.Therewereprob¬ lems.Therewasagapofmany years,butwhen1hadthestroke, shesuddenlybecamethegreatest support.Shewrotememarvelous letters.
Olderpeoplehavealwaysinter¬ estedyou.
MS: I'vewrittenalotabout olderpeoplebecauseI’vealways beenattractedtothem.Eor instance,whenIwasinEvaLeGallienne’scompanyasanapprentice intheCivicRepertory,sbealways calledme"Granny."Iwas17then, yousee,butIhadsomethingolder thanmyagefromthebeginning. So1thinkthisiswhatattractedme toolderpeoplewithwhomIcould communicateonacertainlevel. Thepeoplewho’vebeenthemost influentialinmylifehavebeen,I think,olderpeople.I’mthinkingof Koteliansky,certainlyVirginia Woolf—1didn’tknowherwell, youknow—althoughshedid invitemetoteawhenever1wasin London.Whenonethinksofthe numbersofpeoplewhowantedto seeher,I’mverygratefulbecause1 wasnobody—Idpublishedone bookofpoems,butshewenton wantingtoseeme.”
(Fromthetimeshewas19until WorldWarII,Sartonmadean annualpilgrimagetoEurope.The writerElizabethBowengavea dinnerpartyforSartonandinvited Woolfbecausemeetingherwas
Sarton’s"biggestdream.”Later, Woolfdescribedtheyoungpoetas "thatgoose”—adescriptionthe maturepoetrecallswithgalesof laughter.)
InSarton’smodestEscort,we traveltothePiper’sGrillinYork, wherethewriteriswell-known. Thehostessimmediatelyfindsusa goodtable;SartonordersScotch,I choosewhitewine,andweboth decideonspinachsaladwith crabmeat.
"Alcoholisadangerofthesoli¬ tarylife,”sheintones,sippingher drink.Idutifullyjotthisdown, thinkingaboutF.ScottFitzgerald andalltheotherwriterswhohave drownedinaseaofbooze.Sarton, however,istooself-awaretoever letthishappen.
Afterwehaveeaten,anintense¬ fanofSarton’sappearsatthetable. SheisfromIllinoisand,byamindbogglingcoincidence,thisisthe secondtimeshe’srunintothewri¬ teratthisveryrestaurant.Shehas broughtalonghercopyof A World ofLight andwouldverymuchlike tohaveitautographed.Witha graciousnessbothinbredandculti¬ vatedbyyearsofsuchencounters, Sartonsays,"I’msorry,butI’ve forgottenyourname.”Afterthe autographingisaccomplished,the womanleansacrossthetableand asksme,"Areyousomefamous writerIshouldknowabout?” Reassuredthat1amnot,shegoes onherway.
Sartonseemsunruffledbythis kindofattention—maybeeven enjoysit—andIdecidethatit’s probablyeasiertohandlethanthe fanletters,whichrequireagreater investmentofhertime.
Declaringthatshelikesme,Sar¬ toninsistsonpayingforlunch. Herpersonaenvelopsmein warmth;evenahugseemswithin therealmofpossibility.Atthe sametime,1amnonplussed.After all,thisisthesamequeenof belles-lettreswhooncewrote:"I wishsometimesIhadneverwrit¬ tenallthosebooksthatattract peoplelikedeertoasaltlick.1am almostlickedtodeath.”
—By Lynda Hadley
HarveyPrager,41 DE PRO FUN DIS — Withthe NewYorkTimes,BBCand Time magazinequeuinguptoquestion HarveyPrager,theafter-dinner argumentswillpersist:WasJudge GeneCarterrighttoawardalter¬ nativesentencingtothe Bowdoin/Yale-educatedformer marijuanasmugglerforhis1982 crimes?Thesentence,createand runanAIDShospiceforfiveyears, hasprovokedlettersexpressing outrageorsupporttotheMaine SundayTelegram.Fundamentally creative,Pragertransformedhim¬ selfwithanewidentityandanew nameforyearsintheLondonand Parisartworldafterdisappearing fromMaineandgoingunder¬ ground,butwasalsoinstrumental inlaunching,fundingandrunning anacclaimedAIDShospicein BuenosAires.Withadegreein nursing,he’slikelytosucceedin helpingthecommunitywiththe hospiceheproposes.Supporting thehospice’sefficacy?AIDSlead¬ ersDr.OwenPickusandDr. MichaelBach;ThomasEwell, MaineCouncilofChurches;and RollinIves.Opposed?Columnist NancyGrapeandletterwriters whoobjecttoconductingpublic servicevia'chaingangmedicine.’
Neva Cram, 43 EXECUTIVEdirectorofIngraham Volunteersforthepast13years, NevaCramhasanannouncement: "EffectiveNovember30,Iamleav¬ ingIngrahamandhopetousemy pasteducationandexperienceto benefitothersthroughmyworkas amanagementconsultant.”Innon¬ profitcirclesit’ssomethingofa bombshell.Aschair,StateBoardof SocialWorkerlicensure;co-chair, TelephoneCustomers’Coalition(a non-partisanpoliticalactioncom¬ mitteethatsuccessfullydefeated mandatorylocalmeasuredtele¬ phoneserviceinMainethrougha statewidereferendum);regional commissioner,SouthernRegional CommissiononWomen;anda leaderwith20yearsofexecutive experiencetohercredit;Cram (WellesleyCollege,’68)canvirtu¬ allywriteherownticketin Maine’sprivatesector.Womanof theYear,BusinessandProfes¬ sionalWomen’sClubofGreater Portland,1985,shehasthisyear earnedherM.S.inManagementat theAntioch/NewEnglandGradu¬ ateSchool,Keene,NewHamp¬ shire.Speculationisbuildingabout politicsinherfuture.Whatever herdirection,shewon’tremainout ofthepubliceyeforlong. 1
PrithamSingh,35 THE FORMER Paul LaBombard ofBrunswickhascombined’being andnothingness’tokeepusguess¬ ingabouthisMaineplansaswe near1990."It’stremendouslysuc¬ cessful,”saysSinghofhisTruman AnnexinKeyWest,forwhichhe’s unloadedagooddealofMaine holdingsinthepastyear."We’ve got$30millionworthofpre¬ sales.”AskedaboutaMaine-Key Westconnection,hereports, "Thereareabout10Mainerswho areinvestinginpieceswe’vesold off.”He’salsoconsideringrenew¬ ingtheBaxterBuilding’sfacade. "It’sapivotalbuildingonCongress Street.Yeah,asamatteroffact, we’reworkingonthoseplansright now,”includingfeasibilitystudies re:strippingthestuccocoatingoff thebuildingtoexposetheoriginal brick."Youknowtheychoppedthe turretoff...”heponders,although hedoubtsitwilleverberecon¬ structed.MuseumRow?"Idon’t know,”helaughs,allowingthat thedemandis"prettysoft.”Ever sellthelovelyInnByTheSea? "Probablynot.Wemightsellhotel condominiumsorlimitedpartner¬ ships.Butasfarasleavingitcom¬ pletely,no,I’llneverdothat.It’s morethanamoneythingforme."
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THE PRESIDENT of the Maine Lesbian/GayPoliticalAlliance, DaleMcCormickisgenerallycon¬ cededtobethestate’spremierpol¬ iticalorganizer.InMaine,where homosexualityislargelyfrowned upon,McCormicksucceededin placingthreeMLGPAdelegatesto theDemocraticNationalConven¬ tioninAtlanta,andonealternate. TheMainedelegation,infact,was oneofonlyafewgroupsnationally tomeetitsaffirmativeactionquota inthisregard.The41-year-old Monmouthresidentisalsoan accomplishedauthorandcarpen¬ ter,havingpennedthebest-selling trademanual,"Housemending: HomeRepairForTheRestOf Us."Thebook,publishedin1987 byE.P.Dutton,isahow-toguide tohomerepairfortheaverage klutz.McCormickwasthefirst womaninthenationtocomplete anapprenticeshipwithacarpen¬ ters’union."Ipassedtheentry testswithnearlyperfectscores, andtheyweren’tgoingtoadmit mebecausetheyfeltIwouldbe offendedbytheroughlanguage,” notesMcCormick.Butshemade thegradeandhassincefounded WomenUnlimited,agroupthat aimstotrainlow-incomeanddis¬ locatedwomenintradeandtechni¬ calvocations.Theadultchildofan alcoholic,McCormickrecently designedandbuiltherownhome inMonmouth,andhastheenergy of10men.Giftedwithalyrical voiceandagentledemeanor,sheis apoliticalforcetobereckoned withinthefuture.Actually,it’s hardtokeepupwithDale McCormick,wboonlyrecently purchasedatelephoneanswering machine.She’samemberofthe MonmouthPlanningBoard,and
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CHIEF EXECUTIVE Officer of Biddeford’sShape,Inc.,PatrickH. Kareivahashelpedbringglossy high-techtoMaine,providingjobs andspurringeconomichealth throughenvironmentallysafe manufacturing.Beginningasa smallproducerofeight-track cartridgesin1972,privately-owned Shape,Inc.isnowamulti-product, multi-market,multi-national companywithmorethan2,500 employees.Ofspecialapprobation: Shape’spartnershipwiththe PenobscotIndianNationmaking Mark10cassettesattheOlamon IndustriesplantinOldTown.
MoreparticularsaboutKareiva: He’sworkedforIBM,Memorex, NationalSemiconductor,and TRW;earnedaB.A.fromBrown Universityin1966;hiswife’s nameisAllyson;theKareivashave twodogsandtwocats;hisfavorite off-workpursuitsaregolfand outdoorrecreation.
KAREN SANFORD, 43 KAREN SANFORD rose to local prominencewhenshespearheaded thesuccessfuldrivetobannonmarine-relatedactivitiesonthe Portlandwaterfront.Astheout¬ spokenfounderof"KeepthePort inPortland”and,later,aspokes¬ personfortheWorkingWater¬ frontCoalition,shesurvivedthe verbalslingsandarrowsofPort¬ land’spoliticalpowerstructureto successfullybringinthevote.
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Inthepastyear,Sanfordcon¬ tinuedtruetoherbeliefswhenshe onceagainenragedthepolitical establishmentbyresigningfrom thecity’swaterfronttaskforce.As theonlytaskforcememberwho supportedthereferendum,San¬ ford’sdramaticwithdrawaljeo¬ pardizedthecredibilityofthis carefullyselectedensembleofbus¬ inessmenandpoliticians.Believing thatthesolepurposeofthecity’s taskforcewastocircumventand defythestrictreferendumguide¬ lines,Sanfordvowedtoformher ownwatchdogcommitteetomoni¬ torthecity’simplementationofits workingwaterfrontmandate.
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CatherinePetit,41 CATHERINE PETIT is best knownforherongoing$35million suitagainstaformerbankofficer, lawyers,andthebankitself,claim¬ ingtheyunethicallyattemptedto acquireamajorityinterestinher OldOrchardBeachOceanPierand AmusementParkafewyearsago.
Thissuitisthefirstofitskind inMaine,ifnotinthenation,and agreatmanyentitiesareridingon theoutcome.Yetthisaction,in itself,doesnotmakeCatherine Petitunique.Rather,astringof personalandbusinesshurdlesshe haswithstoodduringher41years justmightqualifyherasoneofa kind.
CatherineDuffyPetitstarted businesslifeasanyyoungwoman would.Shewas28yearsoldand embroiledin another lawsuit.This oneconcernedherfamily’sbusi¬ ness—ThePierandamusement parktothenorthofthepier—and legalactiontakentoreclaimthe one-fifthownershipshehadbeen entitledtosincetheageofsix.The outcomewasthatMrs.Petitsettled hersuitandeventuallyboughtthe otherfour-fifthsfromherfour cousins.
ThePieranditsrelatedbusi¬ nessescameintotheDuffyfamily whenCatherine’sgrandfather, JohnW.Duffy,abusinessman fromLawrence,Massachusetts, purchasedThePierin1913foran estimated$25,000.JohnDuffy,as didagreatmanyMassachusetts residents,enjoyedvacationingin OldOrchardattheturnofthecen¬ tury.Later,Petit’sfatherlefthis lawpracticeinBoston,andalong withheruncle,ranthefamilybus¬ inessuntilhisdeathin1954.At thistime,unbeknownsttoCathe¬ rine,theJohnW.DuffyTrustwas setup—towhichshewasacon¬ tingentbeneficiary.Afterher uncle’sdeath,thebusinesswasto besharedbythefiveDuffygrand¬ children—Catherineincluded. Thesuitovercontrolofthebusi¬ nesswassettledonSeptember7, 1979.At32,Catherinecontrolled
thePierCompany.
Throughacombinationofdes¬ tinyandcircumstance,Catherine Petitwasthrustintothefamily business.Althoughshehadstarted acommercialinteriordecorating career,shewasluredtoThePier. "Itwasalwayssomethinginmy blood,"sheexplains.
"Italwaysintriguedme.Basi¬ callybecauseofmyfather,and becauseIamanonlychild,Iwas veryinterested.Myfatherwaster¬ riblydedicatedtothatpropertyand thistown—believeme.”
Twoevents,severalyearsde¬
tached,shedsomelightonthe indestructibilityofthisonlychild. First,whileattendingtheChandler SchoolforWomenin1967,Petitis allegedtohavepouredteaoverthe legofthedeanofwomenwhohad constantlyannouncedheras"Miss DuffyfromBaHarba,”recalls PetitinherbestHarvardaccent, completewithflutteringeyebrows. Eventhen,orsothecollege thought,itwasn’tladyliketoclaim OOBasyourhometown.(History doesnotrecordwhetherthetea wasofthetepidvariety,orofthe morecommon"wardofftheNew
Englandchill”temperature.) Second,duringherlitigationto claimherportionofthefamily partnership(1976-1979),which includedThePier,thepierwas destroyedintheGreatWinter Stormof1978.Afterlegalwran¬ glingandworkingwiththeU.S. ArmyCorpsofEngineers,the townandthestate,ThePierre¬ openedintimetousherinthe 1980touristseasonduringatwodaydedicationceremonyJune7th and8th.
PetithadplannedaNewEng¬ landthemeforthepierandsur¬ roundingarea.Shealsowasexcited aboutotherenhancementstothe town.Thefuturelookedbrightfor PetitaswellasforOldOrchard Beach.
In1980,theOOBChamberof CommerceselectedPetitas "CitizenoftheYear.”TheKiwanis presentedherwithanawardfor "OutstandingContributiontothe RevitalizationofOldOrchard Beach.”Shewasnominatedas "BusinesswomanoftheYear”by theSmallBusinessAssociation.
ImpressedbyPetit’seffective¬ nessinThePierproject,Peter Danforth,thenwiththeMaine PublicityBureau,recommended hertothen-GovernorJoseph Brennan,whorequestedthatPetit serveontheGovernor’sAdvisory CouncilonTourism.
CatherinePetitrecallsworking withKathrynWeareandGordon Clapp,twomembersofthatadvi¬ sorycouncil."Wehadsomeyoung facesandalotofenergy,”shesays. "Upuntilthemid-1980s,wedid nothavestatisticaldataanditwas aproblem.Wehadatouristindustry, and,whetheryouliketoadmitit ornot,that’sournumber-one industryhere.Andit’sagood, cleanindustry.Butjustlikeany¬ thing,whenyouaretryingtoputa projecttogether,youneedthat touristinformation.Thatwasour goal:Puttogetherthedata.”
Intheearly1980s,Petitshielded thebrightraysofprosperitywith theproverbial"rose-colored glasses.”Sheclaimstohavebeen asgung-hoasanybodyinhertour-
ismefforts,butassheputsit,"I hadmywheelscutoutfromunder me.”Astatementshewouldn’t expandonbecauseofon-going proceedings.
TheexuberancethatPetitshows tomattersbothbigandsmallis infectious.Sheisananimatedcon¬ versationalistandamasteroffacial expressionsthatleavenothingto theimagination.Shedisplays enoughenergytofuelMaineYan¬ kee,andastick-to-it-ivenessthat wouldhumbleHannibal’sassault oftheAlps.
"I’mnotaquitter,”shesays straight-faced."And,quitefrankly, Idon’thaveanytoleranceforquit¬ ters.AsIreflectnowoverthepast nineyears,yougetupeverymorn¬ ingbecauseyouhavesomethingto accomplish.Youaccomplishthisand-thatbecauseitisameansto anend.Hopefully,theendyou wouldlike.”
Petithashadtwoinfluenceson herlifethathelpedmoldthat "stickwithituntiltheend”atti¬ tude.Herfatherwasthemost dominatingrolemodel,andearly inlife,shefelttheinfluenceofthe illustriousBetteDavis."Ilived withthemforawhileaftermy fatherdied.Shewasamotivating force,andtaughtmenevertogive up.Sheisauniqueperson, obviously,andwasn’taquitter.In thatway,shehadagreateffecton me.”
Astorherroleasawomanin thebusinesscommunityofMaine, Petitshunsthelabeloffeminist. "I’mnotafeminist,"shecontends, "yetsometimesIfeelforcedintoit. Ikeephearing,'Awomancan’tdo it.’Youwouldn’tbelieveit—from banks,fromsuppliers.It’salmosta silliness.Icanremembergoingto amusementconventionslooking foraridetobuy.Peoplewould alwaysask,’Well,whoistheman¬ ager?’Itwouldreallybeaproblem forthemtodealwithme.
"OrGodhelpthefactthatIgo toabusinessdinnerwithsomeone thatworksforme.’There’ssome¬ thinggoingon!’It’sverypreval¬ ent...unfortunately.”
Herbusinessphilosophy?"To beagoodbusinesspersonyouhave tohavegoodpeopletodrawfrom. TheworkethicIhave.Thesurvi¬ valtraitisthere,too.Giventhe chance,whichIdon’tthinkI continuedonpage44
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STEPHEN KING wants itknownithasn’tbeen hisfaultthatmoreof themoviesbasedonhis bookshavenotbeen shotinMaine.Longbeforethe crewof PetSematary rolledinto thestatethisyear—andbefore thefewscenesfrom CreepShowII wereshotinBrewertwoyearsago alongstretchesofthethen-yet-tobe-opened1-395extension—King wasworkingtomakethosethings happen.
Alwaysinterestedinfilm,he hadhopedthatearliermovies couldbedonehere,butforcesboth withinandoutsidetheindustry preventedthat.
Therehadbeenaneffortto shootsomeoftheoriginal Creep Show inMaine.LaurelProductions locationscoutRudyRiccimade inquiriesaboutusingpartofthe beachatOgunquitforascene,but theideawasabandonedwhenthe townwouldnotagreetoclosethe beachoffduringsomeofthe shooting,evehthoughtheshoot wasscheduledforOctober.The sceneendedupbeingshotin OceanPark,N.J.
"Isaid,ifyoushootfilmthere andsendit600milestoLos Angelestobeprocessed,whydon’t youshootinMaineandsenditto beprocessedinNewYork,that’s lessthan600miles?Theysaidthey didn'tdothatbecausenooneever thoughtofdoingit.”
TheattitudeinMainewasno different.IntheOgunquitcase, townofficialswouldn’tclosethe beachbecausetheyneverhad closedthebeachbefore.
Moviemakingmightbeadiffer¬ entindustrythanwhatMaineis usedto,butit'sacleanindustry, Kingsays.
"Whenaproductioncompany movesintoanarea,theyspendbig bucks,buttheypickupeveryDixie cupwhentheyleave.”
Themoneyfilmcompanies leavebehind,headds,canmakea
realdifferenceforsomepeoplein thelocalarea.
Ironically,justasKinghasbeen criticizedinthepastfornotbring¬ inghisfilmstoMaine,healso comesundersomecriticismwhen hegoesoutofhiswaytobringa filmtothestate.Somepeople thinkhemakesmoneypromoting Maine.
ButKing,whoseloveofhis nativestateseemsclearlytobeat therootofhisdesiretodofilms here,sayshedoesn’tmakeany moremoneyhavingthemovie shotinMaine"unlessthefilmsells betterbecauseoftheauthentic locations.”
Ifauthenticityisafactor,it’s clearthatmostofhismovies shouldbeshotinMaine,because SteveKingwritesaboutwherehe is,andwherehe’sbeen.
Andwherehe’sbeenmostofhis lifeisMaine.
When The Dead Zone wasshot outofstate,Kingbegantofeel heat.Onetelevisioneditorialcalled himtotask,hintingitwasKing’s faultthatthefilmwasnotshotin Maine.Kingsaysthatincidentset himonamissiontoseeifhecould makeadifferenceaboutwnere futurefilmsweremade.
Themorehelookedintoit,the moreKingcametoconcludethat thereasonmoviesweren’tbeing shotinMainewastheattitudethat ithadn’tbeendonebefore,andfew peoplecouldbefoundwiththat
extrasenseofvisionneededto ventureintotheunknown—a placewhereStephenKinghas neverfearedtotread.
Mainecouldn’tcompetewith otherstatesintermsofwooing movieproducers,andithadno demoreeltosendtoproducers— althoughKingintendstoseethat itdoesafter PetSematary is finished.
Eventoday,Kingthinks,Maine doesn’tknowmovies,andthe moviescertainlydon’tknow Maine.
"Maineisabeautifulstate,so whyshouldn’titgetthemoviebus¬ iness?Wecouldhaveshot Cujo or On Golden Pond here,butthey’ve gotaplaceinnorthernCalifornia theycallLittleNewEngland, whichisusedforshootingNew Englandscenes.”
HeandwifeTabby’sdecisionto stayinMaine,andtosettleinBan¬ gor,hascertainlyhelpedputBan¬ goronthemap.
Theirpurchaseofthebighouse onWestBroadwayhasmeantthat theneighborhoodhashadtoput upwithsomeadditionaltraffic (includinganumberofCanadian tourbuseswhichstopoutfront longenoughtoletthepassengers takepictures,thenhustlethemoff totheBangorMall).Buttell someonefromaroundthecountry —oraroundtheworld,forthat matter—thatyouliveorworkin Bangor,Maine,andthereaction
StephenKingisoneofthetop25earnersintheentertainmentindustry.
you’remostlikelytogetis"Oh, that’swhereStephenKinglives.”
KinggrewupinDurhamand LisbonFalls,wenttotheUniver¬ sityinOrono,andtookforhisfirst jobaftergraduatingfromcollege shiftworkinaBangorlaundry.
Heisabitmoreworldly—and certainlymorewealthy—today thanhewasinhiscollegedays,but beyondthat,notmuchhas changed.
ThosewhohaveknownKing sincecollegesayhetalksthesame, looksthesame,andgenerallycon¬ ductshislifethesameashedid backinthelate1960s,whencam¬ puslifewasmuchmoreexciting thanitistoday.TheUniversity servedKingwell,takingarather shybutbrilliantMaineboyand turninghimintoanoutgoing,pro¬ ductiveassettothestate,yetleav¬ ingintacthiswit,characterandeye forobservingthepeoplearound him.
King’stalesofhorrorcomeout ofhisownimaginationandwayof lookingatreality,butmanyofhis locations,someofhischaracters andafewofhisincidentscome fromhisexperience.
HisruralMainesettingsare authenticbecausehe’sbeenthere. Yetheisthefirsttoadmitthathe hasnomonopolyonunderstanding orportrayingthiswayoflife.
Inthefilm StandByMe, thereis asceneinwhichagroupofteen¬ ageboysdrivedownaruralroadin aconvertibleplaying"baseball” withtheRFDmailboxesalongthe route.
Eventothoseruralresidents whohavehadamailboxbashed,it isahumorousscene,anditlikely bringsbackmemoriesofsuchhell¬ raisingtoallkindsofnowprominentMainecitizenswho grewupintheruralcountryside.
Whenthatscenecameupduring aprivatepre-releasescreeningof thefilminBrewerseveralyears ago,King’sboomingvoice announcedfromthedarknessof thetheater,"Ididn’twritethat... butIwishIhad.”
Theadditionofthatscenetohis work,Kingsays,isanexampleof
thewayhiswritingshavegenerally beenwell-treatedinfilm,andit’s onereasonhecontinuestowork withfilmproducers.
"Sure,someofthemhavenot goneaswellastheycouldhave," Kingsays. "ChildrenoftheCorn leavesalottobedesired,especially withlineslikeOutlander,wehave yourwoman.Ididn’twritethat, either,andI’mgladofit.”
Asawriterwhostartedfrom
nothing,Kingissensitivetothe needsofotheryoungwriterswho wanttoworkinMaine.
Thestate,hesays,attractsgood talent,butofteninspiteofitself. Hethinksitcouldbecomeeven moreofameccaiftherewere somesortofaprogramtoencour¬ agewriterstostayortolocate here.
Eventhoughhemadeitonhis own,writinghisfirstpublished novel, Carrie, inthefurnaceroom ofhismobilehomeinHermon, Kingseesaneedforaprogramto helpnewwritersdevelop.He envisionssomesortofa foundation-supportedartists’s guild,whichwouldhelpwriters— "notjustpopularwritersbutgood writers”—movetheirfamiliesto Maine,paytheirexpenses,and findanenvironmentinwhichto write.
"I’mnottalkingabouttheUni¬ versity;Idon’tthinkthewriters shouldhavetoteach,”Kingsays, "butthey’dhavetowrite.”
Thefoundationmighteventually becomeself-supporting,hethinks, ifparticipantshadtoshareapor¬ tionofanyearningstheymadeon worktheydidwhileunderthe program.
Kingrunsthroughthenamesof otherwriters—peoplelike CarolynChuteandjanwilleinvan deWetering—whohavehelped toimprovetheliteraryclimate here.
"Wetalkaboutyoungpeople leavingMaine,butthereareothers who’dliketocomein.Ifthey arrivewhenthey’re22or24,andif they’restillherebythetime they’re30,they’llstayhere,"he says.
SteveKing,itappears,isoneof thosewhoisheretostay.
"IstayinvolvedinBangoras muchasIcan,”hesays,andfeels Bangorhasgrownusedtohim.
"WhenI’mintown,nobody noticesmemuchanymore.”
Andno,thankyou,hewouldn’t wanttomovetoPortland.
"I’veneverdonemuchwith Portland.Iwroteonebig-citybook whenIwasincollege.1lookedatit
twoyearslaterandwasamazedat howbaditwas.Itwasabig-city bookwrittenbyakidfromthe country.
King’sperceptionofthe imagePortlandistry¬ ingtocreateisa“blowdry,have-a-Perrier, Mazdatypeofcity”
"WhenIwasgrowingup,Lewis¬ tonwasTHEcity.Weneverwent toPortlandmuch.Myauntusedto thinkitwasabigdealtogooncea monthorso.Thefirst10milesof Route9betweenDurhamand Portlandwasstilldirt.
"WheretheOldPortisnow therewasabunchofdirtybook stores.We’dgointhereandaftera fewminutesthisbigfatguywould yell,'allright,boys,buy’emorput ’emup.'”
King'sperceptionoftheimage Portlandistryingtocreatefor itselfisoneofa"blow-dry,have-aPerrier,Mazdatypeofcity.
"It’sgoodthatthey’vetriedto revitalizetheoldcity,withnice streetlightsandalibrary.Butit’sa littlebitlikeDisneyWorld,”he says.
Still,Kingthinks,thereare worseplacestobe.TheKingssold theirsummerhouseonSebago Lakeseveralyearsagoandbought aplaceinCenterLovell,aremote western-Mainetownthatisgetting closertothecityallthetime.King seestherealthreatasNorthCon¬ way,N.H.,whichhedescribesas "alotworsethanPortland.”
ThenameStephenKinghas becomeanidiomofsorts.Scenes fromhisbooksandmoviesare workingtheirwayintotheculture.
JohnnyCarsonjokesabouthim.
ATVmovieairedinOctober showedawomantryingtocon¬ vinceamantoaccompanyhertoa hotelroombysaying"eversince The Shining I’vehadthisfearof hotelhallways."
Baseballannouncersdescribea particularlybadinningasbeing
like"aSteveKinghorrormovie.”
Still,onewouldthinkthatat timesbeingStephenKing,famous author,couldgetquiteold.
"It’sbeenoldforalongtime,” headmits.
OnedefenseKinghastakenis toopenanofficeinBangor,soas toseparatethebusinessfromthe house.Thefanscrowdingaround hishousetoshootpicturesand seekautographscanbeanuisance, hesays,"becauserealpeoplelive there.”
Likesomedarkunknowninone ofhisbooks,fame,Kingsays,"fol¬ lowsyoutoacertaindegree.”
Alwaysthebaseballfan,King relatesthesuccesshehasachieved to"buyingaticketataballgame. Yougettotheboxandthink 'Wow,thesearegreatseats.’But youdon’treadthebackofthe ticket,whichlistsallthethings thatcouldhappentoyouatthe game.Ifyougethitwithafoul ball,orslipwheresomeguyspilled beer,thebackoftheticketsaysthe managementtakesnoresponsibil¬ ityforanythingthathappensto you."
“Whenyougetintothis
business,theydon’ttell youyou’llgetcatbones inthemail” "Whenyougetintothisbusi¬ ness,theydon’ttellyouyou’llget catbonesinthemail,orletters fromcrazypeople,orthatthe peopleonthetourbuswillbe gatheredatyourfencesnapping pictures.”
Asaresultofallthat,he’shad toimposeafewrules.Hedoesn’t giveoutautographswhenhe’s working,eitheratthehouseorata movieset.
Heclearlydefineswhatisfamily timeandwhatisworktime.
Andhedoesn’tsignautographs duringbaseballgames,either.
Still,Kingsays,thebenefitsof whoheisfaroutweighthe disadvantages.
It’snice,headmits,tohave
moneyforyourchildren,andtobe aroundhomewhenyouwork,orto beabletotakethekidswithyou ontrips.
Throughitall,Kingsayshehas managed"tokeepmysanity.And tokeepfrombuyingafleetofCad¬ dies.”(HeusuallydrivesaChevy Suburban.)
IfSteveKingisaboutanything, heisabouthishome,hiscity,his workand,especially,hisfamily. FamilyisimportanttoKing. HiswifeTabbyisfromabigOld Townfamily,membersofwhich workandplayattheKing household.
Theirdaughter,Naomi,18,has whatKingdescribesas"agood healthyanti-establishmentstance; shewantstolookunderrugs.If herprofessorsayswhite,she thinksblack.”
Heseesnoneedtodrawfrom hisowncollegedaysandtryto guidehisdaughteronwhatexper¬ iencessheshouldseekincollege becauseshe’sherownperson, Kingsayswithpride,adding, "she’sgotalltherightmoves.”
SonJoe,16,haspostersofthe sameguitarheroesinhisroomas didKingwhenhewasincollege, attesting,Kingthinks,notonlyto hisson’sgoodtasteinmusicbutto thestayingpowerofthe1960s rockandrollers.
Eleven-year-oldOwen’smusical tastesruntooldies.Thereisno generationgapthere,either.
SoStephenKingcontinuesto liveandworkmuchashedidwhen hefirstcametotheattentionof thenation’shorror-storyfans. Withamindconstantlybalancing newideaswhilestreamliningold plots,heismakingthemostofhis talent.
AsKing,himself,putsit:"I’m aliveandwellinBangor,andglad tobehere.”
DavidBright attendedcollegewithSte¬ phenKingandlaterworkedasareporter forthe BangorDailyNews. Anysimilarity betweenhimandoneofthecharactersin TheDeadZone or The Tommyknockers is probablymorethanacoincidence.
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PortlandPublicLibrary, 5MonumentSquare,Portland. It’snotjustforbooksanymore.December2through29: PortlandartistThomasConnollyexhibitshislandscapesin guacheandacrylicintheLevelOneExhibitionArea.Visit theshowandthelibraryfrom9a.m.to6p.m.,Monday, WednesdayandFriday,noonto9p.m.Tuesdayand Thursday,and9a.m.to5p.m.Saturday.(773-4761).
PortlandSchoolofArt, BaxterGallery,619Congress Street,Portland.ThroughDecember21:TheSchoolofArt presentsitsFacultyShowinallitsglory.Galleryhoursare MondaythroughFriday10a.m.to5p.m.,Thursdayuntil 7p.m.,andSundayIIa.m.to4p.m.It'sfree. (775-3052).
UMFArtGallery, TheUniversityofMaineatFarming¬ ton.TheUMFGallerycontinuestoexhibitqualityworksat therightprice:Free.ContinuingthroughDecember8:Visit theGalleryfromnoonto4p.m.,SundaythroughThursday toviewaselectionofprintsbyKeithRendall.(778-3501 ext.244).
UniversityofSouthernMaine,96FalmouthStreet,Port¬ land.December1through15:ArtfromtheFacultyExhibibongracesthewallsoftheUniversityofSouthernMaine ArtGallerySundaythroughThursdayfromnoonuntil4 p.m.Norefundsonthetickets,though:It’sfree. (780-5009).
YorkInstituteMuseum, DyerLibrary,371MainSheet, Saco.You’llknowyou’retherewhenyouseetheenormous portraitbannerdrapedoverthemuseum’sfacade.Through January:TheArtofCharlesHenryGranger(Saco’sown) servesasahistoricaltourthroughthelate19thcentury. TheexhibitfeaturesGranger’ssketches,drawingsand paintings.ThemuseumisopenTuesdaythroughFnday1 p.m.to4p.m.,andThursday1p.m.to8p.m.(282-3031).
MUSIC BatesCollege,Lewiston.Hop,skipandjumptothecol¬ legenotnamedafterNormaninPsycho.December2:The WhistlingThievesStringBandhastheChaseHallLounge
jumpingwithcontra,square,circleandcoupledances.Puts beansupperstoshame,anditallkicksoffat8:30p.m. Tickets:$3.Can’twaituntil8:30?TheAndroscoggin ChoraleplaysHandel’sMessiahat8p.m.intheChapel. December4:TheAverySharpeGroupfillstheChapelwith aneveningofjazzstartingat8:15p.m.Tickets:$5/8. December11:TheBalesCollegeChapelSingerspresent theirannualCelebrationofLessonsandCarolsat4:30 p.m.in,ofcourse,theChapel.Free.(786-6330).
PortlandFolkClub,Portland.December3:Castlebay bnngsitsspecialChristmasprogramofCelticsongstoThe ChocolateChurchinBathat8p.m.Tickets$7inadvance, $9atthedoor.(773-9549).
PortlandMuseumofArt,7CongressSquare,Portland. December4:Thegallerywallsresonatewiththesoundsol newmusic:aMaineNewMusicNetworkconcertat3p.m. Freewithmuseumadmission.(775-6148).
PortlandSymphonyOrchestra,30MyrtleStreet,Port¬ land.CriticsraveaboutthePSOeventhoughtheycan’t pronounceconductorToshiyukiShimada’sname.(Hint: bestslurredoverafewspicedrumdrinks).December2: ThefeistyyouthofPortlandclaimtheirnghtfulplacecenter stageatPortlandCityHallAuditonum.At7p.m.thecoup occurswithThePortlandYouthSymphonyOrchestra, PortlandYouthWindEnsemble,andPortlandYoung People’sStnngConsortleadingtheworthymusicalcause. Tickets$3.December7:ThethreeYouthGroupstakethe stageattheStateStreetChurchChapelanddelivera soloists’recitalat7p.m.December9,10,11,15,16,17, 18:Everyone’sfavorite(exceptfortheGrinch)comes homefortheholidays.Yes,kids,it’sTheMagicofChrist¬ mas.Showsdunngtheweekwillstartat8p.m.,with matineesat2:30p.m.onSaturdaysandSundays.Extra8 o’clockeveningperformancesonSaturdayandSunday, the1Othand11th,willgiveeveryone—evenScrooge—a littleMagicofChristmas.Allperformancesfeaturespecial guestK.K.Preece.Tickets$9/14/18/20i)on’tforgetthe PSOBrassQuintet’songoingtourofKinderkonzerts.Call foranupdateontheKonzertnearestyou.(773-8191). UniversityofSouthernMaine,Gorham.December4: TheUSMConcertBand,WindEnsembleandChorale, andtheChoralArtSocietycombinetopresenttwoChrist¬ masconcertsattheCathedraloftheImmaculateConcep¬ tiononCongressStreet,Portland.Enjoythemusicat2:30 p.m.,andagainat7:30p.m.Tickets$8/10.December 16:the1988-89FacultyConcertSeriescontinueswitha tautperformancebythePortlandStringQuartetat8. Tickets$4/7.December17:TheUSMCulturalAffairs CommiteepresentsTheBowdoinTrioat8.Tickets$8/10. (780-5256).
Portland Museum of Art, 7CongressSquare,Portland. FilmsintheMuseum?Youbet.December8:Thegrand finaleoftheJohnFordNorthandSouthFilmSenes:John WayneandMaureenO’HarastarinRioGrande,the engrossingtaleofdutyanddictatesoftheheart.This classiccavalrytalerollsat7p.m.$3members,$3.50 nonmembers. (775-6148). _
Wines for the Season BY DAVID SWARTZENTRUBER
O YOU FEEL as thoughyou’reabout tobeconsumedbya giantmarketing buzzsawatthis
timeofyear?Ido.
Normallystaidwineshelvesare invadedbyalltypesofholidaygift "ideas,”fromtrickygiftpackages tothechampagneset:abottleof inexpensiveAmericanorSpanish bubblyaccompaniedbytwoglasses. Notabadgiftidea,actually;I’ve purchasedtheminthepast,often asahostgiftwhileonmywaytoa party.ThequalityofAmericanand Spanishsparklingwinescontinues toincrease.
TheSpanishhaveplantedChar¬ donnayandnowareblendingitin theirsparklingwine cuvees. Two productsbytheSpanishfirmof CodorniuareAnnadeCodorniu andChardonnayBrut.American sparklingwinesmadebythe bottle-fermentedmethodthatI likeinclude:VanderKamp, DomaineChandon,Scharffenberger,ShadowCreek,andPiper SonomaBlancdeNoir.Thecost savingsarelargeandthequality continuestoacceleratetowardthe FrenchChampagnelevel.Inabout 10years,they'llbequiteclose,I expect.
Whatotherwinegiftsareout there?Forrealwinelovers,agood bottleofredwineisalwaysappre¬ ciated.InBordeaux,lookforwines fromthe1983vintageaswellas olderwinesfrom1978and1979.
LookforCaliforniaChardonnays from1985and1986.Bothwere outstanding,withthe1986vintage themoreelegant.
Forage-worthyCaliforniaSau¬ vignon,1985wasanexcellentvin¬ tage,withsomeofthesewinesjust nowfilteringintoourmarket.The 1984CaliforniaCabernetsarequite drinkablenowandalmostuniver¬ sallypossessanice,velvetyfeelin themouth.Forspecificrecom¬ mendations,askyourwinedealer. Andremember—don’tforget booksfordedicatedwinelovers; therearelotsofwell-written, informativewinebooksavailable. Enjoyyourholiday,andplease drinkanddriveresponsibly.
PNew Fiction TheSisters BY BRETT W. BRETT
ORTLAND,MAINE,January28,1888—BythetimeMat¬ thewsecuredtheskifftothemooringatthepubliclanding,the fogsettledinlikeamistyblanketundernightschin.
Silencepermeatedthedarkness,brokenonlybytheblastofa foghornfarintheharbor.
Mattgrumbledaloudashisfeetsoughtpurchaseonthecobblestone street. , . . .
Thecoolfog-moisturedottedhislashes,distortinghisvision,creating imagesofnightcreatureswanderingdesertedcityalleyways.Ahugewharf ratsaunteredacrosshispath.
"Youfellersain’tafraidofnuthin’,areya’?”hesnarledattherat.Well, ifyouwuzhumanan’asailor,you'dhaveplentytobeafraidofinme,he
LightsfromthebarMattfrequentedbroughthimbackintofocus.His sturdylegscarriedhimtothedoorofthebar.Ashereachedforthebrass doorknob,thechantofhissisterssoundedinhismind:"Moneyofsailors willhelpussurvive!Moneyofsailorswillkeepusalive!”
Thelightsoftheplace—blindinglybrightafterthefog’sdarkness— disorientedhimuntilheheardthebarkeep’svoiceshouting,"Itmustbe Saturday!Matt’shere!"
"Ayuh,”Mattshoutedback,"It’sSaturday,andit’sMatt!’
LaughterboreMatttoacornerofthebar.Hefithimselfinandgave hisordertothebartender.Hegothisbrew,tookahugepullofbeerand easedthemugbackontothebarssurface.Methodically,hiseyesbegan sweeping the room. . „
Mattsoughtaloner,asailorhispracticedeyecouldtellwasjustofta ship;onewhosepocketswouldbulgewiththecashofseveralmonthsat sea. . f
Alonerwaswhohefound.Asailorwiththeglowinhiseyesofaman onthebrinkofhavingonetoomanysatnearatableofold-timersplaying backgammon.
ThoughMattwasknowntomostofthepatrons,hisquietmanner affordedhimtheluxuryofpassingalmostunnoticedaroundthebar.An occasional"Howareya’,Matt?”or"How’sthesisters?”weretheonlydis¬ tractionsheencountered.
ThatsuitedMattfine.Hewasasingle-mindedmanwithonlyonepur¬ pose:tofindasailorforthesisters.
InanislandcottageseveralmilesoutsidePortlandHarbor,thesisters, EthelandAmy,satattheirusualplacesaroundanoakkitchentable,sip¬ pingcoffeeandthinking.Itwasnotunusualtheirthoughtsweresimilar. BothreflectedonthetimebeforeEthelhaddeterminedtheyneededmore money to survive. .
Ethel’sslate-grayeyesgazedfondlyatheryoungersister.Ethelwas proudofthefactshehadbeenabletoprovideforthemsincetheaccident theirfatherhadsome20yearsbefore.
Atthethoughtof"theaccident”Ethel’sthoughtshardened.Hereyes glinted.Twentyyearsofhardworkandcunninghadfollowed.Andluck.God owedthemthat,shefelt,andagooddealmore.Guiltwasnotpartof Ethel’semotionalmakeup.
"Whatdidyousay?”Amyaskedsoftly.Ethelwasnotsurprisedbythis nonverbalcommunication.Theyhadbeendoingitforaslongasshecould
remember.
"Oh,”Ethelsaidinthemodulatedtoneoneusestosootheafrightened child."Iwasjustthinkingabouttheaccidentandhowwellthingshave gonesincethen.”
Amygiggledinhersoft,childlikewayandreachedacrossthetableto grasphersister’shand.
TheirmotherdiedofinfluenzawhenAmywas12andEthel13.Amy hadborneherfather’schildtwodaysbeforetheirmother’sdeath.They namedthebabyMatthew.ThecommunitywastoldMrs.Coxdiedduring childbirth.Noonewasthewiser.
AweekafterMatt’sbirth,Ethelbashedherfather'sheadinwithabrick duringoneofhisdrunkenstupors.Sherolledthebodyintoanearby quarry.Authoritiestheorizedthemanhadfallenoffaledgeandplunged tohisdeath.Noquestionswereasked.
Sympathyforthechildrenaboundedforatime,butaswitheveryemo¬ tion,thatranitscourse.Peoplesoongotbacktotendingtheirown business.
Whenislandauthoritiesdecidedthechildrenshouldbeplacedinfoster homes,Etheloutsmartedthem.Sheconvincedthemhermother’ssister, Emma,wasmovingtotheislandtocareforthem.Emmashouldarrive anydaynow,Ethelassuredthem.
AuntEmmawasafigmentofEthel’sfertileimagination.Andbecause thelandbasedauthoritieshadbetterthingstodothanwatchforthearri¬ valofanonresident,thenonarrivalofAuntEmmawentunnoticedand unconfirmed.
Ethel,undertheguiseofthenonexistentAuntEmma,createdabusi¬ nessofsellinghomemadejamsandjelliestoneighborsandmainlanders. Businesssoonflourished,andshemanagedtokeepthemallclothed,fed, andsecretedforthefirstseveralyearsafter"theaccident.”
Bythetimeshewas26,Ethelfacednewproblems.Commercialpro¬ ductsenteredtheretailmarketandcutsharplyintoherprofits.Necessity motivatedEtheltoformulateaplanleadingtofinancialsecurity. Matthewprovidedtheinspiration.
PromptedbyaremarkfromAmythatMattlookedlikeasailor,Ethel scrutinizedtheyoungman.At13,Mattlooked18.Hissix-footframewas toppedbybroadshouldersandamatureface.Withrevulsion,Ethel realizedMattlookedexactlyliketheirfather.Shealsorealizedhedidlook likeayoungsailor.
Herfirstplanwasborn:LieaboutMatt'sageandsignhimonasailing vesseltoearnthemoneytheysodesperatelyneeded.
ButEthelquicklydiscoveredthefollyinthisplan:Themoneywouldn’t beenough,andquestionsmightgetaskedaboutthefamily.
Unwillingtoabandontheidea,shebeganexaminingitfromevery angle.Seamenmadealotofmoney,butonlyonesumforseveralmonths’ work.Severalsailors,however,earnedseveralpayments.Foolsandmoney soonareparted,sheknew,buthowcouldshefoolseveralfoolsintopart¬ ingwithalltheirmoney?Shedissectedeachaspectoftheproblemand arrivedatasolution—arrange"accidents"forthemall.
Furiously,Ethelpacedthekitchenfloor,asshealwaysdidwhenshehad aproblemtosolve.Theconstantflap-flapofhershoessoothedheranxie¬ ties.Mattwasthekey,shedecided.Matt,notsheorAmy,wouldluresail¬ orstotheisland.Thenaccidentswouldoccur.
Disposingofthebodieswouldbenoproblem:Theirswasthelasthouse onthelane;therewaswoodlandbehindthecottage,and,ofcourse,there wasthequarry.Herschemeblossomedintoamanageableidea.
Theonesurewaytoprymoneyfrommenwastopromisethemmore money.Whatifamanthoughttwodefenselesswomenonanisolated islandhadafortunestashedawayintheirhouse?Fewcouldresistatemp¬ tationlikethat,shedecided.
RE ST A URANTS Restaurantsarelistedasacourtesyinthissectionas spaceallows.Toguaranteeinclusionofyourlistingfor thenextyear,call PortlandMonthly Classifieds,578 CongressStreet,Portland,Maine0'1101.(207) 775-4339.
Alberta's. 21PleasantStreet,Portland.Also27A ForestAvenue,PortlandAlltheselectionsfront Alberta'sever-changingmenuarectxikcdtoorderover theirmesquitecharcoalgrill.Steaks,seafood,and butterfliedlegoflambarcaccompaniedbyhomemade soups,breads,anddesserts,including"Deathby Chocolate."Lunch,dinner,Sundaybrunch.Majorcredit cards.774-5408
The Blue Moon. 425ForeStreet,Portland.Por¬ tland’snewjazzclubrestaurantfeatures lejazzhot nightlyaswellasanentertainingdinnermenu.A strongadditiontoPortland'snightlife.871-0663.
Boone's. CustomHouseWharf,Portland.They've beenservinganextraordinaryrangeofseafoodsince 1898.Portlandmemorabiliaandantiquesaredisplayed intheheavy-beameddiningnxim,andthereare nightlyspecialsinadditiontotheextensivemenu. Lunchanddinnerdaily,allmajorcreditcards 774-5725.
ChannelCrossing. 23FrontStreet,SouthPortland. AnelegantrestaurantwithanelegantviewofPortland fromitsperchonthewater.Teriyakisirloinisafavor¬ ite,asis"FreshCatch,”theveryfreshestfishavailable eachday.Lunchanddinner.Sundaybrunch,major creditcards.799-5552.
ThaiGarden, 1CityCenter,Portland.Thisoutstand¬ ingnewrestauranthasrisenimmediatelytothetopof Portland'sdistinguishedlistofOrientalrestaurants. Excitingtastes,includingThaibeer,inalovelysetting.
The Madd Apple Cafe. 23ForestAvenue,Portland. AnintimateAmericanbistrolocatedinthePortland PerformingArtsCenter.Offeringachangingmenu; specialtiesincludeCarolinaChoppedPorkBBQ,Shrimp Remoulade,tournedosMarchandduVin,andBananas Foster.Lunchanddinner.Majorcreditcards.774-9698.
MooseCrossingDinnerhouse. CoastalU.S.Route1, Falmouth(3milesnorthofPortland,minutesto LLBean).RelaxedcabinatmosphereFeaturingfresh Maineseafood,agedIowabeef,mesquitegrilling. Teriyakisteakandgrilledsalmon,aswellas"House Favorites.”I.oungeopensat4p.m.daily.Serving dinnerat5p.m.Children’smenuavailable.Visa,Mas¬ tercard,andAmericanExpressaccepted.Reservations available for partiesof5ormore.781-4771.
TheBaker'sTable. 434ForeStreet,Portland. RelaxedbistrobeneaththeOldPortBakehouseoffers diverseEuropeancooking—veal,fish,tournedos, homemadechowders,soupsandstews,includingbouillabiasse,areavailable,aswellasfreshbreadsandpas¬ triesfromupstairs.lxx:alartistsexhibitoccasionally. Majorcreditcards.775-0303
TonyRoma's—APlaceForRibs. 671MainStreet, SouthPortland(U.S.1atExit7extension).Arestau¬ rantofcasualdecor,genuinecordiality,andreasonable prices,servingitsfamousBabyBackRibs,judged NumberOneRibsinAmericaatthe1987National Rib-off.Othermenuitemsincludefish,steak,bar¬ becuedshrimponaskewer,andonionringsservedina loaf.Dailyluncheonspecials.Takeoutmenuavailable Open7daysaweek,11am.to11p.mMC,Visa. Amex761-4211.
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THE ARTS EthelbegantrainingMattandAmy.Detailsandfinessewereslowin coming,butcometheydid.
Sohadthesailors.
ThemanMattwasstudyingturnedandstaredintentlyintoMatt’seyes. HeraisedhisglassinatoastandMattraisedhisownmugtohalf-mast andnoddedhishead.Thesailorlookedaway,apparentlycontenttomake friendlycontactinabarroomofstrangers,whileMattcontinuedhis scrutiny.
Pickinguphisbrew,Mattaffectedaslightlydrunkenswaggerandmade hiswaytothesideofthemark.Conversationsoonflowedfreely.
Piecingtogethertheprofileofhisvictim,Mattgleanedtheinformation heneeded:TheseamancamefromBaltimore,hadnohome,nofamily,no friends,andknewnooneinPortland.Matt’srecitalbeganinearnest.
HelivedonPeaksIsland,Mattexplained,andknewoftwospinstersis¬ terswholivedtherealone.Heknewthey’dbeenstashingmoneyawayin theirhouseforyears,becausetheyhadneverbeenseengoingtoabankon themainland.Easypickings.
"Sowhyain’tya'goneandgotityerself?”thesailorasked.
"Causeeverybodyonthedamnislandknowsme.WhatIneedisa stranger.Somebodywhowouldn’tberecognizedr’ounthere!Somebody whocoulddisappearandnobody’sevenmiss’em.”
Mattpausedandwatchedthesailor’sreaction.Theseaman’seyes,once cloudedandmurky,suddenlysparkledwithinterest.
"Sohowya’proposewepullthisthingoff?”theseamanasked."And howdowedivyuptheloot?”
Mattknewhehadafishfirmlyonthehook."Easy,”Mattblurted."We splititrightdownthemiddle.Halfandhalf.”
Thesailorrubbedhischin,thought,andshothishandtowardMatt. "It’sadeal,mate.”
Afewheadsturnedfromthebackgammontable,glared,thenreturned totheirgame.Mattdrapedhisarmaroundtheshoulderofhisnew accompliceandheadedhimtowardthedoor.Hebeganexplaininghowit allwouldwork,thesailornoddingagreeably.Mattnoteditwas11p.m.
Ethelglancedattheclockabovethekitchensink.Eleveno’clock.
"Amy,”shesaid,"Ithinkit’stimewegotready.Youknowit’sSaturday, andMattbringshomehisguestsonSaturday.”
Properlycued,Amyrosefromthetableandwalkedtowardthefront parlor.Ethelfollowedclosebehind.
Onceintheparlor,bothwomenbegantheirritualasifinatrance.
AmyremovedthepieceoftarphiddenbehindthesofawhileEthel draggedoutanotherpiecewhichranfromtheparlortothefrontdoor. Thissecondonewasthetarpwhichwouldcatchtheoverflowofthekill.
Oncethehallwaytarpwasinplace,EthelhelpedAmyspreadtheother canopyontopofit.Thelayingoutofthetarpstookexactlyonehalf-hour. Ethelwasfinickyabouttime.
Withacarefuleye,Ethelsurveyedtheirwork.Satisfiedallwasready, shegaveasolemnnodtoAmy.Amygavehersisteranadoringsmileand handedEtheltheaxe.
ThewaterbetweenPortlandandPeaksIslandwasparticularlyrough thatnight,soMattkeptacloseeyeonhismate.Butthecurrentprovedno matchforthestrengthMatthaddevelopedoverseveralyearsofrowing. Soon,thefewlatenightlightsoftheislandwereinsight.Itwas11:50 p.m.
"Say,mate,”Mattcalledtohispassenger,"wouldya’putamatchtothat lanternthat’sbesideyerfoot?It’shardtoseethelandingwithoutit!”
Thesailorcompliedandafterseveralattemptslitthelantern.Heraised ittowardtheshore.
Mattsteeredtheboattoport.
Peeringfrombehindadarkenedwindow,Ethelspiedtheflashofthe lanternatitsfirstglow.
Itstime,Amy,”shepurred."It’stimeforthesailortocomehome.”
Amysettledherselfintopositionontheothersideofthefrontdoor. BothsisterskeptthemselvesabsolutelystillandwaitedforMatt'sarrival.
Thebriskseaairhadsoberedupthesailorconsiderably.Themanhad notroublekeepingupwithMattastheylumbereddownthedirtroad towardthedarkcottage.Approachingthefrontdoor,Mattstoppedhis companion.
"Youtrythefrontdoor,”Mattinstructed."Ifit’sopen,stepinsideand waitforme.I’mgoingtocirclearoundandchecktheback.”
EthelheardMatt’sprearrangedsignaltothesailor.Sheraisedtheaxe andbalancedituponherleftshoulder.
Sheheardashufflingsound,aconfused"What?”andthedoorflew open.
AbodypropelledinsideandEthelreacted.Heraxebeganitsswing. Franticscreamsof"No!No!”couldnotstopitscourse.Theaxehitits mark.
Ethel’seyesfollowedtherollofthedecapitatedheadsmearingthe carpet.
Something’s wrong, herbrainscreamed. Thatcurlyauburnhair!Those deep,darkeyes!
Aburlyfiguresteppedintothedoorwayfollowedbyseveralmous¬ tached,shadowyforms.Vest-pocketbadgesgleamedinthelamplight.
Thoughshakenbytheheadlessbodyathisfeet,themanannouncedina strongvoice,"1amOfficerGordonJohnsonoftheCumberlandCounty Sherriff’sOffice.EthelCox,youareunderarrestformurder."
DuringtheirtrialinPortland,EthelandAmylearnedthatrumorsof sailorswhodisappearedaftermeetingMatthewCoxledtotheinvestiga¬ tionculminatingthatnight.
Ethel,andAmyasanaccomplice,werefoundguiltyandjudgedinsane. TheyweresentencedtolifeimprisonmentattheAugustaStateAsylum fortheCriminallyInsane.
Twoyearsafterbeingcommitted,Ethelconvincedtheasylum’sadmin¬ istratorstoletherbeginahomemadejamandjellybusiness,.'sheplanned tosellthegoodstostaffandvisitors.
Severalboardmembersfeltthesistershadbeenwronglyconvicted. TheirbrotherMattwastheguiltyone,wasn’the?Thesistershadsimply beentryingtoprotectthemselves.
SympathyranhighfortheCoxsisters.Veryhigh.
Inanunprecedenteddecision,thestate’sSupremeCourtdeemedthesis¬ tersrehabilitated,andtheywerereleasedinApril1913.
Withthemoneysheearnedwhileincarceratedandtherecoveryofa substantialamounthiddenonPeaksIsland,Ethelpurchasedarowhouse onStateStreetinPortland.
Thesistersfadedintorelativeobscurity.
Epilogue.
September1914. WarhadbrokenoutinEurope.
Seaportswerebrimmingwithactivity.Andsailors.
InarowhouseinPortland,Maine,anelderlywomanbeganpacingfur¬ iouslyacrossthekitchenfloor.Theconstantflap-flapofhershoessoothed heranxieties.Herthoughtswereabletoprogressinalogicalmanner. Inarockingchairnearbysatheryoungersister.Hereyesglowedwith anticipationasshewatchedhersisterpace.Shesmiledcontentedly. Amyknewwhatwascoming.
UNPASTEURIZED MUSIC RICK CHALMERS, 27 LEAD SINGER, TALISMEN THEY’RE A RISING Portland band that’s skippedoverBostonandiswinningbook¬ ingsinNewYork.AndRickChalmers,27, leadsingeroftheTallsmen,thinksthat’s justfine.
“WedrinkalotofSchaeffer.Wewerea BlackLabelbandawhileback,andwho knowswhatwe’llbeafewweeksfrom now?”saysChalmersofhismusic’stex¬ ture,muchofitoriginalmaterial,"but sometimesyoucan’ttellthedifference. We’renottryingtobeanyoneelse,"he says,butmentions50srockerslikeLink WrayasinfluencesontheTalismen’s“hill billykindarockandroll.Wegoforthe unpasturizedversionsofthings.”Naivety ,andinnocencelikethatareculturedin "The Cave,” a rough-and-tumble practice space"nearDStreetandSt.John,by Alan’sAutoBody,"thathasbeenhometo Portland’sgaragebandsforgenerations.
“We picked the name Talismen from a catalog.Therehavebeenallsortsof bandscalledTalismenovertheyearshere. TherewasoneinWestbrookinthelate 1960s,”saysChalmers.
TheTalismenformedfouryearsagoin thisearlygaragespawningground.“Ido mostofthelyrics,mybrotherdoesmost ofthemusic,butthere’sinputfromeve¬ rybody.There’snoleadertothisband."
Members include Doug Delle-Femine, "twangyguitar,”JonathanChalmers, “rumblingguitar,"andNedCrabbe, drums.InNewYork,theyplayatthe Pyramid,"ontheLowerEastSide.Areal dark,loudclub.Duringthemiddleofthe weekthey’llhavetransvestitesdancingon thebar,thenartreadings,andonthewee¬ kends,rock’nroll.WealsoplayinThe Strip,alocalbaron14thand7thAvenue. It’srealinformal,acheapPAsystem. We’veplayedasfarasBethlehem,Pa.But sometimes when we're playing in Bruns¬ wickitseemslike10,000milesaway.”
His worst 30 seconds in music? “Down atAmigo’s.Openbar.Endoftheshow, andeveryonewasfallingapart.Itwas90 degrees,duringtheheatwave.Oursound wasthefarthestthingfromtogetherness.”
Currentrecordingsincludeanewsingle throughChao'sRecords,withdistribution beginninginNewYorkbeforeChristmas, aswellasanalbum(inwork)producedby Bruce Bennett (A-Bones).
InPortlandyou'relikelytocatchthemat Geno’s.
Somebluesinfluencesarecreepinginto theTalismenastheyevolve,butthey’ll alwaysfeaturemusicyoucanscuffyour kneeon:real,loud,dark,abletobreaka sweat.
RestaurantReview Sebastian’s EBASTIAN’sofFreeport islocatedinavenerable NewEnglandfarmhouse oppositeLowerMain Streetfromtheware¬ housesofalargesportinggoods andapparelconcern,notfarfrom thecenteroftown,butitescapes theignominyofbeingpartofa commercializedstripbecauseitis setbackfromtheroadinthe embraceofalittlewood.Thereisa largelotpavedwithcleancrushed stoneandawell-tendedlawn.In season,theEuropeanaperitif umbrellasonthedeckmakea splashofcoloragainstthepiney shadows.Withinthehousearetwo diningroomswhosetablesare carefullyandrichlylaid.Upstairs thesmokers’loungeisfurnished withcomfywickersetteesand food-andwine-lovers’magazines. Inspiteoftheantiquecharacterof thestructurewhichhousesit, everythingaboutthisrestaurantis neatandnew.Everywhereisthe evidencethatitwaswell-thoughtout,andthesamecanbesaidof thefood.
Chef/OwnerPaulStenzel,for¬ merlyoftheInn-By-The-Sea, reviseshismenuweeklyandcon¬ ceivesittoofferthebroadest appealpossible,bothintermsof appetiteandofaesthetic,within thelimitsofitsrange.Lunchcould includeaburgerandFreshHalibut withAlmondSpinachCream Sauce,andwhilethesandwiches formingthefoundationofthebill offareallsoundlikerib-stickers, thereisnothingordinaryabout them:GrilledVirginiaHam& SmokedGouda,GrilledChicken withCanadianBaconandToasted Walnuts,SmokedTurkeyand
THE ARTS Gruyere.
Dinnerisamorecomplexaffair. Youmightsaythat,initsoriginal¬ ity,lunchisSebastian’s-styleand thatdinneristheproductofmany differentinfluences:locale,season, andavarietyofcuisines.Themenu fromwhichweorderedwasamix¬ tureofFrenchandAmerican an courante withItalianovertones evidentinChefStenzel’sfondness forprosciutto,pinenuts,sun-dried tomatoes,andpesto.Therewasan acknowledgementofthenoveltyof CajuncookingwithPan-Blackened TunaandAvocadoSalsa,andthe obligatorylobster,notboiledof course,butsauteedwithMaine shrimpandservedwith'Pastry Fantasy.’Andinthemidstofthis modishinternationalfestivalwas anoldretainer,an entrecote with Bordeiaisesauce.
Asnotedabove,thewatercress soupwasparticularlygood.The balancebetweenpotatoes,chicken stock,andwatercresswasexcellent, andbecausethesouphadn’tbeen over-blended,ithadaverysatisfy¬ ingtoothtoit.Wealsochosea GrilledEggplantandRedPepper Terrine,whichweweresurprised todiscoverwasservedatroom temperature,ratherthanwarm.It wasverygood,buttheapplication ofalittleheatmighthavebrought thesweetnessofthepeppersto bearalittlemoreforcefullyonthe sharptasteoftheeggplant.The ChickenwithProsciuttoandFresh Sagewasalsoparticularlygood,the pepper-curedhamenrichingan alreadybutterycreamsauceand thesage,whichcanbethemost overbearingofherbs,keptwellin check.Asforthesteak,likeevery¬ thingelsewetried,onlymoreso,it pointedupanemphasisonvisual appeal.Servedwithroastedshal¬ lotsandcriss-crossedwithaper¬ fectlyexecuted quadrillage and nappedwithsauce,itwasvery pretty.And,asnotedabove,itwas goodenoughsothatIwouldloved tohaveeatenmore.
DennisGilbert isaformerchefandcui¬ sinewriterwhoserestaurantreviews appearineachissueof PortlandMonthly.
BY BRENDA CHANDLER
SO YOU'VE JUST made ithomefromahardday ofpaperandpolitics, meetings,kids,the raggedrunningofyour dailylife.Sitback,takeoffthose too-tightshoes,andletyourself sigh.Withallthechillofwinter pressingatthewindows,thelast thingyouwantrightnowis anothertripout.
Imagine,instead,this:
/Thosegroceriesyouhadneither thetimenorthewilltoscramble forearlierwalkintothekitchen anddebagontoalltheright shelves.
Yourcar,whichthreatenstodie attenbelow,iswhiskedawaywith care to be cured. .
Moviestocozyupwitharriveon yourdoorstep,completewithpop¬ cornandatmosphere.
Withinamatterofmoments,a bowlofsteaming Tom Kha Gai fillstheroomwiththescentsof citrusandchickenandcoconut milk.Finesliversofsushilineup~ foryoursensoryapproval.Or hunksofpeasantbreadandstew andsaladliereadytorevivebody andwearysoul.Maybe,too,avery smallpieceofdouble-thick,double¬ rich,doublechocolatetemptation bidesitstimeonthecornerofyour butcherblock.
Fluteandguitarplayinthe background,flowerssparkupthe room,discreethandsmove throughthechoreographyofset¬ tingthetableand,later,of clearing.
Allthenigglingnigglesare tendedto,yoursensesrelaxto revelincomfortandluxury,all becomesrightwithyourworld.
Thesewondersaremorethan thewanderingsofamindunder siege;theywillmaterializequite handilyatlittlemorethanthelift¬ ingofyourfinger.Itisbymeansof thetelephonethatyoucancallup thislittlenightmagicorbring abouttheeasyresolutionofcom¬
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Forty-somecatererscomelisted intheYellowPages.Wheresome boastgalasagaga,othersprefer theintimate.Thankstodelivery servicesuchasthatofferedby GeneralCourier,Portland,ifnot theworld,isyouroyster.Agalaxy ofrestaurantsinthecitymake take-outabreeze.Otherbusi¬ nesses,too,willcomeknockingat yourdoorwhenyouwantthem. They’vegotthegoodsandthey„ deliver.
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"OURSISaspecificservicefor theverybusyperson,"saysLor¬ raineWhelanof Personalized ShoppingService."We’re alsouse¬ fulforpeoplewhocan’tgetoutfor onereasonoranother."Sheand businesspartnerPatWoodwill buyanddelivergiftstailoredtothe occasionandtheclient’staste,"be itapieceofWaterfordcrystal,a sweateroragiftbasketwhichwe design."Byrequest,theyfounda weddingdressinthreedaysfora clientwhodidn'thavethetimeto huntaround.Foranotherclient, theydiscoveredapairofmatched Siamesekittens."Webuyanything thatanybodyhasinmind,even searchingthecountrywhenneces¬ sary,andarealwayslookingoutfor gooddealsforourclients,”Whelan says.Their'baskets(orcanvasbags ordesignerartbags)willinclude somenon-edibleitem,suchasa pieceof;potteryorcrystalora woodenbox,andcanbepacked withchocolatelacecandyandtruf¬ fles,orspices,dipsandherbs,or anyothercombinationofdelicacies youmightfancy.Hazelnuttortes, doublechocolateGrandMarnier cakes,cheesecakesandmorealso areavailable.BasketsrunS20to S100andup.Telephone:797-7531"WHATWELIKEtodoisto sitdownwithyouanddefineyour lifestyle,”says Homeworks co¬ operatorNormaGodwin,who runsthebusinesswithherhus¬ band."Myinterestisinorganizing yourhomelifesothatyoucan makethemostofyourtime.” GodwinbringsherMastersin homeeconomytobearinher work.Shewillhelpyouplanyour groceryshoppingbythemonthor managetheplanningofyourparty, "eliminatingimpossibles”andset¬ tingaschedule.Homeworksalso willdogiftshoppingortakeon theroleofinteriordecorator. "Somepeopleareafraidtotake chanceswithwhattheymight like,”Godwinsays.Withassurance fromher,shesays,theyoftencan takeaserendipitousleapoffaith intonewcolorschemesorarear¬ rangingoftheirhome’sinterior."I
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YES,VIRGINIA,thereisstill milkdelivery.AccordingtoDave White,areamanagerof Hood Company, "allthataboutgoingout inthesleetandtherainandthe snowandslushstillholdstrue." Hoodhasfranchisedouteight routesinthePortlandareaalone, eachofwhichdeliversto300cus¬ tomers.Besidesmilk,theirinde¬ pendentdistributorscarryeggs, cheeses,icecream,bread,andfro¬ zenmeatsandfish.Theyalsocarry seasonalitemssuchasChristmas goodies."Whatwe’vegothereis theold-fashionedrapportbetween driverandcustomer,”Whitesays. "Basically,thedriversellshisown personality,promotingtheoid valuesofcustomerrelationsand loyalty.”Forinformationondeliv¬ ery,call774-9861.
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MaineHistoricalSociety’s 20th-Century
Collection THE IDEA THAT his¬ torywearsalong, whitebeardworries thefolksattheMaine HistoricalSociety,and rightlyso.Historyisasmodernas frozenyogurt.
"Whenpeoplethinkofhistori¬ calsocieties,theythinkofpeople intophatsandfrockcoatssitting arounddustingofftheoriginal ArticlesofConfederation,” explainsMichaelDonohue,devel¬ opmentdirectorofthe2,000memberMaineHistoricalSociety. AttheurgingofExecutiveDirec¬ torElizabethMiller,theSocietyis concentratingonenlargingits 20th-centurycollection.Thestaff wantstomakesurethattwocen¬ turiesfromnow,whenmodern nameslikeBrianandJennifer soundasoddasZilpahandPeleg, ourgreat-grandchildrenwon’tfind agapingholeinthatintimate paper-basedmosaicthatisthehis¬ toricalsociety’sparticularprovince.
"What'shistoricalhaschanged,” notesMiller.Consequently,the Society's1988lectureseriesdealt with20th-centurytopics.Andthe Societyrecentlyaddedtoitscollec¬ tionsuchgoodiesasa1921poster oftheHoultonEair,andanillus¬ tratedpamphletfromtheOld Orchard-SacoAutoCamp(a1920s versionofthemoderntrailerpark, withtentsandcabinsinsteadof Winnebagos).
Becauseartifactsaresomuch morevividthanpaper,itistempt¬ ingtothinkthattheSocietyought tobesnatchingthemup:theplas¬ ticGermanshepherdsthatusedto rideatopBallardoil-delivery trucks,maybethestiltsfromthe PeanutManwhooncestalked Portland'sstreetsandparades.
Unfortunately,becausethe Societyisn’tprimarilyamuseum, artifactsposeaproblem."They’re bulky,theytakeupspace,andwe
PORTLANDIANA havetoaskourselveswhenwe'd evergetachancetodisplaythem," Donohueexplains."Wealsohave toaskourselves,ifwecollectit, canwepreserveit?’Shouldwecol¬ lectsomethingjusttohideitaway? Whenpeoplegiveanoilpainting, theythinkitwillbedisplayed.We havehundredsofoilpaintings,and roomtodisplayonly10.There’sa museumattheStateArchivesup inAugusta—somethingsmight bebettersuitedforit."
"Textisdifferent,”Donohue observes,andtheSociety’sappetite foritisvoracious."AtGettysburg, foreverybulletsittingoutona shelf,thereare10drawersfullof diariesandphotographs.Wehave togetpeopletounderstandthat.”
SowhatexactlydoestheMaine HistoricalSocietywant?Highon thewishlistaredocumentsabout Maineduringbothworldwars, Korea,andVietnam.Abouttextile mills.AboutWashingtonand Aroostookcounties,becausethose aretheleastpopulatedandleast attendedto.AndtheSocietywants photos:ofrenovateddowntowns, offamilies,ofthechangesthat havetakenplace.Aboveall,says Donohue,theSocietywants recordsofbattles,bothpolitical andideological.
In1981,theSocietyputitshold¬ ingsat1.7millionmanuscripts, diaries,letters,ship’slogs,account books,newspapers,andhandbills. Inthemanuscriptbusiness, Donohuesays,youusuallyjust measureyourholdingsinfeet— andtheSociety’smanuscriptcollec¬ tion,forexample,isratedat3,000 linearfeet,aboutthreetimesthe lengthofthe QueenElizabeth. EventhoughhesaystheSociety couldverywellhaveabuilding threetimesaslargeastheircur¬ rentone"andcallitjustadequate," theystillarehungry.
"Letmeputitthisway,”hecon¬ tinues."Ifeveryonestartedkeep¬ ingwhattheyshould,there’dbe enoughfor10ofus."Butthere’s notmuchdangerofthat.Recently, amemberhappenedtobevisiting awomanwhowasrelatedtoone
ofthestate’smostprominent architects.Astheychatted,she pointedtothecurb,whereshe’d justdepositedaboxofoldpapers. WouldtheHistoricalSocietybe interestedinthat?Indeed.The boxescontainedacollectionof one-of-a-kinddrawingsofold buildings.
Ortakethecaseofthefellow workingonhisdoctoraldisserta¬ tiononThoreau.Hesawthat nameonalistofautographsinthe Society’scollection.Theautograph wasthere,allright—atthebot¬ tomofapreviouslyunpublished letter(writtenlateinThoreau's life)aboutWalden.That researcherhadjustmadeitinthe worldofThoreauscholars.
Atthesametime,Donohue pointsout,"Theaverage researcher,especiallyingenealogy, isn’tascholar.It’sahousewife,or someoneonvacation,orahigh schoolstudentplayingaroleina historicalreenactment,orsomeone fromacorporationoratelevision station.”
AllthattheMaineHistorical Societywantsisforalightbulbto blinkoninyourhead."Wejust wantpeopletothinkofus,” Donohuesays."Whenthey’re movingoutofthebighouseintoa condo.Whentheyfindthatattic drawerfullofoldfamilypapers, andthey'rewonderingwhattodo withthem.If,backin1812,you’d toldsomeonewhohadjust receivedaletterthatheshould saveitforhistory’ssake,hewould havelaughedinyourface.People alwayswonder,Who’dbeinter¬ estedincousinFred?’Inahundred years,you’dbesurprised.”
OldPortland’sfavoritepoet wouldbepleased;Longfellowwas theSociety’slibrarianforafew years.Oneofhisbrothersonce observed,"1hopetheywillleavesomeoftheoldplaces,forweneed linkswiththepastgenerations; therearefewenoughinAmerica atbest.”There’saplaceonCon¬ gressStreetwherethatstatement willneverbetrue.
— By Derek Nelson
Howtofindyourself ( in a suit). WehaveyetlooutgrowouraffectionforaSouthwicksuit.Neither haremanyofourcustomers,whoflatlydismissanyotherlabel.
Wewilltrytoexplainthisseeminglyirrationalpassion:Toour mind,thepup-joseofasuitistogiveoneasenseofwellbeing—to pulamanathisease,sohecangoalxwthisdailybusiness.What matters,inthefinalanalysis,isn'tthesuititself,butthewayitcan makeamanfeel.ThatistheessenceofaSouthwicksuit.
TailoredintheclassicAmericantraditionwithnatural shoulders.Southwicksofferafitthatisexceptionallyeasyand comfortable.Tliisispartlybecausethefitalwaysseemsto complementthefabric,whetherafeatherweighttropicalwoolora hardyIrishtweed.Muchhandtailoringandthefinest,softestcanvas backingensurecontinuityofshapeandcomfort.
Ilieresultisasuitthatisneverintrusive,alwaysinstyle,and easilytakesonthecharacterofthewearer-notthereverse.When Southwickschange,theyalwaysseemtoimprovesubtly—not unliketheirdevotees.
WliatisitliketowearaSouthwick?Youcouldsayit'slike wearingyourself.There’snobettertimeandplacetofindyourself inasuitthannow,atDavidWood.
PETITcontinued totallyhavehad,Idon’tintendto continuealone,and1don’tprofess tobeanexpert.ButIthink1doa damngoodjob.”Petitadmitsto havingpulledbackherreinsin recentyearsand"dothingsasis.I hadtohaveninelives.”
Tothiswoman,mediaexposure isequivalenttoaminordilemma. Evenafterfieldinginquiriesfrom "60Minutes"and"Donahue,”she isthefirsttoadmitthatthenews mediadistractsher."I’mnotapub¬ licperson.TheonlypublicthingI didwasapressconferenceto announcethesuit;thenIhad reportersparkedoutsidemyhouse. Ihaven’tgoneontheairwavesor doneinterviewssaying,’thisis whathappenedtome.”’Inretro¬ spect,Petitsays,"1mayhavebeen tooprivateaboutit,but1havetwo childrenthatIcareforverymuch andithasn'tbeeneasyforthemto readaboutthesethingsinthe newspapers.Iknowpeoplecare verymuchaboutThePier,there¬ foretheownerofThePiermakes news.Butit’suptoajurytodecide myfate.Idon’tthink1shouldbe carryingonaboutitinpublic.”
Thetollofeventsoverthepast yearscouldhavelessenedsome, enlightenedsome,orevenannihi¬ latedsomeinasimilarsituation. ForCatherinePetit,thefactthat shehasstayedloyaltoherself,her valuesandhergoals,anddidnot abandonshipinmidstream,places hersomewherebetweentheles¬ senedandenlightenedstatus.She doesnotusenaiveteorbadbusi¬ nessdecisionsasexcuses.
"It’sbeendifficultforme becauseofthepersonIam.Icare aboutpeopleandIcareaboutthis town—Ialwayshave.Idon’t believeinUtopias,butIbelieve youcanmaketheplaceyouarea betterplace.Youhavetogiveof yourselfandyouhavetoputtime in.
"Thefrustratingthingforme wasthatIthoughtifIkeptwork¬ ingatitandworkingatitthatI wasgoingtomakeitgood.OK, thereweresomesetbacks,butI didn’trealizethattherealfightI hadwaswiththepeoplethatI trustedmost.”
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Price:$300,000.
Cozy Cape
AcozyCapebuiltintheearly19thcentury—houseinexcel¬ lentconditionwith8rooms—themountainrisesintheback¬ groundwhereoneoftenseeswildlife—it'sbeautiful!Calland let'stalkaboutit.
Price$300,000
Woodward Real Estate BlueHill,Maine
Marjorie Woodward, Broker 374-2859 EllenAnthony,Associate374-2717
CLASSIFIEDS American Heritage: The Queen Anne ConnerMillVillage
ConnerMillVillage willconsistof11homesonanewstreetendingina cul-de-sacalongthebanksofSandyStreamwithinthevillageofUnityand justashortdrivetothetownsofWaterville,Belfast,Augusta,andBangor. ThisCustom-BuiltTraditionalCapeisarchitecturallydesigned,engineered andconstructedforthediscriminatingbuyer.Fromtheundergroundutilities tothe#1WesternCedarsidingtothe35-yearroofandthe“GOOD CENTS” rating,thishousesays Quality. Price—$149,000. " —1. Main Street -
TheW.E.Parsonshouse,oneofDover-Foxcroft’smostpresti¬ gioushomes,offersthecharacterandcharmofyesteryear.The QueenAnnestylefeaturesbeautifullyproportionedroomswith periodmoldings,formalfireplaces,andtinceilings.Thecenter stairwayisflankedbytwosetsofFrenchdoorsenteringtothe livingroomandthelibraryrespectively.Theformaldiningroom issituatednearthekitchenforeaseandconvenience.Onthe secondfloorandopeningfromthecenterhallarethreelarge sunlit bedrooms offering spacious accommodations. There is alsoasmallerroomwhichcouldbeafourthbedroomorper¬ haps a studio or sewing room. Landscaped with many of the originalplantings,the%-acresiteformsadelightfulsettingfora two-storycarriagehousesuitabletodayasagarageorperhaps agardenhouse.
Idealforthegrowingfamily,orasabed-and-breakfastven¬ ture.Pricedat$138,500.
Forfurtherinformation,calltheJ.F.SingletonCo.
Evenings: Barbara or Bob Cody 876-4594 J.F.SingletonCompany,RealEstate 58EastMainStreet,Dover-Foxcroft,Me.04426 _ Telephone: 564-7101_
$350,000.
#151: Skowhegan: Well-established restaurant and bakery shophasaseatingcapacityof450people.Centralaircondition¬ ing,fullyfinishedbasementand2ndfloor,also2apartments. Much more! Callformoreinformation.
#359: N. Newportland:5 room. 3 bedroom Ranch style home offersanicerurallocation,thishomefeaturessomewall-towall carpeting, woodstove, hearth, natural wood trim and cabinets,thermopanewindows,insulated.2.2acresofland. Withabeautifulview. $69,900.
"WMirtae r Munroe. Broker-Owner
#452: Bingham:Well-maintained Intown home offers 9 rooms with 4 bedrooms. Rooms include Kitchen, LR, dining room, musicroom,mudroom,alsoaniceglassed-inporch,natural woodwork,largelotinapleasantneighborhood.
$56,000.
#364:Solon: Comfortable older Cape offers 8 rooms with 5 bedrooms,TAbaths,full-stonebasement,woodandoilheat, attached garage, Large barn, some farm equipment. Approxi¬ mately75acresofland.Landoffers,2farmpondsandatleast 40acresoffields.
$125,000.
Rte.201,Box5,Solon,Maine04979(207)643-2350
Rte. 201, Box 261, Skowhegan, Maine 04976(207)474-8426 103MainStreet,Madison,Maine04950(207)696-8258 WeHaveManyMoreListingsAvailable...CallOrWriteForAFreeBrochure.
Hancock Point
Imagine30acreswithover415-footfrontageonprivatespec¬ tacularbay.Homehas7bedrooms,library,formaldining room,livingroomwithfireplace,pumpkinpinewoodfloors throughout.CallNow:$395,000.
Oceanfront
Over14acreswith286-footfrontageoverlookingmooringfacil¬ ityandopenwater.GreatLocation:$85,000.
a.in.to2p.m.;Sundaythrough Thursday,5p.m.tomidnight;Fri¬ dayandSaturdayuntil2a.in.),she becomestheGroceryGopherand willrunyourerrandsforyou.This isonebusylady!Catchheronher cellularphoneat775-6295.
BoxesandPackingMaterials
—BishopPackaging,callbeforenoonfornextdayUPSdelivery. Telephone:774-8311.
PersonalShoppingService
—Access.Homedelivery295ForestAvenue.Suite202.Portland Telephone:775-0794
Gourmet Foods
—ModelFoodImporters.DeliverybyarrangementwithCompassCdurier. Telephone:854-8063.
—Della'sCatessen.DeliverybyarrangementwithCompassCourier. 773-2624
—PortlandWineandCheeseCo.DeliverybyarrangementwithCompass Courier.Telephone:772-4647.
Laundry
—Liz'sLaundry.95centsperpoundforpickupanddeliveryHoursof deliveryservice:7:30?.m.to1p.m.,Monday,Wednesday,andFriday. Telephone:797-2254.
—NewSystemLaundryandCleaners,Inc.,freepickupanddelivery,8am. to4:30p.m.Telephone:772-6546.
Pharmacies
Waterfront!
2bedrooms,20-footlivingroomwithwoodstove,8-footby20footscreened-inporchoverlookingthelake.Over100-foot frontageby250-footback.WellandSeptic.$64,900.
Broadway Realty, Inc. 97 Broadway, Bangor, ME 04401 (207) 942-9400
bestManyoftheMaineproperties gottheirstarthere IIyoucontactMadelineMattsonReally.Inc.atthebegin¬ ningofyoursearchitmeansyou’retalkingwithabrokerwhohas theessentialtraining,experienceandcredentialslorbuyingand sellingMameproperty.Ilalsomeansthewidestmarketpossibilities areavailabletoyou.
PropertieslistedbyMadelineMattsonReally.Inc.inHan¬ cock and Washington Counties range Irom small homes and parcels ollandunderStO.OOOioestates$500,000andup,tocommercial propertiesrangingfromstarterbusinessestoventuresof$1,000,000 andmore.Sales,rentals,appraisalsandpropertymanagement.
•Member Maine Association ol Realtors
•MemberNationalAssociationofRealtors
•MemberCoastalConnection,anassociationolselectMamecoast realestatebrokers
•Member of Hancock Washington Counties Association of Realtors
• Member Sotheby’s International Realty 101 Newbury Street, Boston Massachusetts 02116 Telephone 617-536-6632
POBox.539BlueHill.Maine0-1614-0539 Tel. 2(T-3"t2’66
—BrightonAvenuePharmacy, —TheMedicineShoppe. —RosemontPharmacy, —SteeleDrugStore.
772-5451 772-2694 773-4746 773-5803or773-5800
Pizza —Domino'sPizza,freedelivery.Telephone:772-5200 (downtownPortland),774-1489(suburbanPortland),799-8131 (SouthPortlandandCapeElizabeth).
—AuntiLeoni's,50centsdeliverycharge,$5minimumorder. Willdeliveranythingsoldinstore,i.e.,icecream,milk.soda, snacks.Alsobeerandwineinlimitedamounts.Deliveryhours:4 p.m.to10:30p.m.,SundaythroughThursday.4p.m.to11:30 p.m..FridayandSaturdayTelephone:773-2751. —Rosa’sPizza.Telephone:774-7414.
RestaurantsOfferingTake-out Formost,deliverycanbearranged —Baldacci's, —BangkokCuisine, —Battambang, —BlueIsland. —Cap'nNewick's, —DosLocos, —FreeportClam&Seafood. —JanMee, —Hu-Ke-Lau, —Hu-Shang. —Hu-ShangII. —TheLobsterShack. —Martha's, —MayPlace. —PagodaRestaurant, —PekingGarden, —PolynesianVillage, —PortHoleRestaurant, — Que-Me, —QuickStix, —Rosie's. —Ruby’sChoice. —Ruski's. —Sapporo, —Shiki. —ThaiGarden, —ThuHong,
viaCompassCourier
772-0330 774-8606 878-2121
781-3453or781-3457
799-3090 775-6267 773-5387 761-4335
775-6388
773-0300
774-0800
799-1677(CapeElizabeth) 874-6940
774-7311
773-5071
799-8179(SouthPortland) 854-9188
773-9348
772-3171
772-2773
772-5656
773-9099 774-7604
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772-4254
772-1118 871-7571
Tailors —RobertFox.byappointment.Telephone:773-4854days,or799-8042 nightsandweekends. —DeborahRichio.byappointment.Telephone767-5466
VacuumCleanerRepairs
—BestVacuum,allmakes,$10forpickupanddeliverywithingreater Portlandarea,additionalcostdependingondistance,freeestimatesonwork. Telephone:775-6216. —Electrolux,freepickupanddeliveryanywhere.Telephone:797-9800.
Videos —Videoportwilldelivervideosofyourchoiceandpickthemupforyou. VCRsalsoavailable.Alsocandy,popcorn,snacks,wine.beer,cigarettes. Telephone:773-1999
Wake-UpCallService —SentinelService.$10formonthlyservice.Telephone:773-5659.
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Nearright:Gov.JohnMcKernankicks off“MaineStreet’90,”astateprogram designed to foster community pride throughoutthestate.Farright:anart auction benefitting Maine Arts Inc. raised$7,000,withproceedsdivided betweenparticipatingartistsandthe sponsors of New Year’s Portland and the Maine Festival. Auctioneer was RobElowitchofBarridoffGalleries.
Teenage heartthrob Christopher Barnes, star of NBC’s Day by Day (8:30 p.m., Sun¬ days),infrontof the Sonesta film¬ ing an anti-drug publicservicespot for WCSH-TV.
FLASH (Below): Joanna Drummond models clothes from the House of Logan at TheVictoriaSocietyofMainefashion show.
Dunegrass Clubhouse
STidemark — First Phase, Residential Condominiums TARTwithluxurylivingbesidean18-holechampionshipgolfcourse.Addanaturalsettingof312acresof serenecoastalcountryside.FinishwiththemostdynamiccommunityinSouthCoastalMaine...Dunegrass.Just 15minutesfromPortland,you’llenjoyallthatMaine’slargestcityhastooffer.Theater,galleries...nottomen¬ tionanexcitingrestaurantscene,professionalhockeyandbaseball.
(Front View) Dunegrass Clubhouse
(Rear View)
