The Portland daily press., 1889-06-05
sell and piling, the ice striking him on his
head iniuring him quite badly.
Standlsh.

head injuring him quite badly.
StandlsIn.
Memorial day here passed very quietly,
The decorating of one grave, brought out
few friends.
The hay crop bids fair to be very album
dant in this section, though there has been
rather too much rain lately for the good Of
The terrible road machine has been
ploughlng Obstruction in! this vicinity.
Never were better roads than before they
began. People are quite Indignant
A strawberry festival is to be held here
some some time soon, given under the auspices of
tne young people. An appropriate enter
talnment will take place at the same time.
The band social given here Saturday night
proved quite success. The refreshments
were lemonade and fruit.
Gray.
DRY MILLS.
Grass is looking finely. 1t is fully two
weeks earlier than last year and bids fair to
be more than an average crop of hay.
The heavy rain Sunday will injurelkthe
hoed crops on low land very much.
G. e. Libby Is adding story to his house,
instead of store, as reported in last weeks
PRESS.
H. L. Morse had peas in bloom the last of
May.
Porter
There was game of ball Saturday be-
tween the Keazer Falls and the Fryeburg
clubs The score stood, Keazer Falls "a,
Fryeburgs IL.
Capt. James French gave a dance and sup
per to a select party of friends on Saturday
evening and very nice time was had. 1t
was to celebrate his marriage anniversary.
Capt French is on the road the most of the
time selling goods for Portland firms.
Green's Landing.
The lunch clam" put up in this place by
the Deer Isle Packing Co., Thurlow, Knowl-
ton & Co.. proprietors. is rapidly gaining in
public favor. One down east wholesaler says
he can sell all that can be canned here. For
picnic or yachting parties they are becoming
Indispensable.
The granite business is being pushed here.
Large lots of stone are being shipped weekly
from this place to Boston and New York.
winthrop.
There are three more cases of scarlet fever
in one family. The house has been Quaran-
tined by the board of health. The danger of
its spreading is not over as much as was
supposed.
farmers from planting very much.
The mumps are raging among the school
children at great rate.
Harpswell.
oRR's ISLAND.
s. c. Prince & Son, have started on their
new wharf on which they are to put coal
shed 30x40, competent for about two hundred
tons of coal which they have bought and is
to arrive the last of this month.
The selectmen were on viewing the routes
of the proposed roads Saturday, June 1st
South Wlndham.
Mr.. Nathaniel Lowell, we'll known and
highly respected citizen, died at his residence
in So. Windham, Sunday morning last. In
the death of Mr.. Lowell, Windham looses
one of its best citizens. He leaves wife
and one son who have the heartfelt SYM
patty of the entire community. His age
was about 70 years.
PoWnai.
The prospect at the present time Is for
very abundant hay crop and the cutting will
certainly need to be done two weeks in adj
vance of the average year by those who
desire hay of the best quality.
West Buxton.
A SHOOTING ARRAY.
A Mrs. Peppard OF this place was shot at
yesterday by person unknown as yet, and
was wounded In the arm.