The Portland daily press., 1889-05-21
West Harpswell.

boro, blended with a few female voices
made this gathering one of the merriest of
the season.
West HarpswelI.
THE J. S. wINsLow LOADING.
Inc grass in Harpswell is looking finely.
Very few fields have winter killed. and the
prospect is good for large hay crop If we
,1io nave plenty OF rain through June. Seed
connt rreo " iaIe Is coming up very slowly, on ac
tppuns tp VI the dry weather. Farmers report
lney never saw the ground so dry at this sea
son of the year.
The new four-masted schooner J. s. Wins
low, CAPT. Clark, is loading ice at the Harps-
Wen Ice Company's wharf. She is fine
vessel OF about 1000 tons measurement, and is
expected to carry 1900 tons of ice The COM
pany have sold their entire crop of ice TO
Clark q Chaplin.
~ East Raymond.
Saturday, the 18th. was the hottest day of
the season thus far, the thermometer stand
ing at 9So in the shade at o'clock in the af-
ternoOn.
Rev, s. Albert Libby preached In the
schoolhonse, district No. s, last Sabbath, and
house at o'clock in the morning.
Key. MIR. Southwick breaches Memorial
| sermon here next Sunday afternoon. Mem
bers. of the G. AR. from Mechanic Falls,
Naples, Casco and Gray are expected to be
North Boothbay.
Franklin Blake of No. Bcothbay, while at
work at the Bristol Ice Works in Bristol,
Me-, loading vessel. fell from the deck into
the hold injuring himself seriously. He was
| doing as well as could be expected at last ac-
counts under the care of DIR. A. Blossom
Inc old Keninston place has been sold to
Mr.. Smith of Way Back Mr.. Smith viii
soon occupy it and work the farm.
Boothbay Harbor.
Schooner Caroline Vought, Reed, of this
port, cleared Saturday for mackereling
5. Nickerson & Sons have taken about 1900
barrels oi alewiyes this season at Damaris-
The Eastern Steamboat Company have
posted their May and June timetable, and
are painting and putting in readiness steam
ers Wiwurna and Nahanada for the summer
travel
South Freeport.
Rev. G. II. Chaplin, of New Hampshire,
preached here last Sabbath.
The many friends of Rev. H. Ilsley will be
glad to know that he is now able to walk out,
after his long and tedious confinement in the
| house. -Ir-
Mr.. E. l.. Varney has hired the house
lately occupied by Charles Craig, and will
| move into 1t In a few days. $780,
Capt II. B. Soule is having an elegant
Branlte monument placed IN his cemetery lot.
North srIdgton.
The Swedish Male Quartet of Boston, will
give concert at Academy Hall, North
Bridgton, Maine, Tuesday evening, June 4,
| 1889. They will be assisted by the pleasing
| tenor sol0ist, @. j. Hackett, and the wonder
| full boy cornetist, Willie r. Lincoln. The
concert is given under the auspices of the
Philomathean Association, OF Bridgton
Academy eu
| - Llmington.
Friday, the 18th, was the hottest day of
the season. The thermometer registered in
the shade at 10 a. IN. 90o, at 12 m. 1902, at
| p. m. 1922
1 There is a heavy bloom upon the apple
trees. Standing upon an eminence where
| number of orchards can be seen the trees
look like small snow storm.
Casco.
Merritt Thompson has sold his farm, situ-
ated on Tarkiln hill. to S. o. Hancock.
4. Q. Jordan has sold his colt to Portland
parties. 1t is supposed he received quite
large sum, as 1t was valuable horse
Bert Dingey. who has been sick for sew
eral weeks, died Wednesday, the 10TH
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