The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-04-25
MAINE TOWNS.
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Gray.
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Mrs. Ii. S. Gould will continue dressmak.
ing ing at her house after May 1st. instead of at
Mr.. Frank d. Lowe has cured sweet corn
LOT the packers here several years, and in
every case last year nearly every kernel
grew, He has furnaces and is fitted up for
such business, and thoroughly understands
IT, he says from one acre last year he
furnished u. F. Webb & Co. with two years
seed.
Messrs. Charles T.. Dow and Walter Libby
have purchased the stock of Sweetsir &
Lowe, at Pownal Depot, and will begin
store CT J. IT. Merrill five years ago as clerk.
His ply iNe ways and honorable dealing
mas MAGE ham many friends here. He is a
Republican, and has been elected treasurer
OF this Democratic town for the past two
years, which bespeaks his popularity. Mr..
LIBBY Is son Of the late Moses HI. Libby.
he is young man CT energy and unexcelled
character, also money to do business with.
fownai is fortunate in securing such ;len
for traders.
Mr. Geo. Parker has taken the stallion
Black Medium, owned by Mr.. Chas. Ihayer
to handle this season. He was foaled In
July, 1886, stands 16 hands, weighs 1925
pounds, sire Mambrino Medium, by Happy
Medium, dam by Tom Patchen. He is green
now, but with Mr.. Parker's care and tutor
ship will by fall show mile in $50. or
quicker.
New Gloucester.
Mr.. Newell p Haskell has taken down the
ell of his house, which was damaged by fire
2 few weeks ago, and is preparing to rebuild
Ii.
A horse belonging to Mrs. Moses True
hire Ila. Il
and they were obliged to kill him.
The steep bill near Rowe's Crossing has
been in q very unsafe condition, and al
though the load commissioners have had
men there twice to fix it, the work seems
unsatisfactory.
There are some signs of spring in the
lower village; Miss Lydia Keith has had her
house painted. and the Congregational vestry
VIII be painted immediately.
The Stevens school recommended April
2lst, after vacation of two weeks There
are several new day scholars.
Miss julia Curtis will teach in Wells this
spring
The Geo. E. Whitman Post are arranging
for a box supper and other entertainment
May night.
Mr.. George Chase who is employed in j.
;. True's grist mill near the Grand Trunk
depot, was badly hurt April 231 by blow
from stick with which he was fixing the
shafting.
dHIt6tUs
Schools in this VILLAGE will commence
next Monday, though High school teacher
has not yet been secured. The supervisor
finds himself in a difficult position, having a
school to provide for and not money enough
to pay the teacher a sufficient salary. The
other teachers are Miss M. A. Wetherell,
Grammar; Miss Lena Richardson, No. Inter.
mediate; Miss Jennie Taylor, So. Interme-
date; Miss Mabel Emery, Advanced Prima-
ry; Miss Curtis, No. Primary; Miss Nell,
Nye, So: Primary; Miss Clara e, Osborne,
Centre Primary
farmers are already at work putting in early
peas and potatoes. A few dngs more of
warm weather and farm wolk will COM
mence in earnest.
The calls for lumber are coming in on
every hand and indicate busy season every
where, but unfortunately there is no lumber
and no logs.
Mr.. Appleton Webb of Wateryille has
leased the large stable on the park and will
az once move his string of trotters there
son. This is perhaps the largest and most
complete list OF trotters to be brought by any
one owner in Maine this year, there being
fifteen In training. OF these several are by
Young Rolfe.
Corham.
The last meeting of the grange proved to
be very pleasant one. Threeipersons were
admitted to the fourth degree. after which
harvest sup, vas served, which was
very enjoyablc affair The programme for
the next meeting, April 2Sth, is as follows:
Recitation, by Maria Hamblen; reading, es-
say, Annie Files; My Trip to Florida, Miss
Sturgis;. quotations by each member pres
emit; discussion on the subject of what
are the causes of the apparent depression In
farming. and how can such depression be
remedied?' by Melville Cressey, Charles
Gronard, w. z. +. Robbie and others, at the
call OF the Worthy Master. The plan of
testing the different phosphates on the acre
OF corn; is prospering, and the manufacture
erS OF the fertilizers are eager for the test
Mr.. Corthell, principal of the Normal
School, is attending the meeting of the New
England Normal Council, held this week in
Boston.
Members of the High School are prepar-
ing for an entertainment to be given May
night.
North Yarmouth.
The ladies circle will hold fair at the
vestry Tuesday April 20, afternoon and
evening. Supper will be served to all who
desire it.
w. e. Baston is building house, near his
fathers Mr.. Jason Baston.
Mr.. Dow, who for the past two years has
hired the farm owned by Thomas Hayes,
has bought farm in Gray and will move
soon.
The farmers are beginning to work the
land little.
Bryant Newcomb lost cow on Fast Day.