The Portland daily press., 1890-04-03

Inc WohuerLul egg-prOuuclnR qualities OF
a flock OF fourteen hens, half Wyandotts and
half Plymouth Rocks, owned by John True
OF this town, should be recorded. The total
number of eggs laid by them during the
month OF February Is 208. During March,
Joy ana, best OF all, on March 31st, the flock,
some time been setting, laid thirteen. This
is correct record and one which we fancy 1t
will be hard TO beat.
Y. ID. Iodsdon commenced work on his
ledge Tor the coming season March 3lst., The
order which he is at present filling, being
window stills for the new pulp mill, soon to
be erected at Lisbon Falls.
Rev. T. c. Richards has been in town for
few days. He will graduate from Hartford
Seminary in May, after. which he expects to
Roothbay.
Osgood Rocd and Frank Carlisle were
drawn LIST saturday as traverse Jurors to
serve at the April term of the Supreme judi
cial Court at Wiscasset.
Boothbay Lodge, Northern Legion, which
was organized May 4th. 1889, has greatly in
creased its membership. Members draw ten
dollars per week for sickness or other disa-
bility, and death benefit, land find this order
just as represented.
c. E. Smith, who purchased the Kenniston
farm year ago, has sold his place in Free
dom and will move into town at once.
Captain Irving Tibbetts of the schooner
Lawrence Haines Is loading ice at Echo
Lake Ice Works for Baltimore, Md, freight
$125.
Captain o. G. Reed has gone to Boston
with load of brick from BryantS yard,
Bristol, a quick trip.
Freeman E: Giles is on the sick list and un-
able to attend to his business. Mr.. Giles has
acted as superintendent for the Knicker-
booker Ice Company on the Kennebec the
past winter.
The Knickerbocker Ice Company has fitted
its houses here and stacked considerable ice,
from which they are shipping They have
been shipping right along since they began
to cut.
At meeting Of School District No. Is,
Byron Giles was chosen agent.
The Knickerbocker Ice Company did not
commence to cut and stack ice from Adams
Pond, as before reported, owing to the mild
weather.
Mrs. Joseph l.. Dodge, who has been sick
for more than month is no better. She has
Scarboro.
THE MOCK TRIAL AT DUNsTAN's CORNER
BEFORE JUDGE BooTHBY.
Monday and Tuesday evenings the court
empanelled as follows: w. +. Dresser,
foreman. A. +. Moulton, w. II. Seavey,
Ihomas Morrison, Geo. S. Scammon, Ivory
Berry: The case is one in which the plaintiff
Mr. Liberty Henderson brings action against
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amount of 81 900, for personal injuries caused
by the defendants carriage colliding with
that OF said plaintiff on the Dist of Nov. 1889
Inc plaintiff testified that he was driving
nome from his work; that said defen6a1
drove out of a door-yard at Dunstan's Corner,
and ran into his carriage throwing him out
and inJuring him so badly that he could not
attend to his duty for many weeks. The
defendant on the other hand testified that the
plaintiff failed to give him his half of the
road, and was driving recklessly. The wit
nesses for the. plaintiff testified that the
plaintiff was driven nearly into the gutter by
the defendants team, which was the heavier
OF the two. On the other hand the witnesses
Tor the defendant testified that the defendant
was carrying groceries to his customers, and
was driving on his side of the highway.
The trial was continued to Tuesday eve
ming, when 1t was given to the Jury, after
the able pleas by Lawyers Milliken and
Moulton. and Judge Boothby's interesting
charge. The jury, after being out about 80
minutes returned a verdict for the plaintiff,
liking the damage at 40 cents. During this
interesting trial the court room was filled to
Its full capacity, and the amount received
novelty in the way of entertainments, and
we are glad to say that it proved a success in
every respect.
Rumford.
Quite good sleighing in town.
A. ID. Putnam and family has moved to
Freeport, where he will work hauling gran
r. A. Clement has recently had his PEN
sion increased from Sc to $14 per month, and
has received $305 for back pay. He deserves
it.
R. D. Wyman has been troubled for long
time with peculiar disease Of the skin. he
is not able to do any labor, and his family
are getting alarmed about him.
Gen. Stephen Farnum, who is some SO
years Of age, has been dangerously sick of
late, but is now reported to be recovering.
Before this sickness he was considered
very smart old man.
Christopher Reed has returned to his home
from the logging camp,
w. X. Clark. Ed. Abbott, j. Simpson and
Bert Virgin returned from Roxbury Pond,
pickerel. They got several pickerel of five
pounds each, and some Of the bass weighed
three pounds each.
South Paris.
Rev. A. S. LaGd of Auburn, delivered his
lecture, Some of the Follies of Life" to an
appreciative audience at the Methodist
church Monday evening.
South Paris Savings Bank have reelected
the former board Of officers. Hon. Alva
Shurtleff has been president and Judge Will
son secretary and treasurer since its ,organi-
zation. The bank is in fiourishing condi-
ton. The increase in deposits has been
about $4,000 the past year.
aMasonic block is to be remodelled. c. w.
bowker d Co.. will occupy the ground floor
and will have one of the finest dry goods
stores in Oxford county.
j. ID. Williams for % years in the harness
business here, has gone into the employ of
VIM. Deering q Sons, Chicago.
Spring schools commence here next Mon
day. Most of the old teachers will be re-
tanned.
E. M. and Theodore Thayer are buying
and selling large number Of fine colts and
horses this spring.
Shipments from the Paris Manufacturing
Company, has commenced early this spring.
Porter.
KEzAR FALLS.
Enthusiastically winter came wrong end to
this season, for the big erd is where the small
end usually comes.
Allen Garner has been confined to the
house during the past week with bad cold.
G. G. Wadleigh is taking trip through the
West. He will go as far as Colorado Springs.
The students of the Piper school will give
dramatic entertainment on Thursday eve
ming, April 18th.
The town Of Parsonsfeld, at its annual
meeting in March, voted to adopt the town
school system, in place of the district sys-
TEN, but it is rumored that another town
meeting is to be called, when an effort will
be made to rescind that vote.
Fred Smith. who has had charge of the
saw mill belonging to the Kezar FallsIWoolen
Company for the past three years, has given
up his situation and Simon Stanley has been
employed in his stead.
vinal Haven.
Allard, the 10-year-old son of Stephen
Sprague, broke his leg last week while at
play on the street. DR.. Phillips attends him.
About $40 was realized from the entertain
ment at the town hall to buy flags for the
school houses in District 4.
Q. e. Boman presented District No. 8 with
flag. A staff was raised on the school house
last Thursday.
Schools all commence in Districts 3 and
this week.
Rev. Mr.. Scurry preached at the Advent
chapel Sunday
Mrs. G. d. Athearn is spending few weeks
with friends In Gloucester, Mass.
The stonecutters here presented a new bill
OF prices to the Bodwell Granite Company
this week. The Bodwell Granite Company
have 30 stonecutters at work now.
Oxford.