The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-03-26
NORTH HARPSWELL,

The ice is well out of the bays and the
| smelt weirs have had the usual damage done
| them, Merrilps and CampbelPs are in fair
condition. They have been catching smelts
| the past week.
The ice boom did not affect us for we have
| no ponds in this part of the town to cut from.
| Business has been duller than usual all win
ter. In nearly all the families there has
| been sickness considerable part of the win
ter. G. l.. Skolfield is down sick again, he
| had la grippe and lung trouble which kept
| him confined to his room several weeks in
January and February.
The new board of selectmen met and or
| gained the 22nd inst. with T. E. Skolfield
| chairman, j. b. Pinkham 2nd G. E. Trufunt
| 3rd. That the poor should all be boarded at
| one place this year, and not all over town as
| for a few years past, was the unanimous
opinion OF the present board of Overseers of
| the Poor.
E. E. Campbell closed his school in Dis
| trict No. 2 last week and has left town to
attend to his engineering business ia Bruns-
wick where he has an office.
Miss Abbie Alexander will teach in Dis
trict No. l this summer.
EAST HARPswELL.
Mr.. Winfield Catlin and Miss Luella M.
Rich were united in marriage March 49, by
the Rev. Mr.. Guild. The bride was taste
fully dressed in brown henrietta with silk
and ribbon garnitures. The many friends of
the young couple wish them a long life of
Will Coffin is doing quite thriving bust
ness with Longley, the Auburn furrier, hay
| ing trapped and shot forty muskrats, nine
mink, two seals, and four skunks, during
the past winter and is still trapping.
Buxton.
BAR MILLS.
On Wednesday, April Q, there will be a
| public auction at the residence of the late
Arthur Boothby. Many opportunities to Sc
cure household effects will be afforded, of
| which It will be wise to to take advantage.
full list may be secured by application.
Buxtonites are sorry to learn that the
Misses Boothby have sold their farm and
viii leave town in April. We are glad to
know of the renewal of health of Miss Nellie
after her long siege of illness.
MISS Caroline Yerrinton of Chelsea, Mass,
is visiting friends in Buxton.
Inc twelve year old son of Arthur TOwle
dled last week from the resulting complica-
tions OF la grippe.
| WEST BUXTON.
=. The. Good Templars are making prepare
| tlons for an entertainment.
| a. K. r Lord Is hiring logs hauled to his
mill and is shipping considerable lumber.
| Frank Smith, Esq, is having a large
amount OF work on hand in his coat shop.
he employs quite force in his shop, be-
| workers.
| G. p. Harmon has closed his grain bust
ness in the village and is contemplating
| change in business. :"
| A part of the dam at Bonny Eagle went
out last week. This dam was rebuilt last
spring, and was supposed to be strong, but
| the high water made a gap in 1t of twenty
feet or more. 1t is hoped that it will again
be rebuilt In strong and subs antial man
ner.
| PoWnaI.
Mr.. Charles Harding, highly respected
citizen Of Durham, experienced a shock of
| paralysis on Sunday morning, from which
| he lies in Characterization his physician
| having no hope of Ahis recovery. Although
a resident OF Durham Mr.. Harding has, for
| many years been closely connected with onr
| town, both in business and social relations
| and the many sterling qualities of his char
acter have won him the confidence and es-
| TEEN of ALL
| We think here the action taken by the
town of North Yarmouth at their annual
meeting in securing "a High School fund.-
highly commendable one and the article in
| its behalf, receiving, as we were informed,