The Portland daily press., 1890-05-28

the building recently occupied by the post |
office as drug store. |
Mr.. Edwin Chapman has moved from |
Bethel on to L. B. Paine's farm in Norway. |
Judge Foster leaves this week for Bangor |
to attend court.
Mr.. @. L. Hathaway of Norway was here
last week, making sales of doors and sashes.
Died in Bethel May 22d, Mrs. M. b. Wheel
er, aged so years. The cause of her death
was paralysis. .l
Professor John Tue of Boston was here
last week for a few days, on business.
A. >. Bean has commenced the foundation
Of his new barn. The stonework is being
done by experienced wOrkmen. The build
Ing VIII cost $4,000 when completed.
HarpsweIi.
EAST HARPswELL.
Planting goes on slowly. Early planted
potatoes are rotting in the hills. Grass is
looking finely. Apple blossoms are just be-
ginning to show on early trees. And still it
rains.
Schooners Alert and Hattie Hamlin have
been undergoing repairs. Fish are very
scarce. Two hundred pounds were landed at
Watson last week-the first of the season.
Last year at this time he had received m any
hundred pounds.
Last Thursday afternoon fire was discov-
cred on the roof of what is known as the
Merritt house, now occupied by Mr.. Edward
Roby. BY the strenuous exertions of the
nelghb0rs the flames were eXtinguiShed, but
not before one-half the roof was burned
over and the chamber somewhat burned.
Mrs. Roby was alone in the house, and did
not know OF the fire until help arrived.
Without prompt assistance both house and
stable must have been burned. The fire
caught from the sparks from burning Chin
ney.
Mr.; Barton Curtis. of Lowell. Mass, is
spending few days at his old home.
so-calied tramp is causing the school
children in No.7 good deal OF uneasiness.
lie is said to haunt the woods near the
sehoolhorse and &c. be desperate looking |
character. Mysterious sounds are also |
heard in the schoolhouse. between the ceiling
and the roof Possibly the children may be
the victims of practical joke.
some careless or malicious person has been
throwing stones in the direction of the ceme-
terry, thereby defacing one of the headstones.
One would think this could only be the work
OF some very small or very needless boy.
Hollis.
The directors of the Buxton and HollisAg-
ricultural Society held meeting Saturday
afternoon and made partial arrangements
for their second annual fourth of July cele-
bratlon. A horse trot, base ball and dancing
viii be on the programme, with some other
entertainments to be decided upon later
The grand stand, with seating capacity of
1000, will be completed and everything put in
order for the occasion.
Martin Richardson lost a valuable two
year-old colt Sunday from lock jaw. Dr.
Bailey Of Portland being out of town, Dr.
Maxwell came out, but was unable to be of
any use owing to the advanced stage of the
S. B. Shepherd of the Main Furniture
Company, has gone to. Fairfield, his native |
place, on a business trip.
AT meeting of the board of health, Chas.
Hobson of West Buxton, was chosen chair |
man and DIR. Q. A. bennett secretary, for the |
ensuing year.
Neil Atkinson has purchased trotter and
began to work him out yesterday. Although
he is not very pretty to look at, he has many
fine points, and may surprise the people by
fall.
Rumford.
Three days, the last of last week, the farm
ers rushed business, sowing and planting.
Prior to that farm operations were at
standstill owing to the cold weather, much
better for river drivers than farmers. The
pitch of water for driving has been extra
good and drives have made rapid progress.
:, Grass is looking remarkably well, but very
will be quite large. Hardly any wheat
sowed. The usual amount of sweet corn
will be planted, and nearly all of that plant
ed at East Rumford will go to Dixtield to
Co. at Rumford Point, as last year. The in
habitants living on the south side of the An
droscoggin river at East Rumford have had
special postoffice established there to be
called South Rumford, and Charles X. Cary
has been appointed postmaster. 1t will be
supplied from the East Rumford postoffice,
and will be great accommodation.
Your correspondent visited Weld pond the
other day and found the fishing very much
oVerdone. Plenty of fshermen-25 to 80
boats containing two and three men work
ing hard from morn till night. They catch a
nsh occasionally. saw seven boats come in
at noon after forenoon's fishing and two
boats only brought in one fish each.
Boothbay.
Arthur Lewis, who has been confined to
DC fha aof xrirfa ica lNl 30
work again. Mr.. Lewis has long been an
employe of the Knickerbocker Ice Works in
Boothbay.
Farmers are now rushing in their crops.
Backward as the season is this spring few
of our farmers have potatoes and peas grown
so as to have them cultivated
Alpheus Dodge has received the appoint
ment as census enumeration for this town.
h @smor Services dfs y VIII h eG seG here y DE
church by the Rev. e. Owen, its pastor.
Captain Andrew Adams arrived home last
week. His vessel is loading ice in Bangor
for PHILADELPHIA.
A. Montgomery had another load of coal
delivered him last week by schooner Ned P.
Walker
Visitors are flocklng to Boothbay's sum-
mer resorts from Boston, Georgia and the
East Boothbay village is thriving this sea-
son with the large amount OF work in ship
yards, fishing, ETC., etc. Workmen are scarce
there, and in fact, throughout our town.
Lisbon.
LISBON FALLS.
Mr.. George o. Coolidge met with very
painful accident in this place on Monday.
He and others were at work on the road.
They dug under bank of gravel and he
went on top to break it down, when it
started and carried him with it, burying him
up to his neck. When he was extIicated it
was found that one arm and one leg were
broken and it is feared that he was Injured
internally. Doubts are entertained about
his recovery.
1t is now decided to build paper mill at
Lisbon Falls. Work was commenced on the
foundation on Monday.
New logs that were cut last winter are COM
ing into the boom very much earlier than
usual owing to high water that has given tie
river drivers good run. The saw mill is
running with full crew.
Freeport.
Very little planting has yet been done, the
recent rains making the land so wet that 1t
is impossible to work upon it, The grass
crop Is, however, looking very nicely and is
well set.
Mr.. Lufkin ot Wakefield, Mass, is in this
ticular search is to find one David lufkin
and his wife, Mrs. Caroline Lufkin. whose
maiden name was Kelsey The interest
centres on the daughter Of these parties who
was placed in the children's home ia Boston
some time in 1860 to 1862. was adopted bv
man of wealth and made heir of his estate
and now the daughter wants to find her own
father and mother, and is taking pains for a
wide and thorough search.
Corham.
The ice cream sale held by the Little
NeighbOrs" last Friday evening, was a great
success The proceeds amounted to over
SIS, and are to be given to foreign missions
The Helping Hand Society will give a con-
cert at the Congregational vestry Wednes-
day evening, May 28th.
=. A game of ball was played Saturday by the
stars OF Saccarappa and the High School
n9ine. which resulted in a score of - to in
favor of the Stars.
burglars entered the store Of r. G. Hard
tnS q Oo;' tuesday night. A few small ar
ucies anu some private papers were taken.
pd MIS- Bazzell, Mrs. Harmon and Mrs.
1sifg T. M Town Monday for few weeks