The Portland daily press., 1891-06-06
MAINE TOWNS.
Items OF Interest Gathered by the
Press Correspondents.

Norway.
Thursday night this section was visited by
a heavy frost. 1t killed and injured the
crops, doing much damage to the farmers.
The town bylaws recently adopted oblige
owners of dogs to muzzle them from June LIST
to September 18th.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles +. Frost are enjoy
ing a fishing trip to Monson and other towns
this week.
Deputy Sheriff Thaddeus Cross is doing
excellent work Selling liquor. Thursdays
express brought large box containing sew
eral gallons of the ardent which the sheriff
promptly took into custody. The law is be-
ing vigorously enforced.
Norway Lodge. No. 16, 1. o. q. F., has in-
vited "a lodges to attend the meeting of June
10th, to be held at the Opera House to wit
ness an exemplifcation of the work by the
degree staff. All have accepted. Arrange
ments have been made to accommodate at
least 500 and probably there will be nearer
twice that number present. The grand Off
GERS will attend in body. Fare from Port
land,and. Lewiston by special train Is less than
One-half the usual price.
Frank R. Taylor Is visiting his parents in
f.. c. Woodbridge and daughter of New
York are stopping in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jonathan Blake will cele-
brate the 5Oth anniversary of their wedding
June IL.
The knights Of Pythias will observe the
custom of tie order on June 9th and deco
rate the graves OF deceased companions with
flowers.
Mrs. c. E. Packard of Auburn visited her
daughter, Mrs. S. b. Hibbard this week.
Rumford.
A cold but refreshing rain Wednesday
night.
Early planted sweet corn has rotted in the
ground ana is being planted over.
Apple bloom Is not very abundant, about
medium. The cold. frosty weather of late
did not iujure the fruit buds and blossoms.
Oats are looking we'll. Not so much sweet
corn, but more yellow corn planted than last
year.
DR.. Hiram Abbott has been moved from
U ID. Abbotts at East Rumford to his home
at the Point. and is gaining slowly, yet he
has very sore foot.
Miss Ardella Wyman is at home from the
Howard watch factory Of Boston.
Mr.. Charles Fox of Haverhill, Mass, made
flying visit to the trout brooks of this vi
cinity last week.
The boom at the Falls does not boom much
as yet. Very little of the dam was injured
at the Falls. The sluiceway went out.
Frveburg.
The closing exercises of the spring term of
W,
June 9Th, with the examinations of the Sc.
nior and middle classes. The programme
Tor the remaining days Of the term is given
below:
Saturday, June Determinations for admission
to college.
Sunday evening-The Baccalaureate address at
congregational church at 7.30 p. m. by Rev. w.
+. Livingston of North Arlington, Mass.
Monday-Examnaton of the remainder of the
school. Meeting of the trustees In the evening
Tuesday-Exercises of the graduating class in
the Congregational church at 80 a. M and D.
m. Meeting OF the alumni at pm. A concert in
the evening at O'Clock at the church by the We
Der Male Quartette of Boston, assisted by Miss
Emma Augusta Greedy reader and Mr.. Fred e,
Hansell, whistling sol0ist, also of Boston.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. E. Dinsmore, the preceptor
OF the academy and his wife, gave a very
pleasant reception to the graduating class
and the faculty at their residence on Friday
evening.
vlnaIhaven.
Lyf0rd Pierce received a severe blow
with an ak, on Tuesday June End, while
chopping some kindling wood his ak catch
ing on clothes line over his head; the ak
struck him in the face giving him a bad
wound.
Capt. d. L. Carver, engineer on the wharf
at the Sands, got his foot famed badly while
working on his engine.
=, K. Smith, son of Treseworth Smith, died
tuesday June End. aged about Z years.