The Portland daily press., 1891-04-16
MAINE TOWNS.
Items of Interest Gathered by the
Press Correspondents.
LImIngton.


Edgar M. Chick planted his peas on Satur-
day last. although banks of snow were with
In few rods.
There have been thirteen deaths in this
town since January LIST, largely from the
effects of la grippe.
Percie Waldron, sen of Henry P. Waldron,
who has been absent for nearly two years, is
expected home the present week.
Miss Laura Chick returned home from
Boston on Saturday last, where she has been
to purchase line Of millinery goods.
Seldin Greenlaw has been chosen school
agent In District No. s, and Miss Blanche
Bracket of Brunswick is expected to teach
the summer school,
L. P. Thompson has hen which comes
very near the "top of the ladder" for large
eggs. Last week she dropped an egg meas
uring six inches in circumference crosswise,
ten inches In circumference lengthwise and
weighed five ounces.
The unprecedented low price of granu-
lated sugar has induced several of our saga
cious citizens to improve the opportunity by
purchasing. 1t by the barrel, which they do
at four and three-fOurths cents per mound
delivered at the station.
Edmund t. Body was thrown out and
SON some distance from his wagon on Saturday
by his horse breaking through soft place
In the road where the frost was coming out.
Inc wagon arm was also broken by the
horse being thrown down. Mr.. Body,
strange to say, escaped with slight injuries.
bridge at Steep Falls. returned the latter
part OF last week to complete the job. The
job was begun in March and before they had
got prepared to put the iron bridge on the
river rose. the Ice broke up and the job was
ABANDONED I'LL the Ice was all out and the
The last legislature passed ian act In re-
!atlon to license fee for dogs" making a
tax OF one or two dollars according to the
sex. to Re inyent0ried April LIST. Said act
being approved April 3, 1891, party here
making some claims to legal lore, asks show
can this tax be assessed this year when the
statute provides that all inventories are tn
be taken April LIST and the act was not
passed till April 3d."
Raymond.
EAST RAYMOND.
The snow is going fast In this vicinity and
the ground Is drying we'll. "AN
Durham cattle. P"'' Vi
Samuel D. Spiller is buslly engaged on his
E. Bartlett is saving slaves at his mill at
| present. Nv
John Symonds has gone to New G,ou-
cester where he Is at work for S. III. and A.
| G. Chandler. a.
Several from this place have recently ioinad
Hawthorne Lodge, K. of P. at Raymond
| village.
Lakeside Div. S. of T. have been maxim,
extensive preparations for their fourth ans
niversary which will occur some time in Nav.
Full particulars will be announced later.
Elmer Riggs and wife go to New Glonces.
| ter the first Of May.
Freeport.
SOUTH FREEPoRr.
School commenced this week with a ful,
| attendance.
About 5000 cans of clans were put nm at
the corn factory the first of this month.
| The weekly prayer meetings held az thu
meek" school house by Rev. Mr.. Smith are
appreciated by the people there and we'll
| attended. WA
Shaikh Abdool. our Hindoo barber il an.
larging his shop by raising the roof and
| putting in another story.
Walter Wait and Annie FOgg are homo
| from Mortified, Mass, for their vacation.
| We are panied to record the death Of Mrs
Nellie K Waite, which took place Mondas 81 !.
| April 18th. Her bereaved husband ia%d
little daughter have the sincerest sympafhv
| of all. Her age was "a years and 9 months
| Measles and La grippe, which shaye bean
| quite prevalent In this part of the town
seem to have left us for the present. ""'
Deer Isle
GREEN'S LANDING.
Mr.. Joseph Small, a quarryman at work On
| Goss Sc Small's quarry in this place. was
severely injured by powder. Saturday. He