The Portland daily press., 1892-05-13
MAINE TOWNS.
Items of Interest Gathered by Cores
pondents of the Press.
Rarpswen.

FRANK Ridley and Sydney thompson
had narrow escape from drowning Sun
day morning, while rowing from vessel
to the shore in a round bottomed skiff.
Ridley stood up in the boat which was at
once overturned. Fred Fowler reached
them in dory, just as Thompson was.
going down for the last time.
School began in districts No. s and 10
this week with Miss Gertrude Grady as
teacher in No. and Miss Russia Beals in
No. 10.
Itstill holds cold and dry. Farmers
are sowing and planting. Grass does
not grow much for it is too cold and dry.
Lumbermen are turning their logs into
Ossippee river, but it is very low and I'M
less we have rise of water it will be
slow drawing them into the Saco.
MI. Eben Blazo, the oldest person in
town, died on May End from paralysis.
He was ninety years old last December.
He was born in Parsonfield, and moved
to this place when a young man in 1926,
and lived in the same house and did
many offices of honor and trust, all of
which he discharged with honor and
fidelity, among them postmaster for
some forty years, and chairman of the
Board of Selectmen several years. In
all of his business transactions whether
public or private, he was honest and
upright and was respected by all for his
honest and fair dealing. He retained his
faculties to remarkable degree. His
memory was good and his mind clear
and he kept posted on all of the news of
the times. He made deed few days
before he died without a mistake and his
penmanship was quite good. He leaves
a wife and one son, Mr.. Amos Blazo, our
present postmaster.
I MIR. j. &. French has grain and peas
up looking fine.
Mrs. Susie Sawyer has moved into Mr..
David Redlon's house.
Potatoes are plenty with but little
sale. Nice picked potatoes for twenty
five cents per bushel and no purchasers
at that price.
Mr.. Frank P. French's new stand of
buildings are for sale at a reasonable
price as he intends to move on to his
fathers farm in short time.
Mr.. Walter Libby has taken the roads
in this town to keep in repair for $500
and have the use of the road machine.
Captain James French of Porter, and
Mr.. Peleg Benton, of ParsonsfieId, are de-
livering fruit trees in this town and
vicinity.
Mr.. w. G. Latimer has gone to Grand
Lakes on fishing trip.
DIR. J. F. Rowell has gone to New York
City.
Miss West of Franklin, Maine, and Miss
Edith Clark Of Portland have been visit
| inC at r. f. SkiIlinos'
Mr.. George Newbegin and wife are in
| town.
Mrs. Geo. Haskell was carrying kettle
of hot soap down the cellar stairs, when
| she fell scalding herself severely.
Mr.. Frank L. Clark will build a new
stable.
The Hancock, Clark Co. will tap the
water pipe of DR.. E. A. McCollister and
supply their store.
MI Tenny the optician has leased the
G. M. Edwards place for five years.
The Farmers base ball nine have chal-
lenged the Freeport nine to play game
on the former Clubs grounds, Saturday,
May 18th at p. m. At an early date the
Farmers club will have their grounds put
| in first class condition and will then
have games regularly. For batteries
| they have Morrell and skillings, Stubs
| and Hall. Pencil Institute nine have
| for battery Andrews and Trip.
| Mr.. +. E. Hooper, mastering officer for
| the Maine Division Of Sons of Veterans
| instituted the Col. j. D. Anderson Camp
| No. 49, on Friday evening, April Goth.
The following officers were elected and
| installed:
| Capt-C. H. Doughty
| First Leut.-W. II. Brown.
| Second Leut.-Fred Ramsdell.
| Chaplain-John Prince.
| First Sergt.-Wm Simpson.
| Quartermaster Sergt-Richard Andrews.
Sergt OF the Guard-JabeZ Latham.
Council-Harry Sawyer, Elmer Porter and
| Luther W. Hill.
The nextmeeting will be held at Cobbs
| hall, Saturday evening May IA. Roll will
be called at o. clock prompt.
The Upper New Gloucester Cadet band
| will furnish music for Memorial Day.
Rev. Daniel Green of Cumberland will
deliver the address. The ladies relief
corps will furnish dinner for the Geo.
| F. Shepley Post at the town hall.
| At the Republican caucus held here
| the following persons were chosen Town
committee: M. G. Morrill,, chairman,
Henry c. Doughty, Secretary; A. P. Nor
rill, Chas. Thayer, J. Fl. Allen, Hezekiah
Whitney, Geo. E. Merrill.
| DRY MILLS.
M. G. Morrill, is taking water from the
Libby hill to his buildings.
Mrs. Melvin Golf and son are at the
Island visiting her daughter.
Mrs. Thomas Quint has returned from
South Windham where she has been
stopping with her daughter.
Hartley Marsden of Auburn is visiting
| at HI. L. Morses.
| Henry Strout's house took fire Sunday
week and would have burned had it not
been for the timely assistance of neigh
| bors.
Mrs. Briggs and daughter who have
been stopping with Mrs. S. W. Foster the
past winter have returned to their home
in Paris.
Hugh Morrill, is still unable to attend
| to his business.
Thomas Quint attended the R. c con-
vention at North Gorham, Saturday and
Sunday.
Herbert Golf was at home from Rock
and last Sunday.
| Limington.
1t is regarded as a very cold and back
ward Spring. Farmers have finished
their sowing and are preparing for plant
;,m Er;doU evening a. small amount &c