The Portland daily press., 1893-05-04

potatoes in the cellars.
Working oxen and beef still hold up
the high price they have been bringing
for the past two months.
Those that had sugar orchards have
got through. 1t has been fair season.
Some have made large quantities of
syrup which they are sending to Boston
and other places for market.
North Yarmouth.
EAST NORTH YARMOUTH.
[From Our Regular Correspondent
Mrs. Eunice Hodsdon the Oldest person
in town celebrated her 9Sth birthday last
Monday.
Mr.. Erwin Tuttle, fireman on the G.. T.
r. R., is visiting his uncle Mr.. G. G.
Crockett.
Rev. Mr.. Place preached his first SER
mon here Sunday.
Master Jamie d. Marston has been
spending few days at James Law
rence's.
School in district No. 6, began Monday
Miss Abbie Dollotf, teacher.
Marlborough,
SOUTH WATERFORD.
s. [From our Regular Correspondent
Mr.. Henry G. Boothby and wife have
removed to Kennebunk village and will
make their future home with their
daughter Mrs. Horace Kollick.
Many farmers have commenced their
springs work although the ground is yet
cold and wet. Many patches of snow
still remain in the woods and shady
places.
Our roads are getting pretty we'll set
tied but are extremely rough.
Deacon Thomas Clarke, who was re-
Gently so severely injured by being
thrown from his carriage, is improving
slowly.
Workmen are putting the machinery
into the steam grist mill. Mr.. J. Greg
DIRE is experimenting The work.
Mr.. Albert Webb has returned to
Lyman and his wife, who has passed the
winter in Florida. will soon join him and
they will occupy for the season the old
Chadbourn homestead.
[From Our Regular Correspondent
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Chase of Epping,
N. H., and Mr.. Augustus Kenney and
wife, also Mr.. James Kenney and wife
from Paris were all in town last week to
attend the funeral of their mother, Mrs.
Sarah Kenney, wife Of Nathaniel Kenney,
whose death occurred in the early part
of the week. The funeral took place on
Wednesday, and was largely attended.
Mrs. Kenney's age was Is years.
The funeral of another of our aged
ones, Mrs. Eliza LoYing, who died at he1
daughters, Mrs. Andrew Leighton, oc-
wears of age, Both Of these deaths re.
suited from pneumonia.
The extreme cold weather for the sea-
son causes the spring to be very back.
ward. Nothing as yet has been at.
tempted in farm work. In fact the frost
is not out in all localities. Many fruit
trees are being set out whish were sold
here last fall by Messrs. Hall, Perry and
Eaton.
There is to be preaching at the Congre.
gational church here next Sunday morn
ing. The young gentleman who is to
preach is. we understand, candidate fol-
the coming year.
New Gloucester.
Rev. Mr.. Bean, of Gray, preached at
the Congregational church Sunday
morning.
The Up. S. G. E. had d May Day So
cial and braiding of the May pole at the
vestry Monday evening.
Mrs. Wendall Holt and son of Durham,
N. H., are visiting in town.
DR.. J. |. Sturgis had the misfortune to
lose valuable colt on Monday.
Mr.. A. L. Belcher has given up his
position as agent of the American Ex-
press Co., and N. P. Haskell has under
taken the job.
Mr.. Fred Spring is having some of his
buildings painted
The W. C. I. U. will meet with Mrs.
A. G.. Stevens Saturday afternoon, May
9th.
Farming operations are much delayed
BY the cold late spring, and hardly any
planting has been done as yet.
A. A. Hunnewell is doing jury duty in
Portland this week.