The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-09-06

| the school, who taxes the place of Miss
| Mary E. Written.
Norway.
From Our Regular Correspondent
Tho Norway and South Paris corn
sbons began operations on Thursday of
LAST last week But a small portion of the
corn is vet full he quality as rule
il said to be better than last seasons crop.
Lima beans are coming IN quite freely
| and of excellent qualify, out not SO well
DIR streets have been in darkness for
Gonna time. owingsto the giving out of
| the fume attached ito the electric plant.
A new flume is being built and is nearly
| finished.
Samuel H LegroW, an invalid pension
| ar and nearly totally disabled, has re-
ceived notice that his allowance, which
was Int a meagre one, Is suspended, and
| for what reason is a mystery to all.
| Great indignation is manifested by the
entire community.
The potato crop promises much better
than was anticipated, especially those
| planted late.
Two boys aged sixteen were arrested
| nv Officer Bassett last week for peddling
| liuuor. In consideration of their age
and surrounding Influences Sentence was
suspended on condition that they should
| quit the business and leaves.town.
IrampS nave dpRoarGu qulGc 1lOd
| of late, all complaining Of shut-downs
| and no work But the hard times have.
not as vet reached Norway. The usual
| routine of business still goes on and
| money enough to pay the end of each
| week, The shoe shop has had it's usual
fall slack, and is once more in full baslt.
The summer vlslGOrs nave DeguH W
take theirsaeparture-
rFrom ur Regular Correspondent
On Sund v Charles S. Hill, only child
of Mrs. August e. Hill, aged years. was
| kicked in the head by horse. and the
physician considers his case hopeless.
John Pierce has sold his residence TO
Mr.. Charles w. Greene and family, of
Madison, Me-, have returned from their
visit, having spent their vacation In
| their native place.
Rev. E.P. Eastman, of Brownfeld, is
supplying the Congregational church
| Sunday afternoons. -
| Mt. Washington appears to us sept: 4tfl
clad in snow some distance down from
| the summit.
| The corn shop Of Messrs. A. & P. B.
| Young is in full operation.
| We notice that farmers who have APP
piled fertilizers, to their orchards haye
| to place supports under the limbs, while
| those who expect something for nothing
| share the fate of those who invest money
| in Western and Southern booms
Mr.. Peleg T. Wadsworth has been deliv-
ering oak for piling timber at Cornish
| station for Portland parties. Two hum
| dred of these amount to the convenient
| SIM of 81. 600 All of them were cut on his
| old homestead.
Freeport.
SOUTH FREEPoRT.
[From our Regular Correspondent
| School begins next Monday.
| The corn factory began operations
| Tuesday of this week.
J Geo. W Morrison has moved from Free
| potr Corner into the vacant tenement in
David Greenleaf's house.
| The sick among us have nearly re-
| covered.
One person was received into the Con-
gregatfonal church at this place last Sum
Our minister, Rev. A. Smith, is spend
| ing his vacation at his former home in
Hadley, Mass.
Henry W. H. Noyes, who has been
preaching at Topsfeld the past summer
| IS at home this week, and is expected to
occupy Mr.. Smith s pulpit next Sunday.
! G.. Soule came home from Hayerhlll,
| Mass, Saturday; also Herbert Merrill
| and Howard Lambert from Boston. They
| all return to their places of business this
A Slight frost was noticed in some spots
| in this vicinity Sunday morning.
New Gloucester.
From Our Regular Correspondent
There was a slight frost here Saturday
| night, which killed cucumber vines, and
| touched the corn in some parts of the
| town, but the damage was not serious.
! Mrs. George Thompson and two sons
started Saturday morning for the Worlds
| Fair.
The town schools will begin September
| 18th and the Stevens school September
1 19h.
Mrs. Celia Berry and Miss Julia Curtis
| attended the Christian Endeavor conven-
| tion at Portland last week.
| Among recent visitors at Valley Farm,
| the summer residence of Mr.. and Mrs.
| Fred Lunt of Portland, are Mrs. "A. M.
| Smardon of Lewiston, Miss Lizzie
Thompson of Deering and Judge Luscom
Mrs. Hattie Bickford of Jamaica Plains
and Mrs. Lila Clark of Somerville were
| at Frank Nevens last week.
Mr.. and Mrs, George Sylvester of Port
| land are at Samuel .Cobb's.
Miss McQuestion OF Haverhill is at
| Mrs. Moseleys.
Mrs. Margaret Coffin of Portland is at
| Mrs. A G.. Stevens's
| DIR. J. /. Sturgis is having ground
| broken for new stable.
| Work begins in the corn factory Sep
| TENDER 5th.
Mr.. G. L. Benson is to serve on the grand
jury.
| Chandler and Mr.. Bailey will exhibit
stock at the Maine State Fair.
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