The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-03-21
SHERMAN MILLS.


We have had one of the most pleasant
months of March thus far ever known
here. The warm weather has settled
the snow largely in the woods, and large
patches of the fields are bare of snow.
Farmers are busy working up their wood
piles, and those that have potatoes are
hauling them to the station. Price paid
for Hebrons ST. 35, Rose, $1.25, Decatur,
LIS per barrel.
The selectmen met Monday, the 10Th.
to settle town affairs. Town election &C.
ours Monday the 10th inst.
Mr.. Henry Beecher-Sleeper lost his
broom factory last Wednesday by fire.
Loss on machinery and stock about
500, on building about $40. A few days
ago he disposed of 100 dozen brooms,
thus saving them from the fire.
Mr.. Alden Bragg an old pioneer, resi-
dent OF StacyvilIe, died March Cd. aged
about 6S years.
Emma, wife of Mr.. Frank o. Harvo, of
Stacyville, fell dead last Wednesday.
The doctors pronounced it a case of
heart disease. She was about 35 years
of age.
Mr.. Isaac Cushman, of this town, re-
turned from Massachusetts, last Tuesday,
after three months visit to his kind
red He has four sons and one daugh-
ter. three brothers and numerous other
relatives living there.
Mrs. Jennie Merriam, of Boston, Mass,
arrived in Sherman last Friday on a
visit to her parents, and brother and sister
living here.
The Free High School held an enter
taipment at the town hall last Friday
evening. consisting of a drama, instru-
mental and vocal music, promenades,
and plays, and a supper. The object was
to raise money to purchase books for
81 hiryh he
occasion was highly enjoyed by the au-
dience, and thirty dollars was raised.
Mrs. Benjamin e. Reed, an aged resi-
dent of Sherman is very low, and not
expected to live.
WEST GRAY.
Mr.. Cyrus Jordan, of Mechanic Falls
gave two very interesting and inStruc-
tive discourses at Mystic Hall on Sun
day. Mr.. and Mrs. Jordan are visiting at
her sisters Mrs. Daniel A. Foster.
Mr.. Charles Hunt, of Deering Ceutre,
He and Daniel A. Foster went to Ray
mond and Casco in pursuit of white oak
lumber for carriage work for F. O.
Bailey. for whom Mr.. Hunt is at work.
They were successful in their search we
believe.
George Douglass commenced work in
the blacksmith shop for Charles E..
Allen on Monday.
Miss Elsie Libby visited friends in
South Gray and Falmouth the past
week.
Nv. and Mrs. Daniel Leighton of Casco,
are at their daughters Mrs. Edward P.
Foster.
Lorenzo D. King. of Oxford. a former
resident of West Gray, visited his form
er friends and neighbors on Saturday
and Sunday.
Ell. Huston has bought large lot of
pine and hemlock timber of Simon Libby
which he will put into Pleasant river
as soon as the ice is out to be sawed at
his mill in East Windham. Mr.. Huston
intends putting in board saw there
this spring.
There will be a public entertainment
at Mystic Hall on Saturday under the
auspices of Mystic Division S. of T., in
commemoration of the Goth birthday OF
Hon. Neal Dow. 1t will be free for all
and all are cordially invited to attend.
North Yarmouth.
| The singing school taught by Mr. A.
| Fl. Buxton will give concert at the
| Congregational vestry Friday evening
| March 20.
| At a meeting of the creditors of the
Walnut Hill Creamery held March 16
it was voted that the assignees dispose
| of the property of the company within
| thirty. days, for the benefit of the cred
| itors. On the morning of that day the