The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-11-14
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Cumberland Centre.

Cumberland Centre, Nov 13-Mlss
Gertie York of Woodfords, spent Sunday
at L. W. Dyer's.
Mrs. e. H. Wilson Of Yarmouthvllle,
is stopping at her mothers.
Miss Helen Lawrence of Gray, has
been visiting her sister, Mrs. Cora
Adams.
The fall term at Greedy Institute will
close on THURSDAY of this week. The an
nual exhibition will be given at Institute
hall Oh Friday evening. Music Will De
furnished by Blanchard's Orchestra. Ice
cream will be served after the exercises
Rev. S D. Towne of Bangor, will give
an illustrated lecture Oh the mission
work be ing done by the Congregational
lists in this State, at the church next
Sunday evening. at the usual hour.
John Thompson returned from q
months visit to his old home in Nova
Scotia, last Saturday morning.
The ladies of the place have organized
a reading club
The church is receiving a new coat Of
paint. Canary yellow with white trim
mings is the color.
Falmouth.
Falmouth, Nov. 12-School has been
closed since Nov 9th, owing to the alb
sence of Miss Bickford, the teacher, who
was called away on business
Mr.. Michael Murray, of this place.
was thrown from his wagon on Washing
ton street, Saturday, by collision with
another team and was quite severely
bruised.
Miss Edith Wilder spent last week with
har cOI1ci0 NrS John Wphher
Sherman.
Sherman Mills, Nov. 12-We have had
a long rain storm which with the rain
and snow that fell one week ago has COM
pletely broken the drought and filled the
wells swamps and streams with water
The largest crop of potatoes ever raised
in Sherman is harvested. The cellars are
we'll filled and large amount was dellv-
cred to the starch factory and to the
potato houses at the station
Flowing is well advanced.
There will be considerable business
done in this vicinity the present winter
i'll hauling long and short lumber, get
ting out railroad ties, telegraph poles.
hauling bark. etc.
The Dast summer was one of the driest
ones ever known here but with the ex-
ception of the hay crop, all kinds OF Held
crops were very gooa in yield, anu well
secured.
Quite large number of deer have been
killed in this vicinity by Sherman people
and used here.
Mr. Wilcox of this town, has recently pur-
chased a rotary wheelsand with an engine
previously bought. has moved them into
the woods west of Patten village, where
he intends to saw several million of lum-
Der that will be delivered to Sherman
station the coming winter.
Both of the water saw mills in this
town are in full blast and we'll supplied
with lumber.
The Penobscot and Aroostook Union
Pomona Grange held an interesting ses-
sion at Island Falls, November 8. The
reports from subordinate oranges were
encouraging.
A Farmers Institute was held at the
same place on the day following. Score
tary McKeen, Prof. Gowell of Maine
State College, the member from franklin
county and Mr.. Dudley from Castle Hill,
were present from outside. The subjects
discussed were: Dairying, Stock Food,
The Value of the Different Kinds of Feed,
Silos, and the Poultry Business. There
was fair number of farmers and their
wives present. There was a good inter-
est taken in the discussions which were
and instructive and the people
nrOfited by them,