The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-05-23
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hopes that it will be warmer some ''A'0'
| OtisfieId.
,Otisfield, May 2l.-The apple trees arg
blossomlng. quite freely, but ID son nS
localities the recent cold weather ana
fIost nave damaged the prospece VI d
large fruitage. Many have noticed anu
spoken OF the scarcity of baldwin apps
| blossoms which may be accounted lor IN
the fact that we mad good yietu tb oa
that kind of apples last year. All OF the
different fruits as pears, plums, cner-
ri es, as well as straw berries are Dlos-
soming rs well as the average year mas
them doing.
Many of the pupils in the Oak Hill,
Swampville and South Otisfeld schools
ais afflicted with the whooping cough.
We regret to say that Lyman smith
and family, inha bitants of Spurs
Corner for the last twelve years, are IN
few week to remove to a new house IN
another part of the town.
Rev. e. j. Prescott will deliver, a
memorial address at Poland Sunday
forenoon, May 26, an6 another one at
Edes Falls in the afternoon OF the
same day.
Casco, May 20.-All of the grain is
sown and nearly all of the potatoes
| pldnocd III
Mira. Harriet TORY, of Westbl ook, is
visiting friends in this village and vlcln-
Ity.
Mrs. Ellen Young, of Portland, was
the guest of Mrs. Fred Mayb berry few
days last week.
| Mrs. Rebecca A. Decker has returned
from Westbrook and opened her house
| for the summer.
| Joseph Edwards while at work in F.
B. Nichols mill today, got his leg caught
in the machinery and made cash
which required seven stitches to close
up.
| The Casco Park Association is having
its track put in fine condition for the
4th, of July meeting. The track ut Lit
tie Rigby is pronounced by some OF the
| best horSemen, as the finest oil any in
Maine, and when completed will be
thing of beauty and joy forever.
Freeport.
| South Freeport, May 22.-Capt. Lam
| bert has been spending few days at
| home.
Misses Stella and Claire Soule are
| home from Boston.
| Several of our people have been giving
their buildings fresh coats of paint.
| w. N. Anderson has been painting the
chapel on Cousen's Island.
| A large number from this place now
work in the shoe-shop at FreepoTt Cor
ner.
| Harry Green is moving to Yarmouth.
| Charles Craig has moved into e. II.
Browns vacant house.
The sick among US have nearly recov-
cred.
Brunswick
Brunswick. May %. Gen. Cham ber-
| lain will deliver the address on Memorial
Day.
Mrs. S. r. jackson has retured to
Boston, where she is studying wood
carving.
Booker, Bowdoin '97, has returned
from a Massachusetts trip
In the window of J. f. Hill & Co. is
display ed a poster dated 1874. advertising
the schedule of the old Peoples Line"
of stages between Gardiner, Brunswick,
and Portland. Stages left Gardiner three
days in the week, touching at the Main
Hotel" in Brunswick, for the " American
| House" in Portland, allowing time for
shopping in Portland before the depart
ure of the afternoon strain Of cars" for
Boston. The return trip was made on
alternate days. The poster was printed
by "Thurston, Foster & Co., Printers
and Stereotypers". Portland.
Limerick.
Limerick May 22--Jack Montgomery is
the guest of S. S. Knight. He brought
in 10 pounds of fine trout from three
hours fishing Thursday.
Rufus Deering and his daughter Mrs.
| W. j. Orr and son, were the guests OF
Mrs. NJ. P. Jordan over Sunday.
Miss Josephine Cobb has purchased a
Crawford bicycle.
Now that the former conductor of orr
band has returned to Limerick why
can't the band be reorganized. There is
certainly talent enough.
Frank Dow, of Cbas. Ford & Co..
Portland, was the guest of E. H. L.
| Townsend last week.
Hon. W. W. Mason, vice-President of
the Portland National Bank, was in
| town Tuesday.
Hon. F.. NJ. Higgins and Hon. g. H.
Adams and Deputy Sheriff D. S. Braham
are in attendance ON the Supreme Court
at Alfred
Rev. G. N. Howard of Melrose High
lands, is the guest of his father, Rev.
r. S. Howard
The North York Sunday School Con-
vention meets in the Free Baptist church
on Wednesday, May %.
Prof Frank H. Sanger, of Bangor,
was in town Monday and Tuesday.
Owing to repairs which are being made
North Shapleigh, Mr.. Hargrnves is
using the dye house connected with Hol-
lands mills for few days. The men in
charge are stopping at the Limerick
| House.
Among the recent arrivals at the Linn
erick House are: Geo. S. Cate,
Centreville, N. H.; Geo. P. Locke, Port
land; Gilbert Hartly. Cornish; VIM. H.
Fay, Quincy, Mass. F. H. Sanborn,
Dexter Maine; A. Morrow; A. D.
Mower, Freedom, N. H.; C. r. Shorey,
Andover, agent for Mullen & Engleton,
j. L. Dixie, Hiram. Maine