The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-04-01
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Standish.


removing the half of Cornish bridge.
which was swept down the river in the
late freshet and lodged in a jam OF ice In
Gray's eddy two miles above Steep Falls.
The other half is lodged one and one half
miles above, high and dry OH 0ould's Is
land and will do no harm unless the
water. should rise two or three feet higher
than'in the late freshet.
Mrs. Hannah Perley, who has been
spending the winter with friends In
Deering, has returned home.
Mr.. S. II. Cousins spent Sunday with
his son, DR.. W. L. Cousins, Portland.
Miss Martha Fl. Tucker will open this
week a millinery and dressmakiDg estab-
lishment in the store formerly occupied
by B. M. Jenness.
Mrs. Hiram e. GRAHAM and Mrs. Har-
ry Ridlon will entertain the Ladies So
ciable at Depot hall, Thursday evening,
April end.
Mr.. Andrew Ridlon and wife, who
have been very sick, are improving; also
Mrs. +. A. White, who has been very
sick with erysipelas is improving.
Andie Sanborn, Of Gray's Business Col
lege. Portland, was at home over Sunday.
. Standish, March 31-Mr. B. B. Usher,
principal of the High school, was in town
last week.
Alvin G. Dresser, supervisor of schools
| in town, is quite busily engaged in en-
| ploying teachers for the summer term.
: Miss Alice M. Paine, Bridgton Acade-
my '9S, returned home last Fridady for
a ten days vacation.
W. S. Rand, Of Potter Academy is at
home for short vacation.
The snow is nearly gone and conse-
quently the sleighing is nearly spent.
this winter only the small lots Of timber
were cleared.
| Extreme sadness has been cast over
our village by the death of Edwin Dole
of Sebago Lake, who was killed while at
| work on the railroad last Friday. Mr..
Dole had won great many friends here
though his amiable disposition and up
| right principles. His death will be great
ly felt by all who know him.
Mr.. j. S. jackson has SO far recovered
from his recent injury that he expects
soon to go to Putnam, Conn, where he
will work at his trade.
PownaI.
Pownal, March 31-Almost from a clear
sky came the snow fall of Sunday. There
was no appearance of heavy storm un-
til about two In the afternoon and then
the snow fell so rapidly that by six there
| We're seven or eight inches, which had
fallen, by actual measurement. During
the night there continued misty atmos-
phere which commenced to darken short
| ly after a. m. and all at once q most
vivid flash of lightning followed almost
instantly by most terrific clap of thun-
| der startled the early riser and most
effectually awoke the late sleeper. AL
most as quickly as it appeared the shower
cloud passed on its way much to every
ones relief for such an unreasonable
shower is most unpleasant occurrence.
| The social given by Mrs. Flora Sweetsir
assisted by the Misses Hodsdon, at Mal1et
hall on Friday evening, March 9th, was
| a perfect success. No pains had been
| spared in the arrangements for the even
| ing and it was pronounced by all as one
of the plsasantest gatherings of the past
season. The potato race was most In
teresting feature of the entertainment
and was very amusing to the spectators.
| Clifford Porter won first prize and Arthur
| Warren second prize in same.
! Very interesting services were held at
the Congregational church on Sunday.
They We're adapted Ito the day, Palm
Sunday, and were intended as a prelimi-
nary to the Easter services for next Sun
day. Considering the severe storm there
| was large attendance, none who have
| become so strongly attached to our pastor
| during his connection with eus, being
| willing to absent themselves from church
| when it is possible to attend. This has
| been a most successful year for the
church here, in fact the most SO for many
years past. When Mr.. Jones first came
among there was not an average attend
| ance of over 80 at most. Now there is
frequently a congregation of from IS to
| 100.
Arthur Warren is home for a week. He
is kept very busy for the greater part OF
the time in repairing organs and pianos
in this and adjoining towns.
Porter.
Kezar Falls, March 80 ~. m. The
first thunder shower for the season
K. K. Chapman shipped II head of cat
tie for Bridgton today. Among the lot
We're four oxen measuring over Fight feet
acknowledging 1890 pounds. It Is re-
ported that there are only three yoke of
oxen in town measuring over seven feet.
1t is AS good sleighing as has been this
| winter.
The factory is running on full time at
present.
Emma AIerrifield's small boy got his
foot badly crushed last week.
The report is current that Arthur Mer-
row has bought the stock of j. A. Libby
and leased tho store for term of years
andywill go in trade at this place soon.
The hotel at this place has been let to
| Portland parties.
Frank Warren and Moses Norton of this
village, have bought farms in Parsons
| field and will move at once
Rev Mr.. Cross has been Secured to
preach at the Advent chapel one half Of
| the time tine coming season.
Some Of our river men are getting
ready for the first drive. They look for q
large orIve.
4 Mrs. Flax Berry was found dead in bed
| the other morning.
The town seems to be flooded with
maple honey.
| New Gloucester.
Sabbath Day Lake, Marsh 3o.-Messrs.
Walter Brackett and David Merrill went
20 Portland Saturday.
. Miss Alired,s BraoKett has received her