The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-05-20
MAINE TOWNS.
Items OF INTEREST Gathered by Corres-
pondents of the Press.
SeDaso.

Sebago, May 19-On account of Judge
Strout's decision of April % in regard to
increasing number of the school commit.
tee it was necessary for the school board
of this town to fill vacancies in the two
additional places created in 1896. W. P,
Babb and E. B. Usher were elected. il
being decided by lot that the former serve
till March 1895. and the latter till 1897.
which was illegal. Last week the com.
mittte appointed Il. B. Usher to fill the
| vacancy to which he was supposed TO be
elected and j. @. Babb was appointed to
I'LL the place of W. P. Babp until the
town has an opportunity to fill it for the
remainder of the term which will make
it necessary to elect three out Of five at
next March meeting unless Mr.. Bnbb
should be entitled to serve the two re-
naming years as was claimed by Naples
democrats. IT State Superintendent
Stetson's idea as to filing vacancies does
not prevail there will be much fun ahead
when the tug of war comes at next cleo
ton.
Buxton.
west Buxton, May 19-The apple bios
som exhibition in this vicinity is very
fine.
Mrs. E. c. Ambrose has sold her
dwelling house ana Lawyer Ambrose
with bis family will move away.
Kew. Mr.. Minard, is holding meetings
In the Free Baptist church every evening
during the present week.
Freeport.
DIR. J. E. Harvey has removed from the
corner of Main and School streets-the
Nlokles house to the Orren Smith house
On the opposite side of the street. and
win have his office in his residence.
Willie Goldrup had the misfortune to
crush his fingers in q machine at Shaw's
shoe shop on Saturday.
The operations of double considering
was performed on Berthe. the eldest son
OF Albert n. Phillips on Tuesday of this
week.
Mr.. Henry Curtis of Pleasant Hill had
tumor removed from his neck Saturday
last.
Mr.. Curtis is putting in the foundation
for OXnard's new block on Main street.
The post office win be removed to this
building as soon as it is completed.
Fogg's furniture store will OCCUPY a part
Of the block.
Several parties are inquiring for farms
to purchase near our village this week.
We think some good ones can be bought
in some parts of TIE town.
MIR. Harlow gees to Peaks Island the
I'd of June for his summers business
He has bsen located there for eight
years past and the Harlow House is we'll
known to summer visitors in that region.
Business is little better in all the
shoe factories in this place and the indi-
cetions are that quite a good run will
obtain during the succeeding months OF
summer end early autumn.
Mrs. Phillip Griffin is putting her cot
tage tenements in nice condition for her
tenants.
Apple trees are coming into nice bios.
som at the present time.
A new singer amongst the birds ha s
made his appearance He is large dark
bird with little red upon his breast
with some white upon his body and q
black tuft or top knot plume upon his
head, with beautiful song which he
sings as independent as prima donna.
The bird is the ssbeak.
The first whip-poor-will of the season
was heard on Beach hill last Wednesday
evening.
The light rain of Tuesday was i'm
| mensely refreshing and welcome to the
! farmers and gardens. 1t Is the first rain
for nearly four weeks. The streets
| were getting dry and dusty.