The Portland daily press., 1896-04-22
MAINE TOWNS.
Items of Interest Gathered by Cores
pondents of the Press.


Vinalhaven.
Vinalhaven, April 90. Mrs A. G
Sprague, while IN her neighbor'
house, in coming down stairs fell to tn,
bottom of the stairs. striking on he
head on trunk, making a scalp WOUND
about nine inches long. Drs. Lyford ant
Raymond wers called and sewed up Iant
dressed the wound. The doctors sag
she is doing nicely, though will not b.
out of da niger for a number of DAYS yet.
Rev. H. +. Wood, of Bath, will proba
bly, preach here at the Union Church
Sunday, April 90.
Quite a number of the stone cutters
from this place are securing work il
other places.
Mrs. Edwin Weber and children star
for England Thursday, April %. Mr.
Webber will not return until autumn.
Schools all commence hero today, ex
cept the High School, which began last
week. +. S. Tapley, principal; NJ
Alice Robbins, assistant; Miss Lille
Johnson, Grammar; Edith Mcintosh
intermediate; Alice Tapley, second Pri
mary; Grace Moves, First Primary, on
tn East Side. On the West side, Mis-!
Cadide O'Teall, Grammar, Miss George
Long, Intermediate Miss Wallis Primary
Paving business is quite brisk here
now.
r. T. and e. G. Carver are erecting
new building on their wharf, and will
carry on the business of curing SIN oke(
had dies.
Richmond.
Richmond, April 20. The steamer
Kennebeo" passed up the river from
Bath Monday night for the first tim,
this season. She came UP the channe
west of Swan Island, and apparently ha(
no difficulty in making her way.
Boothbay.
Boothbay, April 49, John Z. Holton
who has been confined for long time tt
his house with pneumonia, is no better
Walter Carlisle and wife, who hav,
been living in Deering for some time
have moved onto his fathers place il
consequence of the death of his mother
Mrs. Frank Carlisle, a few weeks ago.
Woodbury. tDodge has built black
smith shop at the Center, which he in
tends to occupy soon.
BENZ. NJ. Giles Is teaching term Of
school on Bartsr's Island.
W. S. Reed is building large hotel ii
Southport.
Church, Hathaway & Co. are making
some repairs at their works preparatory
to porgie fishing.
The alewiye fishermen are building
their weirs and getting ready for the
spring catch.
Edward S. Burnham is making repairs
on the outside of his house.
Hay Shuman has moved on to hi
farm, where he will reside the coming
season aud perhaps permanently.
Edgar, a young son of Robert Spofford
who has been cripple for over a yeal
on account of rheumatism in his leg
fell from his orutches few days ago ant
broke both legs. Little hope is enter
tanned for his recovery.
Rumford.
Rumford, April 81. The past ten plea
SAINT warm weather has taken the snoy
nearly all off of the open land only th
remains of the drifts being left, but il
the woods on the northern sides of tn
hills and mountains some two feet 0
snow remains. The thaw has made higl
water on the Androscoggin and the road
have been under water since the 16tl
inst, so that the mail at South Rumfors
is carried by boat and on foot. The ic,
| went out here Thursday night rattle
quietly and without dam sge, which is
great relief to the people here.
Geo. Elliott has moved on to tn
Adams farm.
u. OOu0S3 VI blo oU5uOu O. A1Ddul
railroad, is visiting his family here.
Lee and Fremont Abbott are doing ex
cellent work this spring, with their cir
cular saw board mill. They have abou
100, 600 feet of legs to saw. They arr
saving barn ffamesfor Mr.. S. B. Jone
and frame for the Mt. Zircon Sprin,
| Company's building.
The maple syrup making had a shor
run of sap but a sweet one. The Abbot
haxy do oh Of
They found "a ready market at the Fall
at 81 per gallon.
Pownal.
Pownal, April q. The entertainment
which is being gotten up in charge O
Mrs. Elite j. Latham for the benefit O
the Ladies' Aid Society will be given a
| Mallet Hall on Friday evening, Apri
oath. Everything possible has been done
to make This most pleasing event. Oh
ladies who take part In the little pla,
are receiving most thorough traininl
from Miss Hodsdon, who herself assume
| the part of the Queen, and the arrange
| ments for braiding the May Pole are ais
nearly completed. The hall is to be dec
Grated with evergreen and may flowers
and all contributions of the same will b
| most thankfully received. Cream ant
cake will be for sale Immediately afte
| the close of the programme.
Miss Josephine Fl. Hodsdon, supervise
of schools for the present year, has place.
so far as we have learned the followin,
list of teachers: Hodsdon District, Mis-
Annie COMA; Pownal Centre, Miss Ev
M. Ames; Payne District, Miss Lind
M. Noyes; West Pownal, Miss Lillian L
Latham; Libby District, Mrs. Anti
| Libby.
Mrs. Arnold Newton, who has bse,
suffering from sprained ankle, is nov
able to be out.
Miss Fife Jordan, who is at work il
Auburn, passed Sunday here with he
| parents.
Miss Josephine H. Hodsdon went +
Lewiston the latter part of last week t,
attend the play, Merchant of Venice
given by several Of the students Of Bate
! College, who were trained for the ooca
sion by Miss Marie Laughton.
Mrs. Edith Staples, Eof Lewiston, is a