The Portland daily press., 1897-02-16
| Mr.. Job Leach of Raymond made Mr..
+. Il. Harmon short. visit Friday.
| Mr.. Bert Southworth of Cornish is
making a visit to his old home.

making visit to his old home.
HARPswELL.
West Harpswell. Feb. s.-Capt. Orville
Pinkham of the schooner Clara Goodwin
is at home. quite seriously Ill
Dr. Littlefie1d and DIR.
funston of Brunswick, are attending
him: His vessel is in Portland on the
marine railway having some repairing
done.
The lodge of the Northern Light Divis-
lon, Sons of Temperance is in flourish
ing condition. There are over sixty
mem bers and new ones are being added
each week.
Mr.: d. r. Slower has arrived from
Portland.
kCapt. Thomas Webber and Mrs. Rufus
Merriman are on the sick list.
| There will be a mock trial at Arthur
Palmer's store Monday night,
Schools on the Neck closel last Friday.
A petition has been sent to Augusta
asking fol- charter for an electric or
steam power railroad from Brunswick to
south Harpswell, also petition for a
village corporation at Harpswell Neck.
PORTER.
Kezar Falls, Feb. 13.- The Free
High School opened last week with ~
stud nts.
The young ladies who started circu-
lating library only a few weeks ago.
have now on their shelves $50 volumes.
They inform me that they receive a
number every week.
Mr.. Joseph Stanley who had shock
last week is quite low.
Mrs. Samuel Stanley is improving
1 nicely. ~
1 James Gates dancing class numbers
some 80 couples.
The saw mills at South Hiram are
running on full time.
Chns O.sStacy has bought the James
Aver stand.
William Stanley has bought the Rev.
| John Stanley stand.
Clinton Wood has moved to Conway,
N.EH.
Considerable wood is being hauled
into this place AT present.
| 1t is reported that <. L. Hartford has
sold his farm to Portland parties.
| If the heat the coming summer is to
he governed by the amount OF ice cut
about here, we must expect it to beEgreat
for we should judge some parties had put
in two years. supply. --.z-s
J. W. Chapman and wife, have been
visiting friends at Hiram Bridge, the
| past week.
Miss Lulu Bennett'has Eeen paying n
flying visit to her friends in and about
this place.
| r. A. Fox, and E. f. Gruthman have
been attending court at South Paris, the
| past week.
sTANDIsH.
Standish, Feb. l5.-The light flirt OF
snow of Friday last, was greatly needed
as the sleighing had become very thin.
The grammar school closed last Friday
after n very successful term under the
instruction of Miss Maud Bergman Of
West Buxton. Miss bergman has shown
| 70 no y,oOa al
very attentively devoted to the little
ones in her care 1t is earnestly hoped
that she may be retained for this
school,.
Mr.. John Thompson is in very
feeb health. His advanced years tend
quite good deal to his present coadi-
ton.
The winter term of the Standish High
school closes next Friday, Feb. 10.
| Mr.. Gresnville II. Foss is connned to
the house with sore eyes,
Mr.. Joseph E. Cole was in Fryeburg
last week visiting his son Albert.
All Republicans should bear in mind
thatEtheir caucus is to BIZ aeld at the
Town House, next Saturday afternoon,
at O'Clock for the purpose of nominal
ing a Repu blioan ticket to be voted for
on Monday March /, and to transact
any other business that may properly
4 come before the meeting.
/ The Srandish Library Association will
hold it's annual meeting next Thursday
afternoon, at the Library.
Mr. John e. Thompson of WestbrOok,
was in town last Saturday.
| Peru. Feb. IA cold wave is here
the Inst few days.
Laforest Delano, convalescent from
typhoid fever, is unable to sit up yet.
He has been sick seven weeks and had
several pull backs. He is the son of l..
d. Delano who died early in
December They and their families both
lived in the same house on the home
farm.
A large amount Of wood and bark is
being shipped from the railway station
here. Wood goes to Lewiston and Au-
burn bark to Canton and to Portland.
A large amount Of posts and ties arc de-
livered here for the railway and its ex-
tension to Peterson's Rips.
The grounds about the station are
heavily packed with goods waiting car
service The railway is unable to sup
ply Gals a quarter part MS fast as wanted
for shipment.
The railway company are about put
ting in telegraph connection at the
station.
The new town hall is being used for
social gatherings and dances. The school
room ON the first floor is not completed
by reason of insufficient funds. This
building has created a fierce war over
town originating with few residents of
the north part of what was School Dis
trict No. e. under the district system
the complaint being that the location is
not exactly in the center OF the district.
TIE central point is IN hog pasture
snbJect to constant f1owageafromfa side
hill, which render it unit for this pur-
rose. The site selected is about so roads
south of district centre, very nice loca-
tion and nearer the business centre of
the town comprising store, post office,
mills, shops and railway station. In
connection with school room the opposi-
tion to raise funds by North part Of the
town outside of district, is due to the
fact that the larger village i'll this Sec
ton of the town has striven for years to
control the location of town meetings
carrying the vote to rent a small hall
there, it being near the north line Of the
town. $50 t
INTERVALE.eea
lntervale, Feb. 12.-Jast Monday Mer.
rill and Haokett loaded two cars OF