The Portland daily press., 1897-04-20
MAINE TOWNS.
Items of Interest Gathered by Cores
ponaents Of the Press.
STANDISH.

is in very poor health.
The spring term of the Standish High
school commenced today with much
larger attendance.
DR. l.. U.Buzzen was called to North
Buxton last Friday about three miles
from this place by the sudden death OF
MIR. Nathan Davis. occasioned by heart
failure combined with Bright's disease.
Chas. A. Warren Post, 6. A. r., OF
which organization the deceased was q
member. took charge of the services
which occurred last Sunday from the
Methodist church.
The many short rains of the past two
weeks, together with the continued
warm weather, has freed the ground
from frost and few days of warm
pleasant weather will put tha soil in fit
condition for planting
cow last week as result of broken
leg caused by slipping on the ice.
vINALHAvEN.
Vinalhaven April Cat meeting.of
the Union church Wednesday night,
april IL, fifteen names were presented
and accepted to be connected WITH the
church on Eastsr Sunday.
Lane, Libby & Sanborn have received
three cargoes of salt from Boston.
John Cassie, young man. an appren
ticed stone cutter, broke his leg yester-
day, while turning stone with o jack.
He was taken to his home and Drs.
Lyford and Phillips called. They found
it to be a compound fracture.
On Tuesday night after Raster the
Union church will hold a. fellowship sup
per.
T.. J. Lyons is employing 16 stone
cutters at the Deep Hollow on theWoroes-
ter water works.
The. cutters at Ozark Brook seem to have
lots of trouble with their employees about
paying the bill of prices.
oTIsFIELD-
Otisfield, April 19-The roads In this
vicinity are becoming quite passable once
more, the mud has not teen very deep
on an average.
Town schools arctic commence May 3D..
Ada Smith is engaged, to teach the
Spurr's Corner school
The High school at Spurr's Corner
closed last week.
The majority of farmers in town semi
their cream to Eastman's creamery at
Casco village. The remainder is sent TO
Poland as formerly.
H. NJ. Cushman has about four hun
dred and fifty incubator patched chick
ems and is still running the machine.
Miss Nellie Stone is engaged to teach
tn highest grade in Harrison village
sch Gel.
PARSONSFIELD.
Kezar Falls, April 19--The drive of
logs Deyer made much of stop on the
falls this spring.
A public examination of teachers was
held at the school house Saturday.
We have received the wedding cards of
DR.. p. q. Davis, formerly of this place
but now of New Bedford. Mass, and
Miss Alice l.. Dunning of Bangor Mr..
IDavis's many friends in aud about this
place wish to extend through the PRESS
their best wishes.
Andrew Edgeoomb has had another
cancer drawn from his face.
SF. A. Fox, Esq, is attending court at
Ossipee, N. h.
her. MIR. cross IS settled at this place
at present.
Times must be improving. We have
noticed two or three book agents in the
place the pest week.
There WAS no insurance on the house
of l. u. Hubbard that burned recently.
Elmer Taylor, who has been stopping
in Florida the past winter, arrived home
Thursday. He locks as though he had
enjoyed himself the past few months.
MoSes Stanley came home for a day or
so last week.
There seems to be great demand for
working oxen at present and the report
Is that they are very scarce.
Frank Mascn's little girl got badly
hurt while at play recently in tie sta BILE.
by the horse getting loose and trampline
on her. l-
CLIFF ISLAND.
John 81. Griffin, son of c. F. Griffin,
is very sick with typhoid fever
A. W. Griffin has moved his family tc
their home here, having spent the winter
on JEWELS Island.
Ward Bickford, from Long Island, is
stopping here at present.
j. l.. Dyer has gone to Falmouth
Foreside to work for Hon. A. A. Strout.
School closes next Thursday for q
recess of nine days.
b. f.. hammond is doing some
masonry for J. L. johnson.
BRISTOL.
Bristol, April 19-Mr. Eugene Harris,
Of the Chas K. Harris Comedy Co., is
making visit at his home here. He
has the large dog with him that the
company use in presenting some of theil
plays.
A number of our fishermen leave next
Thursday by steamer for TiYerton, Il.
L., to engage in trap fishing.
The clam business is through here fol
the season. 1t has been source Of. much