The Portland daily press., 1897-04-07

HOW nearly OUlu pAeUous VIC uuuerbotait
that 1t will not be occupied at the begin
ming of the spring on account of the
plastering. Schools are to begin if the
travelling permits on April Goth.
The rush of business at Hodsdon and
Knights new mill is now nearly over fol
this season. A few Thousand of logs
owned by them remain unsawed. hut
this doubtless is reserved to later furnish
any parties who may desire mill dimen-
sion lumber.
NEW GLOUCESTER.
IntervaIe. April 8. Mr.. Afford Nevins.
formerly Of this place, now of Boston,
has been visiting friends in town.
sick.
Most every. family has been visited by
the grippe.
Mr.. Seth Sweetsir has sold his place in
this town and will move into the house
known rs the Samuel Cobb house, now
owned by John True.
RAYMOND.
Raymond, April g. Mr.. Roberts,
guest at the Central House, while pass
ing vacation of five days, INDUCED in
the pastime of fishing, and caught about
one hundred pounds Of fish.
Mr.. Len Skillins Is having number
of improvements made in his house.
Guy W. Chapman has many friends
who are pleased to learn that to him has
been assigned one of the honors of the
class of '97 Pennell Institute, namely,
that of Salutatorian.
Mr.. Joseph @. Sawyer, of Portland, re-
Gently made short visit with relatives
here.
some of our citizens have been exercis-
ing their horses OH the Lake these pleas
ant mornings.
Our new summer boarding house, ".The
Elms," mas very appropriate and we'll
chosen name.
SEBAGO.
Sebago, April 5. Rev. G. P. Merrett
preached yesterday at Sebago Congrega-
tional church, where he used to preach.
The Women g Circle had an ice cream
supper tonight at Academy Hail for the
benefit OF the Sebago Congregational
church.
may +. Mansfield and Lizzie Jewell
were thrown out of their sleigh Sunday
morning. The horse ran up by the viii
lage and was caught above e. L. Poor
on the Bridgton road, by B. F. Cole,
who met the runaway and stopped him.
Neither of them was much hurt, and the
sleigh was all right, no damage being
done.
SANFORD.
Springvale, April 6. Kendall B. Chick
Is home FROM school in Maiden for a
weeks vacation.
Rev. W. b. Shumway exchanged pull
pits with Rev. Mr.. Whitsiue, OF Sanford
last Sunday.
Miss May and Lena Sayward are spend
ing their school vacation at Overlook
in Philadelphia.
The wires for electric lights are being
put into the Baptist church.
The weather WAS just right last week
for large run of liquid sweetness from
the sturdy naples, and the syrup makers
were jubilant.
There are many cases Of the grippe
scarcely II family but some one Ia ill, and
in mum her of cases the whole family
are afflicted with it.
George Chick has taken charge of put
ting the shoe shop in readiness for Shaw
& Cooling, and intends to he ready for
them next weak.
Rowe & Maxim are moving their
goods out Of their store into the Kempton
building to make room for new block
on the site of the old store, which Is to
be removed.
Mrs. Maria Wilson, wife of James
Clough. departed this life for the better
one above April 4, aged So years. She
WAS taken sick three weeks ago with the
grippe. which terminated In pneumonia,
She leaves a husband, three brothers, a
sister and many other relatives. She
was native Of Shapleigh but has lived
in this town many yesrs. She W as a
worthy Christian woman, kind neigh
Dor, and endeared herself to all who
made her acquaintance.
CAsCo.
Casco, April 6. The travelling Is very
bad here in the village.
Miss Nettie 9. Merrill, of 6abbathday
Lake. is visiting her sister. Miss Ada
Merrill, at Mrs Mary Young's.
Mrs. Mary Cook, who has been danger
ously Ill for several weeks, Is imp owing
rapidly.
Miss Lizzie johnson, of Norway, who
has been the guest Of Mrs. j. N. East
man for several weeks, returned home
last Friday.
Mr.. Henry Hamlin, of Norway, is
moving into This town.
Mr.. William M. Cook has landed 300. =
900 feet of pine timber on the shore of
Panther Pond in Raymond, from his
meadow road lot this winter.
The experimenting school committee
met and elected Gideon g. Cook SUPER
visor of schools for the ensuing year.
Miss Grace Speer, of Otisfleld, will
teach the school In District No, 6 (yil-
lage).
Prof. L. O. Bateman. from Fowler 81
Wells Institute, New York, lectured at
Mason's Hall six evenings last week on
The Sciences of Phrenology, Physiology
and PhysioRnomy. The lectures were
very interesting and Instructive.
GRAY.
West Gray, April 6. Our village blacks
NTH, E. S. Skillings, is having piazza