The Portland daily press., 1898-02-04

men at WOrK III Unt WoOuS CubolASt di1u
hauling pine timoer
The last three storms have raised the
snow in the woods to about three feet-so
the loggers say. The weather is intensely
cold
N.Y. aIDert Strout has been having
new windows put into part OF his house.
HARRISON.
Harrison. Feb. 2.-No mails beyond
Bridgton have reached Harrison since
Monday night. The roads are padiy
blocked, the stage from Bridgton TO NOR
way has not been through since MONDAY
night, and Indications are that IL VIII
NOT reach Norway until Thursday. rms
was the worst storm that has been IN TINS
section for years.
The water in Long Lake is very high,
and unless it is drawn down before spring
there must be serious trouble ZOE soiiie
when the snow Inelts. .-u.o
Mrs. W. V. Carsley and Miss Nellie
Plu1nmer have gone to Cambridge, nass.'
to visit. Mr.. Judson Smith, Mrs. cars
ley s brother Mr.. Smith spends his sum
Jners in Harrison.
Ellsworth Richardson. who had the
misfortune to cut his foot quite Dadiy
some two weeks ago, is getting along
nicely. and has suffered but very little
pain from it. DR.. Blake ATTENDS MIN.
Marshal Jordan is able to be at MS
store a part of the time.
The first mail from Portland came
Wednesday noon.
CUMBERLAND.
West Cumberland, February 2.-The
schools In town will close Friday, fepra-
airy 4. $780,
tisr whose death occurred in Massachu-
setts last week, was brought here to the
Mefbodist cemetery for burial in the
family burial lot. =,
Miss Lizzie Hulit and Florence Leigh
ton are spending few days with rela-
tives at North Yarmouth.
Miss Gertha Ramsey spent last week
with Mrs. Frank Sawyer. of North Var
mouth.
The Shaw brothers are logging for NJ.
o. Huston. -
Miss Ethel Legrow has returned to
Portland. fs4t
SOUTH BERWICK.
South Berwick, February 2.-South
Berwick Is slowly crawling to the surface
again. With many. memory goes not back
to such snow storm in this town. Roads
all blocked In, snow drifts up Ito the
caves of dwellings, and general collapse
of business, But sit is an i'll wind that
blows no one good" for by the blockade
of the Pullman at Conway junction, our
baker disposed of his whole stock of edf-
bles at good price to the hungry pas
sengers.
The village streets WERE sufficiently
shoyelled out this evening to gather a
goodly number of the Young Peoples soci-
cites together to listen to an admirable
and timely address by Rev. Mr. Purdy OF
Portland, the president of the State Soci-
ETY. Of Y. T. S. G. E. The subject of his
address was "Sift'''. and II the young
people of South Berwick will tug at the
problems which face. them with the de-
yotion to which they were exhorted by
the speaker, South Berwick will soon be
q new town, universally and spiritually
The ". C. T.hU. held meeting last
Sunday evening in the Congregational
church at which the various clergymen
ofEthe villagesspoke; which beside giving
some impetus TO the temperance cause,
started a movement toward the relief OF
the Cubans.
The spring term Of the Academy was to
have opened yesterday, but the storm was
too much for the enthusiasm. of the plod'
ders up the hill of science.
TIE social event of this stormy week
was tho entertainment of the village cler-
gy at the new parsonage OF the Mefhodist
pastor. Many phases Of theologic thought
werearepresented at thesgathering and the
snow drifts did not seem to cool the ardor
of their social enjoyment.
The Congregational Society are to en-
liven the Thursday and Friday evenings
of this week with a fair and musical fes-
tival in Newishawomi hall.
Tuesday of this week was the only day
for years when our local newsdealers had
neither Portland nor Boston papers to
distribute to their customers. We were
thoroughly shut in from the outside
world, but foundsthat we.could live with
in ourselves.