The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-03-29
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MAINE TOWNS.
Items of Interest Gathered by CORES
pondents of the Press.
PARIS,


the best ever given here. Besides home
talent several from away will render
tn 7ir services. Among them are the fol-
lowing we'll known talent: Mrs. Ava Y.
Finney. Mrs. Herman Wilson, Miss Lulu
N. Cooke, Miss Nellie Frost, Prof. W.
S. Wight and the Chapman Sisters of
Gorham, N. II.
The funeral of Mrs Addie E. (Bacon)
Jaclson occurred at the Uniyersaiist
Wheeler officiated: Her loss will be
much felt by3 all who knew her, and
much sympathy is felt for her husband
and family. The deceased was 90 years
old and had been married only four
months.
Mrs. Mitchell. who has been spending
the winter with Miss Bates, died Mon
day.
The snow is going fast here.
On account of the death of Mrs. Jack
son the Universalist Circle was postponed
from Friday evening till Tuesday. 1t is
for us.
The jeweller III. Farrar, has taken new
quarters under Masonic Hall.
FREEPORT.
Freeport, March 2S-Mr. E. c. Town
send has somewhat improved in health.
The common schools open the spring
term, April IL. Ths High school on
April 5.
Mrs. Charles H. futile has been a
great sufferer from neuralgia the past
week.
Mrs. Vining entertained few young
people at her home on Holbrook street
this week.
MIR. Isaac Griffin is engaged in paint
ing for Col. Gore.
Mrs. julius Soule and daughters
have been visiting in the city the past
week.
The Phantom begins running on 2sth
inst, with H. L. Began as captain in
place Of Capt Townsend. #
HARPsWELL.
West Harpswell, March 26.-The name
of the organist at the drama last evening
should have been Mrs. L. M. Merrill, in
stead of Mrs. l.. M. Alexander; as re-
ported in yesterdays issue.
Mr.. G. l.. Capen, from Boston, Mass.
is visiting at Mr.. Chalres Hodgkins.
Mr. VIM. Stinson, from Portland, is at
work on Mr.. Benjamin Thompson's cot
tage on Whaleboat Island.
Mrs Elizabeth Thomas is quite i'll with
a severe cold.
Mr.. Albion Merriman, from Island
Falls, who has been visiting relatives
here, returned home Monday.
Rev. I. B. Davis removed his family |
to his new home here, from Orr's Island,
this week.
The Methodist Circle meets this even
ing with Mr.. J. B. Parkham.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Farr returned
hnme from Boston. Wednesday.
SEBAGO.
Sebaeo. March 2s-There is to be
. lecial town meeting April I'd at O'Clock
Lo.see if the town will sell Poor Brothers
q lot OF land from the side CT the school
1e ff1oia fnr tn,
erect a boarding house to board students.
Miss Adelaide Mckenney diedfSaturday
night the Goth, of dropsy, aged about
80 years.
0ren Douglass, Joshua Usher and
Nathan Chadbourne are all very sick.
Fred W. Hill, treasurer of Potter school
fund and Edwin L. Poor, Esq. were in
Portland, Saturday.
Everett E. Lombard is engaged another
y ar on town farm.
The selectInen will be in session Friday
at G. II. McKenney's residence.
PORTER.
Kezar Falls, March 2S.-OnIy one drive
of logs on the Great Ossipee River this
spring and only one million in that is the
report
There seems to be great demand for
oxen over seven feet.
Mrs. David Fogg and Mrs. Irving Ma
son dIG oAptCVto W llFc Uuo d loW !
days.
Shingling houses seems to be the order |
of the day up in this section.
j. M. Merrifield got one of his feet |
badly hurt by log rolling upon it last
week.
II. L. Pike has bought an old shop of
Jordan Stacy, and is going to move it |
Down on the bank of the river above the |
bridge and fit him up q blacksmith shop
out OF it,
We understand that our school commit |
tee have employed all the teachers from
our own town.
But very little maple sugar and honey
was made in this section-so the report |
goes.
Farmers report that the partridge has
ruined the apple crop in this section, |
budding" every apple tree that does not |
stand near to some building. We should |
Judge by the noise we have heard some |
of them will not pick any more buds.
The Red Men are having all they can |
do at present. They are having extra |
meetings every week for while.
Frank Lord, who has been at work at |
Rumford Falls, is at home for short
time.
Birds of all kinds are getting back
again with us.
Abra r.. Fog. Eva and Flossie Garner
have been in Portland, Lewiston and
other places visiting during the month of
March.
YARMOUTH.
East North Yarmouth, March 2S.-Miss
Iva Hamilton of Lewiston has been
spending a few days at her fathers Mr.
Henry Hamilton.
DIR. George Pennell and family OF Pow
nal were guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin |
W. Ross, Sunday.
Miss Olive Ross who has been visiting |
in Lewiston has returned
Mrs. 3. Abbott, who has been listing |
at Rev NJ. K. Mabry's has returned to
Fryeburg.
the Methodist church SATURDAY. April q
Mrs James Lawrence is visiting her |
daughter, Mrs. Charles P. Cleayes, Seba-
go Lake.
Flora Etbaleen, only daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. George Maiston, died SaturA
day, 26 inst Funeral Tuesday afternoon |
st two o'clock The coincidence of the |
community is extended to the bereaved
parents.
Mr.. Jere Conner. 6. t. K. conductor,
is spending a few days with his family.
Misses Ethel and Susan Kimball spent