The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-04-06
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NORTH YARMOUTH.
North Yarmouth, April 5--The Ladies'
Aid held stocking social at the vestry
Tuesday evening.
Mr.. j. J. Gilbert and wife of Deering
have been spending few days with Mrs
e. A. Morrill,.
The spring term of the schools will
commence April 18th. and the following
teachers have been employed by the Su
perintsnding School Committee: Sohoo
No. l., Miss Cora May Whitney; No. Q
Miss Elizabeth b. Mountfort; No. 4, Miss
Florence Hilton; No. 6, Miss Ada l..
Morrill, and No. 9, Miss Eunice A. La
| mond.
The Congregational churohEhas received
legacy Of 500, from the estate of Mrs.
Lucy Barbour, one of it's oldst members,
who recently passed away.
Rev. Fir. Patten of Auburn preached
| in exchange with Mr.. Cousins on $sSun-
day, April 3D.. The Sunday school will
observe Easter Sunday, as usual, by a
concert next Sunday evening.
Miss Barbara RI. Leighton is visiting
her aunt, Mrs Ellen Whitney Of Gray.
s.sWe hear that the. Morgan farm, whieh
has been in the hands of Hon. M. P.
Frank for several years, has been pur-
chased by the Lowe brothers.
Misses Lizzie and Carrie Hall, of Gray,
were in town Sunday.
Miss Elizabeth Mountfort is visiting
friends in Portland.
MIR. Fred Soper and wife have been
spending few days i'll Boston and vicin-
Mr. Samuel c. Loring, who was in.
jured by falling a few weeks ago, is still
confined to his bed. Mr.. Estes of Gray,
is taking care Of him.
RUMFORD.
Rumford, April 3.-The welcome song
of the robin, sparrow, bluebird is again
heard in the land, but it seems out OF
season on account of so much snow, as
little bare ground is 10 be seen on our
fields and pastures.
The ice passed out of the river very
quietly on the morning of April 1, 10
days earlier than last year.
Roads are in very bad condition. Once
in awhile wagon is to be seen on the
road.
Syrup makers are not getting good
run Of sap yet.
Mrs. vesta Adams, has been quite ill
Of late, but is much improvedsnow.
NJ. L. Wyman and wife have returned
from q three weeks visit among friends
and relatives in Boston.
Widow Drusilla jackson, sister Of
n..4 xrh hox IQa
her home, is reported to be very sick in
Boston, where she has been visiting a
sister.
Jason Halls son and daughter of Zircon
Milton plantation, are attending High
school Mt Rumford Falls
Wallace Neal has closed profitable
term of school in district No. 4. Mr..
Neal instead of returning to his home in
Danforth, has secured situation in the
wooden mill at the Falls with his brother
Harvey.
c. q. Abbott is putting bay windows
on to his house.
s.. B. Jones has returned to his loco
motive on the Boston & Albany rail-
road. 1
FREEpORT.
Freeport, April 5.-Will Anderson and
Howard Porter have gone to Seattle and
ON arrival will determine the route for
the gold fields.
I. D. Spear, Jr., has just closed his
second very sgocss success a. tern Of teaching
Two slight fires are reported, one at the
High school building Sunday morning
and one at Lords Laundry in the evening,
both easily extinguished with but little
damage.
Prof. Geo. 81. Stoddard, a former prin-
cipIe Of Freeport Bigh school, lis SUCCESS
full teaohBr at Douglass, Mass.
Mr.. Fred Grant is reported to have
Withdrawn from the firm OF q. Grant &
Son.
Mr.. viii Bailey cut his hand quite bad
IL at the High school fire Sunday morn
ing.
Paul Bibber is to occupy the tenement
in Mr.. Howard Porser's house.
Mrs. George Moses Is Waiting her par
ents.
Mrs. John Davis has erysipelas in the
faoe
j. Hunt.
Mr.. Charles Dillingham; is on the sick
MIR. e. H. Cushing of Massachusetts,,
spent Sabbath with his parents.
usual complement Of scholars.
Miss Verda Spear is spending her va
cation with her parents in Portland.
W1NDHAM.
Windham Center, April 5-Mr. Ralph
Turkey is at home from Bates college for
a week g vacation.
The schools in Windham will open Mon
day, April H..
Mrs. Georgia Hussey is quite sick.
Mrs. George Hanson has been caring for
her tho past week, but returned home
Sunday.
The announcement is received of tho
marriage of Miss Mildred e. Morreli to
DR.. Harry I. Thompson, Thursday,
March 3lsr. Mr.. and Mrs. Thompson
will reside in Brighton, Mass.
Mr.. Leon Fl. Ward has gone to Msssa-
chusetts to work in the Waltham watch
factory.
Mr. Lincoln E. Hall is visiting rela
tives in Everett, Mass.
YARMOUTH.
Yarmouth, April 5-The Yarmouth
chorus will give musical reception Wed
nesday evening. All are cordially invit-
ed A fine programme has been prepared.
1t is hoped that all who are interest in