The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-04-23
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CORNISH.


Miss Annie Carpenter, orr popular
milliner, has been at East sepago' Tor
few days where she has opened branch
millinery.
Mice Flora Morrill, is teaching at White
Rock, Gorham.
Miss Leila Bootbby is teaching at South
6 orham.
Miss Mabel Watson is teaching in the
Kennard District.
A II. Benoit & Co., of Westbrook.
having bought the entire stock of ten
thousand dollars worth of ready made
clothing and furnishing goods of all
kinds and description owned by George
II. AIilliken. will put the same on sale
at the Geo. H. Milliken store, Wednes-
day, April Goth
George Fairwell, O. former resident of
the town, is here for few days.
Miss Bailey, of Steep Falls, is visiting
Miss Miriam Richardson.
Mrs. Rose e. Norton is having her
house and stable painted.
NEWFIELD. 4
Newfield, April 22.-The people of this
vicinity We're very much shocked to hear
of the death of Charles e. Chellis which
Sunday afternoon. 1t was generally
known that he was suffering from rheu-
matisnl hut his death VAS entirely
unexpected. He leaves two brothers and
one sister who have the sympathy of the
community.
The village schools commence April
25th. Miss Jennie Wordsworth, from
Hiram, teaches the High school and Miss
Marguerite Smith the Primary.
Miss Ethel Innis, from Boston, visited
friends in Newtield recently.
SANFORD.
Springvale, April 22-The snow has all
gone except few Places in the woods
and the roads are getting fairly good, and
it looks now like an early spring.
The farmers are getting ready to put in
peas, potatoes ard other early crops.
School commenced in this village Mon
day of last week. Randall B. Chick has
passed a thorough examination before
Thomas Hanly Mass. State Inspector of
Engineers and Boilers and received first
class engineers license.
Dea. Silas b. RiGly, of Portland, visit
ed friends and relatives here last week,
who were much pleased to see him. s
Mrs. A. g. McGibbon enjoyed the
pleasure of visit from her mother, Mrs.,
&. M. Willis, last week. -
quite elaborate Easter services We're
held IN all the churches here Faster Sum
day
The Free Baptist Sunday School re-
ceived gift of ninety handsome books
from bequest made by the late Mrs.
Abbie ID. Frost, through the administra-
tor of her estate. Hon. Charles H. Frost
Frank Hamilton has an orange tree
with nearly 300 oranges approaching ripe
ness.
At the special town meeting A ril 2,
the vote was rescinded which was taken at
the annual meeting, to discontinue one
of the High schools. Voted to have two
High schools one at Springvale and
one at Sanford.
Harry E. Bryant, of Saco, who has
for the past year has been teaching the
Lindsay High school in Shapleigh, has
been engaged rs principal of the Sanford
High school.
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Dry Mills, April 22-Lendall E. Golf
and son Eugene, of Westhrook, were in
this place the first of the week.
Annie M. Verrill has gone to Poland
Springs to work this summer.
Fred S. Mcdonald went back to Con-
way. n. H., last Saturday.
Mrs Mary j. Golf, of Gray corner, was
visiting in the neighborhood this week
Several of the farmers in this vicinity
have sowed their grain.
School in this district will commence
next Monday. Dc
About an inch of snow fell Tuesday
night.
CAPE ELIZABETH.
Cape Elizabeth, April 22.-March gave
the farmers the impression that we were
going to have an early spring, but April
has told them another story They are
blowing and planting getting ready for
warm weather.
Mr.. John Pike, who had his leg broken
last winter, is able to go out.
Mrs. b. i. Knight, of Bowery Beach,
who was visiting her daughter, Mrs. W.
w. Barnes of Portland, last week, had
quite an ill tnrn but recovered sufficiently
to be taken to her home Saturday.
Mr.. George E. Hill, of Pond Cove, who
has been with Shaw Cooling & Co., of
Springvale, left short time ago for Iowa
to act as travelling salesman for the firm,
in that state
Quite extensive repairs are being made
on Mr.. Frank Peables' residence at
Bowery Beach.
Miss Elizabeth W. Dyer, who died at
Augusta, last week. was brought her
for burial. The funeral was from the
residence of her uncle, Mr.. Albert f.
Hannatord, at Pond Cove. The interment
land -
10 move peeu dt WOfK ToSuln2-
ing the Aims House and making other
much needed repairs
Mr. Albert Hfnnaford, our new road
commissioner, is making extensive re-
pairs on the road.
NEW GLOUCESTER.
Upper Gloucester, April 21.-The work
on T. 5. Martins new house and sheds is
progressing rapidly. He will have nice
set of buildings when they are completed
The schools of this town commenced
last MONDAY. Ihe grammar branch of
struction of Miss Abbott, who has ta11ght
two terms here before this.