The Portland daily press., 1898-09-28
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SHERMAN.
Sherman Mills, Sept 25-The first
killing frost was this morning, but al
most everything had matured beyond
damage. The potato crop is about the
average in quantity, with some pieces
yielding as high as 1875 barrels per acre,
but more than one half of them are
affected with the rot, which lessons the
value one third. Another hard blow on
| the farmers.
The starch factory commenced to make
starch two weeks ago last Saturday, and
CRATE 1900 bushels daily. Farmers are
anxious to get their POTATOES into the fac
| tory a great deal faster than they can be
handled, blocking the factory so that a
| three or four days shut down on hauling
| is necessary to relieve it, when another
rush is made and thousands of bushels
taken in a day. with only one load taken
from each farmer. On such days teams
will arrive at the factory before mid
night, and when the factory Is opened in
the morning the string of waiting teams
will be 25 rods long, and by ten O'Clock
sometimes there will be fifty teams aver
aging IS barrels to the load, and the last
ones turn to unload (if he is lucky
enough to be un1oaded the same day. will
Ebe late in the evening, and in some cases
eight or ten miles from nome. The price
paid at the factory Is so cents as dug, 30
cents for culls, and 70 cents at the sta
| lions. no L
| Grain il of full average in yield.
Smith and Cox report that they have
already threshed about 5000 bushels of
grain OF all kinds with about 1000 bush
| els of it wheat.
All of the public schools commenced
two weeks ago, with good attendance ana
| a good corps of teachers.
Sportsmen are arriving in large numbers
all along the line of the Bangor & ARGOS
took railroad, and guides will have all
the business they can attend to. Game
is reportet more plentiful than ever be.
fore all through northern Maine.
Several car loads of apples have been
sold in this vicinity for outside markets,
the first by car load.
A family reunion was held at Mr.. Ed
ward Fl. Townsend's in Sherman two
weeks ago. All of his children, three
sons and two daughters, one by marriage.
were present, besides several invited
friends His children have not all been
together for several years, his two sons
being employed in Massachusetts during
that time. His youngest son George e is
employed in the epileptic hospital in Pal
mer, Massachusetts. The occasion was
very enjoyable one.
SANFORD. Isl
| Springvale, Set 27.--Old Sol in getting
across an imaginary line upset his buck
ct, which caused a general wetness for
several days, and has not as yet recovered
| from the effects enough to show his face,
| Mrs. Loring Merrill Of Parsonsfeld,
who has been visiting Mrs. Austin, J.
Smith, returned home Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Chick of East
Boston are visiting his mother. Mrs
Sarah Chick and other relatives in this
place and in Lebanon.
| A large delegation from this place, and
also from Sanford village, attended the
Cum berland Baptist Association which
met last week with the Baptist church
| in Buxton.
| vesting their crops, which will prove an
average yield, and getting ready for the
Shapleigh and Acton fair, which Is to be
| held next week.
The following officers of the Springvale
Cemetery Association were unanimously
elected at the annual meeting held last
week: President, Charles Fl. Frost;
worth; clerk. John A. bennett; directors,
| < r. Goodwin, Leroy A. Wentworth,
Benjamin Beal, John A. Bennett,
Charles A. Frost. ~
RAYMOND.
East Raymond, Sept 27.-The Sunday
school on the hill celebrated Harvest
parture for the school but 1t was perfect
success. Through the efforts of Mr.. and
| Mrs. Lester N. Jordan the church was
beautifully decorated with fruit. corn and
vegetables Of all Kinds, reminding us of
the bountiful harvests of the year, so mer
cifully vouchsafed us by the great Giver.
| Sunday forenoon the pastor, Kew. MIR.
Mcleod, gave scholarly and interesting
| address on "The Existence of GCd', tax
| ing as the basis of his remarks Genesis
II. In the evening the Harvest exercises
were well rendered. there being large
and attentive audience present. The pro
gramme was as follows: saa
Opening address, Pastor
Singing, choir
Reading Scripture and prayer, pastor
| Reading MIS-. Lydia A. Jordan
| Reading, Willis Strout
Singing Let thu Saviour In. 80
Musical exercise,
Mrs. Mcleod and Mrs. Elyena S.
Symonds lo)
Dialogue Little Children
| Recitation Pearl Jordan
hA0TCl5o NY Ol0OE OhiAA1Oh SAdlAS Will
singing.
Recitation, Gardie Cole
Reading, Mrs. V. V. Foster
Singing, Juvenile choir
Mrs Mcleod, organist.
Remarks, John Spiller
Solo Miss Ruthie Symonds
Reading, Lester NJ Jordan
Recitation, Miss Fannie l.. Mains.
Reading, S. Witham
Weary Gleaner-Musical exercise
Reading, Miss Lizzie Strou t
Remarks, George W. Foss
Singing by the choir.
Benediction.
The music was very fine, the choir con-
sisting of Miss Lucie p. Cole, organist,
William S. and Ira n. Cole, Oliver W.
Symonds, Samuel 3. Nash Mrs. Lillian
r. Witham.
Mr.. Charles Thorpe met with o bad ao-
cident Sunday injuring the bones of his
foot SO as to disable him for some time.
The pulpit of the 3. W. b. church will be
dlled by student from Cobb Divinity
81.