The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-05-23

been stopping at MS uaugneer :, .s.xar
p. Fosters, the past winter, was stricken
with paralysIs recently, and Is very low
and almost entirely helpless.
George Foster, who has been I'D fo1s
! land fos some time, is at nome ior 'ne
summer. 49,.
/. Miss Annie X. Adams who has peen
| stcppipQ at Walter SkillinRs tine past
| winter. has returned to her home In East
Mrs. Jennie o. Allen was at home the
pa.t week. She returned to Portland on
Monday for a farther stay OF three weeks.
The graduating exercises at Pennell Ill! IN
stitute will occur on Friday, the goth
miss Lucy Freeman, of West Gray, Is
one of the graduating class.
Miss Lucy Lawrence has returned home
from Boston, where she has been spend
ing the winter.
Mr.. Clarence Hoag has removed his
| family from lewiston to his cottage near
Little Sebago Lake He will join them
at the close of the present term Of Bates
college, where he has position as teacher.
FALMOUTH.
West Falmouth, May 2i.-Mr. and Mrs.
James Kent Of North Deering, called on
| friends here on Wednesday.
Miss Minnie Pearson spent part Of
last. week with her sister, Mrs Roland
Leighton. Miss Pearson's friends are
glad to see her on the road to recovery.
Mr.. s. II. Hunt and nephew, Mr.. Z.
Norton, from Portland, were at Mr.. U. +.
Huston's on Sunday. :,
| Mrs W. H. Pearson and mother called
| on friends In Hurricane on Wednesday.
Mr. Wallace Black and son were the
guests OF MIR. A. ID. Black part OF last
| week.
Miss Minnie Huston spent Wednesday
night with her friends, the Misses Myrtle
and Florence Morgan.
MIR. and Mrs. Roland Leighton went
| to the city on Thursday.
Mrs. NJ K. Huston is stopping with
| friends in Hurricane.
Miss Minnie Pearson is the guest OF
her sister, Mrs Louville Leighton, tnis
week.
her cousin, Mise Nellie Huston, were the
guests of MIR. and Mrs. b. f. Huston on
| Thursday.
| Mr.. Louyille Leighton, the painter, is
working in kennebuDk, where he expects
| EN- ploy ment all summer. -, ;,
! Mr.. Ansel Leighton and Mr.. ". ID.
Pearson took a short and eventful drive
together last Friday. the horse figured
prominently as high kicker. making
heels and mud fly with great velocity for
a few minutes, but as nothing lasteth
long," everything quieted down in time
for Mr.. Leighton to get the mall to the
| station in time, regardless OF some BRUISES
and broken wagon.
| Mrs. Mary Winslow and daughter, Mrs.
Ella Wilson of West Cumberland, were the
guests of Mrs. A. W. Shaw, on Wednes-
| day.
Messrs. Hadlock and Ross attended the
meeting of the Grand lodge, n. Oh P.'
held in Portland Wednesday last.
| The poverty social held at Pythian
ball Oh Thursday evening was success.
There was n goodly number present with
quite percentage of the poverty stricken
mixed in. Miss Lottie Morrison attired
in "a costume made OF shorts bags that
for the poorest dressed lady, and Mr..
Charles Snaw of West Cumberland with
battered suit of many colors carried OF
the prize for gentlemen,
Messrs. Noyes a. Pearsons store was
again broken into last Friday night and
taken Entrance was effected by break
| ing in the front door.
Mr.. o. h. Roberts Is stopping at Mr..
). b. Bailey's this week, leaving the
milk route which he and his brother-in-
law Mr.. Guy Wilson have purchased or
Mr. Bailey, and will taxi: possession ON the
first OF June. -.
AS MIR b. W. Shaw was leading his
horse "Gyp" out of the barn last Tues
day afternoon to 60 TO work on piece
OF land near by, the animal commenced
snorting and otherwise showing signs OF
something unusual, and on looking up.
ward Mr. Shaw perceived that the roof
was on fire. lie succeeded in extinguish-
ing 1t without any other damage than a
hole in the roof. Tho fire Is supposed to
have caught from sparks from the Chin
ney of the house.
N' HARPSwELL.
West Harpswell, May 20-The rainy
weather of the past few days has been
very welcome to the farmers in this vicin-
ity
will occupy rooms at Mrs Ellen Ran
daJi's house this summer. She Is at pres
emit bos ruing at Mr.. William Handall's.
Mr. David Hodgkins has moved bis
family into Rev. i. d. Davies house.
Mr. Clarence Farr is at home from
Portland for a brief visit.
Mrs Eliza johnson, who has been Ill
with the grip, is somewhat better at this
writing.
Mrs. John Merriman and Master Ar
thur .Stanwood from brunswick, are
visiting relatives in town.
MIR. Walter b. Gerry, from Cambridge.
Mass. who has been stopping at Mr.. Geo.
l.. Randall's, has gone to Five Islands
TO visit relatives there.
JEFFERSON.
Jefferson, May q. Carl ii. Lambert, a
young man who formerly rasiiet here,
mas lusb rtbuTueo lIOin ShhtIaSo
inoe, via. Macon, Georgia, where he was
mustered out of service May second. He
reports great improvement In the sani-
tary condition sinoe the surrender OF the
city. He corroborates the reports OF the
had condition of the canned beef. ID.
| W. Sanborn of the Boston ~ Maine rail-
road, is an uncle of this young man.
RUMFORD.
Rumforu, May 22.-Considerable sweet
corn will re planted for the Dixfield fac
tory.
Caterpilars are on the rampage Or
chards bereft of foliage last year show
NO signs of bloom. Some are spraying
their trees with Paris green, they say
with good results, and others are using
soft soap with a very little Kerosene put
on to the insects with a swab. We miss
our apples.
W. Clark has returned from two
weeks visit to his trout pond In Mexico.
Acres and acres of logs are in boom.
The boom boys say 20 million feet Will
stop here, and 20 million pass by to mill
| lower down the river.