The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-04-12

has been quietly breaking up for several
days, passed down the channel east OF
swan Island and through MeIrymeeting
bay to the sea sunday night, thus open
ing the Kennebeo river to navigation. A
jam In the west channel, below Is vii
lage, will probably go out in one or two
more tides.
GRAY.
Dry Mills, April 11.-Mrs. Gilman
Quint returned from Portland Monday.
v hiIe WORKING at Z. E. bitby's MIL in
this place, MIR Joel Bailey met with an
accident and lost two or his fingers,
Little Miss Dorothy Marearst Hawkes.
of Mestbrook is visiting ter grandparents,
Mr.. and Mrs. M. 9. Morrill,.
Miss Eva MoConkey returned from
Pride's Corner Monday.
Guy Chapman of Raymond will teach
the summer term of school.
The farmers in this vicinity have con
tracted &c plant quite number of acres
of cucumbers for the Pettengill Picking
Go. of Portland.
The robins have come.
CASCO
Casco, April TO- -Bare ground is begin
ming 10 tie seen on our main roads and
fields, and the snow Is going with u
rush and we may have AN early spring
yet, although 1t does not look ike sowing
early peas the 10th of April, as was done
last year here,
Our selectmen were around last week
taking the inventory. Plenty of good
hay at eight dollsrs per ton in this vioin-
ity. but few buyers. ). o. Hancock
probably has one hundred tons he would
like TO sell before the having season.
Fred and Joseph Edwards of Otisfleld
were here today and bought some young
stock OF Mark l.. Leach, our cattle dealer
Miss Helen q. Nichols, WAC has been
teaching at Old Orchard, Is at home on a
vacation. Mrs. Everett Gay is suffering
from The effects of n lad cold.
Shr han Decker, who WAS reported
be tier last week, is verse again. HIS age
makes his recovery very douotfuh g-a.l =.
"A, cock of eighteen wild geese aliehte1
on Pleasant Pond n few days ago on che IT
way north. A party went from the VII
lage in the evening and tried to capture
some of them, but had no success.
POwNAL.
Pownal, April l0.-The members OF
Granite Grange, No. II, held a most en-
thusiastic gathering Mt Maliet hall on
Thursday of last week. 1t was an all day
gathering and at noon a most exceIiens
dinner was served by the ladies OF this
order to members of several other sister
orders who Were invited guests on this
were received during the business session.
The almost i'm passable condition Of the
roads makes business quiet just at pres
emit. The light snow Saturday, followed
by rain and brisk winds, has aided much
in carrying off large portion OF the
snow and in such quiet manner also,
that there seems 10 be little need for fear
Of disastrous freshet at present any
way.
1t is said that Mr.. Herbert Reed OF
Freeport, brother of Nj. Howard Heed.
under arrest in the state of Nevada, has
received letter from him stating that
he ha, no proof to clear himself OF the
Charges bionght against him
The ssIectrnen of this town o , ~
daily ses sions at their office fer the pur-
pose of assessing the annual taxes.
MIR. George Grsely is making some re-
pairs ON his buildings.
Mrs Ardelia Jordan has been on WIS.,
it to her children, who reside In Lew
iston.
Miss Lillian l.. Latham passed Sunday
at the home OF Mr.. Wilson in Portland.
the guest of Miss Mary Brown, who
resides with her uncle's family.
Mrs. Eunice Bailey has put recently
returned from visit to friends in Port
land.
George b. Hodsdon is serving
as Juror at thu spring term of tie Superb
or court, impanelled last Thursday.