The Portland daily press., 1899-04-19

gain of nearly q, 900 In the inventory over
last year, but an increase of the psrcsnt
age on account of the building Of the new
steel bridge.
The Free High school will close very
profitable term. next Friday, with large
attendance.
The Same teachers are engaged for the
present season.
The spring terms of the town schools
win commence on the second Monday of
May.
HERBERT VEASIE'S HOUSE
BURNED. b.
Limin Q.on, April 7.-Herbert Veasle,
who lives with his mother at North bin
ington, on the place formerly occupied by
the late George 5. Lord, was awakened
about four o'clock Friday morning last,
by the sound of fire. Mr.. Veasie got up
and upon opening the door leading into
the ell found it ali albaze, the moke so
dense rs to drive him back. No time
was given to remove thing, and the In =
mates just barely escaped, themselves The
house am ell and adjoining buildings
were totally cons with all their con
tents. Loss $500. Nc insurance. The
cause OF the fire is supposed to be de-
fective chimney.
Mr.. Henry Taylor and wife of Boston
a visiting MIR. Melbourne Chicks fam
lily.
There is talk of raising the church at
the village and putting basement under
1t for the pu pose of q vestry, etc.
1he town of Limington has voted to
refund their debt which fell due April,
1879
Mr.. William Fisk of Boston, Mass, is
North Limington post office. he has the
stable already Up ard boarded In and
shingled, and is excavating for the house
cellar
Mr.. Leonard Abbott, who is also post
master at North Limington, has been
tro bled of late with rats in his stable.
Last week he procured one of those wire
traps into hich "a rat is induced, and
TO get out again goes into another apart
ment, from whioh he cannot return, and
then calls his fellows in. This he baited
and set Wednesday afternoon last.
thursday morning he had caught twenty
These were drowned and the trap reset.
Thursday night he had captured twelve
more. these were disposed OF and trap
reset. Friday morning there were four
teen more in II. Trap reset and Friday
night four more caught, making fifty
rats caught in one trap In two and one
half days.
Wheels were first used here this spring
on Wednesday, the 18th inst, making one
hundred and thirty six days of consecu-
tive sleighing.
Blue birds and song sparrows first mp
peaIed here this year April 3; last year
March Is. Robins this year April 8; last
ear March 20
Mrs. Cyrus Moody has purchased the
Parker place, SO called, and will soon
move into it,
Rev. r. n. Peloubet, editor of the Sab
hath School Y 1arterly, has purchased the
Ihaxter place for a summer residence.
Benjamin Small Offers his farm ut
North Limington at auction on May LIST,
$40.
CUMBERLAND.
West Cumberland, April 1s.-Mrs. II. l.
Strong OF Portland visited her parents,
MIR. ana Mrs. j. morrill, last week.
Mr.. Fred Morrill, of Woodfords, spent
Sunday with his parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Lew Morrill,.
Mr. Lewis Shaw who has been at work
for his brother, G. NJ. Shaw, at Var
mouth, has gone to Portland to work.
ISIS Matte shaw Is teaching In the
Primary school at Cheheague island
Miss Ada MorrIll commenced her school
at Vest Falmouth last Monday.
MIR. ". h. Morrill, spent Sunday with
his parents, MIR. and Mrs. j, Morrill,.
MIR. Arthur leighton has finished work
at Falmouth foreside and is stopping at
home for a short time.
Mir. Calvin Prince and family of Salem
Mass are spending few days with MIR
and Mrs. Cyrus shaw. Mr.. Prince will
work for the Williams Manufacturing
Co., at Portland. and will move his
family to Wootfords.
Schools in town commenced this week.
Miss Gertrude Merrill is teaching in
this district, and Miss Hattie Pencil in
tho Quincy district.
Mrs Alice Shaw and little daughter
Hihna, have returned from Rockland,
where she has been spending q few
with her parents. Mr.. and Mrs
Bradford.
MIR. and Mrs. Maddox spent Sunday
with her parents at Cumberland Mills.
Mr.. Frank Wilson is working for Mr..
Harmon.
CHEBEAGUE.
Chebeague, Apr. i7.-Mr. S. B. Ham
iton, the postmaster, is the first man on
the island to plant peas and potatoes for
the year 1899.
Sloop A. H. Hamilton. Capt Geo.
Cleaves, sailed for Eastport the 18th inst
Capt. Cleaves has taken the contract to
Steamship Co at Eastport.
MIR. Walter Hamilton. wife and baby. |
OF North Conway, N. H., also Mrs. Kate |
Eastman and daughter of the same place, |
are visiting friends on the island.
Rev. A. Q. Trafton completed IA pas
torale Vi i've yenrs mere the lotn inst.
Being out Of health, Mr. Traitor will
locate ut So. Portland for the present.
Mr.: Nj. al. Mansefield moved his family
and furniture from the city to his sum
,ner home here one day last week.
The island schools comment ed the 18th
inst. with the following teachers: East
End district, Grammar departing mt, Miss
Elsie Nj. Dolof. of North Yarmouth;
Primary department.. Miss Matte Shaw
of West Cumberland: West End district,
Mr.. Geo. Higgins OF this placs.
.. MON MOUTH.
Monmouth. April l1.~-Money has been