The Portland daily press., 1899-02-17
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NORTH BALDWIN


North baldwin, Feb. i4-A severe
storm ragged here all day Monday. and
Tuesday although II had ceased to snow
the wind continued to blow. The roads
are arifted full and In some places the
snow Is four and Eve feet deep. This is
the most severe storm for the winter.
Representative }. L. Cartret was at
home over Sunday.
The officers of Mt. Actnae Grange were
Installed Feb. 18th.
Mrs. Samuel Buttcrfield 10 quite sick.
ArA J. NJ. Sanborn Is visiting her son,
l.. NJ. Sanborn In Gardiner.
Miss Msrcia Muroh will go to the Iron
Mountain House, jackson, N. H., next
Saturday for two weeks.
4 Mr.. Alfred l.. Muroh has had to give
up work on the electrics In Boston on no,
count Of Ill health.
LAST week, caused by getting choked by
eating turnips.
GRAY.
Dry Mills, Feb IA lady Of this
the chain letter question. She received
letter from another town saying, "Will
You plense to be 40 kind az to make four
copies Of this letter and send to four
friends and then send this letter with ten
cents in silver TO Mics - -. 1t took
some courage TO do IL, but rs 1t was for
the benefit Of needed church she did ms
requested. And Just now she Is reckon
ing to find out how much 1t cost her TO
give 10 cents to help that church. At the
beginning she made the four copies and
returned that letter paying ten cents for
postage. Then Two of the letters were re-
turned to her instead of to Miss - -,
and she had to forward them. paying
four cents postage making fourteen cents
for postage so FAR, and she Is afraid the
uouble 10 not ended
MIR. and Mrs. NJ. O. Morrill, and Mr..
A. p. morrill, are at Bangor this week.
The worst storm for years visited this
place the 18th, and on the l4th the malls
were unable TO get through and we've
had some Of the coolest weather on record.
FALMOUTH.
West Falmouth, Feb. I6.-Mrs. B. +.
Hamilton is Ill with the grippe.l
Mrs. Gall Winslow Ia the guest OF Mir.
and Mrs Howard Hicks.
Miss Bertha Hodsdon Is stopping with
her sister. Mrs. Maud Dyer in the city.
MIR. 4. J. Leighton and his mother,
spent last Tuesday with Mrs Cora Cook
N Portland.
Mr.. Robert Monroe of New York, and
Mr.. Henry Thurlow Of Deering, were the
guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. W. W. Libby
over the sabbath.
Mrs. Howard Hicks Is quite Ill.
MIR. c. +. Merrill of Cumberland Gen.
ter. called on friends here last Sunday.
A terrible blizzard ragged here Monday.
. ~ a t,.,,, In
M. and Mrs. Richard Roberts were the
guest of their daughter, Mrs. Guy Wilson
at Cumberland Center last Tuesday.
OTISEIELD.
East Otisfeld, Feb. i6.-The store. post
Office and grain sheds Of ). K King,
weIcbville, were all burned last Monday
night.
A severe snow storm passed over this
lace Monday, and the wind blew gale.
The men and horses both have mad u hard
time In getting the roads passaoie.
There was sing and sooiable at Fred
e. Stone's. last Saturday evening. en-
joyed by toth old and young.
Mr.. Archie brown and wife, young
&C ulls OF this place, have bought them
arm, and will move on to 1t in the neal
future
The whist club twill meet with Mrs.
iosy Edwards Thursday evening, the
10th.
AIRS. s. ID. Jillson, who has been con-
fined to the house by sickness for nearly
"a year, is now able to ride out.
CAPE ELIZABETH.
Cape Elizabeth. February l6-Mr.
Albion n. Jordan Of Pond Cove. whose
bot house was burned last week will
rebuild 1t right away.
Cabbage have taken u rise and are now
selling AZ twenty dollars per Ton. The
market for squash is some better.
Work 10 to commence very soon on q
cottage for MIR. George II. Cruft, at high
Head, Bowery Beach, near the summer
cottage of MIR. J. y. Perkins.
The storm of last Monday was very
severe on the Cape. The roads were
badly blocked, 1t taking two days to get
though tho Shore road.