The Portland daily press., 1899-11-28
MAINE TOWNS.
Items of Interest Gathered ~ Oar Local
Correspondents.
NORWAY.

NORWAY.
Norway, Nov. So An eminent divine
is iaborlng In this village In the Interests
Of the Civic league, but complaining that
little interest IL manifested. ana cuisines,
men ara slow to take hold Of u. for the
good reason that they ses no ruohey.in It.
An unoommonly large amount Of lum-
teiing Is In prospect for tbs coming win
tor and the WOODS are lively with men
preparing for the first SHOWS ChopT ers
are in good demand at good wages and o
ole need go begging for q job.
A. n. Andrews and SIMS are bringing
large herds of heavy team horses from the
West, which lind ready sale among the
farmers and loegers.
Harrison Noble. one-armed veteran
of the War of this Rstellion, was sszs1
with violent tt Ct insanity last wees
and carried to the Augusta asylum ~
Officer Brssett.
q. L. Cummings g. sons are building q
grain and grinding m i'll at South Paris.
The savings bank 10 now running full
blast on a firm bas.s with Frank II.
Noyes treas urer and George +. 1ubts as
| tisIant.
The electric plant is run wholly by
steam at cost Of six tons OF coal psr day.
The late rains have raised tbs lake
about ten inches, hut not sufficiently to
be Of any teaent at present. Most Of the
wells in the rural Districts are dry, put
ting farmers to great Inconvenience, both
for Watering stock and prov ding for
domestic use. IL 10 thought the woolsn
mill at Oxford must shut down for lack
Of water. Lake Thomson IL reokoncd
nf ha nah al m - n nm q al
the STATE, but has teen drained 70 Its
utmost capacity.
The coal famine 10 being felt quits
| severely, even among the country black
smiths, some Of whom have bs<n ooli gel
to suspend work for the time being.
Deer are very plenty and many havs
been killed in this and adjoining towns.
-Four Mormon elders have for several
weeks bsen laboring In the town OF
Green wood. 1t Is said that six families
are preparing to migrate to Salt Lake
City.
CHEBEAGUE.
Cheteaaue, Nov. 27.-Mr. S. B. Ham
iltt n, the postmaster tni grocer, sold out
bis bust n .ss the 9th inst. to Mr.. 8. y.
Hamilte n. Mr.. 5. b. Hamilton 10 OBJ
lieed To retire on account of i'll health.
There ars two applicants for the post
De. Mr.. II. W. Bowen, Republican,
has a we'll signed petition. Mr.. s. n.
Hamilton, Democrat, 10 recommended
BY the post master who 10 about 70 retire,
Mrs. j, Weeks and daughter and Mrs
W. W. Hamilton and daughter, Of North
Conway, N. b., are visiting friends on
the Island.
The diphtherla GASES are all on tbs
mending hard.
ms ella ms In Casco Bay are rapidly
beco no ing extinct Ire diggers who not
long ago used t. get two barrels psr tide
now have harl work to dig a hall barrel.
In some PLACES bivAlves have turned red,
making them unit for use.
The twu new houses Mr.. VIM. John
sons and Mr.. Linwoodl Doughty wbioh
have besn under process OF construction
for the past two months, were complsted
and occupied tae 23d inst.
Rev. Francis Groven1r before reportsd
sick with blood poison caused BY . wound
is impr,vins. Rev. A. G.. 1rAfton N
South Portland tillei the NJ. &. pulpit
the Goth In his place.
SERAGo.
sewage. Nov. 27.-The fall term Of
Potter ACADEMY closed ThursdAy. the
Esd. The winter term commences De o.
Goth.
A sociable was held at Maple Grove
Grange hall THURSDAY evening, the pro-
cesds to so for benefit Of Christmas tree
and sntert ainment at Convene.
The Cumberland County Baptist As
Convene Baptist church on Dec. End and
50.
The Annual meeting of Lake View Fair
assoc iation was held at East Ssbago, Nov.
18th. The fair this fall lacked $l4. SO Of
mee tiag expenses, aside from the State
stipend, which will when received leave
balance in favor Of association to pay
| some of it, debts with. The standing
debt as reported for year 1893 was
sli9.37.
The telephone company which Is t,
come from East Baldwin to Ssbago via
Fast Ssbsgo. is now to be extended to j.
q. Babb's boarding house, the poles
having b,en already set for the same.
A. j. Robinson Of Convene has been
sick recently.
BALDWIN.
North Baldwin. Nov. 27.-Charlie War
rem and VIII Wen tworth are In the Wig
gin neigh borhood, putting rp apples.
Quite number OF the people In this
vicibity after de- the Jameson Local
Uuion at East baldwin Thursday.
sShG0 CLOSED sday af's M y sc.. sue
Messrve of Cornish. Three of the child
rem were not absent during the term:
Eta York, Velma York and Alice York,
and much credit is due the children for
their perseverance,. II ID had not been
for diphtheria others would have been
as successful.
Friday afternoon the Gag was raised
with appropriate exercises. Rev. Mr..
Chapman of Cornish, Rev. Mr.. Barent-
zen Of West Baldwin and Rev. Mr.
Rogers Of Stsep Falls, were present and
took part in the exercises. Mr.. and Mrs
Pendsxter, Mr.. A. Clark and Mrs. Lucin-
da Messrye of Cornish were also present.
IL 10 expected that there will te q
haksd- bean supper at ths Grange hall
Saturday evening, Deo 3, for the benefit
of the Methodist society.