The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-04-18


attended. The floral tributes were many
and beautiful testifying TO the estesm In
which the young lady was held by those
around her. Among them were wreath
and ''Rstes q jar" combined from he-
brothers and sisters, roses from Mr.. and
Mrs Thomas Small, % pinks from Miss
A. B. Warren. pinks Mr.. and Mrs. ;.
W. Sholes, pinks and roses, Mrs. Sbedlty
and Mrs. LIBBY; estouquet, Mr.. and
Mrs. Coolbroth; Easter lilies, Miss Hattie
Sargent; pinks and roses. Miss Cobb, and
many other bouquets. Burial at the cene-
tsry at West Falmouth. she was the first
one of the family of niue children to be
called home. Her age wns ~ years. Five
sisters ana three brothers survive her, who
have our sympathy in tseir sorrow.
Miss Minnie Parsons friends will be
pleased to know that her health Is i'm
proving once more and hopes are enter
taiued that warm weather may contribute
largely TO her permanent cure.
MIR. George Grant has been, suffering
from pneumonia, but is better at this
writing.
MIR. Isaac Harmon is improving his
house by the addition of piazza erected
by Messrs. Iegrow and Hunt.
Mrs. Guy Wilson OF Cumberland Center
called on her old neighbors here on Fri
day.
Miss Carrie Huston was the guest of
her cousin, Miss Nellie Huston on Friday
last
Mrs. J. 81. Leighton spent Thursday
Leighton.
Mrs. Cora B. Look was the guest OF her
parents last week and returned to her
home in Portland on Friday.
Sir. Joseph Huston has commenced
work on the house to be occupied 10y his
son, Mr.. Everett Huston.
MIR. w. II. Pearson Is improving his
house by the addition of some new win
dows.
The L. b church will have social at
the X, L. hall Thursday evening, April
Goth. II stormy it will be postponed until
Friday evening. All the young people
are invited. Ice cream will be served to
all who wish. Mrs. Ella Leighton. Mrs.
Nettie Noyes and Mrs. Mary s. huston,
church committee.
The ladies of the benevolent society will
hold their annual nesting at the yestry
on Wednesday, ATril Goth.
Miss Minnie Huston is attending school
at Westbrook semin ry.
MIR. Rufus morrill, who has been caring
for MIR. Charles Blake, for tie past nine
weeks, returned to his home at Norriil's
corner, Deering on Tuesday of last week.
Messrs Noyes aud Pearson's store was
broken into one night last week and
quantity Of goods taken, amounting to
twenty five or thirty dollars.
OTISFIELD
Bolster's Mills. April l6.-Yesterday
made one hundred and forty days.ot con-
tinuous sleighing, and the most of the
time of thesvery lest, thing without
parallel for many years.
The ice Is breaking up in the river ana
the water is very high, and rain would
cause much damage 1t is feared.
Clark a. Wilbur Two young men from
Albany, Me-, have bought the sawDili mt
n t,la nd bnua nUprltiOnE.
They are workers and we hope they will
make 1t a success.
MIR. George Dorman aud wife of Au-
burn, who have been visiting relatives in
this place for two weeks returned home
Thursday last
Mrs. Harry Milliken is visited by her
mother from Portland.
Rev. MIR. Eldridgs preached his farewell
sermon ut this place yesterday. lie mas
been here three years and viii be sent
elsewhere according to the Methodist rule.
Mrs John LON bard, whose daughter
Mrs. George Perham and husband are ut
work in the insane hospital Mt Worcester,
Mass, has closed her house and Is beard
ing at East isheld.
Our mail left this morning on wheels
for the first time. The roads are fearful
In places, bat the snow is fast leaving
and 1t is so late that we hope the mud
season will be short.
her leg not long since and MS John Knight
lost u COW the next day they were both
buried in the same grave saving OF
time and digging.
Our new paper The Bolster's Mills
Item" has made its appearance and while
not very large is quite spicy, and smart.
1t Is to no published by Wight Bros, once
each month, subscription 70 cents per
year.
West Gray. April i7.--Snow is leaving
slowly. but there Is still large amount
in the woods, some say more than two
feet The weather is cold and backward
and the roads very bad
Miss Maria II. Allen has returned
home from Buxton, where she has been
stopping at her sisters, Mrs. A. h.
Weeks, during the winter.
W. A. Cobb returned from New York
last week. He is now stopping at K. A.
Aliens.
Frank A lien, student in Shaw's bust
ness college was at home over Sunday.
Our blacksmith. MIR. K. 5. okillings, 10
having his buildings painted, C.. 5.
Adams and ". p. Shaw are doing the
job.
Vim. NJ Shaw, an inmate of the
soldiers home at Togus Is spending TWO
months furlough with friends here.
b. A. Libby, banjo Instructor, has
closed his office i'm Portland for the sum-
mer He will reopen it In the fall.
Miss Maria Allen is taking lessons on
the napjo of B. A. Libby.
Schools in town will commence Mon
day, April "a. The school in West Gray
will be taught by Miss Edith NJ. Allen,
who has taught 1t for several terms very
satisfactorily.
Mrs. W. II. Frank and daughter Edna
returned from New jersey saturday last.
Mr. George Hunt was in Portland last
Saturday on business.
SEBAGO.
Sebago, April 1.-THE superintendent
Of scr ools, b. M. Clough, finally engaged
Nellie NJ. Haley of Convene to teach the
school of that district. The delay in
making selection of "a teacher was not to
determine between different ones as to
who would be the best teacher, but be-
cause 1t was difficult to give entire sntis-
faction.
Owing to bad roads and other causes.
not many attend church and Sunday
school this spring at Convene church.
There are several attending dancing
school at West Baldwin this spring,
taught by James Cole, the dancing mas
ter of Cornish.