The Portland daily press., 1899-11-16
MAINE TOWNS.
Items OF Inssrsst Gathered by Our Local
Correspondents.
PORTER

fOhTEh,
Kezar Falls, Nov. i4.-Aionzo 1homp.
SON. the stage driver, from South Hiram
to Portsrn Held, has notified the Postma 8
ter General, that he can not drive the
stage any longer There was no mall
carried to Porteraeid, Monday.
some sevsn inches Of snow gave mum.
Der good sleigh ride Sunday and Mon
day. Many Of our old men say we
must have more rain before the ground
shuts mp. The fountains are very low ut
present.
Our citissns who went 10 Boston the
last Of last month are coming home.
The woolsn faosory continues to run
day and nisht--if water is low.
J. O. Weeks had very bad shock last
week aud 10 not expected 10 1.-Two but .
few days.
Mrs J. N. Merrinsld, whom every
ons expected would choke to death. died
very quietly and easily Tuesday night.
Knowing she was dying. she said to her
sen who stood beside her "Willie l am
breathsd her last. Shs was buried from
her home Friday. She was not far
II IL reported that Prof. J. A. Cole 10
to have dancing school in this rlase the
coming winter.
The yeung men who have more or less
love for music have started brass band.
Between 1000 and 10000 bushels Of
apples the Baxter brothers have bought
for their packers, ~ this place.
LIMINGToN.
Liminaton, Nov. 13-Ths first snow
sotrm Of the season set in Saturday the
11th inst. about noon. oonunuins
through the afternoon aud night and
nearly ali day the Sunday following.
sis inches Of snow fell. The first snow
storm Last season occurred one day
earlier, the 10th of November. People
are i'm proving the snow by the use Of
runners quite generally. The weather
prophet here claims the NUN ber OF snow
storms for the coming winter will be
twsnty.si The thermometer touched
the lowest point Of the season this morn
ing, registering nineteen degrees at sun.
rise.
The winter term of the Free High
school commenced this Monday morning.
the 18th inst. snd will continue eleven
weeks, Prof. y. l.. Orton, preosptor.
Mrs. Saumel I. Biokford. a45 Oxford
street., Portland. Is visiting friends and
Prof. q. L. Orton with his family.
have moved into the Larrabee cottage at
the village which the. will occupy dur
iNR the winter.
Quite general repairs are being made
On residences ut the village which I'm
prove the houses very much. Ezra Miles
has had q piazza built the whole length
of the front side; Q. E. Emery, propris-
tor Of the Limington house, has had
piazza built the whole length Of the
front side and across both ends OF his
hotsl; Mrs. q. h. Moody Is having .
pair Of Luthisn, two sash wide, windows
put into the front of her house, formerly
the Parker house.
Mrs. K. 1. Larrabee has taken rooms
for the winter In the family OF MIR. y.
l.. Orton.
On Saturday night, ths 18th inst, an
of Mr.. Z p. Chick, East Limington.
and killed tan fancy pullsts. Some were
mostly eaten, others carried out short
distance and partly buried. The dog
made large track and went towards
North Limington. Mr.. Chick has made
rem uneration under the Dog Law.
Mrs. Charles Tufts OF Limerick, is WIS.,
itiug friends In Liminrton.
W. W. Brackets and family, have re-
turned from their visits to Gorham ana
Portland.
Several partlee nave phkeu cOntrhctS IN
logging the coming winter. Leonard
bboti and Co., North Limington. have
taken the Sawyer 10. to cut and haul II
IL expected there will be some two hun
irsd thousand. Silas Hubbard at North
Limington, has purchased the timber
and land. K J. Pattse and ]. II. An
dsrson, have contracted to cut and haul
to the Little Ossipss river for the Saco
River Lumber Co, o lot for G. b. Edg-
comb, lot for Jerry Davis and lot for
George Huntrsss. A. A. Strout Is tn cut
and haul n quantity Of h 10 timber.
Mr.. q n. Cloyss Of Portland, was In
town last week looking aftsr woodcock
Seventeen birds were captured
George NJ. Braokett 10 at home from
East Sebago spending week.
PARSONsFIRLD.
East Parsonsfleld, Nov. 15.-Orohard
Grange gave a sooiable aud supper 1t
Smart's hall, SAturdaysvening, Nov. II,
which was largely attended and much
enjoyed by all.
dancing school commences Thurs day
evening, Nov. 10. at Smart's hall with
Mr. Woodbury. As teacher.
Mr. and Mrs. VIII Mcdonald Of Boston
are visiting Mrs. MaoDonAld's mother.
Mrs. Hannah Day.
Mr.. George Chadbourn IL quite sick
with the grippe. He 10 able to sit up
h,,s wavy Httto dprinu xhs dav