The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-04-26
MAINE TOWNS.
Items OF Interest Gathered ~ Our Local
Correspondents.
HARpsWELL.

HARPswELL.
East Harpswsli. April a4.-S. P. Lunt
OF San francisco, agent on the Pacific
coast Of the New York Lifts Insurance
Co, visited relatives in t1wn last week.
Mr.. Samuel 1cothaker has trapped
four fine raecoons this spring; one IL .
very large one.
Schools begin here the last Monday In
April.
Cumberland Centre, April 25. Nathan
lei Msrrill, an old reGidsnt, died ct hie
home last Monday night, Of heat
trouble, Of which he had teen sufferer
for years. His age was 70.
The freely Institute ball team played
two games Fast Day, breaking ever.
They lost the morning game at the
Yarmouth High school through dropped
fly BY a fielder, the score being ii TO 8.
The afternoon game was with the North
Deering team, which they won handiiy,
score 10 to 8.
At the annual meeting Of the Congre-
gational parish held tuesday evening,
the following officers were electedi
Roderator-F. ii. Chase.
Clerk and Treasurer-O. 5. Thomes.
BRYEBURG.
Fryeburg. April q. The Church OF the
New Jerusalem enjoyed q second Raster
on sunday, April ~. The pastor. Rev.
b. N. Stone, In the morning preached
an appropriate discourse on "Ths Second
AppsaIanos of the Lord altar His Resur-
rection." Raster music was also given.
The church was again very tsstefully
decorated with EAster lilies, niootianas,
pussy Willows, bright blossoms and foli-
age plants. Later the vesper ssrvice.
which was postponed,on Easter Sunday,
was held. Il was conducted BY Rev. Mr.,
congregation. The programme was fine
one aud was we'll rendered. IL consistee
of scripture passages, the Faith Of the
New Church, and the Sunday School
Greed, an address By the pastor. sew
eral selections by the Bryeburg Orch s:ra
by the children, with responses. carols
and hymns BY tbs choir aud congregn-
ton. The service was much enjoyed by
those present. and many people said that
it would be an inspiration to them for
future days.
on Monday, April SO. In Bryeburg vii
lags the Primary school wiz continue
under the instruction OF Miss Edith foss,
Of Mt. Vernon, Msiue, and she Grammar
school will continue under instruction Of
Miss Hattie l.. Abbott. OF fryebnrg.
The annual gathering of the Aluuni
Of Eryeburg Academy will Be held 3, In
Q. A. Page Of Methusn, Mass O.
former principal Of 1.-THE academy 10 the
president OF the association.
The Saoo river here Ii high. but as yet
no damage has been done.
RUMFORD.
Rumford, April 25.-The past pleasant
and warm uaak ur0u ght nnfta a Ohanaa
In the landscape. Instead Ct an unbroken
view Of snow and Toe We have bare felus,
with an occs sionai snow drift and opsn
watsr. Toe went out the 10Th inst. No
damage. But little frost is In the ground.
Hot day last Saturday-S0 In shade.
Light run Of sap, but little syrup made.
A large part OF some Of the inervale
farms IL under water, and yet not much
OF freshet
saw one man narrowing for some
early crop last Saturday.
The boom is heavy at the sorting gap,
The boys are having great sport shoot
ing muskrats.
MIR. Adams and wife are NO better.
A Mr.. Cummings from Albany, Me-,
Is working for +. p. Putnam this season.
fremont Abbott WILL not move away
this spring.
wINDHAM.
Hast WIndham, April 25.-Mrs. Hattie
Wiley is visiting her daughter, Mrs. @.
III. Elliot.
Mrs. VII lam and Miss Annie B.
Thompson attended Pomona grange at
RivertoD last Saturday.
Mrs. Herbert LsGrow spent several
days last week at Cumberland Mills, Wis
iting her brother, Mr. Levi Weseott.
MIR. Grin Elliot has been quite fick
with la grippe for NO weeks, but Is i'm
proving slowly. During his illness sew
eral kind friends came to the houFe and
cut his wood for him.
Tuesday morning, about $50 o'clock.
the house and harm ON the Plains owned
by Mr.. Isaac Mcdonald was burned to
the ground. The loss is covered by In
surAnoe.
Messrs. A ugustus and John Glantz came
home from Attleboro, Macs. last week,
where they have been working the past
winter.
Mr.. VIM. Thompson has been having
one side Of his barn shinglsd and white-
washed the past week.
GRAY.
Dry Mills, April 80. -SonooI began
Monday with Miss Alma Savoy Of East
Gray as teacher. Miss Savoy is boarding
with Mrs. W. ii. Dow.
Luke Leavitt. who has been visiting
his sister in Paris for the past nine
weeks has returned to his home In this
place.
Mrs. Sula Con of Vestbrook is stop
ping with her son, MIR. Herbert Golf, for |
a short time.
StuIgis v. ColleY, our new stors keep |
er has at last succeeded In raising his
new aign board.
: Mrs. John W. Morrill, and Mrs. Howard |
Verrin are both reported to be very Ill. |
Spring has come again. The trees are |
to bud and the frogs are heard |
In the marshes. The roads are dusty In |
places,
Mrs. Aurilla Foster Is visiting at S. |
W. Fosters.
Mrs. Charles Thompson has moved |
5. W. Fost or.
Pearl Small. who has been spending q