The Portland daily press., 1900-10-24
BUXTON.

Chicopee, Oct. s22.-Work was begun
on the school house lot today by theil
| digging the trench for the foundation
and also part Of the old house was tori
out to get bricks for the same. The Sc
lectmen are going to lay the foundations
by day work. The bids were opened OF
Saturday for the building OF the school,
| house. A1esssrs. EIWell and Lane were
the lowest, and got the contract for $536.
BrOoks's Express delivered the new
stove at the chur0n last Saturday. 1t is a
Round OAK, No. 20, one sheet and a
half high, procured from Qren Hooper
Sons, Portland.
| Ministers, gardens as rule are pro.
| verbally needy, yet Notwithstanding
this fact, our pastor pulled up several
| large beets and carrots zIast week. The
largest beet weighed twelve andsone quar-
| ter pounds. Some of the carrots were
over eighteen inches long, and one OF
them measured over a foot in circum.
ference at the top, but his cognomen will
| not allow him TO do much Brag xing.
Mr. Frank Allen and wife OF Saco
| called at the parsonage on Mon lay and
took dinner with the pastors family.
We have learned that Mrs. Martha
Pennen has been trout bled much with
rheumatic pains OF laGa, some days caus-
Ing much suffering, and possibly the
next day comparatively free from 1t.
Mrs. sarah Hopkinson is sick.
Mrs. Willis has not been SO well of late.
sMr. Joseph sMart1n has bean sick
the past week.
Little Guy Bangs was sick last week,
but was able TO attend school today.
The Ladies' Circle met with Mrs Chas
Waterman last week, and had a fine
time. This week on Wednesday AFTER
noon they meet with Mrs, Sarah PennelI
MIR. Frank Boothby returned home to
Boston last Saturday.
Farmers are very busy gathering apples
at present. They are so plenty that the
cider mill mon are only paying five
cents per bushel for cider apples. They
say that sin CO the election OF Pearson
there Is no sale for sweet cider even.
While gathering the apples on Miss
WatsOn's S farm they found several very
large Baldw1ns on a tree at the rear OF
the house. One was little larger than
the others. 1t measured over a foot in
circumference and weighed fourteen
ounces.
West Buxton, Got. ss.-Mr. George
Locke Of Providence, r. L., has been vis-
fttng friends In this place after an abb
sence OF thirty years or more.
Mr.. Everett Hooper came home from
York last Friday, where he has been the
past summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. 1. o. Smith of Portland
were the guests of Mr.. Smiths sister,
Mrs. Wilbur Partridge, last week.
Mr.. e.. u. X. Pierce of California has
been in town the past few days
Mrs Cyrus Davi s, who has been stop
ping with Miss Mary Dow the past few
weeks, returned to her home In Falmouth
last Saturday.
Mrs. Sarah Townsend prepares a fine
turkey supper for the mem bers of the A.
r. A. last Saturday evening. All the
members were present, namely Messrs.
Justin M. Leavitt, Alfred; Z. A. Tracy,
South Coventry, Conn e. ID. K.
Pierce, California; 7. o. Smith Portland;
Il, Il. Graham, Portland; Geo Smith of
Woodfords; A. HI. Barnes OF West Bux-
ton; E. A Hobson, West Buxton.
Mrs, John +. Ahern, who has been
spending the past few weeks in town,
to her nome In Portland Tues
day.
Mr. E. A. Tracy Of South Coventry,
Conn, who has been the guest OF Mr.. w.