The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-05-24
MAINE TOWNS.
Items 81 Interest Gathered By Oar Local
Correspondents.
RUNtFoRD.

last IhurSuay, Ffluay anu odturuoy mus
raised the river some six inches higher
than when the Ice went out. Intervale
farms and river roads are under water
again. The mail from South Rumtoru
is carried by boat and toe path. The sea
son is backward, ground cold and wet
and farming is advancing very slowly
Grass is looking well generally, but ow-
ing to drouth last season, new seeded
ground shows poor catch In many
fields. The indications now are that APP
pie trees will blossom quite full and that
the caterpillar raid will be slight. A
hard spring for rees. Ihave III colo MES
in good condition for work when the
weather comes favorable. Some Of the
tender birds, of the fly catcher species,
are dying, caused 1 suppose by the recent
cold rain storms and lack of insect food.
| picked up two smell last Saturday.
They are a small and delicate bird, black
and white. back, wings and tail, throat
and neck, a beautiful orange color; head
very black, with orange spot in forehead,
with black spot under the eye, with an
orange stripe running from the neck over
the eye to the base of the bill.
Mr.. Charles Adams Is somewhat i'm
proved in health, but Mrs. Adams is no
better.
W. Clark celebrated his 10th birthday
MAY 16th,) by catching mess Of nice
trout out OF his pond in Mexico, Me.
SANFORD.
Springvale. May Glowing to the cool
81. g.. f.,a
late getting in their seed.
The measles are still here and one case
of scarlet fever is reported.
Deacon j Sayward, who has been
quite i'll with the grip Is recovering.
Mrs o. IL. Ogden Is quite Ill.
Deacon L. II. Moulton and wife, who
have been in Rochester several months
with their son-in-law, Vim. b. Plummer,
will soon return here to the Plummer
homestead, Springvale Highlands.
Rev. A. L. Dunn, ID. D., secretary of
the Maine Baptist Missionary Conven-
ten, occupied the pulpit Of the Baptist
church, last Sunday.
A number Of changes in the names of
stations on the Port land and Nashua di-
vision of the Boston and Maine railroad,
formerly the Portland and Rochester,
have just been announced. East Lebanon
becomes Eastwood, the Hollis Centre
station will be known as Bradbury,
Centre WATERFORD will lose its identity In
the new name of East WATERFORD, Buxton
and the Portland and Rochester junction
will henceforth be called the Grand
Trunk junction.
GRAY.
/: Dry Mills, May 23.-Mr. Parker Sawyer
of Westbrook died very suddenly at Gray
Corner, Saturday afternoon, May 10 For
the past few weeks he has been at his
fatheri laws In this place Friday
while there received q stroke of apoplexy
which caused his death. The funeral was
held at the home of his wife's father, Mr..
Marshall Moore, of this place, Tuesday,
at o'clock p. m. He was member OF
the knights of Pythias and Masons. He
was sixty years of age and leaves a widow
to mourn his death. For number of
years past he has been in the employ of
Foss & Co, furniture dealers Of Port
land.
George Bailey and family Of Portland
are visiting his father, MIR. Joel Bailey.
He holds the position Of conductor on the
Portland electric railroad.
Mr.. Joel Bailey is suffering from an
injured hip, the result of having been hit
by log in the steam mill
George Goff went to Westhrook to work
last Sunday. He will drive team for his
uncle, Mr.. Eugene Golf.
Richard Quint was in the place over
Sunday.
visiting her mother, Mrs, +. J.. Dutton
$. W. Foster has finished transporting
oak from Chambers Mill in New CLIQUE
ester 10 Rowe's station, and his men have
returned home
The Athletic Association Of Pennell
Institute have posted bills for their field
day, May 70, at Gray Park.
PRESQUE ISLE.
Presque Isle May 19-This town some
time ago got a considerable amount of adj
yertisfng ON account of the so-called
state of "lawlessness" then rampant here.
A few of the citizens and merchants got
up a subscription 10 hire a special police
man to guard the property and lives rs
well as honor of the towns-people, the
town having persisted in refusing to
raise money for that purpose. The new
policeman arrived and he not only came
and saw but also conquered and now this
small but important borough is as quiet
at night and on Sunday as we could wish.
There seems TO be remarkably large
and aspiring body of statesmen who are
ambitious to I'll Capt. Boutelle's place
in Congress in case that gentleman Is
unable TO take his seat next December.
The latest self made candidate is Prof,
A. Il. Rogers of the Maine University
Prof Rogers is the professor of history
and political economy, and he is sending
out circulars letters to his friends in this
county, asking for their support in the
case of Capt. Boutelle's Withdrawing
Almost every town has it's favorite son,
who wishes to serve his country in the
halls of Congress, and there is no doubt
that the member who goes to Washing
ton from Patten or Van Buren, would
soon become famous. However the
betting men are giving odds on the Gov
ernor of the State should there be a
vacancy and he should decide to run.
The price of potatoes still holds very
low. The farmers who refused to sell
at 81 25 per barrel are now complaining
of their bad luck or bad Judgment, as
you please. There are many potatoes
still left and one dealer here in town has
over four thousand barrels still unsold
In this town there are still probably in
the neighborhood of ten thousand bar
rels.
The Rev. Hsmarry Hudson, reoto OF