The Portland daily press., 1900-10-16
NORWAY.


the deep wells have not yet b6e1 affected
Ine lake Is still very low, 7T1-61n eight
inches Of the lowest point OF -aSE season.
Ihe electric plant still runs D water,
anu lt Is now hoped may continue to do
so.
People ara predicting a dearth OF fire.
wood, which IS now held at 8 htEh rate.
owing to the great depth OF snow and
Ice little was procured last winter, and
what there is cannot be rs1 1ched on
wheels. The high price OF coal has placed
IL beyond the reach Of the pOOEsE classes.
apple buyers ara not plenty as yet. No.
1 s are selling at 70 cents TO S1.O0 per
barrel. Seconds are given away IN many
cases or sold for cider at s cents Uer bush
el. IN many cases entire orchards are
left to the cattle.
Deer are not so plenty as last year.
Flenty Of hunters, but none captured in
this vicinity as yet.
The waking up on the Temperance
question commenced in Cum berIand
county, has extended to thi place. The
people are clamoring for a rigid enforce
mens OF the law, and officers responding
as may be seen by the number OF indict-
ments at the present term OF court. and
the arrests at North Mater1Or1 Lafr,
A. +. Andrews & Sons are selling a
large number OF large team horses
brought from the West Tor lun berin0
purposes. Many lumbermen from this
and adjoining counties are a-Eeady in the
woods building camps, brides and
sWamping, for the winter cut. Wages
are good, and all smart. en6rEe-1c men.
especially those OF experience Ind ready
employment
McIntire Bros. have shipped over 1000
lambs since August last. 1Ost of them
were purchased in Canada.
The last bondsman in the ceIebrsted
bank defalcat1on case has paid MS pro
portionate part. Now all controversy has
ceased and quietude reigns once more.
~. NEW GLOUCESTER.
Upper Gloucester, October 15.-Tbe
rainy season seems to have bsg0n In real
earnest. The wells have beSC ury about
here to great extent, but they are be-
ginning to feel the effects OF the recent
rains. 1t Will be a great rel1er TO MANY
people who have been obliged TO haul
water from some distance during the
past dry time.
Mrs. CIipps who has been LIVING at
the corner for some time past has recent
ly purchased the MountfOrt place In tbis
neighboIhOOd, and has moved TO her new
home,
The apple crop proves to be = good one
almost everybody is getting more appIes
than he anticipated before COMMANDING
to gather the crop.
Merrill & Hackett are buying apples in
large quantities, and have eInDlOTed men
to pack them for shipment.
q. r. DOllof is at work Tor q r
Nelson, helping gather his apple crop.
which is large one.
We regret to say that Mr.. l.. c. Cnrt,s
and family, who have long resided in This
town, have recently sold out their ner,
sonal property here and have moved to
Reading, Mass, where they are to settle
on a farm We wish them all Happiness
and success In their new home.
Mr. X w Wintor fc RIM n
now, and is manufacturing corn boxes to
be used by the corn packing ccmnanv of
this town and others also.
Joseph Strout is working with his
teams for A. II. Jordan.
1t seems now as though the crronnd &c
In good shape to plough. 1t has been
too dry for some time past unless 1t WAS
some piece OF very low ground
Mrs. Mercy Knight, who has been -ouite
i'll for some days, Is better now. 50 thai
she is able to be about the house.
CUMBERLAND.
West Cumberland, October 16-rbe
Sabbath school convention held at tbo
nj, 4. church was not very Isroelv at-
tended, owing to the dull weatFer ~ '''
Miss Maths Shaw is spendf0C- a few
weeks at Mr.. Frank Chase'ss Cumber,
Mr. l.. Il. Wilson is making ertans,ve
repairs on his mill, getting ready for The
Mr.. Edward Hall has q new stsano
cider press, and is kept busy Crindino TuIS,1o
apples into cider for the far roFs7-s. : - --- {
The HuIit Bros. are erect1n- nou
hen house. 10"
Mr. Oman Lufkin sold a new ,,,,,ot
Centre. --1 OeA 1''nO
.. Miss Eda Shaw has been vfs4tino bo,
sister at Monmouth. Her sister l,dT ret1rned ne1
gled. Ieshin
this week in Portland uays
Mrs Alice Shaw attended thu Nrrs;oo,
Festival in Portland last wees. ''s''''-
GRAY.
West Gray, October 5.-CoDmoDoin,
October 10 the mail will IeaTa Iae'1SI1s Wos,
Gray at 10 o clock a. m. "es
z1Mrs. Nellie Hart and party laft tbo,,
summer residence at Little 80, iaI7a Gaea
Friday last Tor their home at in Rose
Mrs. Frank Knight of North C,rav bo,
been stopping at her brotherSS " ASS g
Allen, the past two weeks. -
9. nj. Stuart attended the fo,r .,
Topsham last week with h. e.1I +-nt+oa. I"
Little Ghmmer, winning third rr1onev !,
one of the races. 1Oney II
Walter Whitney has moved 49, -
house owned by Charles Hu04- - ~ ~ ~
one formerly occupied by J. " Suon on
which he has bought of the p1-sss,,+ - reo,, 10 L
er, W. S. Allen. 7'7lO OWN
Charles E. Allen is srepairina ~. uL,...
ling his carriage and sleigh snir ecta,ls
and paint shop. II e'cUor1
B. A. Libby was in Port1s,d 49,
Westbrook Friday and SATURDAY. on hnH, TH
ness, OH Ousl
Walter Huston has been at ,-
ting stone for II. L. Lawrence Ou'
The recent heavy rains haw.
ished the wells and springs v<rf9s,,,l 1epIeL
nearly all dry. The questI5-----s~ Wet
water supply was getting to Fss = VI, VI %
one, but now there is plenty ~. seTIou 51i
SPRINGVALE-
! Springvale, October 15.-rbs-
week, which was very much S9--lIIh I'm 1a'
terfered very seriously with the SSSsSleu, II
and Acton fair, which w. Ia pielg
opened Wednesday. A Iarrks. 20 nav nay
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