The Portland daily press., 1900-05-04


MIS-. Louise Morton and little Harold
have gone to Portland 10 visit Mrs Dol.
ley Of Motif street and Mrs. Gouli Of
Hanover street.
Misses LILLIAN Piummsr and Lillian
Harmon attended the examination Of
teachers at East Raymond, Saturday
afternoon. Miss Harmon win teach In
district No. and Miss Plummer In dis
trict Nc. g.
A little son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Lindisy
Plummer was buried last Friday.
Mrs. Arthur Brown was buried last
Saturday. Her home was In Oxford.
Mr.. Henry l., Forhan lie at his home
In the village.
Msssrs. Fred Harmon and Fred Brown
went to Portland, Saturday.
HARPswELL.
East Harpywtl', May The surveyors
have finished the survey Of Yarmouth
island. ::The work was uue 81 the direct On
Of Civil Eneints. Jsriap, and bin
nephew, Mr.. HAIRY Jordan. t,ok charge
Fred Dresser Is putting on an extension
to vi liam Coffn's house at the Hafbor.
Mr. Coffin and his little son Everett
were coming down from Brunswick last
week with two teams lladsd with brick,
Everett drove the ferWsri team
on o buck board, when q JOLT In
the road caused tue buck board to break
in two In the middle, throwing Everett
out. The horse ran . short distance with
the forward wheels. Everett was not
hurt, but was considerably frightened, as
he IL only seven years old.
There are q good many boats In the bay
seining for herring, but without much
suoo2ss.
Schools began yesterday with Miss
Wilson at the Harbor, Miss Hamilton In
the Cranbsrry horn district, and Mrs
Coombs at Bethel Poiut. Very faVorAble
accounts are given Of the new supervisor,
Rev. Mr.. Youug, CT Orr's Island.
Miss Eliza J. Rich, who 10 boarding
with Mre. Albert Alexander, is quite Ill
with . complication Of diseases.
Miss Gertrude TrufRdt teaches at dis
triot No. IS. on the Neck.
MIR. Theodore Ballard has gone for
few days to Manohester-b by .the-sea, MasS.
Weat harpswell, April 80. Capt. David
Slower ID I'd very suddenly yesterday, at
about o'clock p. NJ, at the age or 81
years. Capt. Slower was life long resi-
dent OF this place and most highly ea-
teamed- oitizsn. He leaves four children.
three daughters and sou, his wife hsv-
ing died several years ago. Funeral SER
Woes will be held at his late residence to-
morrow, at p. m.
Meesrs. Herbert and Thomas Il. Weber
returned to Portland today.
MIR. A. X. jackson will assist Mr..
william Randall with bis carpenter work
ON ia Hey Island this spring.
GRAY.
Dry Mills, May Mr.. William Witham
has left his work Of masonry at Rum
ford Falls on account OF Sickness ana
has returned home.
Charles Baldwin returned from Bosto n
last Saturday.
Miss Grace Dow, who has been teach
Ing ut Clir Island, In Casco Bay, Is at
home on u vacation.
Wsstbro0k, are stopping at Mr.. Marshall
Morse's.
William Goff has gone to Lawrence,
Mass, TO work in the large machine shop
situated In that CITY.
1t is very good travelling In this
sioinitysand planting is being rar4dly
begun, especially that Of garden stun.
PowNAL.
Pownal, May S.-Land lie now getting
quite dry and many OF our farmers have
commenced their sowing aud planting
Appearances now seem 60 1ndicats dry
season, an this sooner that the crops are
gotten under way the better it Will be
should such be the case.
hsV. Mr.. Rioksrd pastor OF the church
at East North Yarmouth, supplied at the
Congregational church here on Sunday
IN the AtssDoo OF the acting pastor, Rev.
Mr.. HArtwell.
Mrs. James MArston aud Miss Annie
MsIs.on went to Hkverhill on Saturday,
returning on Monday, TO attend the fun
erAI uf Mrs. Marston's young nephew,
little Harold Heed, whcss death Was very
sudden.
lhe Ladies' Aid society will hold 9
social in Mallet hall on Friday evening",
May 4th. IL Is hopsd that there may be e
coed attendance.
Mr. Harry jenkins and wife, Of Cnm-
bsrland Centre, were In town on Sunday
Harry Blackstone and wife have novel
onto the farm recently purchase by him
here.
Extensive improvements are bsin g
made on the buildings formerly owned
by air. q. II. Merrill, but recently PUG
chased by Mr.. Hanscombe. of Portland.
Mrs. Clinton small Of Portland passed
the day with her friends here short
time ago.
Miss 0ersie Jordan Is now on a visit TO
her parents here for q week or two.
Mrs. Helen Souls passed Sunday with
her daught Mrs. Mary knight. She IL
very busy at her trade.