The Portland daily press., 1895-08-10
SOUTH PORTLAND.

CITY, who has been visiting friends and
relatives in Willard, has returned home
Now that we are favored with a full
moon, many people along the shore are
giving 'fmoon parties. - The ouests are
invited to the house and when all have
arrived they are led down to the beach
preceded by their host and .hostess, laden
with confections and fruit, rugs, wrars
and musical Instruments Here they
watch the moon on the water-the steam
ers, and enjoy themselves generally. Sim
ontons Cove seems to be the fayo,ite re-
sort and is covered with many of these
parties pleasant nights until the "wee
sma' hours" arrive.
Friday number of Willard families
united and enjoyed a picnic at Sandy
Cove A shore (sure) dinner and supper r
were served and in the twilight they
came home, having had very pleasant
outing.
Friday the South Portland Literary So
ciety, with invited guests, went on their
annual excursion to Boothbay by the
steamer Salacia. Gilbert furnished mus
ic, "Starling" singing, "Cole' fuel and
they were we'll armed with ''Spears. ="
Mr.. and Mrs. Dennis A. Meaher have
been entertaining party of friends at
g Maplewood, +" their residence in Willard
the past week.
Mrs. Isabelle d. Pillsbury is visiting
her granddaughter, Mrs. Frank Peables
at Bowery Beach, Cape Elizabeth.
| Miss Mabel E. Parrott has returned
from visit to Spurwink, her old home.
| Miss Kingston of Boston is guest of
Mrs. Carrie Gilbert at her home at Sim
onton's Cove
Many of the people in Willard and 9TH
er villages are attending the races at Rig
by. Park and lamenting the fact that they
are obliged to travel by steam instead of
electric cars
All the machinery has arrived and
most of it is in place at the electric DOW
er house in Knightville. 1t is hoped that
the first fires underneath the boilers may
be lighted Monday next, and that by
next Saturday the cars may be in perma-
nent running order. The cars themselves
are as fair as any. we have seen for this
style of road
| Mrs Fred Preston and son of Smith
street, Portland, and Mrs William Pres
ton of Waterville, and Mr.. Clarence A.
Kibby of Gray are guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Daniel B. Cobb of Willard
Mr.. J. r. Cobbfis having piazza built
on his house and other improvements are
being made. u fts saa I'D
The gardens of nseveral houses here are
very appetizing now. Early sweet and
sour fall apples and early pears are ripe
and these.in connection with blackber-
ries and other small fruits and the usual
garden sauce, make many gardens very
enjoyable places to be in. People in this
section devote good deal of time and
money to their gardens and now they
must feel we'll repaid.
Mr. Jones and his japanese lanterns
attract good deal of attention from the
other cottagers. Every night his cottage
is decorated and it makes very pretty
appearance.
Mr.. Charles Willard, who built and op-
ened a restaurant at Simonton's Cove this
summer, reports business very good.
Many people are agitating the electric
street light question, which all hops may
amount to something more than talk. A
great many people are with us now and
the streets stand badly in need of some
means of lighting them. With an electric
plant right in our midst can't we find
public sentiment enough to give us few
street lights? III Il,
Under the direction of Mr.. Willis f.
Strout our streets and sidewalks are being
put in frst-class, condition They never
were in such good order for teams and
footstravellers before. SAD
General Henry Goddard Thomas Of
Portland was at the old homestead, Mrs,
Young's, the past week. saI
Yesterday morning party of twelve
left for Jenkss Landing, Great Che
beague Island, to visit Mrs. Elizabeth
Clark Morse of Baltimore, Nd, who is
spending the summer atsthe island. Mrs.
Morse is the Prudy Parlin of Sophie
Mays stories that have delighted the
young people for two generations
One of the iron turnstiles at the Port
land end of the Cape ferry has had an
ironSbarStwisted completely around and it
causes good deal of amusement to all
but.the person going through, when fat
man tires to pass
1t speaks well for the inhabitants of
South Portland when it can be sal d
truthfully that no one has been arrested
for drunkenness or disorderly cond uct
this summer. The constables have had to
suppress "little excitements'' of course,
but no serious trouble has occurred yet
Pleasantdale.
Mr. Austin Perry of Orange, N. j., is
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs Robert Ballard
| at Pleasantdale. ae
| Miss Cora Piper of Everett is visiting
her cousin, Miss Helen Hoyt, for a few
| weeks.
| Miss Edna Lamont of this place is the
guest of her friend, Miss Edith Nash, at
| Brunswick.
Mr.. William Lindsay is entertaining
Capt. Hatfield and sons for a short time.
| Mrs. William White and Mrs. Henry
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