The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-07-08
SOUTH PORTLAND.

Mr.. G. H.Kilby, the veteran newspaper
man, has opened an old curiosity" shop
near the postofioe and is at work on his
book Things Man Sees and Hears in
Life Time''
A week from Saturday Mr.. John Will
lard, an amateur bioyclist of great prom
ise as racer, and Fred Moshern, who
won the mile handicap and came in $50
ond in the half mile novice at Sanford
on the Fourth, will race on Preble street.
for the championship of South Portland.
A prize in the shape of a badge or medal
Will probably reward tneiwinner. The
course is about half mile in length and
Che race will be decided by the best two
out of three.
On Monday night Pages drum corps
turned out and followed by nearly all
of the children in the town as an escort,
paradsd through the principal streets to
show the citizens of South Portland
Messrs. MosheIn and Willard, who have
won fame and records as bicycle racers
of the first GLASS.
Mr.. William Hamilton of the firm of
Hamilton & Griffin, was taken sudden
ly i'll yesterday and taken to his home.
Capt. Joseph York of the schooner G.
J.Willard. has arrived at New York from
Windsor, England. He will sail in a
short time for the east with cargo of
clay.
Mr.. William Lewis, the boss fler of
the Lowell cycle works, is in Boston on
brief vacation.
Robert Spear has gone to Marshall
Hail. Md, to visit his father. Mr.. A. M.
Spear, formerly of this place.
A town meeting will be held on July
18th to take. action on several important
matters, notably the widening of Fort
street, the re-issuing OF the old Cape Eli
zabeth bonds and the borrowing of
money to rebuild one of the town
bridges.
George Blake is entertaining relatives
from Westbrook.
Newton Elliot left Monday on his
wheel for South Paris where he will visit
friends for a week.
Mr.. Rowe Robinson of Boston is visit
ing his father, Mr.. A. J. Robinson on
Howard place.
Miss Effie Crowell OF Town House cor
ner is the guest of Miss Lou Height.
Mr.. Sumner Smart of Lynn has been
visiting his relatives in this place.
MIR. and Mrs. Daniel Rivers of Wood
fords is visiting Mr.. George Avery Of
Jefferson street.
Mr.. W. S. Cole the blacksmith, who
Is the owner of speedy road horse,
was thrown out of his carriage while az
Willard few days 90 by the animal
taking sudden fright at the cars and was
quite severely injured.
Mrs. Fred Gstchell OF Kincaid street is
entertaining friends from Lynn.
| Mr.. George Edwards left yesterday on
his wheel for weeks visit to Norway.
| Fred Harrington, head salesman at
Rines Brothers, is spending a much need
ed vacation at his. home.
Miss Stone of New York is the guest
of Mrs. i. l. Brown of Pine street.
| Mr.. Don Crockett of Boston who has
been spending vacation with relatives
here has returned home.
Mrs. T. A. Dyer of Dyer street is enter :
tanning relatives from Massachusetts.
Miss Osgood of Auburn is the guest OF
her aunt, Mrs. A. W. Smart of Sawyer
| street.
Miss Nellie Gardiner who has been
| quite i'll, has returned to her position
| with Mr. Niles Nelson.
1t is expected that the fireworks tol
the Fourth of July celebration, but not
used on account of the wet weather,
will be set off on some evening of this
week. The fireworks display at Willard,
however, has been Indefinitely post
poned.