The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-09-26
SOUTH PORTLAND.

Mrs. Robert Fielding is very i'll at the
home of her uncle in Greene. Mrs.
Fielding. has been in i'll health for some
time and went to visit her cousin at
Greene, hoping to benefit herself by the
change. While there the house was
burned at midnight and the occupants
barely escaped. The excitement caused
her to suffer from bad hemorrhage.
She was carried to her unole's and as yet
is not able to return home.
The Christian Endeavor Society of the
North church and few invited guests
were very pleasantly entertained by Miss
f. W. Rand at her home in Cape Eliza
beth, Thursday evening. Light refresh
ments were served.
Mrs. Edward Boultenhouse is very ill
at her home on High street. Mrs. Boul-
tenhouse has been confined to her bed
since July LIST.
Miss Ella Ramsdell of Gray, is at the
residence of Augustus Huston for few
weeks.
No clue has been found to the thieves
who bro Ike into the residence of Nathan
lei Harrington recently and stole GUAM
tity of jewelry.
The Bethany church on Pine street is
fast assuming definite shape and will
soon be ready tor the masons.
Mrs. Olive Hanson of Stroudwatsr ia
visiting Mrs. NJ. G. Young, Preble
street.
Mr.. Lyman Twitchell has sold two lots
OF land on the place. recently purchased
of Josiah Pillsbury to parties who will
erect dwellings in the spring. Mr..
Twitcheil has large outbuilding In
process of erection near his own house.
The new house of Mrs. Lois Gould on
School House hill is up and boarded and
will make great addition to the street.
1t is large. handsome, two story and
half dwelling.
Mir. Allen H. Cobb, who has been very
sick. is able to be out once more.
The bicycle factory has started in again
on Its usual active scale.
Nearly all the summer people in and
about Willard have "folded their tents
like the Arabs and silently stolen away"
Mrs. P. c. Cash of Cash Corner, who
has been very sick for some time past
has recovered SO as to be about again.
Miss Nellie Cash returned home this
week after summers stay at Prout's
Neck.
Mr.. Thomas Cook and Herbert Cash
attended the Rochester fair on Wednes-
day last.
Quite number of people in this vicini-
ty have been on the sick list for the past
few weeks.
Mr.. A. W. Libby has been at work
grading and otherwise improving the ap-
pearance of his residence on Brown
street.
Work is being rapidly pushed on the
buildings of MIR. CARLSON and they will
soon be finished.
A pretty serious carriage acoidentl and
very narrow escape for the occupants
occurred on Main street, Knightville
yesterday afternoon. A woman and
daughter In large double phaeton were
driving along the street toward thebridge
when the horse became frightened by
the drivers exertions to free the rein
which hao got under the animals tail.
The horse ran at break-neck speed and
collided with an electric pole opposite
the Lightbody drug store. The carriage
is there yet and the horse was last seen
on State street heading toward .Deering,
where he belonged. The thills Cross bar
and WHILE tree were smashed and som q
of the iron work of the carriage was
sprung. The ladies were un hurt and
took an electric car home.
6. W. Drake. agent for the Utica chem
lcal fire extinguisher. gave the second of
his exhibitions with that machine to a
large and appreoiative crowd at the old