The Portland daily press., 1896-06-27
SOUTH PORTLAND

The funeral of Alfred Manchester,
who was drowned at Willard on Wednes-
day night will OCCUR at his lateEhome on
Prebls street, Sunday afternoon at one
O'Clock
A little boy had his fingers badly cut
about the gates ofsthe ferry slip yesterday
morning, and his wounds were dressed
by Mr.. Pettengill, the clerk at A. D.
Wilson's drug store. The hoy's name
could not be learned.
The Irons, the crack base ball team
of this town, will play the P resumpsoots
this afternoon on the Portland ball
grounds.
o. W. Dyer, of Dyer Brothers, Boston.
has arrived from Boston and has gone
into camp at the Cape. He will remain
here until the first Of September.
The committee on the July 4th cele-
bration will hold meeting tonight to
complete the programme. Prizes have
been donated for the various events by
many of Portland g merchants, and the
entries in the races are very numerous.
On July 4th the BARRIERS Of South
Portland will close their shops at noon.
The tug Demerest was hauled upon the
marine railway this morning to be
painted.
The schooner Uranus Is on the railway
schooner Grace Webster will be put on
the railway as soon as the work on the
u ranus is completed.
Charles Woodbury. of South Portland,
is building handsome cottage on Pros
pect Hill.
On Thursday night Charles Smith
while riding on his bicycle on High
street was thrown from his machine and
badly injured.
William Gardiner has entered into tho
EN- ploy of Smith Brothers.
Miss Mildred MoClintock of Portland
is visiting her cousin, Miss Grace Brown.
Mrs Edward Meserye, of High street,
il entertaining relatives from Massachu-
setts.
Mrs. Sarah Jones is visiting j. Il.
Fisher on High street.
The Portland and Cape Elizabeth rail
road have Grew of % men at work on
their line to Rigby Park grading up the
road in preparation for the coming races.
The managers of the electric road have
about decided to put ON a high class
vaudeville performance at the Willard
Casino during the summer season. It Is
their intention, SO it is said, to make
this performance strictly first class, and
| continue it from 10 O'Clock in the morn
ing until II O'CLOCK at night. There is
no doubt but that show of this kind
| will prove great ATTRACTION to Portland
| and would prove hig drawing card for
the electric road.
Rumors are current about South Port
land to the effect that the LoYell's Arms
Company are to build a large addition
to their bicy Gle factory and begin the
manufacture of skates here. This rumor
will not be confirmed by the company
officers here.
Rev. Mr.. Kimmell will speak before
the Universalists at $50 tomorrow. Sub
ject, Not Concerned, but Transformed. {"
1t had been decided to continue the meet
ings through the summer as there ia
much interest manifested in them.
Beginning tomorrow the ferry boat
will run every 30 minutes until 1 O'Clock
at noon and then the rest of the day trips
will be made every 20 minutes.
Mrs. Frank Ross is i'll at her home on
Gushing point.
Miss Hattie burlington is quite i'll at
her home on Prebie street.
Mr.. William Hamilton is making ex-
tensive repairs on his residence on Saw
yer street.
Mr.. Harold Berry will spend the sum
mer camping out in the Aroostook re-
gions.
Mrs. Della S. Day is recovering from
her recent illness.
Last Tuesday evening Mr.. Davis OF
New Haven, CT, was thrown from her
bicycle on Main street Knightyille and
had his hip and leg broken.
Mr.. Hiram Griffin of Main street,
Knightville, who received painful injur-
les by jumping from the cab of a loco
motive on the Maine Central road the
| nrat OF the week is slowly recovering.