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

The M. e. church of Browns Hill went
to Falmouth Foreside. Wednesday, on
their annual picnic. There was good
attendance. The feature of the day was
the three legged race, contested by MIR.
Roberts and Mr.. Mayo, the winner has
not yet been reported. Mr.. j. Il. Chaplin
proved himself to be an expert throwing
the hammer distancing all his opponents.
I Mr.. Henry Cash is having the sidewalk
graded in front of his residence on
Brown street.
A. c. Hunnewell, surveyor of roads,
district, No. z, has crew OF men repair
ing the Cape side of Vaughans' bridges.
Mr.. Jones Walker one of our Oldest and
most esteemed citizens died last Tuesday,
after long and severe illness. The fune-
raj service was held Thursday at the
Browns Hill church, of which he hes
been a long and active member The
family have the sympathy of the entire
community.
Mr.. Edward G. Downs of New York
city, is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Wood
bury Pillsbury, Willard.
Wednesday evening the summer cot
tagers on Loveitt's hill and Danforth
Cove gave hop at the Casino from eight
to twelve clock. A large number were
present.
Mrs. Augustus Huston is very sick at
her home in Willard. She was taken
suddenly i'll in the post-offioe several days
since and yesterday Drs., Kincaid and
Brown performed an operation, from
which she is recovering as well as can be
expected.
Mr. Frank Peters Is building a large ell
to his residence on Front street and
making other Improvements
D Mrs. Joseph Simonton is visiting her
daughter at Bowery Beach.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Libby of Stan
dish have taken rooms with Mrs. Fox at
the Cove for the remainder of the sum-
mer.
Misses Hattie and Martha Pagan are
visiting their uncle at Berlin, N. H.
A force Of carpenters are at work on
the Knightville school house preparing
for winter, laying new floors, etc
The sameyteaohers have been elected for
the next years schools at Willard as last
year.
a The electric road is having the space
between the power house and the street
at Knightville naoadamized.
The various school houses throu ghout
the town are being supplied with coal for
the winter.
Quite number of our townspeople
have been in Eryeburg attending the
Chantauqua assembly there.
Mrs. Rebeooa Pickett has returned
home and opened her residence on Front
street for the winter.
Il. J. Harmon & Co. are very busy
preparing for the winter. Their green
houses will carry much larger stock
than ever before. There will be two large
houses devoted to rose culture, and one
to palms, ferns and orchids.
The Christian Endeavor Society are
preparing for lawn party to be given
in the near future.
summer home the Cove.
The cars to Willard were loaded on
every trip yesterday for the first time
this week.
Mr.. William burlington Is enjoying q
short vacation. He rode to Brunswick
on his wheel Wednesday.
Mrs. j. c. Watson of Peekskill, N. Y,
Is visiting friends in town.
The Second Parish circle picnic sat
Mrs Nowells. South Portland" has
been postponed until Thursday of next
week.
Mrs. A. Z. Thurrel and wife are at
Fryeburg.
The United States revenue Gutter Wood
bury.is on the marine railway for repairs.
Mr.. Isaac A. Wilcox of Toronto, Ont,
is in townEfor few days.
Mr.. James B. Perkins of Boston is
spending few days with his friend, Mr..
H. N. Smith, at his cottage at the Cape.
Miss Pearl Dyer of Reading, Mass, is
visiting her aunt, Mrs. W. e. johnson,
High street..
Mrs. Weeks, Dyersstreet, has removed
tosStanford street.
Mrs. Theo. Edwards and son Daniel.
who h ave been visiting Mrs. E. A. Dyer,
returned ThursdayEtostkeir homo in Cor
ham.
Mr.. Frank Henry, Maine street, has
gone to Boston for few days.
Miss Della Hamilton of Chebeague Is
visiting friends on Dyer street.
Robbers are again in Camden. Tues.
day night they entered the house of j. B.