The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-08-18
SOUTH PORTLAND.

For several weeks past there has been
a quite serious leak in the water pipes
leading through Main street, Knight
vile. An effort to mend it several days
ago was not success, but the Water
Company opened the street Tuesday and
succeeded in closing the leak.
Much complaint is being made by FAM
lilies in and around Knightville of the
rusty condition of the water in their SER
vice pipes The hydrants and pipes have
not been flushed for long time, and it
doesn't appear to be the business of any
body to attend to it.
A new sewer laid on E street year
ago, which some of the abutters enter
with modern sanitary conveniences, was
found on examination to be closed at the
outlet.
The present commander, Captain Silas
Casey, of the cruiser New York, now ly-
ing in the harbor, was a lieutenant on
board the frigate Niagara in 61-62, and
the writer was member of No. gun of
Lieutenant Casey's division.
Miss Edith Soule, of Knightville, who
for three years past has been receiving
instruction as a trained nurse at the
Maine General Hospital, graduates today,
and will take long rest and vacation at
home be before resuming her profession.
There are more people in this town at
the present time than it will see again
at any other period during the year.
Very few families are without guest
who are here in attendance on the Rigby
races and other attractions of the week.
The Lowell bicycle factory will close all
day today in order to allow the men to at
tend the New England fair.
The electric cars yesterday from Port
land to Willard were busy transporting
the large number of people that visited
Willard beach to get sight at the war
ships laying at anchor in the harbor.
Mr.. @. P. S. Dyer, assisted by Mr..
Chas. Hannaford, haveTbeen at work on
Mr.. Dyer's landI on Clapboard island,
making repairs on Mr.. Dyer's property
and have completed the work and re-
turned yesterday to South Portland.
Mr.. George York is putting an addition
onto his building on Sawyer. street AS
soon as the building isIcompleted it Ewill
be used by Mr.. Rich as bakery.
Mrs. Emery Davis is entertaining rela-
| tives from the town of Friendship for a
! few days.
Mr.. Stanley W. Hubbard met with a
painful accident on Friday, the result
of which was the dislocation of his right
shoulder Mr.. Hubbard was riding along
Sawyer street on his bicycle in the early
evening. The wheel struck protruding
rock which threw him against tree In
| front of Mr. G. A. Tilton's residence.
| Mr.. Edward Studley of Sawyer street is
quite sick at his home. His sickness re-
quired an operation which was per-
formed yesterday, and hopes are now ex-
pressed for his rapid recovery.
The grocers of the village will close
their stores today to give their clerks an
opportunity to attend the fair at Rigby>
Mr.. Harry Harmon and a party OF
friends, have gone to Old Orchard for
brief outing.
Mr.. Arthur B. Doughty.sreturned Mon
day from two weeks vacation, spent in
Lynn, Mass.
Mr.. Joshua T. Cook of Front street,
| proprietor of the South Portland house,
is quite dangerously sick at his home
with typohid pneumonia. fkE
Mr.. Daniel Diamond, Jr., of Willard
expects to move at an early date to Orr's
island, where he will take up his resi-
dence.
| Work will commence in a few days on
the new sewer to be built on Stanford