The Portland daily press., 1897-07-17
SOUTH PORTLAND.

the cape electric road was running OVel
Broadway at South Portland Thursday
evening Conductor John Fosters car run
ming towards Portland passed him. Con
ductor Often was standing on the run
ming board nearest the passing car. One
of the handles on the passing car struck
his right arm with such force that it was
fractured at the elbow. AS soon as he
could be relieved he returned TO his home
on Scammon street, Knightville.
The weather of yesterday was of the
and the cars were we'll filled on their af'
ternoon and evening trips
The steamer Pilgrim of the Casco Bal
Steamboat Company's line was put on
the marine docks early yesterday morn
ing to have new rudder post inserted
and to have the boat cleaned and painted
on the sides as low as the water line.
The work was completed at noon and the
steamer put off into the stream.
The funeral services of the late Hannah
Fielding were held yesterday afternoon
from her residence in Willard. A large
number of the friends of the deceased
gathered to pay their last tribute of re-
spect to her memory. The service was
conducted by Rev. w. F. Holmes of the
South Portland Methodist church. A
delegation of the officers of Bosworth
Relief Corps of which the deceased was a
member, were in attendance and at the
close of the regular service repeated their
impressive ritual service.
The Portland and Cape Elizabeth rail
way foot ball team is practising for the
fall campaign. The boys are in good
condition and will put up great game
when cool weather comes.
Mr.. Newton Elliott has returned from
his brief outing spent in PASSPORT and
vicinity. Mr.. Elliott while in Eastport
met with disagreeable accident while
riding on his bicycle. In coasting down
hill one of the pedals of the machine
struck large rock in the roadway which
broke the crank of the wheel. He was
thrown to the ground and suffered bad
cut over one of his eyebrows
Miss Ella Trefethen leaves today for a
brief outing which she Will enjoy in the
eastern part of Maine.
The members of the South Portland
Methodist church will be pleased to learn
of the good fortune of their former pas
tor, Rev. Win. Wood, now located at
Boothbay Harbor. The Epworth League
of his church desiring to have delegate
present at the grand convention to be held
in Toronto this month, voted unanimous
ly to send their pastor as a delegate, and
have further shown their appreciation Of
his labors among them by presenting
him with sum of money which will be
an ample amount toward defraying the
expenses of the trip.
The annual picnic of Bethany church
and Sunday school will be held next
Tuesday July Goth at the Two Lights
Barges will leave the church at 9 O'Clock
| Rev. L. II. Hallock, a former Portland
pastor, occupied the pulpit of Bethany
| church last Sunday and gave very in
| teresting discourse. Efforts are being
made to have him supply the pulpit agar
| Sunday the 25th.
Mr.. N. F. Trefethen is in Bristol on 6
business trip for few days.
Miss Laura NJ. Dubois of Poughkeepsie
New York, is stopping with Mr.. E. T
Benner.
Bethany church, South Portland. Rev
Charles E. Andrews, pastor. Prayer
| meeting at 1885, Sunday school at LIS
preaching by the pastor at 80 and 7.15.