The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-09-01
SOUTH PORTLAND

Mr.. Ernest Hapgood is visiting friends
in South Waterford.
ID. A. Maher, Esq, who was thrown
from his carriage some two weeks ago.
the result of the fall causing the breaking
of the collar bone, is improving as rapid
ly as can be expected. Mr.. Meaher is at
tended by DR.. Brown.
Hiram lodge of Masons went on their
annual outing and clam bake yesterday
to Mitchell's, Spurwink. About thirty
members were in abundance. Mr.. Charles
Hannaford took the members In his
barge, leaving South Portland at 8
O'Clock. Dinner was served at one O'Clock
and during the remainder of the day the
company INDUCED in games and sports
and returned home in the early evening.
8 Mr.. William Muller of Kincaid street is
entertaining his mother from Portland.
The work of moving the gun carriages
to Portland Head is progressing rapidly.
Three Of the carriages have been placed
up to the present time, and the fourth is
expected to arrive at Fort Preble the
latter part of next week and will he
moved at once. The guns are already
landed on the wharf at Fort Preble and
the work of removing the first one is now
in progress. The gun was moved yester-
day above Preble street, near the fort road
in Willard. The work of moving the
guns is tedious process as they are SO
heavy that but little Roadway can be
made each day
Mr.. Frank Pierce of Boston, clerk for
Cobb, Bates and Yerxa, is enjoying d
brief vacation among relatives and
friends in the village.
Mr.. Daniel Richards family of Grant
street returned yesterday from their visit
on Peaks island.
Mr.. VIM. A. Studley has just completed
the building of trout pond at Scarboro.
Mr.. Studley has stocked the pond with
seventy of the speckled beauties, and if
successful in the propagation will add
more in the spring of the year.
The artesian well, which is being
driven for the P. & G. E. r. r., in the
rear of their power house by Mr.. f. M.
Trask of Portland, has already reached a
depth of about 80 feet, 55 feet of which
being through a solid ledge.
The school committee of South Portland
has arranged the following schedule for
the commencement and ending of the
schools for the coming year: Fall term,
High school begins SepteInber7 q, and ends
December 10; common schools begin
September 10 and end December 10.
Winter term, begins January and ends
March IS. Spring term, begins April 8
and ends June 10. 3N
Mr.. Linn Buckley with W. W. Mans!
field & Co., the jewellers of Portland, is
enjoying brief vacation in the village as
the guest of DR.. J. W. Lowell
Major Seyford, Stanford street is i'm
proving somewhat since his recent poison
ing which took effect in his right eye.
The doctors have thus far succeeded in
keeping the poison from working into the
other eye. Drs. W. B. Moulton and
Kincaid are attending him.
!. The local union of Christian Endeavor
of Portland will hold praise and prayer
service this evening with the society of
Bethany church.
. DR.. Harris, recently located as physician
and surgeon at Fort Preble garrison has
been ordered to report for duty at the
garrison at Wasikee, Wyoming, and left
about week ago for his new post. DR..
A. r. Stiles who was formerly at a
western post has been ordered to the local
garrison and OH yesterday removed his
household goods to the officers quarters
at the fort.
Mr. A. P. Morrill, of Willard accom-
panied by his sister, Mrs. S. R. Small Of
Portland, were in Yarmouth yesterday to
attend the funeral services of an uncle re-
Gently deceased.
Special orders have recently been re-
ceived at Fort Preble garrison instructing
the officers to enforce the rules whereby
persons are denied the rights to enter the
Notifications during the progress of the