The Portland daily press., 1897-10-08
SOUTH PORTLAND.


after a brief visit in Eastern Maine.
The members of Bethany Congrega-
tional church are to have an evangelistic
service on Sunday evening beginning at
7.15. Mr.. Chester 1. Orr and other Chris
tian workers from Portland are to be
present and deliver addresses.
Mrs. Harlow, the wife of a former mas
tor of the North Congregational church,
is the guest of Miss Mareen Of Knight
vile.
The crazy man found few days ego
by Constable Fowler at Rigby Park on
the Scarboro line was after his arrest
taken to the Portland station and kept
"a hours after which he was turned over
again to the South Portland officials
who turned him over to the Scarboro
officers as the man was taken in their
jurisdiction when arrested. The man is
believed to be an escaped inmate of an
asylum in st. John, N. B., and the Scar
ooro officials ale now tying to establish
the mans identity and turn him over to
the lropersparties.
The annual meeting of the Epworth
league connected with the Peoples Me.
thodist church was held last evening at
the church. The reports of the several
committees and departments of religious
and social work were received and gen
eral routine work for the fall and win
ter work were discussed. The quota of
delegates allowed each society were Sc
lected and are to attend the district
meeting at Pine street church at the
coming meeting.
The people of the village of South Port
land have been taking extra precaution
since the capture of the burglar at Deer
ing few days ago and it may be a wise
step for them to take as q suspicious in
diyidual was seen about O'Clock Thurs
day morning by Constable Fowler in
making his rounds. Mr. Fowler was COM
ing down West High street as he saw
that a man was prowling around the
side door of the grocery store of S. W.
Cole, at the corner Of Sawyer street. The
officer quickened his pace, but when he
arrived on the spot all traces of the sus-
picious individual were lost as the night
was intensely dark. The officer made
further search of the village, but no
clue has been established as yet in regards
to the identity of the man or his object in
prowling around the locality of the stores
at that late hour.
While at work Tuesday afternoon in
the yard of the marine railway Mr. James
Cole, the cigar manufacturer, in hand
ling piece of timber. dopped one end
which fell onto his foot and jammed 1t
quite badly, but no bones were broken.
Mr.. Albert Doughty has been awarded
the contract for building the house for
Grant and Preble streets.
Rev. Mr.. Hartshorne is the guest of
Rev. W. F. Holmes and family for a few
days.
Miss Lou Knight, a teacher in the
primary department. of the local school,
has been unable to teach for the past few
days owing to a slight illness.
Mr.. Perry jackson has moved his
family into the Flint house on the Middle
road.
4 The History club will hold it's first
meeting Thursday evening, Oct. 14th,
with Mrs. G. NJ. Young on Preble street.
Plans for the fall and winter work will
be discussed at that time, and the course
of study decided upon.
The Universalist society are arranging
for. a fair and sale to be held during the
early part of December. The committee
will be appointed at.ssan early date and
active work entered into to make the fair
a success.
Mr.. Otis Sprague has commenced the
work on the cellar for his new house on
Pine street.
The dance held on Tuesday evening by
the jolly Six at Union Opera House was
well attended and proved success to the
parties having the dance in charge.
Mr.. Frank Trott, OF Peaks Island, has
entered the business college in Portland
and while pursuing his course of study is
stopping with his aunt, Mrs. J. W. Tre-
fethen of this village.
Raymond Elliott has entered the en-
ploy OF Merl imam Bros, the grocers, as a
clerk.
At Pleasantdale, South Portland, on
Sunday, Oct 10th, at 1890 a. m. the
corner store of the new Elm street Metho-
dist church will be laid. The sermon
will be by DR.. E. o. Thayer, of Wood
lords, presiding elder of the Portland
District.