The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-09-17
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POWNA AL.

| POWNAL.
! Pownal, Sept. 14-Miss Elsie Knight,
assisted by her cousin Miss Helen Den.
friends at her home on last Tuesday even
ing, 1.-THE occasion being in honor.of Miss
Elsies eighth birthday. 1t was happy
little company and particularly SO, when
the mother and grandmother of this little
lady, served them to a collation. of great
| variety of cakes and of most delicious ice
cream Miss Elsie received several beau
tiful and costly gifts.
Schools have at last commenced in the
greater part of our districts, Miss Vidy
Stubs at the Hodsdon district, Miss
Linda Noyes at the McIntire, Miss Eva
Ames at North Pownal, Miss Cummings
at the Tyler district, Mr.. George Cush-
man at West Pownal and MIR. Jabez
Cushman at Payne district. For some
reason not particularly we'll understood
by many of our townspeople, the school
house still remains unfinished at Pownal
Centre, consequently no school has been
opened there.
Miss Josephine II. Hodsdon left town
on Monday of this week to assume the
position of teacher of eiocution in the
Hebron Academy. General regret is felt
by those who regard the best interests Of
teachers for she has discharged her duties
toward them both as supervisor and
teacher in a manner second to none; but
what is our loss will be her gain and we
all unite in hoping that she may be very
successful in the new field of labor to
which she has been called. She was &C.
compan1ed by her sister, Miss Ella, who
now enters in the last year Of her course
at Hebron.
Cornelius Harris, who has for some time
been the guest of Miss Lillian Latham
has returned to her home in Portland.
Messrs. Frank Sweetser and Charles
Palmer both of Portland, were at Mr.. G.
II. Hodsdon's a part of last week.
Mrs. Helen f. Soule who has been
spending the past two months with her
daughter, Mrs. Mary Knight, leaves on
Thursday of this week for New York in
order to secure the latest stlyes in dress
making that she may more fully be
able to successfully serve her many
patrons in that fine art. She will on her
return stop for few days in Amherst
and Pittstield but will be ready to Il II or
ders for Portland customers after Oct.
1st.
Mrs. H. J Dyer of No 7O5 Congress
street, has for some days been the guest
of the Misses Chapman. She has now re-
turned to her home in Portland
Mr.. Charles Knight Is now working on
large order of stone for the city of Deer
ing. He has employed large number of
men and is, it is said, doing fine job of
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on the new cottage to be built at Princes
Point by Mr.. Cornelius Harris, of Port
land. 81
Miss Lillian L. Latham Miss Florence
G. Hodsdon and Miss Emma S. Davis, all
of this town enter Yarmouth Academy
this term, Miss Latham to perfect her-
self in higher English and to take up
up the usual college course. Miss Sadie
Dresser also of this town Is to be pupil
of the school.
There has recently been visiting at
Joshua Bangs several ladies from San
Francisco, CAL, who when at home are
| neighbors of Franklin Bangs, former
residentsof this place. His former friends
perity and good health since his sojourn
in this distant state.
Mr.. Charles True with lady friend,
from Portland, were recent guests at Nor
man True's.
Miss Gertie Jordan is now at home for
short vacation.
CAPE ELIZABETH.
Cape Elizabeth, September 16.-Mr. Or
in p. Hannaford of Pond Cove, who has
had his great toe amputated last Sun
day, is getting along nicely.
Mr. Fred M. Jordan, and wife, who
have been spending the summer with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Scott d. Jordan,
left last Tuesday for Indiana, where they
will visit her parents for few weeks,
and then go to Jerome, Arizona, where
they intend to make their home.
Miss Marion s. Hannaford of Pond
Cove fell from a bicycle last week and
broke her arm.
Most of the boarders have left the Cape
for their homes, a few scattering ones
being left to enjoy the beautiful Sep
TENDER weather.
This seems to be better season than
usual for the farmers on the Cape The
market Is very good and vegetables
bring good price.
A barn containing about 40 tons of hay
belonging to Mr.. Paquet of Spurwink,
was burned last Monday morning. The
fire was discovered about O'Clock.
The buildings of Capt. Frank johnson
of Pond Cove, were burned Wednesday
noon. A part of the furniture was
saved.
Mr.. William Jordan of Bowery Beach
who had his leg broken two weeks ago,
and is at the Maine General hospital, is
getting along as we'll as can be expected.