The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-08-02
SOUTH PORTLAND.

1
Sunbeams" has just been organized in
the N. E.. church at Knightville. The
| officers are:
| President Mrs. d. r. Ford,
| Vice President-Alice Turner.
| Secretary-Mildred Ridley.
| observation-disclosures Haggett.
| Observation-Disclosures Greene
| Lookout COMMUNICATIONS Seavey, Ad-
| da Hayden.
Social Committee-Nina Littlefield
/ Amelia Peterson.
The first regular meeting will be held
at the parsonage Tuesday afternoon.
The Goodwill society of the Knightville
Methodist church will meet on the lawn
at Capt. Davis's residence, Friday even
ing next. Should the weather be unfa-
vorable the meeting Will be postponed to
August 10.
A meeting Of the officers Of the Knight
Vile Methodist church will be held on
Wednesday evening next in the church
vestry. The matter OF church repairs
will come upyfor discussion.
| Mr.. Neal Murray was yesterday taken
on as conductor on the Cape Elizabeth
eleotrics.
| 1t is reported that several of the old
conductors of the Cape Elizabeth electrics
will enter the employ of the new Var
mouth road.
Merriman's band will furnish music at
the Rigby meet !. and most likely will ap-
pear for the first time in public in their
new uniforms Wednesday next.
Work goes on at lively rate on the
new Masonic building in Knightville,
and already the second story is showing
its fair proportions.
| F. A. Dyer and family have as guest
| Mr.. Charles Blake Of Brooklyn and yes.
tarday they entertained MIR. Blake by a
party at Higgins Beach.
| Mr.. A. j. Doughty is renovating all
the schoolhouses in South Portland, pre-.
paratory for the fall opening, and yester-
day the rooms in the School street build
ing were receiving attention.
| The employees of the &c. I. Burroowes
screen factory, many of whom are South
Portland "boys," to the number of 40 en-
joyed picnic on Saturday last to Basket
Island. The steamer Josephine Hoey was
| chart for the occasion.
| Miss Hattie Hutchins is contemplating
trip to Fryeburg to attend the Chata-
qua Union at that place.
| Mrs. W. P. Studley spent Sunday at
Old Orchard.
Capt. e. T. Nichols and son of Cam
bridge, Mass, are at their cottage on
| Pickett street.
l nrxix lxyaY, HOG rpof n
hay at Clapboard Island, and 1t reached
the village Saturday last. Mr.. Dyer re.
| ports the full yield of hay on the island
as about 80 tons, of which he secured
something like ten tons.
j. 7. Davidson is building lap streak
cedar boat, copper fastened, for Nat Cor
| don.
Mr.. Ryan's little boy was made very
| uncomfortable yesterday morning by
drinking water containing solution
of bIueing, which his mother was using
for washing purposes. DIR. Brown was
summoned and gave the necessary relief. i
Rev. W. L. Nickerson, the new pastor
of the Baptist church, South Portland,
Heights. is enjoying two weeks vaca-
ton and Elder Stacy of Saco preached
| Sunday.
Miss Alice Dodge, who has been enjoy
ing vacation in Dorchester, returned to
| her home on Main street, Saturday.
| f. e. Mari and family ara visiting
friends in Lewiston. They will probably
be gone till September.
Mrs. and Mrs Moses and son of Mel
| rose, Mass, were the guests of Mr.. G. T.
| jose, last week.
Mrs. Albert Howard and daughter
Emma of Deering, were the guests Of
Mrs. G. NJ Littlefeld the last of the
week. sN
| Miss Edith Soule, who has been con-
fined to the house with typhoid fnver, il
improving rapidly.
| Mr.. A. c. Haskell of Main street is
confined to her house with an abscess on
his face.
| Mr. Mark Rounds of Main street left
| Saturday for weeks fishing at Conway,
| N. n.
FORT PREBLE NOTES
Batteries d and e of the 9TH U. S. Ar
| tilIery are now recruited to their maxi
| mum war strength of 1913 men each. Bat
terry of the Cd Artillery has about 70 va
cancies.
The men at the Fort are engaged each
day in five hours drill in the Infantry
and artillery tactics, while the mon at the
Head put in three good hours each day
manoeuvring the "big ones'' such as the
| 10 inch guns.
| PLEASANTDALE.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Hamblin of
Birdgton, are being entertained at the
home of Mr.. Edwin W. Hamilton, sum
mer street.
Mrs. Judson Wass has returned to her
home Chapel street, after passing some
weeks with relatives in Jonesport.
Miss e. Mildred Woods has returned
from passing the week in Saco.
| Mr.. William Woods and daughters, have
| gone to Old Orchard for few days. be-
fore returning to their home in Worcest-
| Mass