The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-05-24
SOUTH PORTLAND.
Severe Accident to Little Girl on
Ferry HILL

Ferry HILL
She Was Knocked Sense1ess BY % DioSeA0
Portland shipbnilding Contract-for'
Funeral of Mrs. Littlejohn-mo h'auA
Enlistments-secret Society Meetinss-
P1easantdaIe Notes-POrsonal He"is'
etc.
At the concert to be given at Ci1y nai.
on Thursday night under the auspices u
ohe congress Square Annex, SCUM ForO-
land voices will be heard in the cnorus
TO the number of fourteen or more, ana
among those who will take part are MRS.
Il. Lucia Knapp, Mrs. DR.. Rogers, Miss
Rhoda Orr, Miss Rogers, Miss Annie
Hamilton and Miss Jennie Coolbroth.
Fred d. Shanning has made contract
with the selectmen of the town to cover
the trees along the road in Knightville
| with galvanized iron
The Ladies' Circle of the Knightville
NJ e. church will meet at the residence
Of Mrs. Capt. Davis on Main street next
Wednesday evening,
Ernest Hapgood has entered the employ
of the United States Hotel in the city.
Albert Dyer will give his illustrated
lecture "From Sunrise to Sunset Seas"
at the Town hall, Tuesday evening, May
| "a, under the auspices of the Village I'M
provement society. After the lecture the
ladies will serve ice cream and cake.
The AS You Like It club held special
meeting Friday afternoon at the home of
| Miss Lucy 81. Jordan, to appoint field
day.
FORT PREBLE NOTES.
Sunday morning about 10 O'Clock the
fire alarm was sounded at Fort Preble,
and the men promptly fell in line and
proceeded in double time to the Mortar
Battery, where slight fire had been
piled just outside the battery. The origin
Of the blaze is not known, but 1T Is
thought that 1t was caused by the care
1essness Of boys who were playing in the
vicinity. The fire was soon subdbued,
with little or no damage, though some
ing Of their hands.
Capt. Dural, list Artillery, has finished
his inspection of the guns and fortifica-
tions at Fort Preble and sub-posts, and
| will return at once to Department. head
| quarters.
Major John P. Story, 18th Artillery,
who was assigned to the command OF
Fort Preb1e, and the order subsequently
modified, will be stationed at Fort
Schuyler in New York harbor.
SEVERE BICYCLE ACCIDENT.
The five year old child of W. H.
B. Hamilton who resides at the corner of
Grand and Preble streets met with most
severe accident yesterday morning about
II O'Clock. While the little girl was play
ing in the street she was ran into by
George W. Doughty who was riding his
wheel down Ferry Hill The wheel struck
her head, knocked her flat. and as q re-
suit of the fall she is now suffering from
concussion of the brain. She was taken
to her home and remained senseless for
three hours. DR.. Lowell was called, and
| is Of the opinion that unless infamma-
ton of the brain should ensue his patient
! may recover.
PORTLAND SHIPBULDIING COM
PANY.
The Portland Shipbuilding Company
are about to conclude a contract with
Randall, MoAllister & Co. for the con-
struction of a lighter to be so feet long,
% to 25 feet wide and of 300 tons capaci-
ty.
The four masted schooner Alicia B.
terday, and the schooner Sarah and FL
len was undergoing repairs at the dock.
The schooner Mary Standish of Boston
is unloading $50 tons of soft coal for the
William Spear company.
| The road commissioner was busy yes
terday with crew of men gravelling
East High street.
FUNERAL OF MRS LITTLEJOHN.
The funeral of Mrs. Mary Littlejohn
took place yesterday afternoon at 400
o'clock from her late residence on Front
street. Rev. Mr.. Holmes, pastor of the
Peoples NJ. e. church, conducted the
services, and the music was by the
church choir. Interment was at Mt
Pleasant cemetery
| CAPE COTTAGE NOTES.
Scenery for the new theatre arrived
from New York yesterday and was trans
ported at once in three wagons 10 Its des-
tination. Mr.. McCallum was on the
ground to receive 1T and gave directions
Us to placing 1t in proper position.
The new loop has been completed to a
point beyond the theatre, and the blast
ing which has been carried on by Mr..
CULVER will be completed this week.
This will insure an early completion of
the extension.
Sunday last Manager Mcleod threw to
the breeze flags over the theatre and cast
no. They are large red flags with blue
border. McCullum's Theatre and Casino