The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-09-21
SOUTH PORTLAND.
Cant. Field Met With an Accident
Monday Last.

Monday Last.
Prominent Tax Payer Suggests Use of
Hose Company Building For Temporal
ry School Room-It Would Relieve Sit
uation at Primary School on School st.
Personal Items, Etc.
Capt. Field. superintendent of con-
stru ction at the new mortar battery at
Fort Preble, met with quite severe ac-
cident Monday morning. The tripod,
which is used in raising the mortars and
heavier parts of the battery, slipped, and
the rod which joins two arms of the tri-
pod struck Capt. Fields across the back,
and bruising his legs knocked him heavi-
ly to the ground. 1t is thought that no
injuries beyond bad bruises will result,
and at last accounts Capt. Fields was in
a reasonably com Portable condition.
The tax collector, j. +. Merriman, is
we'll advanced on his rounds in distribut-
ing the tax lists for '9S. He reports the
collection good.
Dan Elliot has returned from visit in
ST. Johns
Lawrence and Charles Dixon and
Charles Lehman left yesterday for days
outing at Sebago.
Two new pinks have recently been
brought to South Portland, which are
greatly admired at the greenhouse of
Niles Nelson. One called the Flora Hill
is white and came from Richmond, Indi-
ana: the other, of a delicate shade of
pink. is named for the distinguished
journalist, Charles A. Dana.
BETTER SCHOOL ACOOMMODA-
TIONS.
1t has been suggested by prominent
tax payer of South Portland that the CON-
gested condition of things at the School
street primary school could be relieved at
once by fixing up the upper story of the
Hose Company building for temporary
use. There is room there about 25x40
feet, which is probably available, and II
fitted up it would tide over the winter
and perhaps avoid sickness that is likely
to come when the air is made moro i'm
pure by the heated and stagnant cond1-
ton it is bound to be in when, because
of zero weather, the rooms are shut up
tight. 1t might be we'll to consider all
these things ere it is too late.
The Ladies Circle of the Universalist
society met yesterday at the residence of
W. e. johnson.
Mrs. Mason of Natick, Mass, is the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest E. Elliott.
Bean street.
The Masonic block at Knightville has
been wired for electric lights and is bs-
ing plastered.
Miss Ida Trefethen of West High street,
is entertaining her cousins, the Misses
Trott of Peaks Island.
Mrs. G. L. Bartlett Of Boston, is the
guest of Mrs. Elizabeth Harrington of
Cushings Point.
Mrs. George Upton of Free street is re.
ported quite sick at her home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur McKeel of Saw
yer street expect to soon move to Boston.
Charles A. Studley and Ira Dana have
from Roston.
The three masted schooner S. P. His
cock went on the Marine railway yes
terday taking the place of the Forest
Qusen.
Miss Clara Henley will take course at
Gray's B usiness college in the city.
Mr.. e. W. Richardson and wife, who
have been the guests of Mrs. j. B. Pope,
have returned to theirssho in Brooklyn,
N. Y.
Miss Alice NJ. Beaman, who has been
the guest of her Emother, Mrs.. William
Beaman, has returned to her home in
Brooklyn, N. Y.
Mrs. John Bradford of Danforth street.
Portland, spent Saturday with her son,
Mr.. John E. Bradford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Kennison enjoyed
. ride on their wheels to Mitchell's Sun
day with party of fourteen from Port
land.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Haskell and family,
who have been spending the summer at
Beach, have returned to their
home, corner of B and Main street.
Mr.. Herbert W. Roach, who has been
with Capt. Sigsbee on the st. Paul, is at
home on tine days furlough.
Mr.. H. L. Kennison. has resumed his
luties as motorman on the P. & C.. E. |
.ailroad after acting as starter at the |
casino all summer.
PLEASANTDALE
Mr.. +. l.. Hackett has returned from a |
short visit at his former home at Pitts |
ield, accompanied by his mother and
sister who will pass some weeks as his
guests.
Miss Jennie Coolbroth has returned
rom passing her vacation with. friends at
Nova Scotia.
MIR. Percy Mosher, graduate of South
Portland High school, class of '9S, left
Monday for Orono to pursue course of
study at the Maine University.
Mrs. James Williams who is stopping at
Yarmouth, has been passing few days
with her family on Elm street.
Mrs. John A. S. Dyer and daughter
Mattia bovo roturpod fro,,, a fouu pvaaks