The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-06-30

Inc llgnter Which IS being constructed
for Randall & McAllister by the Portland
Shipbuildi ing company will be launched
next week.
Mr.. A. G. Haskell and family have
gone to Bowery Beach to spend week
with Mrs Haskell's mother.
Mr.. J. e. Bradford has recently pur-
chased ANEW. Cuban flag.
Miss Alice Dodge has been spending a
few DAYS with her classmates at West
brook seminary.
Master Walter Easier has returned home
from Rochester, N. H., where he has
been Wis iting relatives for the past two
weeks.
Mrs. B. S. Webber and family have
gone to Kepnebunk for the summer.
Mrs Andrews and daughter and Mrs.
Pittes of Boston, were the guests of Mrs.
W. B. Hagget the first of the week.
Mrs. Harry Bartlett..of South Portland,
was the guest of her aunt, Mrs. j. NJ.
Sawyer, Monday.
The LAS You Like IT, club will have a
field day at the Cape Cottage Thursday.
There is likely to be a large attendance.
The ice cream festival which was held
last evening by the ladies circle OF the
Knightville NJ. e. church, was we'll at
tended and very enjoyable occasion.
I The Samaritan society met yesterday
afternoon at the home of Mrs. Rose Stud
ley, Sawyer street.
FLAG RAISING AT WILLARD.
| The village of Willard was fairly aglow
last evening with patriotic fervor and by
s O'Clock 1t would seem as if every man,
woman and child of the neigh 5orhood
had gathered in the open ground near
the hose company building, to lend their
voices to the cheers which went up as a
handsome flag. was raised to the peak OF
a high staff which stood in readiness for
it.
A tablet for prominent citizens and
speakers had been placed on the grounds
white and blue. In front of the table
rows of chairs were arranged, but they
were inadequate to accommodate the
crowd which fringed the street and Hlled
the doors, windows and porches of ada
l
cent houses.
Merriman's band of 10 Epieces. played
patriotic airs, and an eloquent speech
appropriate to the occasion was delivered
by Lawyer Meaher. which was received
with loud applause AT a given signal
"Old Glory was raised amid cheers
which reverberatsd along the Cape shore
and must have reached even the borders
of the. city. 1t was indeed an enthusiastic
flag raising.
PLEASANTDALE.
Mrs. II. 3. Flynn is suffering from a
severe case of rheumatism.
Mr.. Danial King has moved his family
from St. John street, Portland, to the
house recently purchased by him corner
Elm street and Forest avenue.
| Mrs. Charles Litohfield hasssreturned
from passing some weeks with friends
at Deering.
The many friends of Capt. Herbert
Lewis will be pleased to learn of his safe
arrival in New York from a trip to
Buenos Ayres.
| A party of ten from Elm street, passed
Wednesday at the Cape Cottage
Mrs. May White, Chapel street, has
returned from Kennebunk.
Mrs. A. E. Shorey is quite ill at her
home on Brown street.
Mrs. d. A. Spaulding, who has been
seriously i'll, is now able to walk out.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Smith have re-
turned from their wedding trip and will
be at home to their friends after July
5th.
A very pleasant musical was enjoyed
at the home Of Miss Maude Miller, corner
of Kelsey and Chapel streets, Tuesday
evening, which closes series of studies
of the most noted composes. The evening
was devoted principally to 1.-THE study of
Paderewski. The house was very pretti-
| " decorated with flags, red, white and
blue bunting. A very interesting paper
on the life of Paderewski was read by
Miss Edna lamont followed by Pader-
ewski minute, played by Miss Helen
Morrison All pieces were by modern
composers. Helen Morrison. Mertie Good
win, Bessie Shorey and Frank Andrews
played very difficult pieces, while Bessie
Smith, Prince Hayden, Edith Gross,
Florence Evans, Lillian Rogers selec-
tions were more simple. One of the prin-
cipal features was the technic by Miss
Lillian Rogers. Miss Miller was assisted
by Mr.. Frank Andrews on the olaripet,
Mr.. Ernest Gross on the cornet, and a
vocal solo by Mr.. Ned Goodwin. Other
solos were sung by Bessie Smith, Ralph
Goodwin, Prince Hayden, all pupils,
played without notes.