The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-12-29
SOUTH PORTLAND.

The matter of the annexation of Willard
and Cape Elizabeth is exciting lively in
terest and a meeting is to be called Of the
Cape Elizabeth people at an early date to
feel further the pulse Of the legal voters
of that town.
The three masted schooner Robert S. N.
| Graham Is unloading about 500 tons of
hard coal for the WillliamSpear company
She came from Hoboken. N. j.
Fred Brooks OF Stamford street has just
received handsome gold chain from
the msmbers Of the companies or the
First Connections Volunteers who were
in camp last summer on Prospect hill.
The boys did not forget the yacht club
| which gave them many jolly sail ard
sent them box of cigars.
1t looks now as If ths next stated meet
ing of Hiram lodge, 8. and AM which
takes place the latter part of January,
will be held IN the new building at
Knightville.
The Jolly Six will give one Of their
pleasant dances at Union opera hon Sc
tonight good delegation from the city
is looked for.
Miss Lizzie Richardson Is in charge Of
the new candy store on East High street
near the green houses.
Spencer Rogers who has the contract for
building the new hospital at Portland
Head reports that the outside work is all
finished and that the interior Is now re-
ceiying attention. He thinks the build
ing will be all ready for occupancy in two
" eekS.
Private Minard of the Tth Regiment,
U. S. infantry, who contracted malaria
while with his company in front OF San
tiago, is in the post hospital, Fort Preble.
for treatment. His home is in Norway,
Me-, where he has been spending some
time.
MILITARY NOTES.
Sergeant William Walsh has SO far re-
covered as to be able to be about with
the aid of crutches.
The following promotions and appoint
ments in thessgrades of non commissioned
officers of BATTERY D, 9TH artillery, sta
toned at Portland Head, are announced:
10 be Sergeants-C orporals Elder, Teller.
Collins, Kirohbaum, Privates Frank E.
Steeler, Wonward, Carley and Dunn.
To be Corporais-Lance Corporal Brad
ley; Privates McL'ntie, G. B. Lambert.
Cusick, Lindermann and Duffy.
First Sergeant Haines is slowly on the
mend and all wish to see him soon fully
restored to health.
Private Conrad returned yesterday
morning to duty after a few days alb
sence.
Private Hoffman has returned from u
visit to his mother who is quite ill.
MOToRMAN SMITHS MARROW
ESCAPE
Motorman William Smith of the Cape
electrics had a narrow escape from a seri-
GUS accident Tuesday afternoon. He was
driving his car at a good rate of speed on
the cottage road. and just after passing
Cliff cottage noticed a peculiar noiss
which seemed to come from the wheels of
the car. MIR. Smith slowed down and
getting down on the step, leaned over the
side to discover what the trouble was.
The rails just at this point of the road run
close to the fences and large wooden
bar, which was used for fastening gate,
had been taken out and pushed through
the rails of the gate, leaving the end stick
ing out into the road. The end Of the
bar struck Mr.. Smith quite a severe blow
ON the side of the face as he leaned over
and cut cash about two or three in
ches long and nearly throwing him to the
ground He managed to retain his hold,
however, and got back to the platform.
he had leaned out two inches further he
would probably have been severely in
| jured.
PLEASANTDALE.
Herbert Strout, a student at the Perk-
ins Institute for the Blind at South Bos-
IL, is passing short vacation with his
ants, MIR. and Mrs. Geo. Strout, Chest
street.
r. Albert e. hayes has returned to
bangor from being the guest of Mr.. W..
| Il. Lindsey.