The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-04-12
SOUTH PORTLAND.
Brutal Assault Committed at the VIII
lage Sunday Evening.

New Masonic Bulding-EasIer s9"o
md Entertainment by Bethany Church
-Imnorts,t Meeting of South PORT
land Chorus Tonight-Fersoha' A'e'"'
etc.-Pleas antdale Notes.
A most brutal and unprovoked assault
was committed in South Portland Oh
Sunday evening last. 1t appears tnat
Nrs II A. Hiles who is nurse living
in the family of J. II. Hartford had at
tended the regular evening service at the
PEOPLES Methodist church and after
taking leave of friends at the corner OF
pipb and Sawyer streets quickly pro-
oaeded to the residence of MIR. Hartford.
While passing up Sawyer street at about
3 As O'Clock D. m. she remembers to have
passed a strange individual, dark COM
nlexioned and dressed in sombre clothes
and whom she reached the corners of
SAWYER and Kiucaid streets, her attention
was arrested by quick steps. No sooner
had she turned about, than she was ylo-
lently grabbed by an individual answer
ing the description just given. he dealt
NeT d uSdfJ OlON Oii u24O AAoAAS '-
face and with some instrument struck her
en- the head, indioting cash oil several
inches from which the blood poured So DIS
to saturate her outer garments Wis
Hiles was stunned but managed TO
shrek LOUD enough to arouse the heish
bors and Mr., Hartford, who happened TO
be M home at she time, FASTENED to her
;Iur, friOhTlnPd Hook
to his heels and a vigorous search lalieu
to discover his whereabouts.
survey was made Saturday of the
land near E and Main streets knightyIlle,
upon which it is proposed to erect lhe
new Masonic building.
MIR. Fred Dyer opened his new house at
the "Beach" on Sunday last and had as
guests E. NJ Whitney, A. A. Cole and
q. r. Cole.
C. A. Chapman, representing the
James C. Davis & Son kerosene soap
company, was on a business trip IN the
village yesterday.
EASTER SALE AND ENTERTAIN
MENT.
At Bethany church vestry on FRIDAY
afternoon and evening the 10th lnsb'
there will be an Easter sale and entertain
ment. The Harmony Zitzer club OF FORT
land, will furnish music under direction
of Madam Zimmerman with Miss Nellie
Harding as soloist. Ice cream and CAKE
will be for sale. Afternoon admission is
freq but small fee will be expected for
the evenings entertainment. All are
cordially invited to attend and rare OPP
portunity is given the ladies to come In
the afternoon and bring their children for
an Easter outing.
IMPORTANT MEETING SOUTH
PORTLAND CHORUS.
The members of the South Portland
chorus are requested to meet at Knight
vile Methodist church tonight as ..
Stewart Taylor has matters OF lmpor-
lance to bring before the members. livery
member is requested to be present.
Mrs. John Buzzell has gone to Baldwin,
Tor q short visit.
Capt. Dean of the Cape Elizabeth Ferry
company was report ed better yesterday.
Chas. Bennett has purchased the house
of Geo, Parker, corner Broadway and
Preble streets.
Geo. W. Cole is visiting in Boston,
Mass
Miss Estelle Clark has entered the en-
ploy of Jas. Geddings, of Pine street.
Superintendent Pickett, of the school
board. was busy yesterday fitting up a
new room in the Pleasantdale school
house to be temporarily used until No.
is ready.
The Ladies' circle of the People s
Methodist church will meet with Mrs. G.
M. Kennedy, 6 Pickett street, Thursday
af. ernoon next
Mrs. Jas. Nancy has gone to Boston on
a short viGi5.
Mrs. Jennie Gardiner has returned from
"a visit in Yarmouth.
John Mason, of Hyde Park, Mass, is
at the village on a visit.
PLEASANTDALE.
Misses Bessie and Dorothy Taylor of
Brown street, Portland, passed Saturday
as the guests of Mrs. Capt William
Thompson.
Mrs. Augusta Dorr has returned to her
home at Springvale.
Mr. and Mrs. Edw in Hamilton are en-
tertaining Mrs. Julia Stearns, OF Lowell.
Mr. Clinton Pickett has returned to
Lynn, Mass, after passing weeks vaca-
ton as the guest OF his cousin, Mr.. Ar
thur f. Pillsbury.
Miss Bessie Smith is suffering from
rheumatic fever.
The Ladies Aid will he entertained
this week at the home of Mrs. Frank e.
Plummer.
Mrs. Benjamin Carter, of West Scar
boro is passing few days at the home
of her son, MIR. Frank W. Carter, Elm
street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Woodruff, former
residents of this place, have been the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs Stephen Knapp.
Mr.. and Mrs. Woodruff have Just re-
turned from an extended trip to Europe
Tbey left Saturday for the home of their
do,ybter Mrs Ida Hill, Fryeb1ro