The Portland daily press., 1898-12-16
SOUTH PORTLAND.
CAPT. HALEY's TALK ABOUT THE
STORM AT HALF WAY ROCK.

STORM AT HALF WAY ROCK.
Capt. Parker o. Haley. one of the
keepers of Half Way rock light who has
been spending few days with his family
on Stanford street will return to his post
OF duty today. Located as the light is,
about ten miles from Portland and seven
and half from JEWELS island, the life o.
the CAPTAIN is necessarily an isolated one.
Before leaving. in an interesting manner
he compared the two recent severe storms
and dwelt upon the severity of the south
east gale which visited him week ago
last Sunday
The height of the rock, y said the Cap
tain, is a Jout fifteen feet above the level
OF the sea and on it stand the light house
about 65 3-4 feet high, the bell tower and
the oil house. The rock being somewhat
inland is not exposed like Boone Island,
for Instance, to fiat sea that goes right
at you and in a north.northeast gale does
not fare very badly as it is in a measure
protected by Small Point. /"
$50 that we get our heaviest sea when
the wind blows from the south east. On
the Sunday referred to, the sea washed
fright over the rock and covered it for
| forty eight hours 1t splashed against
the windows, several feet above the rock
and pouring in through the sashes kept
Us buy hopping up the water The
| buildings, however, suffered no damage
and we weathered the gale all right.
Compared with the north east storm of
the Sunday previous the last was by far
tne severer one for us. =
! The Star Dramatic company have given
some very enjoyable and creditable enter
tainments during the present season but
the returns, from money point of view,
are not SO large as they should be. Has-
ing recently struck a balance. they find
on hand forty -one cents to be divided
among the members, after many weeks of
earnest and patient rehearsal. Here's to
letter LUCK
| The Jolly Six gave another of their
pleasant dances last night at the Union
opera house which brought together a
merry crowd.
| Mrs. Lizzie Nelson and her sister, M RS.
1 II. l.. Davis, have been visiting at the
home of r. q. Brooks on Cum berlauo
street in Portland
James E. Smith, engineer on the Bos-
| ton Maine railroad, is laid up at his
residence on Preble street with severe
cold.
DR.. Brown has recovered from his re-
cent illness and is able to be about again
| Last night, the ID. o. 6. s held meet
| ing and initiated several candidates.
Business over, the party sat own to a
good supper which every body enjoyed,
Bayard Lodge, K. of P. worked the
rank of Esquire at their lodge rooms.
The attendance WINS good.
| The subject of the young peoples meet
ling next Sunday will be: "1he nature OF
loilr lives 2 The meeting will be led BY
John Merriman.
A band of workers from the People $
church conducted the services at the
sBethany church last evening.
The Ladies' Aid of Bethany church will
meet this afternoon with Mrs. N. +.
lreiethen.
Chas. F. Gibbs and family have rented
a house on Hartford place and have moved
in.
| Preliminary notices were served in the
| towns of South Portland ana Cape Eliza
beth Wednesday,, warning them that the
etjtioners will ask the legislature fer the
annexation of Willard to Cape Elizabeth.
This is a necessary legal step taken at
least fourteen days before the legislature
convenes.
The funeral of the late Lydia Ann Place
occurred at two o'clock yesterday after
noon from her late residence on Pleasant
street.
The bark Ethel was towed tn the marine
railway wharf yesterday and will be taken
on the ways for repairs.
Nothing has been heard from Charles
"a, 1ibbetts of Knightyille, who was sup
posed to have been on the steamer Port
land. He was brick mason and had his
ltools with him in Boston.
Mr. Earl, civil engineer, estimates
that SIS, 900 will have to be expended il
South Portland to construct sewers anc
ItU6u IN SuCl SGOffIlS ab bl0 lttSG UWO buoJ
would be flooded with salt water.
A fair and entertainment will be giveI
by the scholars at Ligonia this evening al
Brook s hall. A fine entertainment has
been provided and the usual fancy and
useful articles will be for sale. The voting
contests will prove very interesting. The
following is the programme: Vocal solo,
/ lice Thomas; recitation, Lizzie Taylor
harmonica solo, d. ]. Lamon; recitation,
Sadie Thomas; vocal solo, William Evans
duet, Mrs. Gilman and Royal; recitation,
Mae E. Skillings; instrumental, Frank
Egsart, Ira Eggart; recitation, Ethe
Dyer; vocal solo, Will Thomas; corne1
and song, Mr.. Sturk, Nina Sturk. The
proceeds of the evening will be devoted tc
the purchase of an organ for the sch DOL.
The Lowell bicycle factory yesterday re-
ceived an order for 50, coo revolyers. 4ht
goods are to be of the new and improved
model and work on the tools for theil
manufacture has alre dy commenced
The work will be pushed forward as rap