The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-10-20
SOUTH PORTLAND.
Sixth Annual Reunion of Evergreen Ave
nue. Association.

The sixth annual reunion VI uAo AA'0A
green avenue association which was neli
at the Hunnewell Cottage, Old Orchard,
Me-, on Saturday last was geatiy enJoyeo
by the favored ones who received tne III
vitations
The association was organized SIX
years ago and is composed of the property
| owners and cottagers on Evergreen avenue
| and meeting is held annually Oh 'he
| 3D. Saturday in October for reunloh'
grand dinner. close to cottages for the yeal
| etc.
This year. the eventful morning dawneo
with heavy clouds and downpour OF rain,
but later 1t showed signs of clearing ano
a goodly number found their way to tne
| above named location and as the hour OF
| dinner drew near an increasing interest,"
was manifest, for remem bering former
| reunion dinners, all were anxious to see
what awaited them on this occasion.
And when ushered into the dining ball.
"Oh Myl What dinnerr' remarked
one, "This. is fit for d king 90
An hour or more was spent at dinner
which was under the direction and super
vision of Mr.. and Mrs. Shackford of Old
Orchard and too much praise cannot be
bestowed ON them and all those who as
sisted in the grand and successful enter
tainments to W hich 81 well filled individ-
uals can testify.
After dinner very interesting paper
from an absent member of the entertain
ment committee, Miss Jessie NJ. Shack.
ford, was read and received with applause
Remarks and many a pleasant inter-
change Of thought were INDUCED In, after
which an election of officers was held.
These were chosen:
President-C. A. .Tilton, South Port
land.
Secretary-A. e. Bail, Saco.
Treasurer-C. A. Studley. S. Portland.
Entertainment Cop1mittee-Mrs. j. H.
Fisher, Miss Helen M. Tilton, S. Port
land, Miss Jessie NJ Shackford, North
ampton, Mass, Miss Ella Chase, Old
Orchard, Mr.. John Dean, Biddeford.
Mrs. Addie Parmenter of South Port
land asked the. honor of entertaining and
experimenting the dinner at the next
reunion if all should be well, and 1t was
SO voted. After general conversation and
vote of thanks to the committee, etc., an
adjournment was held. all declaring 1t
one of the best times on record.
NEW BARRACKS TO BE BUILT AT
THE FORT AND HEAD.
Active preparations are now going on
at Fort Preble for the construction of new
buildings both at Fort Preble and the
Head. 1t is proposed to erect at once tenn
porary quarters for the men at Portland
Head and the specifications will call for
three barracks capable of quarteriug
about seventy men each. In addition
house with about eight rooms for Off
GERS will be built. Besides these, bar
rack and mess ball will be put up at
Fort Preble. The hall will be lareg enough
to accommodate ON entire battery, while
the barracks should hold about seventy
men the same as those at the Head. Work
will be vigorously pushed SO that the
mon can be comfortably housed by the
time winter sets in.
INSPECTION OF HOTELS.
!. Some of the ladies of South Portland
have been on tour of inspection of the
hotels of the city and found much to in
terest them in the manner things were
arranged and conducted. Their visit at
the West End hotel came near being
much longer than was intended. In this
instance, they found it was easier to get
in than out of hotel and had it not been
for the arrival of q boy and dog who dis
covered their embarrassment in the parlor
front door, they might still be aimlessly
wandering about, seeking an elevator and
final egress as was the case through the
main office of the hotel.
Mr.. Sawyer of New York, descendant
of John Sawyer, who came in 1897 to
what was then called the I'd parish of Fall
mouth, now Ferry village, is DESTROYS of
having history of the whole town Of
South Portland written. He called upon
Mr.. S. P. May berry, of Knightville, not
long since and asked him to undertake
the work. MIR. May berry has in his possess
sion a lot of valuable historical material
but was obliged to decline the work on
account of i'll health.
Superintendent Pickett is busy man
and he reports the attendance
at the schools as being unusually large.
There is considerable whooping cough
among the scholars and some unruly boys
have broken the windows in the
Grammar school. Desks are being placed
in the room of the Hose Company House
and the transfer of scholars to this room
will soon be made.
Herbert Startling new house on Mari.
ner street is nearing completion, being
alre ady framed and boarded.
gu inning party started out yesterday
and among the number were Will Gar
diner and Geo. Woodbury..
Geo. York has returned from his fishing
trip and brings back "a big haul.
DR.. Brown will soon build an addition
to his house for Office and other purposes.
The site is already staked off.
Miss c. e. Farnum who Is in the en-
Dloy of the Worcsster Salt company was