The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-10-15
THE JOLLY SIX.

The first dance of the series to be given
during the season by the 'Jolly Six, !.
took place at the Union Opera House
Thursday evening. The hall presented
scene of the greatest brilliancy rs the six
ty or more couples, headed by L.. r.
Brown and Miss Virginia Dyer, circled
the hall in a grand march. Given's Or
chestra furnished the liveliest kind OF
music, and there were many very enjoy
able fancy dance orders. The various
comm ittees wore very handsome bad ges,
and these committees were made up of
W. Seaford. Fred Harrington, Harry
Goss, Charles Jenney, L. P. Brown and
Dan Mcfarland. Quite number were
in attendance from the city.
EPIDEMIC OF WHOOPING COUGH.
There is an epidemic of whooping
cough of no small proportions among the
scholars of the School street primary;
dot alone among the scholars, but the
teachers as well, for Miss Bessie Brough-
ton has been obliged to give up her
school, and the scholars are packed in
Miss Lou Knights room to the number
of sixty or more.
ACCIDENT AT THE MORTAR BAT
Terry.
Quite a serious accident occurred at tn o
mortar battery near Fort Preble, yester-
day morning about O'Clock. Mr.. Free
man, the contractor, was attempting TO
land to the lotion of the pit one of the
large iron circles on which the mortar
turns, when tho chain ported, causing
the rails of the track to spread, and the
car went down a steep grade for dis
tance of several feet at a break-neok pace.
1t struck pell nell against the concrete
and the circle was broken in just three
pieces. Mr.. Freeman has had hard luck
with his contract, at the best, and it is
unfortunate that this should be added to
til e chapter of accidents.
FOOT BALL.
The South Portland foot ball team ara
showing up we'll this season and their
practice games with the Portland Ath-
letics are doing both teams much good.
These games were begun few evenings
since, and will be continued for some
time yet on the Athletics grounds in the
city.
BADLY BITTEN HORSE.
A fine horse belonging to j. 81. Ed.
wards was badly bitten by his stable
companion on Thursday last. The in
jured horse is sight to behold, for from
the head to the rump the hair in many
spots was taken off to the very flesh.
Bumps have forme along the horses side,
and that he looks very much the worse
for the unprovoked assault made upon
him goes for the saying.
A BLAZE IN KNIGHTVILLE.
About $50 O'Clock p. m. Thursday ev-
ening Just as Mr.. r. P. Shanning was
about to close his store, corner and
Main streets in Knightville. the lamp
which hangs in the window dropped, the
glass broke and the oil poured over the
raised platform and ignited into the live
lest kind of blaze. Near the window
was q wooden frame on which two or
three dozen metallic coffee pots set, and
the wood Immediately took fra and the
heat melted the pots. Mr.. Shanning was
fortunate enough to conf1ne the fire to
this particular place and the destruction
of the coffeepots was his main loss.
Mrs. Wallace, Miss Mosher and Miss
Mary e. Thompson returned home, by
way of Bath, from their sea trip Thurs
day evening. Capt. and Mrs. Wallace
expeut to leave on another trip some time
next week.
The AUDITORS on East High street. DR..
Lowell, Fred Hartford and Fred Orr
among the number, are pushing the work
on the new sewer on the street.
At the postofice letters are now adver-
tised for the following: Mrs. John Il.