The Portland daily press., 1898-10-04
SOUTH PORTLAND.
Severe Accident to Twelve Year Old Boy
Saturday.

Saturday.
Saturday afternoon, about O'Clock,
twelve year old boy, by the name OF
Malone, who lives on Shawmut street.
fell from nay cart in the field of Peter
Pratt, on Pine street, and dislocated and
broke his left arm near the elbow joint.
DR.. Syphers was called and, assisted by
DR.. Lowell set tho bones. The fracture
was decidedly bad one.
Wires for electric lights have been
stretched along the Portland bridge by
the Cape Elizabeth electric car company
SO that work on the new bridge may be
pushed by night as we'll as by day.
A few yachts have been hauled up for
the winter at the foot of street ID
Knightville and among them is the steam
yacht Maitland.
The quarterly conference of the Knight
Vile Methodist church will meet Friday
evening next 7.30 p. m. The presiding
elder, Rev. e. O. Thayer will be present.
The Sunbeam Society will meet at the
parsonage Saturday at 2.SO p. m.
The Goodwill Circle will mset with
Mrs. Rachel Shannon, B street, Wednes-
day afternoon.
Rev. and Mrs. Ford have returned
from visit in Harpswell, where they
were the guests of Capt. Jacob Pinkham.
Among the recent recruits at the mill
tary posts in our midst is Private WEIGH,
who was one of Roosevelt's Rough
NJ rti nj in the
campaign at Santiago, but was on de-
tached service in care of the horses.
Mrs. L. 8. Arey has returned from a
short trip to Cum berland.
The "Jolly Six" will give grand ball
at the Union Opera Houss Oct Is, and a
good time is in store for everybody who
attends.
Mr.. and Mrs. DR.. Brown returned Sat-
urday from visit in Bethel.
Miss Lena Hinkley has commenced a
Ecourse of study at Shaw's business Col
lege in the city.
Mrs. s. W. Pierce accompanied Mrs. G.
A. Studley on visit to Boston.
DR.. Syphers has moved into his new
house, and yesterday began work on
new barn adjoining the house.
| Revival meetings to be conducted by
the pastor will be held by each night this
week, Saturday excepted, at the Peoples
Methodist church. Thursday evening
the Epworth League will hold business
| meeting and special rally with roll call.
The Ladies circle will meet with Mrs.
Jennie Upton, Front street on Thursday
afternoon.
Mr.. Geo. Cole of Quincy, Mass, visited
friends in the village on Sunday and re-
turned to Boston last evening.
A. V. Cole and X. NJ. Cole went to
Mechanic Falls yesterday to attend the
funeral of Mrs Brigham.
S. L. Pettingfll has returned from his
vacation. and is at his old post of duty at
Wilson's drug store.
..The Island Belle which has been UNI
6ergoing thorough repairs, left the Ma
rine railway yesterday.
@. M. Hartford has gone on an SIX
tended business trip to Boston. He left
on last nights boat.
THE SOCIAL CLUB.
The Social club met Saturday evening
at the home of Evelyn Harrington, Pine
street. and chose The following officers
for the ensuing six months: President,
Emily Willard; vice. president, Evelyn
Harrington; treasurer, Nina Griggs;
secretary, Julia Skinner; editor, Florence
Small banquet was served and the
rooms were decorated in red, white and
blue, with the national colors festooned
along the walls. There was music, in
strumental and vocal, and notable
Feature of the evenings entertainment
was the reading of the Knocking Bird, "
paper gotten up by the members of the
club. Those present were Emily Willard,
tElya and Ethel Merriman, Florence
Small, Isabel Pierce. Nina Griggs, Lottie
and Julia Skinner, May and Belle Walton.
The next meeting of the club will be at
the home of Florence Small, Stanford
street, Saturday evening next.
CAPERS OF A CRANK.
The crank who has mania for terror
izing school children made his appearance
yesterday noon by the old grain house
near the gravel pit, not far from Meeting
House hill. Just as two school girls were
passing this spot, on their way home at
the noon day recess. they were frightened
by the sudden appearance of this demented
individual. who jumped out suddenly to
the middle of the road and after giving
the girls good fright retired to his old
haunts back of the gravel pit. In the alb
sence of police officers, 1t might be well to
organize sort Of vigilance committee and
search the woods, etc., with a view of
expelling the tramps who are infesting
certain sections Of the town.
Miss May Mortimer of Cape Elizabeth
is visiting her brother, E. J. Mariner of
Berlin, N. FL.
PLEASANTDALE.
| Miss Edna Lamont passed Saturday in
Brunswick, the guest of Miss Edith Nash.
Mrs. E. E. Proctor, who has been pas
sing some weeks with Mrs. Z. Fl. Mars