The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-10-25
SOUTH PORTLAND.
Smash Up on Portland Bridge Yesterday
Morning.

About quarter to seven O'Clock yester-
day morning there was smash up on
Portland bridge. John Guyer's children
a girl about 10 years old and her younger
brother, were returning from the city hav.
ing driven their father to his place of
business in the hat factory. AS they were
crossing the bridge the horse and buggy
which they were driving was run into by
sydney Shaw's heavy baggage wagonnand
the shafts of the buggy were broken. the
fender smashed and things generally upset.
Fortunately the children escaped without
injuries.
Stringers were being placed on tie new
bridge OF the Cape Elizabeth electrics
yesterday and the work of laying rails
will soon begin.
The furniture which was ordered from
Michigan by the Thos. P. Beals COM
pany of the city for school room No. in
Pleasantdale has arrived, and Superin-
tendent Pickett was yesterday engaged in
used for the overflow Of scholars from
neighboring schools. The room in the
Hose Company house is all ready for occu-
pancy, and the school there when in full
blast will relieve the crowded condition
of things at the School street primary.
The committee are to be commended for
heir prompt action in these matters.
| A series of revival meetings will be held
each evening OF 80 o'clock this week at
the Knightyille Methodist church. The
initial Meeting, last night, was we'll at
tended andwas presided over by Rev. j.
r. Clifford of Woodfords.
The next meeting of the Sunbeam soci-
ETY. will be held Saturday at 3 p. m.
Officers for the ensuing term will be
elected.
The usual meeting of the Goodwill cir
ole will not be held the present week.
hunting trip around Norway and other
points in that section of the State.
Saturday evening Miss Nina Griggs en-
| tertained the mem bers of the Social Club.
Cakes and cocoa were served and a fine
time was enjoyed by ALL The next meet
l
Pine street.
| The Ladies' Circle of the Peoples Metho-
dist church will meet Wednesday next,
instead of Thursday, with Mrs. Bowen,
Broadway.
| There will be cottage prayer meeting,
| Wednesday evening. at the residence of
Capt. and Mrs. York, Sawyer street.
| Nanley Mcfarland has been appointed
| administrator of the estate of Mary J..
Burnham, late of South Portland.
| Bayard Lodge, No. A, will work the
second degree, Thursday evening, and a
full attendance of members is requested.
| One week from Thursday evening the
Past Chancellor's association will meet at
Bayard Lodgde and special entertain
ment is being prepared for the occasion.
The committee in charge are W. E. Allen,
L. s. Arey, Chas. l.. Bennett.
| The ladies of the Universalist society
will meet this afternoon at the home oil
Mrs. johnson, High street.
| On Friday afternoon from to O'Clock
the Samaritans will have their jug meet
| ing. 1t will be remem bered that year
ago last September, each member was
requested to set to work collecting money
in jug and at the meeting just an
nounced the contents of each jug will be
disclosed. Cake and cocoa will be served.
| Thomas B. Haskell of the board of Sc.
lectmen and wife, have been enjoying g
trip to New ork.
| There will be game of baseball or
| : aturdey next between the Deeripg High
school nine and the South Port lands.
| The game will be played on the South
Portland grounds.
Mr.. A. P. Bartlett, has moved with
his family from G to B street
| Mrs. c. 81. Mesks has returned from 6
visit to relatives in Taunton Mass.
| Mr.. H.. B. Best has moved his family
! to Boston.
DEATH OF JOHN BICKFORD LANK
Mrs. Margaret Chandler of Broadway
has received news of the death of her sor
John Bickford Lank, who died in Bos
ton, Thursday last He was about 2;
years old and had lived in Portland the
greater part of his life. He left the city
about five years ago and since then has
resided in Boston. He was a mason by
trade and well-known in the village
| His wife survives him. He leaves nc
children.
James Gavitt, Sawyer and Front street,
is quite sick with typhoid fever
| Miss Ida Trefethen is entertaining her
cousin, Miss Martha Sterling of Peaks
island.
BOWLING TOURNAMENT PRIZES.
| In the bowling tournament now in
progress at Trefethen's alleys, Manager
Trefethen has offered prizes valued at
$50, as follows: First team, $40; second
team, So; highest single string, SIS; high.
est three consecutive strings, $40; best in
diyidual average throughout tournament
lat least IL games), S.. The amounts
of money mentioned are intended TIC
pure base any articles of this value that
| the winners may select.
| PLEASANTDALE.
Mr. Henry White and wife have re-
turned to their home in South Boston
| after being the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Judson Wass, Chapel street.
| Mr.. and Mrs. W. L. Ballard of Spruce
Giro of Portland have been the onacts -.