The Portland daily press., 1899-09-29
SOUTH PORTLAND.
STANLEY W. HUBBARD SENDS
BRIEF MESSAGES FROM PLACE
TAS. CUBA.
TAS, CUBA


TAS, CUBA.
Private Stanley w. Hubbard of the
Hospital { orps of the u. S. Army. sends
letter dated Placstas, Cuba, Sept. 10,
and his many friends here are glad to
hear from him. He writes:
81 am feeling much improved In health
but am still quite lame. Our new hos
pital Is just like the other one that was
destroyed by lire with the exception of q
piazza in front. 1t is very cool and well
ventilated from top to bottom. The
young man that was killed In Havana
from falling of house was not soldier,
but worked for while In tho govern
ment pack trains. When he was killed he
was working at his trade as carpenter.
'fYou know In all regiments they have
civilians to do the packing and also dri-
vers for the wagon trains. The drivers
get $40 month and psckers get $50 and
board, but get no clothing, and II one OF
them Is injured In battle or otherwise in
the line of duty ne gets no pension and
If he Is sick they take so cents a day out
of his pay for every day he Is in the hos
pital In the Philippines they are pay
ing Just double the amount and have
hard work to get men at that"
VAILLANCOURT-RREMON.
Mr. Mortimer N. B-smon of Willsrd,
and Miss Florence Vaillancourt of Town
House Corner were united in marriage
Wednesday evening at ths baptist
church, Town House Corner. Rev. Will
liam L. Nickerson, the pastor, officiate>11
Mr.. Q. Eugene Bremon, brother of
the groom, and Mrs. Bremon stood up
with the couple. The church was filled
with the friends of the two happy parties.
After the wedding ceremony u reception
was held at the home of the brides faith
or. MIR. CUISINE Vaillancourt, Main street,
. and banquet was served to quite a
number of friends. After a honeymoon
Mr.. and Mrs. Bremon will board with
the lattsr's mother. Mrs. A. A. Bremon,
on the Mitchell road, Willard. Albert
Brown and larry Bogg, with few Will
lard friends, have gone TO New York to
attend tn 9 Dewey celebration.
HoMING NIGHT FOR BAYARD
LODGE, K. P.
At its meeting last evening Bayard
Lodge, x. of p. appointed committee
to make arrangements for what is to be
known as "Homing Night" which win
be Thursday. Oct 5. 1t was thought
that it would be an excellent thing to get
all the members together once year, at
least, to keep alive the fraternal spirit
of comradeship So next week every
member is expected TO sbe present. and
II anyone Ia unable to do SO, letter will
be looked for, so that all shall be rep
resented in some way. A grand good
time is bound to take place, and the COM
mittee will do everything in their power
to make the affair q browning success of
the years society events.
Mrs. G. W. Griffin and family are spend
ing few days at Long Island.
Quincy Dyer was out yesterday on one
of his fishing trips. and the stock of fish
on hand today is bound to be materially
increased.
Mrs. George F. Henley, Mrs. Edward
Dyer and Mrs. Joseph K. Jones are at
Brunswick as delegates from Myrtle as
sembiy. to the grand lodge. Pythian Sis
terhood, now In session.
Nathan freeman, prominent citizen
of Providence. r. l., Is a guest OF
Greedy ii. Dyer at South Portland
Heights.
Mrs. George Driscos of Providence, X.
l.. is visiting her brother. Capt Austin
r. Skinner of Pine street. South Port
land.
e. W. Mapes is moving from School to
Preble street, South Portland.
The remains OF Mrs. Keegan, who died
q South Portland last Tuesday. were
taken to Lewiston yesterday for burial.
Mrs. Buzzell of Front street Is visiting
in Fryeburg for few days.
Miss Apphia Crowell u South Port
land has been entertained Miss Clara
Leavitt Rogers on Elm streN
] There Ia &c be babies reception at
Union Opera House Lext Saturday aftsr-
noon. under the supervision of the East