The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-05-04
SOUTH PORTLAND.
Nortars Are Being Placed In the New
Battery.

Now that favorable weather has come,
work in good earnest has begun on the
new mortar battery at Fort Preble and
the whole command mas been turned out
There is a lot of hard work ahead before
final completion of the battery, but early
fall will probably see goodly number of
the laundering monsters ready for action.
John Jordan and a crew of eight mon
who have been working on the fortified.
lions near Preble, have been temporarily
detached for d job at Diamond island
They started yesterday morning from
the Fort beach In a dory for the island,
but the wind was so strong, they were
driven lack and later awaited themselves
of the steamer from Portland.
Capt. Cloudy of the sloop Mildred has
moved to his home on jefferson ptpeeA
Mrs, Jameson Of Friendship is visit
ing her sister, Mrs. N. +. 1refethen on
West High street.
Mrs. Fannie LittIejohn Is moving from
East High street to the Haskell house On
Sawyer street.
John V. Smith, Front street, has re-
sumei work with the William Spear Co.
Robert Burnett of West High street,
met with bad accident Monday after
noon He is employed at the bicycle fac
tory and while engaged in cleaning a BIZ
cycle caught his thumb between the chain
and the sprocket, managing it very bad
ly. He went to a surgeon and had the
wound dressed and is now getting along
very comfortably.
George Nj. Bond of Stetson. who is in
Portland as delegate to the Grand Lodge
of Masons. which is now in session, has
been visiting relatives in South Portland.
Fred L. Harrington contemplates NOV
ing into his house on the corner of Free
and West High street. Mrs. Morton and
family who have been occupying the
house for the past year, have moved into
the house of Mrs. Henrietta Woodbury. on
West High street.
Lester Flagg, engineer on the double
ender Elizabeth City, has purchased a lot
of land on West High street, near the
residence of Capt. James Perkins, upon
which he contemplates erecting fine
residence il the near future.
c. A. Vincent, manager of the South
Portland Co. Operative store, with his
wife, went to Oswego, N. Y. Tuesday,
where they are to make two weeks visit
with relatives.
THE NEW MILITARY COMPANY.
At meeting of the newly organized
military company 1t was UNANIMOUSLY
voted to name the same 1.-The Reynold
Guards in honor of Hon. f. c. Reynolds
the first mayor of South Portland.
The following names were enrolled last
night, Walter Stevens, Warren Merriman,
Clarence O'Neil, jeremiah johnson, II.
+. Goss, fired Hinckley. James Des-
mond, Lincoln McIntiro, VIM. 6. lay,
w. A. Fountain, Walden A. Paige,
Horace Newoomb and Peter Toben.
The company roll is being rapidly filled
and any one who desires to enter the
company should apply at once. The COM
pany formed on for drill and received
their first lesson last night, under the
direction of Captain B. q. MoManus.
PLEASA
Inc people of Pleasantdale received
with delight the new time table announc-
ing the arrival and departure of cars on
the Cash Corner branch OF the Portland
Raj lroad company. The new schedule
suits the patrons of the read exactly. and
they are grateful TO Manager Newman
for the improved service he is giving
them.