The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-09-01
An Old Game Tried on Which Failed
to Work.
Boy Loses His Finger in
Lawn Mower.
Merchants Propose an Excursion
TO Windham.

Nfh. Ouarieh 0hrlanu Is dangerously Ill
at her home on Mechanic street.
Mira Cleophas Aube is at the Maine
General hospital, where sho underwent
an operation "Wednesday.
Mrs. Fred Walker OF Cape Elizabeth
and Mrs Alonzo Cook of Boston were
the guests of their brother, Mr.. Alonzc
Libby and family. Wednesday.
Miss Mildred Stevens. who was thrown
from carriage andther right arm broken
while driving In North Adams. where
she is Visiting, is reported as quite con-
Portable. She is expeoted to return HON Q
In few days.
George 4. and Edward II. Snow Of
South birmingham, are visiting their
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Temple H..
Snow, Spring street
The marriage of Miss Marie Liable and
MIR. Fred Lsmieux is to occur early in
Septemb Der.
The Forest street Grammar school
building is being renovated and oleansed
preparatory to the opening of the fall
term of school.
The laying Of the pipes OF the Rochester
street sewer has been completed. The
sewer is /, 100 feet In length and varies
IRON to 10 feet in depth. The work has
been well done in twelve days under the
direction of Street Commissioner Skill
llngs.
Allie Woodside. young son of Mr.. and
Mrs. W. w. Woodside, while playing
with lawn mower Wednesday was dared
by playmate to put his finger inside the
mower. He did so, and the playmate
started the mower. cutting of young
Woodside's middle finger OF the right
hand.
The Misses Annie and Alice smith of
Hiddeford are the guests of City Marshal
Dudley i. Swan and wife.
The New England Telephone company
is at work moving the fire alarm wire
from their main arm to an extended arm
especially for that purpose. They ara
making room for two copper wires which
are to be stretched from this city to
Boston.
The round trip tickets In use on the
Westbrook, Windham ana Naples road
between South Windham and Portland,
via the PORTLAND Railroad company,
are now being used over their roads.
Mr.. John Reynolds of Statewide. r.
l., formerly of this city. is in town visit
ing friends.
Rev. w. b. Whitney is to preach at
the Baptist church Sunday afternoon at
three O'Clock on the subjsct ''Ths SingiI-
canoe of the Cross" At o. m, subject
Serving God or Mammon." Special
music in the aftern DON. Rev. Mr.. Whit
ney win occupy this pulpit only two more
Sundays before he resumes his studies
at the Newton Theological school.
Mr.. Patrick Donnelly, editor of the
Columbia of Portland, a Catholic news
journal. was in the CITY yesterday.
Two we'll dressed young men went into
S. Arenovsky's clothing store, yesterday
afternoon, to buy o neoktie. They were
very particular about What they wanted
and finally said they guessed they could
not trade. One Of them went over 10 a
pile of clothing while the other spied
some suspehders In the rear of tine store
and went to look them over.
While the proprietor of the store was
showing the suspenders. the young man
who remained in the front of the stnre.
folded up pair of pants and would have
succeeded In getting away with them had
not one of the clerks. who was standing
on q chair fixing the lamps discovered
what was going on. As soon as the young
man caught the clerks eye he dropped
the pants and left the store followed by
his ohum. The young men were strang-
ers in ths city.
DIR. George III. Woodman of South
Windham was in the city yesterday after
noon.
The seizure made by Deputy Sheriff
Chute at Joseph Comean's place of busi-
ness. consisted of 80 bottles containing
a quantity of beer, SO bottles containing
a quantity of ale and jug containing a
pint of whiskey.
A point of interest al ong the route of
the Westbrook, Windham g. Naples cleo
trio road Is the tow path running beside
the Presumpscot river commencing In
South Windham and running through
Windham up to the powder mills On
one side Of the path Is the old canal and
on the other at short distance flows the
Presumpscot river on the way to the bay.
The walk is delightful one as there
are trees on either SIDE and at intervals
are numerous shady hooks and places
suitable for picnic parties. The diree-
tors Of the new road are to make an effort
at an early date to have seats placed
among the trees along the tow path, for
the benefit of persons DESTROYS of strolling
through the wooded avenues along the
banks Of the Presumpscot.
WEsTBRooK MERCHANTS DAY.
A number Of the Westbrook merchants
ara talking over the idea OF holding a
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