The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-02-25
SOUTH PORTLAND.

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Army:
Private Stanley ". Hubbard. . South
Portland 10y who enlisted In the Hos
pital Corps of the Regular Army. has
written several letters tn friend In the
village and thess extracts will be Of intsr'
est to his many friends hera
The first letter was dated Jan. 30 and
was written on the Bahamas, on the way
from Savannah, Ga, while on the trans
port Chester with the sist Michigan Vol.
unteer Infantry. He writes; There are
fourteen hundred men. two hundred
mules and thirty horses on board besides
all the supplies. and the "a was % rough
that the load Of supplies on the super
structure troks loose, killing three mules
which were washed overheard with tents,
cots and supplies. We are bound for. Santa
Clara which Is said to be Q beautiful
place and very high land. Frank Camp
bell is with ms and joins in sending re-
CARDS to South Portland friends"
Under dates Of Feb. - and IS. Rodrigo,
Santa Clara Dc Cuba, Private Hubbard
VT ites;
"Ths scenery In going up the rives to
Cienfuegas il simply grand. Tho trees
and buildings are very pretty. We are
now in Rodrigo twelve miles from the
northeren coast Rodrigo was q Spanish
town captured, and recaptured until IL is
now q Cuban town. 1t hiss five block
houses and IL surrounded by trenches and
barbed wire. The block houses and what
few buildings there are In 1t are riidled
with both Cuban lead bullets and Spanish
M,user's. All around tho town are skel'
etons Of men and children that were shot
or their heads cut on with machetes and
the flesh eaten up BY buzzard's We leave
today Feb la, for Amaro a little town
that once was but IL no more. II, was
burned by Cubans 10 keep 1t from the
hands Of the Spaninrds. When We get to
Amaro. 1t will be much better as IL was
once winter resort and watering place,
so must be very healthful. 1t seems
strange to be right among cocoanuts
oranges, lemons and banana orchards.
am feeling we'll Notwithstanding the
heat and guess most Of the regiment 10
the same"
Amaru, Feb. l5-"we are now In the
ruined TOW Of Amaro. 1t is very pref
ty but awful lonesome, but healthy,
There are lots Of small towns around here
but have not had time to visit them yet,
Havana-musr 60 on pass and see them
there only 100 miles from here. The
Cuban's let US soldiers ride free and when
they see o Red Cross they doff their hats
and push the good thing along by salut.
ing back. guess they think We are all
priests
THE FIRST TENS" MUSICAL EN-
PREPAYMENT.
The musical entertainment by the
First Ten" wilirbe given at the Union
Opera house this evening, and the follow
Ing ieligh fui programme will be rem
dered:
Musical Selection,
aides Ouartette. The Brookiet
Cornet Solo The Palms. Ira N. Davis
NJ usioai Selection, Mandolin Club
Vocal Decentralization Boat Song,
Misses Elliott and Davis
Baritone Solo-The Valley by the Sea-
j. A. willey
Vocal Solo-Sslected,
Mary T. Thompson
Violin Solo, Miss Daisy Spear
Baritone Solo-The Bandolero.
Fred A. knight
(By request.)
Mandoli q uartette,
Misses Merriman, Pierce and Willard
Mr.. +. 7 Brooks is now improving
slowly.
Miss Laura Hutchinson of Ssbsgo Lake,
is the guest of NJ l.. Brooks No. 81
Stanford street.
MIR. Geo. +. Henley. principal of the
grammar school, 10 confined to his home
by sickness.
beth electrics, is improving and WAS able
to be about yesterday.
Grace Ames. corner Free and Pleasant
streets, is down with the scarie fever.
Az the pool tournament Thursday even
ing the games resu ted rs follows: Dyer,
rs, Dodge so; Smart rs, Dodge Sc;
Doughty 75, Hinckly AZ; Hartford 6S,
IA ersey so.
Things are pretty we'll thawed out at
the marine railway and the Willard Is
almost ready to be taken off. She IL wait
ing for her wheel from the Portland Com
pany's works.
The Republican committee had an in
formal meeting Thursday evening and
looked over tho political field. Fences
seem to be in good condition and a ticket
will be nominated worthy OF the support
of every member Of the party.
WORK OF THE LEGISLATURE.
On Wednesday March !. the committee
on towns will give hearing In Augusta
in the matter of the incorporation Of VIII
lard. the annexation of Willard to Cape
Elizabeth. and the annexation of South
Portland to the city of Por tland. Hon.
A. III. spear of Rockland Will look after
south Portland's interest and Oppose the
Willard people who will be represented
by Hon. Charles +. LIBBY ana Lawyer
Meaber. Capt. b. f. Woodbury. is also
In Augusta looking after Wizards inter-
est