The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-09-18


The percentages OF registration, II OF
any significance, speak for themselves.
X. M. Cole and william Studiey are
enjoying weeks outing at the Range
ley lakes
The scarboro and Cape Eliz abeth fair
occurs on Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday Of this week.
Mrs. Edward Dsering is repo rted TO
be quits Ill at her home on Broadway. 4
Henry Kennison, who ran the first reg
ular car on the Cape electric road and has
been employed as motorman ever SINCE
has left the road to accept position as
foreman Of the Nashua Iron and Steel
Works at Nashua, N. IL.
The ID. o. q. society. to the number
of about 90. had picnic at MitcRelrs
Saturday afternoon.
MIR. A. V. Cole of Sawyer street Is Wis.,
iting relatives at Hartford, Maine.
The funeral of Miss Maggie Hopkins
took place Sunday aftsrnoon from her
late residence, g street. Knishtville.
William Richardson, wife and children,
are visiting In Massachusetts,.
MIS-. Thomas O'Neil Is entertaining
company at her home on Summer street.
Lester Q. Evans, son OF OsmaD g.
Evans Of A street, Knightville, left Sat
urday for Brunswick, where he is to enter
in freshman class of Bowdoin college.
Frank Hayden. a student at Bowdoin
college. who has been spending his vaca-
tion at the home of George III. Stanwood.
Esq, left Saturday for Brunswick.
PLEAsANTDALE.
Mr.. George III. Stanwood and nephew,
b. Frank Hayden. and MIR. and Mrs.
Frank q. Nutter of Evana street. have
been In attendance at Gray tall the past
week.
MIR. Ernest l.. Mountfort of Brown
street hiss returned from Rochester, where
he has been attending the fair.
Miss Bertha Lombard has returned to
her home in Hiram after visit at the
home Of her brother, DR.. l.. S. Lombard
on Summer street
Mr.. Thomas Davis has moved his fami-
ly from Ligonia to A lentown, Pa. ,whers
he has eesured position In the Rolling
Mills.
Mrs. Fred W. Jordan is spending some
time as the guest Of her sister. Mrs.
Charles Cole (Miss Lizzie woods) at Var
mouth. Mrs. Jordan's many friends are
pleased that she is recovering SO nicely
after her severe illness.
Letters received from Mr.. Charles S.
Richardson. who Is in Spokane, WASH,
speak In tae highest terms of the scenery
and people of the Vest "Charlie" is in
the best of health and enjoying himself
immensely.
Miss Annie Bimson of LigoniA has
entered the Butler school in Portland as
her parents will shortly remove to the
city.
Miss Ethel Dyer, class OF 80, ). p. II.
s., VIII enter Shaw's business college for
a course ON Monday.
OF the class leaving Evans Street school
those of the upper neighborhood win at
tend various schools Ingomar Flynn
will enter Gray's Business college the first
OF October; Miss Bessie Shorey Is attend
ing 5. P. II. s., together with Msssrs.
Carroll Carter and Arthur Small and
Frank Taylor Will attend Grammar
school q year before going to business
college.
burglars are dangerous articles to find
In your home, and. as rule. may be
persuaded to leave, but an experience one
of our well known families In the vicini-
ty of the Depot leads us to change our
opinion. On the night in question, the
mistress and master Of the house were
about to 60 upstairs for the night, when
on entering the front hall black and
white object YVES espied. Thinking 1t was
a neighbours dog, the lady went toward
1t when to her horror she discovered 1t to
be "Mephitis Americana" otherwise
called skunk. Needless to relate the I'M
welcome intruder was dispatched with
all possible haste but his presence will be
for some time to come.
Mrs. Frank Libby was in attendance at
the Gorham fair on Thursday.
Miss Elizabeth Taylor of Evans street
friend from Machiasport
during the past week.
The special meetings held at the First
NJ. 6. church last weak was well at
tended and considerable interest mani
tested. The pastor. Rev. F. A. Lsitch,
is conducting the services and each even
ing delivered very powerful and inter-
esting lecture. Tuesday night, the beauti-
full story OF Lazarus was read and lesson
drawn showing the way the story may
refer to us in q spiritual sense. The
Wednesday and Thursday evening services
were very helpful as was that Of Frid ay,
the lesson being that of the '.Irial of
Christ" showing how the people OF the
world. by the indifference shown. are
daily trying an oondemning the Saviour
TO death. Sunday night was rally Sun