The Portland daily press., 1899-07-22
SOUTH PORTLAND.

The Universnllst Sunday school and
members Of the parish and their friends
win go on their annual picnic next We'd
nesday. the goth to Underwood Spring,
Falmouth. The oars will leave Portland
two or three times an hour. The picnic
will start from Wilson's drug store. COR
ner Of Sawyer and Front streets at 9.i5
All are invited
Mrs. W. Il. Studlsy and Miss Nellie
MoKeown Of Boothbay have gone to Old
Orchard for week.
A. Z. Skinner returned from Morrill,,
near Belfast, Me. Friday morning.
Geo. Studiey left for Old Orchard yes
terday afternoon.
William Skinner win return home on
Sunday next.
-Ohas. Studley, who has been III for
some time, is improving from day to day
and hopes to be out again before long.
Marcus A. Hanna Of broadway has been
quite i'll during the week.
Mrs. q. W. York, who has been visiting
relatives IN this city for two weeks has
returned to Cambridge
Mrs. Elizabeth Allen, the aged widow
of George Allen of Cape Elizabeth and
whose home lis on what is called the
Middle road. died Of cancer. Wednesday
after long Illness. Mrs. Allen, whose
maiden name was Higgins. has always
resided in Cape Elizabeth and was we'll
known to most OF our people. The funeral
took place from the home of Mrs. Saw
yer ON Meeting House hill, yesterday af-
ternoon.
Joseph Cunning and family of Minne-
sofa are guests at the home of Mrs. Dun
ning's brother, William Emery on Broad
way.
Mrs. Fred Smith. who has been visit
ing in Canada for some weeks, has re-
turned to her home ON Pearl street.
PLEASANTDALE
Miss Myrtle Copp OF Cornish. is the
guest of her friend, Miss Bessie Shorey,
Brown street. for week.
Miss Ethel Fullerton has returned fsom
q months visit in Nova Scotia and
Massachusetts. Misses Gertrude and
Mabel Gardner and Mrs. Aubrey Gardner
of Somervilie accompanied Miss Ethsl
home for few weeks sojourn as guests
Of Mr.. and Mira. L. W. Fullerton.
Miss Florence NJ. Leighton, who has
been visiting her aunt, Mrs. Olymn
Mountfort on Brown street, has gone to
her home at West Cumberland for some
time.
Miss Lizzie Jameson of Portland pent
Wednesday as the guest of her friend.
Mrs. W. ]. Barbrick, Evans street.
Miss Nettie wyiie of Cornish is the
guest of relatives ar the depot for q
vacation.
Master Phil Huntoon of Portland has
been spending some time with school
friends at Cash's Corner.
MIR. Edwin A. Travis Of Maohiasport
was the guest of friends at the Depot
on Tuesday last.
Mrs. Ira NJ. Thompson and Master
Harold and Miss Grace left ON the frank
Jones' Friday. for Machias. where they
will spend the. summer with Mrs. Mary
Thompson and daughters, Miss Carrie
and Miss Winnifred.
Mrs. Gertrude Trott of Cambridge,
Mass !, Is spending the summer with her
sister, Mrs. Linwood Libby on Evans
street.
They hay crop in this vicinity Is very
Hight and in some fields the harvest would
not pay for the cutting. and it is allowed
to go to seed as it began to die at the
roots befora cutting time.
The gardens are doing far better than
waa expected, as the rain was tardy in
coming. Potatoes will be many. but
small, as they have ripened very quickly,
before getting their growth.
biceterriss are very plenty in this
vicinity and une only has to go to the
nearestsspatch of woods or pasture to gath
er plenty OF the luscious fellows. Large
crowds of boys and women are seen daily
vending their way toward the Know
Nothing. as it ia in the woods near that
place that the finest berries are found.
Raspherries are plenty In some localities
and the lockout for blackberrias is very
good. Many of the pasture were burned
over, about two years ago, hence the large
harvested fruit.
LAWN PARTY.
The regular weekly meeting Of the Par
sonage Aid Society of the First Methodist
church of this city was held at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs, William Paine on LIN
coin street, Tuesday evening of this week.
A large number of young people and older
ones as well gathered on the large and
pleasant lawn and with the the light
dresses Of the fairer sex and the dark
background of trees the scene was pref
ty one. Various games were played.
Swings and hammocks were.provided for
shose preferring to be quiet. In the pleas
,,t parlors. music and recitations were
5, joyed by many. Ice cream was served
D. corps Of efficient mattresses and
s,iety reigned supreme until a late hour
Mhen the happy folk departed, wishing
the host and hostess goodnight and thank
ing them for very pleasant evenings
enjoy ment.
4 AS general thing apples will be quite
plentiful this year. Red Astrachans are
failure, but with that exception, the
rest will bs quite good. Beams are very