The Portland daily press., 1900-07-30

SOUTH PORTLAND.

The South Portland Hose company has
lust received a handsome new hose cart
cart Is being fitted with nickel plated
ratings all around and viii be q great
addition to the tine apparatus now owned
by this company The company also re-
ceived the new Siamese couplings .Satur-
day afternoon and, with the 500 feet of
new hose recently purchased from the
Portland Fire Department, are we'll
equipped to fight fires.
A little girl had a narrow escape from a
serious injury on the terry boat which
left the Ferry side at $40 Saturday night
Children have been In the habit Of rid
ing down the slip on their bicycles and
! jumping off when reaching the end, to
watch the boat go out. Two little girls,
about s years old, rode down the slip on
their wheels, one a little in advance Of
the other. The one ahead dismountsd
and did not get out of the way in time
to give the other a chance to pass on to
the boat. The second girl turned her
wheel quick to avoid a collision and
shot between the end of the slip and the
iron post that supports the gates on the
boat, a narrow place a little over a foot
wide. The girl was thrown and in going
over caught her hand b3tWesn the front
wheel and the fork, pulling the wheel
over on to her. Andrew Skinner the
clerk of the boat, ran to her assistance,
and with help extricated her from her
| painful position. The child was badly
frightened, but aside from several
bruised fingers, was otherwise unin1ured
The Misses e. Estelle and Maude Peters
and Mrs. T.. j. Caine, all of Roxbury,
Mass, who have been passing the past
three weeks at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
J. w. Barbour at Willard, leave on the
boat tonight for home.
DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS THURSDAY.
The joint caucus of the Democrats of
South Portland and Cape Elizabeth to
nominate a candidate for representative
to the legislature, viii be held next
Thursday evening at the Knightville
hose house instead of the date erroneous
" reported.
SEWER BIDS.
The bids for the Stanford street sewer
received by the committee on sewers are
as follows: John W. CULVER, 50, 500;
| John Flanagan, So 300; John Richard
award viii be announced at the meeting
of the Aldermen Wednesday evening,
August S.
The members OF the Myrtle Assembly,
Pytian SisterhOod, held their annual
picnic at Walton's Grove near Cape
Cottage, Friday. There was a large at
tendance and all had a very enjoyable
time. Basket lunches were taken and
fine fish chowder was served by the
members at noon
Mr. and Mrs Joseph F. Chaplin en-
tertalned the members OF the First NJ. B |
church choir and other friends at their
pleasant home at Long Greek last Friday
evening. Ice cream and refreshments
were served.
PLEASANTDALE.
Master Leon JefTers entertained some
of his young friends at party Friday
afternoon in honor Of his eighth birth
day. Games were played and refresh
ments served by the young hosts sisters.
At a late hour the young people dis
persed with many wishes for a long and
happy life for Master Leon.
Miss Laura Richardson is taking
short vacation from her duties at Kings
in Portland.
Mrs. Thomas and Miss Gladys o Don
nell have returned from a pleasant visit
with relatives in the west.
The weekly rehearsal of the First Me-
thOdist Episcopal church choir, was held
by invitation, at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph i Chaplin at Long Greek.
At the business meeting the Old board
of officers were unanimously reelected.
Leader, Mr.. j E. Chaplin; Organist, Mrs
Chaplin; assistant, Miss Ethel Fullerton
secretary and treasurer, Mrs. A. j. Cash
The music was looked at for the coming
week ana the anthems were given much
thought. Mr.. and Mrs. Chaplin are
capital entertainers and the evening was |
pleasantly spent by all present. The cleo |
trio light plant on the premises, made by
the host was visited and its intricate
mysteries explained Refreshments were |
served by Mrs. Chaplin and her mother,
Mrs. Charles Tricky, and one young |
woman considered it a great honor to |
use a spoon over a hundred years old. 1t /
was close TO midnight when the happy
party left for home with three rousing
cheers for their entertainers, having |
spent an evening long to be remembered, |
The many friends Of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred /
O'Donnell Miss Annie Hughes) of Port |
land. ara sympathizing deeply with them
in the death of their little daughter
Hazel. Both Mr., and Mrs, O'Donnell |
are natives here and words of sympathy |
are heard on all 81 les for them.
Miss Mabel Leighton and Miss Iillie |
leighton have returned to their home I
in West Cumberland after a pleasant Wis
it with their aunt, Mrs. j. O. Mount |
fort, on Brown street.
Mrs. Samuel Latham and Master Ar
thur Latham of Bramble street, and Mrs. |
Howard Latham, Chestnut street, are in
Gray for some time as guests of Mrs Ag-
mes Latham,
Mrs. Frank Latham and Mr.. Stanley
have returned to Maiden, Mass, after a |
visit with relatives here
CRAZY MAN WITH PISTOL.
"a o,.so T,,Ixv 90 - (v,.1od ~, $40. |