The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-12-13

representative OF the E. L. Burrowes
company OF Portland, Is at his home IN
south Portland for the Christmas holi-
days.
Miss Belle Walton of Pine street, South
Portland, won one Of the-prisss in the
literary exercises at North Yarmouth
Academy last Monday evening.
A crew OF men viii soon begin work at
the Two Lights, constructing an addi-
tional tenement Tor the families living
there. Although that light station was
established as long ago as 1897, there has
been no time when the dwellings there
would properly accommodate the keepers
families.
Monday morning the thermometer reg
istered four degrees below zero, and the
following morning 1t was four above.
This is the coolest we have experienced at
the Cape this winter.
A small owl lit on the top OF one OF
Mr.. John Bradford's chimneys, Saturday
afternoon, where he sat and looked wise
at crowd snowballing him from the
street below. AS he showed no dispose
tion to retreat, an effort was set afoot to
capture him alive. A long handle dip net
was procured, and so placed that the
owl, II hit, would fall into 1t. A we'll
aimed ball finally struck him and
tipped him over into the chimney lue.
He soon clawed his way out. and spread
ing his wings, shaped his course for a
quieter roosting place. When last seen he
was perched on the saddis-board Of the
church. He seemed to think that joining
the church would save him from further
persecution, and 1t did.
Mr.. Warren Brown, who for the past
20 years has been In the grocery business
at the well-known George Mountfort
stand, Main street, Knightville, has taken
employment with Charles N. Trefethen
in Portland.
1eorge W. Brown, ESQ.,, real estate
agent and promoter OF Mountain View
Park, has bought the Wing house in
KnightEill, and has q crew OF men en-
ployed draining 1t and making other i'm
provements.
The heating apparatus In the city offices
has been giving trouble ever since started
up this winter, and an engineer from the
city has been and Is engaged making ad-
justments and improvements.
:. The yacht Neckan, which is TO be re-
built at the yards of the Portland Ship
building company, has been cut in two,
and win be heightened about twelve feet.
Ice has formed on Eaton's pond, of
sufficient thickness for skating, but the
surface is what is known as hubby
Geo. Miller and wife, OF Willard, have
gone to Boston for a few days.
Mr.. Lisk started steam in his new
mill at Cushlng's Point yesterday.
PLEASANTDALE.
Miss Lue Hamblin has returned to
Bridgton from being the guest of Miss
Maude Hamilton, Summer street.
The ladies' of Elm street are to hold q
sale OF fancy articles at the home of Mrs.
ohm A. 5. Dyer early next week.
MIR. Elmer Rogers, Chapel street, after
some weeks illness. has returned to his
duties as brakeman on the Is. ~ Nj.
Mrs +. +. Burnham and son Paul,
Elm street, nave returned from berwick.
Mrs. Eugens Palmer, of Palmer street,
has returned from Pine Point, where she
has been attending her mother, who Ia
seriously Ill.
MIR. W. A. Dyer is soon to move hia
family from Summer street to Pearl
street, this city.
air. Forest Lewis, new Elm street, who
has been seriously III, is reported quite
comfortable at present writing.
Miss Carrie waterhouse, Kelsey street,
has entered the employ of Nelson, the
photographer.
The cottage prayer meeting will meet
this Thursday week with Mrs. Daniel
King, Forest avenue.