The Portland daily press., 1900-09-20
Frost Has Reached This
Section.
Pleasantdale Notes of General
Interest.

Seaman were present.
An order for $500 for school work was
given its final passage.
A committee composed of Aldermen
Jordan, Ttlton and Willard was appointed
to draft resolutions on the death of the
late Stephen Scamman, a member of the
board of assessors, and report the same
at the next meeting.
Alderman Small, chairman of the COM
mittee appointed to purchase the neces-
sary land and building for an aims house,
presented a minority report which was
accepted, and an order appropr1ating
$4,000 from the contingent fund and $500
to be received from Mr. Anthoine for the
purchase OF the Harrington estate at
Town House corner to be used as an aims
house. The order was given its first read
ing This lot contains about 10 acres of
land.
Adjourned to Saturday evening, Octo-
Der g. A nesting of the committees to
approve bills will be held Wednesday eve
ming, October 3.
A petition has been forwarded to the
postotfice department. at Washington ask
ing for the establishment of post Off ce
at Pond Cove
I. Mrs. John Il. Young, who has been Wis
iting her sister at Saeo, has returned to
her home on Main street, Knightville.
The first frost of the season visited thi s
section Tuesdaysnight as some of the
gardens yesterday bore ample evidence.
Track master Cookson of the Cape cleo
trio road has had his crew at work fix
ing up the tracks and switches for win
ter The guard rail at BradIe5s Corner
which was too high, has been lowered and
improvements made all along the line.
The closed cars are being overh aulsd and
number of the extra men are being laid
off and the regular men are taking their
turns at.vacation. This seasons business
has been the largest In the history of the
road and SO systematic has the line been
run and managed that no serious acci-
dent has occurred.
Motorman John Lombard of the South
Portland line, is enjoying two weeks
vacation.
ABUNDANCE OF SQUASHES.
The farmers on the Cape shore have no
cause of complaint of the yield Of apples
and squasncs this season, which has been
large even to abundance. For the past
week or more large wagons loaded with
marrow squashes for shipment have been
crossing tho Portland bridge and this Is
little unusual, for all such squashes have
generally been purchased by such firms
as Twitohell, Champlin Co., for canning
purposes, leaving only the green ones
for shipment. The crops Of "Hubbards''
Is also big and yesterday Mr.. Waterhouse
OF Town House Corner displayed large,
handsome one which he viii keep for
seed saying that he alone expected ''to
store not less than forty tons Of Hubbard
squashes for the winter.
@. A. Studley viii soon commence the
erection of a fine residence on Pleasant
street, opposite the school building
Mr.. and Mrs w. S. Small, Mr.. and
Mrs. w r. Spear and Mrs. A. e. Dyer
paid a recent visit to Mrs Campbell in
Limerick.
"Tsmple Hal" was being carefully
rubbed down yesterday, preparatory for
the big race at Scarboro today which is
bound to take place, provided, of course,
Lucky Roy is sent to the wire.
N. E. Gordon left for Eastport Monday
and is expected home the last of the week.
Mr.. Spencer, clerk at Wilson'S drug
store, is spending his vacation at Fair
field, the home of his wife's relatives.
A salute of IA guns was fired yesterday
at Forts PrebIe and Williams in honor of
the arrival Of the Department Command
or, Gen. John r. Brooke.
FUNERAL OF STEPHEN SCAMMON. !
Funeral services for stephen Scammon
were held yesterday afternoon at O'CLOCK
from the family home on Scammon
street and were largely attended by
neighbors, friends and delegations from
the various fraternaI societies OF which he
was a member. Hiram Lodge OF Masons
was present in a body and performed
the masonic rites after the regular relig- /
ious services had been conducted by Rev
Mr.. Nickerson, pastor of the Congrega-
tional church. The pall bearers were
Thomas b. Haskell, Albert D. Boyd, |
Horace f. Davis and Quincy Jordan
There was handsome floral tribute in
oludiDg square and compass from Hiram
Lodge white roses from Longfellow
Chapter, Eastern Star, and various other
pieces from family. societies and friends.
The city offices were closed yesterday
afternoon and Grape hung on the outsids
door in respect to the late Stephen Scam
mon, Of the poard of assessors
Schools in the city were closed yester-
day to allow the children to attend the
Scarboro and Cape Elizabeth fair at
Pleasant Hill.