The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-04-20

Fast Day Observed BY suspsn.
sion OF Business.
Delightful Reception OF AzaIIa ciub IN
Pieassntdale.

Delightful Reception OF AzaIia ciub An
Pissssntdale.
There was . general ohssrvanee Of Fast
day here yesterday By ths suspenaion Of
business, most OF the shores bsing oiossd
at ten o'clock In the morning.
No union services wsre held In any Of
The churches and the psepie for the most
part made ths day ons of rsorsstion. The
heavy rain Of tie night before intsrfsrsd
somewhat with picnies. ETC., and the So
oiai club were obliged TO abandon their
"fsld day."
weather Of the afternoon, many from
Portland visited vantage points on the
Cape shore and 10 accommodate the
crowds the Cape Elizabeth railroad for
the first time In the season run their
open summer cars nnd despatched oars
over Meeting House hill leaving Portland
every half hour.
ACCIDENT TO MAJOR sEYFO RID.
Msjor seyford while unioading dory
Al Trott's wharf met with an accident
which will keep him In the houss for .
few days. A piece Of wood struok him
heavily In the back, innictiag severe
pain.
There are signs Of approaching sum-
msr. Warrington Taylor yesterday
launched his sloop from Brimstons Point
and others are getting ready to initiate
his example.
Mrs.. Charles Deerine, widow Of the late
Capt Dssring. who lives In Boston.
owns some twenty-five acres Of the Deer
ing homestead on the Middle road, and
she has employed Grew Of men the past
winter stripping the place Of its heavy
growth Of timber. BESIDES the logs Of
huge growth that are daily hauled across
Portland bridge 70 the city saw mills.
vast amount Of fine IRE wood has been
made which the oversesr, Mr.. Robert
Miller, 10 selling % moderate prioes.
| a rough estimate places the amount Of
grain saved from the Californian By the
Cape shore psoEls. ct 1900 bushels. The
distribu tion Of practically free wheat
among the hens and CATTLE Of the two
towns seems to have psrciptibly affected
the sale Of feed at the local grain stores.
Miss Edith Soule, Who has gone to
Lakeside, ". j., ~ nurse for Mrs.
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/ TO the few surviving soldiers. yet they
have bsen 20 frugal with their little
allowance that the city authorities saw
and improved this one chance for re.
trsnehmsnt.
The city ASSESSORS this year appear to be
making speciality OF household fur
niture In their efforts to bring down tn Q
tsx-rases ana some pretty ancient brloA-
brao IL being appraieed By them to exoef