The Portland daily press., 1900-06-06
Apprehension of Desert
or from Fort Preble.
Personal and other Items Gath
cred from Various Sources.

The closing day exercises at the Second
Grammar school of South Portland of
which Miss Hutchins is principal, assist
ed by Miss Flagg, will occur at 1870 p.
m, Thursday, June a. An interesting
programme has been prepared, Of which
this is q copy:
Song-Our American School, School
A Little Late, Sarah Davidson
My Shadow, Harvey Dyer
Dottie's Ihot, Iva Bowen
Forest Song, Gertrude Doyle
The Stars Ball, Floraine Colt
A Boys Plea, Carol Cummings
Four Sunbeams, Isabelle kinCaid
The Red, White and Blue,
Ernest Dewyea, Chester Knowles, George
The Little Brother, Fannie IIiles
The West Winds Offering, Lucy Baker
Vacation, Blanche Lowell
Only Boy, Garlic Moore
The Children's Hour, Edith Jordan
Song-rhe Brides Ball,
Ernest Dewyea, Ellie Woodsum, Carrie
Paige, Ethel Upton, Chester Knowles.
The Elm Tree, Leah kincaid
Dolly's Photograph, Ethel McCusker
The Discontinued Buttercups,
Ethel Tingley
A Queer Boy, Robert York
June's Roses,
Gertrude Wallace, Ethel McCusker, Anna
Werner, Lucy Dyer, Lizzie Baker,
Leah Kincaid, Mabel Nixon
The Scarecrow, Adelbert Woodbury.
The GrasshoppeI, Pauline Small
King Canute, Clara Woodbury.
What Would You Dor John Woodbury.
The New Bonnet, Leona Nixon
Win and Won {, Ralph Pugsley
Song-Little Miss Sonnet,
Ethel McCusker, Mildred Sawyer
= Mildred Kittredge
Fourth OF July Record, Perley Hamilton
The Travelled Bumblebees,
Mildred Sawyer
The Jolly Old Crow, Harry Mosley
Little Miss Mischief, Myrtle Huston
Song-Bells Sweet Chime, School
APPREHENSION OF A DESERTER.
Frank Jones of South Portland, who
enlisted in-the regular army about year
or more ago and deserted the service just
about the time his discharge was on its
way from Washington, was apprehend-
ed in Portland few days since and is
now in confinement at Fort Preble,
awaiting trial.
NEWS ITEMS.
Thomas Higgins, an engineer on the
New York boat, will move his family
from Dyer street to New York city.
Mrs. Bates of Boston, is making
short visit with her sister, Mrs. Munroe
on Front street.
Mrs. James II. Cole, who has been
spending the winter in st. Johnsbury,
VT will return to South Portland this
week for the summer.
Ella Dole, who has been sick at her
sisters, Mrs. Daley's, has returned 20
her home ON Dyer street.
Mr.. Frank Cummings, of the firm of
Cummings Brothers, is having a cottage
built on Higgins's Beach.
Mr.. Hugh Conway, the gardener, is
preparing the beds in front of the Cape
Cottage casino for the large stock of
plants which will arrive in few days.
! Mrs. Julia Thompson Of Baldwin,
formerly of South Portland, is visiting
friends here.
Miss Hannah Davis of Allentown, Pa,
is visiting friends at Ligonia.
Ralph Goodwin is able to be out after
an attack of pneumonia.
Capt. Andrew W. Smart's son, who
has been teaching school in Newcastle,
Pa, is visiting at his home in South
Portland.
Capt. Parker o. Haley, keeper Of Half
Way Rock lighthouse, is spending a few
days with his family here.
Judge McManus is visiting in the east
ern part of the State.
Rev. f. S. J. McAllister of Portland,
will lecture this evening at the Bethany
Congregational church on elements of
Justice -