The Portland daily press., 1900-10-19
The Universalists Sue
cessful Supper.
Personal Events of General
Interest.

There is great and growing interest,
nowadays, in all sort of athletic sports
among the soldiers at our military posts,
ana this enthusiasm is encouraged in
every way by the officers so that when a
Field Day; comes round it is looked
upon almost as a soldiers holiday and all
turn out to make it as enjoyable and sue
csssruI as possible. So it was at Fort
PreDle yesterday where crowd OF
soldiers and citizens gathered to watch
the events which had been scheduled on
the caro-. The Held was in good condition
and the contests were we'll contested from
start to finish but with the best spirit on
every side. First came the 100 yard dash
and the prizes went to Private SIade and
Sergeant Sohlingloff. Next there was
scaling of the wall and Sergeant Corco.
rams detachment were the first to reach
the top. Private Love surprised every
body by his high jump and walked away
with the prize. The sack race afforded
lots of fun and the winners were Privates
Cosvant and Shaw. There was a lively
three legged race and in the tug of war
which was pulled with dog like tenacity
Sergeant Moweburg's detachment won.
There was hot game OF football between
picked men outside of the regular team
and what was called the third eleven won
by a score of ten to nothing. 1t was a
great day for the boys and they Will long
remember it.
UNIVERSALISTS ENTERTAINMENT
The supper and entertainment which
were given last evening at the Union
Opera house by the ladies of the Univer-
salist parish was a very successful affair.
The tables were filed several times and
the entertainment by the dramatic club
of Deering was much enjoyed. The cast
was as follows:
Mr.. Asa Tonpkins,
Ernest NJ. Cunningham /
/ Dlxey, Lester M. Hart |
John Remington, Harold Harmon |
Jerry, Arthur e.. Irish
Mrs. Tompkins, Miss Fannie M. Berry
Louise, Miss Mabel Files
Ruth Miss Maud &. Whitney
Julia, Miss Lena &c. Crocker
Wednesday night very pleasant sur
prise party was given Miss Inez Davis,
West High street, by about ten couples OF
her young friends. Refreshments were
served and there was muisc and good
time generally.
The Social club will meet this evening
with Miss Evelyn Harrington.
Mrs. o. G. Evans and son Leslie of
North Easton are visiting in the city.
Judge McManus returned yesterday
from his trip among the islands of the
state in the interest of the Society for the |
Prevention OF Cruelty to animals. He
left the yacht Jessie at Rockland from
which point Captain Wilson has set sail
for home.
The cottage being built by Mr.. Soule,
the Portland fruit dealer on Woodbury.
street, this city, is close model OF Mr.
Pickdard;s S unique house and Is located
nearly opposite the latter structure on the
same street.
MIR. William Barker's pretty cottage on
the corner of Broadway and Cottage
streets has a crew of men working on it
scraping and painting 1t.
A drove OF twenty COWS were driven
through knightville and across Portland
bridge Wednesday on their way to River
ton where they had been sold. The cattle
were lately the property of Mrs. Il. ST.
John Smith, and were part of the stock
of her we'll known place at the Cape.
Mrs. Della Merrill of Boston, daughter
of Mr.. j. c. Clemons, is making visit
at the home OF her parents on Cottage
road.
The Item lately published in different
Portland papers stating that Mr.. Eben
Hopkins of Knlghtville had heen en-
gagged to finish the interior of the new
Rounds house building on Broadway, is
not correct. Messrs Cobb and Webster,
who have thus far filed the conditions of
the contract will complete the house, in
side and outside, to the driving of the
last nail, and laying on of the last brush !
OF paint E
Gregory Blish, the KnightvilIe drug
gist, has placed mammoth bill board on
the outside of his store for accommoda-
tions of the Jefferson theatre manage !
ment. G
SmeIt fishing continues to be the chief t
Industry in KnightviIle, but her citizens l
thus employed have large re1nforcements /
from Portland and other places. The old |
mill dam and south shore adjacent are q
the principal fishing grounds. s
The Ladies' Aid society of Bethany q
church will meet on Friday afternoon at
? 80 with Mrs. M. @. Young on Preble I
street. r
The Portland Water company had a :
crew Of men at work yesterday on the hy- 7
1rant from the middle of the sidewalk on i
Evans street near Hill. '
rI1ha etfaa71oar tIac of tho Sta1,5arrf C5l