The Portland daily press., 1900-04-18
Interest in Base Ball at
Fever Height.
Various Other Items Of General
Interest.

1t Was announced som etime since that
the government had acquired several
acres OF what is known as the DR.. bray
property adjoining Fort. Prebls,
with view of enlareing tn, post and
plans for new buildings to be erected on
the site have BEEN prep,red AID forward
cd to the War department.. "Unols Sam"
IL quite literal nowadays In the matter Of
appropriations for coast defences. bar
racks and quarters, etc., and II sold
Fort Prebls'' gets Its Just share Of the
money set asids for thes, purposes. the
face OF the earth al ,na the fort rca
westward from the Or sent entrsnc, to
prebls will take to ITSELF much changed
appearance.
At the eastern corner Of tire land Just
acquired It Is proposed to put up hos
pital with all the recent improvements,
and from point ON the road conf idsra-
bly, to the westward and running towards
the ocean front. thers will he erected y
big set Of barracks capable Of accommc-
dating three full batteries Of artillery.
The lower story OF these barracks will be
used for what Is known as . consolidated
Lu6tu uhAt WntEo EattVas w - A0k8S oSaAo
will be dispensed to the entire rank and
lille Of this command. The old mess nall
will be moved to some oon,e ulent point
and convartsd into gymnasium for the
advancement OF athletic sports now 50
much in vogue 10 the army. Ut course
Q nice parade ground will be laid out.
not far from the new barracks. These
ere among the Important changes 10 con-
temptation. and others are likely to fol-
low In due time.
BASE BALL AT FT. PREBLE.
Interest In tase hall at Fort Preble IL
at fever heat ap1 yesterday all the availa-
BILE men In Battery L, with coats on,
were hard at wcrk laying out new ball
grounds on the site Of the new land and
In front of the proposed barracks.
game has been arranged with the Fort
Williams boys which will be played on
this old grounds opposit, to the fort en-
trace Fast Day at O'Clock In the morn
inz. This will be the Fort Preble line up:
Reemo, p.
Thornton, ).
Reyn0r, LIST b.
Slade, ~ b.
Csssivan, s. q.
ConcAnuon, Sd b.
Burns, l. +.
BaTtlstse, Q. I.
Brennan, r. I.
The Prebls nine are anxious to meet
any amateur nine In the state on home
grounds or elsewhere, and In case the
game shall be played at Preble they Will
arrange to defrsy expenses.
DEATH OF CAPT. DANIEL WHILE.
Capt. Daniel White, who died at Will
lard, Monday, was q man who had won
the respect of every body IL our midst.
In his younger days he followed the sea
for living. and recently he has been
employed as . Waterman In the bicycle
factory. Hs belonged to lodge OF
Masons and is survived by his wife. a
son, William White OF South Portland,
and q daughter, Mrs. Ada Cobb, Of
Glouces2r, Mas.
The funeral win tie held from his late
residence at ? p. m. Thursday.
STEPPED INTO AN OLD WELL.
Gee. Stevens. driver, was delivering
goods at q. S. Girls house on Dyer
street, Monday afternoon, at p. M.
when his horse stepped into an old well,
which had been filled in, and 1t took
an hours hard work to get the animal
out Of his fix. The hind legs Of the un.
fortunats horse slumped through the bog.
and great was the excitement 10 the yard
among big crowd who assembled to
lend helping hand. No serious damage
resulted, though at one time 1t looked as
II 1t were case Of broken legs.
REV. DIR. BAKER AT BETHANY
CHURCH.
The peopls OF South Portland may con-
slider themselves fortunate In having with
them, Friday evening. at Bsthany Con-
grexatlonaI church SO distinguishsd q
Portland divine as the Rev. DR.. Smith
Baker. He will speak on art in Re-
iision," and will be Welcomed over here
BY q big audience.
Herbert E. Smith has just purchased