The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-07-23
WOODFORDS.

One of the sights of Woodfords high
son Raglber rose bush on the piazza of
Charles F. York, Beacon street. The
bush has several hundred roses in full
bloom.
Mr.. and Mrs. Palmer, High street,
Bath, were recent guests OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry B.. Peters, Lincoln street,
Woodfords.
Mr.. and Mrs. Palmer are making a
tour to Old Orchard and other summer
resorts with their team.
John HI. Card and family, Lincoln
street, have gone to their farm at Gorham
where they are to spend the summer.
Capt. William Read of the Woodfords
hose company has been enjoying a brief
vacation in the country.
Mr.. Roy Murdoch, clerk at H. T. Har-
mon & Co.'S SEED store, Portland, is en-
joying his vacation at the home of his
parents at Gorham, N. H,
The street department of the city of
Portland are at work at Woodfords cor
ner, laying a cross walk in 'front.' of the
office of the Deering Coal and Wood COM
pany across Forest avenue to the opposite
side of the street. The walk is being
constructed Of vitrifed brick.
The fine new house under process Of
construction for Mr.. L. NJ. Leighton in
Coyle park, facing on Forest avenue, is
being pushed rapidly forward toward
completion The roof has been slated
during the past week and the carpenters
are now engaged on the interior finish
Rocky Hill lodge, knights of Pythlas,
will hold meeting next Thursday even
| ing in it's castle hall. The lodge is now
holding semi-monthly meetings during
the months of July and August.
The members of the Woodfords Univer-
salist church are making plans for the
holding of their annual fair and bazaar
to be held the latter part of October. A
| long list of committees made up with a
large number of active workers has just
been appointed. The chairmen of the
different committees are as follows:
Decorations, Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Mitchell !;
printing, f. l.. Tower; entertainment,
second night, Mrs. g. F. Harmon and
the Auxiliary club; third night, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. M. Soule; fourth night, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. G. F. Strout; fancy articles,
Mrs. F. L. Tower; domestic table, Mrs
C. A. Plummer; art table, Mrs T. F.
Jones; preserves and vegetables, Mr.. and
Mrs J. H. Files; plants Mrs. w. II.
Bragdon; Dollar table, Rev. and Mrs.
II. e. Townsend; candy table, first
night, Mrs. H. e Townsend and Sun
day school class; second night, Mrs. j.
H. Files and class; third night, Mrs. A.
r. Huston and class; fourth night,
Miss l.. NJ. Rose and class; ice cream
table, first night, Miss Mabel Files and
Miss Lena Croker; second night, Miss
F. Lillian Tower, Miss Edith Pease,
Miss Mary Partridge Miss Alice Wood !;
third night, Miss Eta Bartlett and
others; fourth night, Miss Maud c.
Whitney and others; fish pond, Mrs. S. f.
Smith, Mrs. f. A. Billings, Miss l..
Lawrence and Miss L. A. Hall with
their classes in charge during the re-
spective evenings, in turn during the
week; rifle range, L. V. Somes, Mr.. g.
P. Stevens, Mr.. l.. M. HIATT and Mr.. H.
E. Harmon and class four, the respective
evenings; gypsy camp, Mr.. w. A.
Wheeler; picture gallery, Mrs. W. A.
Wheeler; supper, second night, Mrs. B.
f. Stevens; third night, Mrs. r. E.
Wheeler; last night Mrs. q. v. Croker