The Portland daily press., 1900-06-12

cry participant enjoyed themselves and
went home happy. Corporal Dieterioh
presided over the plano and furnished
excellent music. The club IL composed
Of 90 members, all soldiers Of Fort Will
liams. 1t is the intention Of the club to
give series Of dances during the sum.
mer after the theatre performance Is over.
FORT WILLIAMS II, LIAIERICKS 10.
The Fort Williams defeated the Lime
rick ball team on the latter's grounds
Saturday afternoon. The features Of the
game were the fielding and pitching of
Watkins and Blood, also the heavy bat
ting Of the fort boys In the last few in
nings. The score by innings was as fol-
lows:
Fit. Williams, o o o o 0 8 1-17
Limericks, 4 3 o o D / 1-lO
Batteries, II. Holland and Seavery,
Watkins and Moriarty. Hits, Fort VIII
lisms IS, Limericks o. Errors, Fort Will
liams 3, Limericks Z. Struck out,
Watkins. Z, Seavery z. Base on balls,
Watkins 4, Seavery 8. Three bass hit,
Smith.
BURGLARS AT LONG CREEK AND
REFORM SCHOOL.
Saturday evening, Mr.. Thomas McNair
arrived home at $40 to find his stable
broken into. The burglars broke the
rear door open but were frighteed away
before they got anything. The same
gang then operated at Il. 5. Leighton's
stable, taking nickel plated harness
nearly new. Leaving here they went to
the Reform school stable taking another
harness and some other parts of harnesses
and afterwards made good their escape.
Mrs. II. y. Leighton and son Clarence,
Mrs W. Il. Plmmcr. Mrs. Carl Loveitt,
Williams street, left Friday evening. Mrs.
Leighton and Master Clarence will visit
friends at Springfield Mass, and Som
erville, Mass, and will return in two
weeks.
Alderman Tilton, who has been sick
with bronchitis, was able to go out yes
terday for short time.
The Rev. Frank b Durgan, pastor Of
the Flint street church, Somerville,
Mass, who is sojourning in these parts
by advice of his physician, filled the
Knightville pulpit last Sunday and
preached a very interesting discourse.
The two families who live in the John
b. Chase house, on West Broadway,
Messrs. Dozen and Sharpe, report that
their clothes lines were robbed Of quite
heavy wash last Saturday night A
dozen pairs of stockings, mixed, mems
and womens, and a lot Of handkerchiefs
were among the distracted goods.
The Knightville Sabbath school has
been good deal augmented in numbers
lately, so much SO that, Mr.. Coreo, the
church pastor, took occasion to speak OF
1t from the pulpit last Sunday. This is
very complimentary to Mr.. Haskell, the
new superintendent.
Not all Of the Indignation over the
dismissal Of Miss Orr, the Pleasantdale
grammar school teacher, is confined to
that section. Words of sympathy and
support for her are heard in every part OF
the city, she being regarded as one of the
most capable and eflicient in the entire
corps of teachers. The incident seems
destined to become factor in the city
politics.
Tramps are becoming very plentiful in
town and boldly beg food from house to
house No less than three such demands
We're made at one house on Broadway,
last Sunday.
Commencement exercises at the Cor
ham Normal school occur on the 23d
inst, and owing to the number of pupils
in attendance there from this city, quite
u delegation OF citizens from here will
lend their presence to witness the exer-
cises.