The Portland daily press., 1901-02-27
SOUTH PORTLAND.
New Twenty Acre Golf
Grounds.
To be Laid Ont at Cliff House Of
taWa Park
On the Cape Electric
Road.
PleasantdaIe Notes and Items
of Interest.

The Ottawa Park Co., through Its
Manager, q b. Dalton, Of this city, has
recently bought the well known Goddard
property, situated ON the Cape Cottage
road, opposite Woodbury. street and only
about two minutes from the Cliff House,
and Will construct early in the suring
one of the finest nine boie golf links TO
be found anywhere. In addition to this
great attraction, Mr.. Dalton Will build
a large cssino on tine grounds which Will
contain q wsiting room for electrics, golf
club house and first class, up TO date
bowling alley. The building Will be over
100 feet long, and of attractive design.
Ice cream, fruit and confectionery will be
a prominent feature, and every effort
will be made TO make 1t an up to date
resort for all the numerous visitors and
reslden IS OF this rapidly growing section
The building will be lighted throughout
with electricity ana finished In hard
wood and thoroughly pIumbed. A wids
walk win be constructed from this golf
grounds to the hotel (Clin House) which
Is only a short distance away. Cottages
are rapidly nearing completion In this
locality, and the prospects OF very large
number OF summer vlsltoTs is already as
sure1. Situated as this new building
will be, directly at the five cent limit on
the electric cars, 1t VIII bs the rem
devious OF a large number of tourists
from Willard, Loyeitt Hill, Ottawa and
Mountain View PARKS, Surely Portland
is doing her best TO care wen for the sum-
mer tourists who seek her hospitality.
Hiram Lodge, +. ami A, NJ, gave a
banquet last evening at Masonic build
ing which was we'll attended and received
an official visit from District Deputy Al
bort II. burroughs of Westbrook.
Miss Bertha skinner Is critically III at
her home on Pine street.
Oscar L. Tuell, member of Peoples
church choir, leaves Portland today for
a three months residence in Seattle.
Wash. Mir. TuelI is highly esteemed IN
this city and his return VIII be anticIpat-
cd with pleasure.
The Universalist sooiety held parish
meeting, last evening, when the report
of the building committee was read and
the matter OF supplying tine pulpit with
a pastor was generally discussed.
The condition of MIR. and Mrs. Taylor,
who have been seriously sick, was much
improved yesterday.
Destine Spaulding and Mrs Spaulding
OF Pleasantdale were recent guests of II
M Cole
Miss Pickett OF Sawyer street 10 con-
fined to her room by sickness.
Charles YORK OF Boston, former resi-.
dent of South Portland, is visiting
friends here,
Captain johnson of Phippsburg is Wis.
iting his daughter, Mrs. Sawyer ON saw.
yer street.
Mrs. willard, wife OF David U. Willard
OF the "Uld Homestead Company" has
just returned from visit to her husband
in Boston.
At the rabbitry OF Niles Nelson the
family of Belgian hares has recently
been increased by seven, so that about
twenty now make up the total.
Miss Charlotte IL. Bolton. assistant in
the first grammar school In this place,
passed the vacation with relatives at
Blackstrnp.
Mrs. Georgie Frioke of New York is
Visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. VII
liam Taylor Of Cusning's Point.
Captain Melville Dodge has purchased
from his father the house on Sawyer
street, occupied by Mr.. Turner Jewett's
family
Mrs. Edwards and son Of Gorham will
occupy the lower rent in the Hartford
homestead In Hartford Place.
Mrs. and Miss morrill, of Auburn hav 9
been recent guests of Mrs Jennie Barnes
Pope. Knightvills.
Mrs. B. K. Thompson entertained the
p. b. Whist club, last evening, at her
home, No. 25 Pine street
LY ESCAPES DESTRUCTION.
A large hanging lamp in the hall OF
DIR. Lomha house In Pleasantdale was
found in flames early yesterday morning
and the stairway was filled with smoke
The flames were fast creeping up to the
ceiling when the doctor came down the
stairs. He wrappsd a blanket around
his arms and hand to protect them and
succeeded in unlocking the lamp which
he quickly threw out into the snow. But
for the doctors timely awakening the
house would soon have been In flames.
The damage by smoke will amount to
perhaps Ss55, and ia covered by insurance,
NARROW ESCAPE FROM DROWN
ING.
Capt Henley. a retired sea captain,
very narrowly escapsd drowning yester.
day afternoon by breaking through the
ice while on bis way to his home In
Souts. Portland. He was crossing from
knightvilie and when reaching a thin
coat of ice, sort Of an air hoIs some dis
sance from the Lowell bicycle factory