The Portland daily press., 1897-02-22
SOUTH PORTLAND.

IL IL reported that South Portland
village will now ask to be set apart
from South Portland and to have town
government OF her own. The line is
talked of from Mill Greek over the hill
to the standpipe. and thence to Fort
Preble on the southerly line.
The annual town meeting takes place
on March l, at the town house. The ar
| tlcles IN warrant call for instructions
and authority to settle the financial
affairs between South Portland and
Cape Elizabeth; sl25 to decorate the
graves Of soldiers and sailors of South
Portland; sufficient sums of money for
maintainancs Of schools, poor, roads and
bridges, and to def,ay all charges for
ensuing year; $500 to pay interest on
town debt; $500 for collectors commits
sion; $400 for discount on taxes; to see II
the town will vote for the seleotmen to
issue bonds to the amount of 5000 to pay
q like amount of bonds of the old town
of Cape Elizabeth falling due February
| l, 1887; Sl75 to purchase hose for frs
protection if the citizens of South Port
| A@oA AO1SA ub Will IdlSo al O4u0A
81. 065.26 for deficiency in repairs on
| schoolhouses, account 1865 to see what
sum the town will vote for sewer con-
| struction; if town will raise the SUM Of
$500 for lot of Soldiers and Sailors Mon
ument association; $500 to stablish a
hydrant at Osborn and Anthoine streets /;
to see II the town will vate to macada-
mizs Main street, LiRonia.
Mr.. W. Fl. Littlejohn and wife have
returned from two weeks visit In Bos-
ton.
Miss Estelle Spear will start for the
south next week where she will visit
Marshal Hall, Maryland, Washington,
Baltimore. etc. She will be present at
the Mckinley inauguration. March 4.
Mr.. ard Mrs James Smith. who have
bfen guests at the home of MIR. Hiram
Dyer, Stanford street, have returned to
their home in Boston.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nathan Huston are en-
Pertaining Mr.. and Mrs. George Hanna
| ford at their home on Pine street.
Mr.. George Doughty, who has been
confined to the house with rheumatism
for number of weeks, is again able to
be out
Mr.. Shedd, who has been an employe
at the bicycle factory, has moved his fam
| lily to Massachusetts.
Mr.. j. H. Cole has moved into the
Hunt building on Front street, from
Portland.
Mr.. Frank Willard has purchased the
house OF Mr.. Larrabee on Pine street.
Mrs. Ernest =. Doughty of Gushing is
the guest of Nr. and Mrs. George W.
Doughty. West High street.
Mr.. Andrew Skinner, Pine street, is
confined to the house with illness.
There will be no city of South Portland
just at present.
I Mrs. Woodside has moved her family
from Hartford place to the city.
At the spider and the fly party at Z.
of P. hall Friday evening very enjoya-
BILE time was had. Each present partici-
pated in the contest which was won by
Mrs. Anderson and Mr.. Coffin. Each
present received a very pretty souvenir.
Mr.. Harry Purrin gton is unnbla to be
about on account of an enlargement of the
paris splint.
Mr.. John O. Jones has moved his FAM
lily from Portland Head into the housa
formerly occupied by Mrs. Reed on
Broadway.
Much satisfaction would lie expressed if
the new building recently built by Capt
York on Sawyer street would be leased
by the railroad company and converted
into waiting room as the proprietors of
the different stores find much fault with
patrons constantly opening and closing
doors, letting in cold and tracking in
mud and snow.
Mr.. John Smith is about to establish q
grain store in the village.
Mr.. Sherman Henley has sailed for
Europe on q steamship rs quartermaster
from New York city.
Mrs. Georgia Krof of New York is the
guest of her parents at Coshing's point.
The Reading club assembly was post
poned from Tuesday evening last to next
Tuesday evening on account OF the storm.
A delegation from Sea Side lodge, I,
o G. T., attended the district convention
at Mystic lodge, Portland. Wednesday.
Miss Linnie B. 1'readwell is arranging,
to have class in physical culture and
expression md will hold preliminary
meeting at the vestry of the Bethany
church Monday evening. All wishing to
join are req Vested to be present.
Capt. James H. York has purchased
the shoe fxings of J. +. York. on SAWYER
street, and will continue the business.
Thursday evening the History club
met with Messrs j. u. and Allen Cobb,
Willard. Stories we're read from miscel
laneous authors and the members re-
qnested to guess the characters in the
stories. The prize was won by MIR. W.
81 Small. Tho lesson was on Olcutt and
Thorean, after which several of the club
papers were read. The club will celebrate
Washington's birthday by tar bucket at
Mrs. Younz's Monday evening at $50.
II uro ,.oo,,ostod IN he present. The