The Portland daily press., 1897-12-31
SOUTH PORTLAND.

This evening at the Elm street NJ. e.
church, will be held thellast of the four
days series of meetings that have been
Rev. j. H. Roberts, assisted by the local
clergy. The meeting this evening will be
addressed by Rev. Mr.. Lewis of West
Scarboro. The meeting last evening was
addressed by Rev. E. o. Thayer the pre-
siding elder of the Portland District
Methodist churches. Notice will be given
in due season if the meetings are to be
continued.
The old school house at Scottow's Hill
West Scarboro, which was bought at auc-
ton by Frank Staples of Oak Hill, will
be demolished.
Mr.. George W. Parker contemplates
selling his house On the corner of Broad
way and Preble streets before starting for
the Klondike.
Rev. John Manchester and son of
Rochester. N. H, has greatly enjoyed
their visit here. Rev. Mr.. Manchester
speaks with pleasure of various improve
| mentss which have been made in the vii
lage since he was last here, and says that
he has high hopes for the future greatness
of South Portland.
Miss Lizzie Skinner who has been con.
fined to the house with sickness for the
past week or SO, is now much improved
in health.
A meeting of the cabinet of the Ep-
worth League of the Peoples NJ e.
church was held last evening for the pur-
pose of preparing the League subjects for
the coming six months.
The meeting of the History club was
held last evening at the home of Miss
Estelle Speare. The subject Of the eve.
ming was Shakespeare"
The annual meeting of Mizpah lodge
No. 3d. Daughters of Rebeeca, for the
election of officers will be held this eve
nil at their hall Other business is to
be considered during the evening and a
full attendance of the members is desired
| for this meeting.
| Mr. Clyde Holden of Knightville, who
| for the past two weeks has been confined
to his home with "a severe attack of ton
silitis is again able to resume his duties
Elizabeth railroad.
Mr.. Perley Emery of Willard con-
duc3or on the Portland end Cape Eliza
beth Electric Railway company, resum ed
his duties yesterday after an illness of
| nearly two weeks with a bad cold.
Mr.. Alonzo Pettengill has decided to
jon the Christian Crusaders and will go
|
| the officers, where he will receive instruc-
tons and the usual credentials and will
then be assigned post of daty.
Rev. E. w. Smith of Pleasantdale is
reported assbeing quite sick at his home.
Mrs. Robert Ballard of Plensantdale has
heen called to Newark, N. j., by the
sudden and serious illness of her daugh-
ter Mrs. Austin Perry, who is suffering
with pneumonia. Mrs. Perry was former
ly a resident of Pleasantdale, and her
ultimate recovery is hoped for by her
many friends.
Mr.. George Whitehall of Pleasantdale
has shipped on a seven months voyage
to South America with. Captain Herbert
Lewis, on the Galatea, which sailed about
q. week ago.
Word has been received Of the safe ar
rival of Captain Jacob Dodge of the Port
land bark Ethel from Montevideo to Bos-
ton.
The Y. P. S. G. L. connected with
Bethany Congregational church will cele-
brate their second anniversary early in
the second week in January. A fine pro-
gramme is now being made out by the
committee in charge of arrangements.
The school at Town House corner re,
Gently closed a most successful term under
the instruction of Miss Lamont.
The old tree on the Captain John
Williams lot at Knightville at the corner
of Il and Main streets was cut down yes
terday afternoon. This lot is the one pur-
chased sometime ago by Hiram Lodge of
Masons for the purpose of erecting Ma
sonic tempIe thereon. The committee on
building have not as yet decided ON their
plans for building but it has been gener-
ally understood among them that three
STORED brick structure should be erected.
At meeting of the Peoples church
Methodist Sunday school held last eve
ming, the following officers were elected
for the ensuing year: Superintendent,
John f. Merriman; assistant superin-
tendent, Charles Griffin; treasurer, A. E.
Thurrell; librarian, VIM. Seyford; assist
ant, Miss Agnie Pickett; superintendent
OF primary department, Miss Maggie
| Pickett.