The Portland daily press., 1898-11-02
SOUTH PORTLAND.
Justice McManus Speaks About Cape
Shore Matters.


He Asks Citizens to Cooperate and Check
Growing Evils-WiIi Set the Law Ago
ing When Conpl .ints Are Duly Made
south Po aad Needs Police Protec-
ton of Some Sort.
The attention of Justice McManus was
Yesterday called to certain representations
in the PRESS Of thu day before, touch
ing matter which was deemed worthy
of the serious consideration of the civil
authorities, to which he said. ~
| a we'll aware that number of young
girls came over to South Portland night
after night. They are of tender years,
and sometimes accompanied by soldiers.
| In most instances they come for no good
purposes. l am credibly informed that
Sunday night last not less than fourteen
girls of the class Just mentioned availed
themselves of the Cape eleetrics, and 9th
ers habitually travel on the ferry. They
infest the neighborhood of Fort Preble
and Portland Head and enact scenes of
indecercy and immortality. As Trial
Justice, am more than anxious to put O
stop to this business, and 1 ask the citi-
zens of South Portland to institute an in
vestigation and put their complaints in
such form that may take official notice
of them. There are ten constables in the
| town. two of whom are located in the viii
lage. They receiva.no compensation un-
less they are calledson to make an arrest.
| Applications have been been made to the
| Board of Selectnlen of the town, to place
oonstables on duty, but this they refuse
! to do. l myself made personal applica-
tion to the Chairman of the Board asking
him to place constables on duty, because
che condition of affairs got so bad that
ladies' could not walk the streets without
being insulted. and drunkenness and
ARRAYS were of daily occurrence.
II recognize the gravity of the situa-
ton in the neighborhood of Fort Preble
and Portland Head and know
that 1T must horrify tie moral
instincts Of the community. II there was
| in existence here, a Social Purity League
the field for work would be a large one
for it, ghe churches might aid in the
matter, and If any individual or society
will give me the complaints in. proper le-
gal form, will see that the machinery of
the law is set a.going and put an end to
what is getting TO be stenoh in the nos
trils of morality and decency."
THE SOCIAL CLUB.
| The Social club met with Emily
Willard, Saturday evening. A notable
feature of the evening s.entertainm snt
was the reading of the ''Mocking Bird, -
paper gotten up by the members of the
club. by the editor, Florence Small
May Walton played few selections on
the piano and sociable time was enjoyed
by ALL Ice cream and cake were served.
The next meeting will be held with the
Misses Merriman, Sawyer street.
The annual meeting of the Samaritan
society will be held this afternoon with
Mrs. Rose Studley. 1t being the annual
meeting of the Relief association, every
member is requested to be present.
| DISCIPLINE AT FORT PREBLE.
Preble to use insolence towards his
superior officer, and this fact was fully
| realized by man yesterday who as "a
! punishment for this offence, was kept at
work on his company grounds moving a
pile of about rs rocks, distance fof
several feet and returning the same, rock
| bv rock, to the starting point, this being
| kept up from hour to hour until nearly
the setting of the sun.
Alfred Woodbury. and William Rich
took advantage of the good weather yes
terday and went on a hunting trip.
| G. r. .Gowan and wife, who have been
in Standish since last July. have re.
turned to their home on PrebIe street
Two large bull dogs are terrorizing GER
tain neia h borhoods, and Monday evening
they raided Woodbury. Harrington's S
chicken coop and killed some fine game
fowls. They ara a nuisance and should
be corraled.
A polosteam has been organized at the
bicycle factory, with e. p. Flavin as
captain. They are as follows: Horton
and ID. McGovern, Tushers; Woodbury.,
. centre; Skinner, half back; FIavin, goal;
Sutherland, subtitute. 1he team has
entered the Amateur League, and will
probably play their first game Wednes.
day, Nov. 2nd, at the Auditorium, with
| the Bramhalls.
Mrs Parsons has moved her family
from Stanford street to the rent over
1hurrelrs drug store.
Clarence Fowler, who has been work
ing with Diver Robert Chase at Bangor,
| is at home.
| Willis Mooney of Willard is seriously
| ill at his home on Main street.
| The Cape Electric company began yes