The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-03-30
SOUTH PORTLAND.
Orders Received at Fort Preble Pro-
noting Enlisted Men.

noting Enlisted Men.
Corporals Donovan and Settlers made Ser
seants-Mortar Battery and Signal
Stations-Work on New Theatre-Hlgh
| School Exhibitios-South Portland
Base Ball Club-society and Personal
| LENS, etc
Che OF the features of the new bill for
the creation of two artillery regiments
increased tho number of non-commis-
stoned officers in each of the batteries in
GLIDING those of the older regiments, and
Monday an order was received at Fort
Preble from Regimental headquarters as
follows:
"Upon the Recommendation OF the COM
handing officer Battery ID I'd Artillery
the following promotions in the battery
are hereby announced.
"Corp'l Davis Donovan to be Sergeant
to date from March 26, 1885,.
corp. Otto W. Se1fers to be sergeant
to date from March 26, 1898
s'4hey will be obeyed and respected &C
cordingIy.'
These promotions leave two vacancies
in grade of tho corporals in the battery
ana TWO pFlVdtoe "'iA oSAA ~ ""ANSa0-'S
stripes of corporals.
MORTAR BATTERY AND SIGNAL
STATIONS.
Work at the mortar battery has been
somewhat imreded for the past fews days
from the fact that it has been found
necessary to change the concrete mixer
and in the meantime the gang of men
10 i,o n
spell.
! IT is quite likely that signal stations
will be established as far out as the Life
Saving station and Jhers placed at inter-
mediate favorable spots such as Portland
Head, etc.
WORK ON THE NEW THEATRE.
Work is advancing with much rapidity
on the new theatre at Cape Cottage and
the crew of men about twenty five in
II lumber are under the immediate charge
of ". G. Robinson. A part OF the roof
| will be frightened by Saturday next; the
plates are already placed in position on
the structure to the height of SO feet;
some of the trusSeS were placed yeSser-
day; the balcony cords a:e already up and
the balcony itself, with good luck, will
I he we'll advanced to completion by 1.-The
first of next week. This is u good show
ing for about eight days carpenter work
and the staging which has been erected
contains nearly 5000 feet of lumber.
HIGH SCHOOL EXHIBITION.
The senior class of the South Portland
High school will give an exhibition at
the Town hall and the Union Opera
Honse on April IL and 13 respectively
lie exhibition will be literary and must
caI in it's nature and the 25 members OF
.,J1 find
Among the members Of the class who are
likely to be assigned prominent places
are Lucy soule, Ethel Littlefeld,
Isabelle Bracket, Miss Hayden and
others.
The South Portland base ball club have
recently purchased the uniforms and
oaraphe MALTA belonging to the old Port
land club and, neatly dressed. will soon
shy the ball into the diamond.
The Odd Fellows met last night and
worked the third degree; tonight the
Pythian Sisterhood meet, and Bayard
Lodge, X. of p, have q meeting booked
for Thursday evening.
Rev. MIR. Bradley from the Pacific
slope, occupied the pulpit Of the Univer-
saiist congregation on Sunday last and
his able sermon was listened to with the
kesnest Inter est
Schooner Nellie f. Sawyer, Capt. Will
ard, is dooked, loaded with coal for the
William Spear company.
The U. o. A. NJ met last night at Sea
side hall and instituted a new lodge in
! the town.
Abb n, attend the funeral of his father,
! 10 uled there on Monday last at the ripe
OLD age of over 95 years.
The Excel whist club will meet with
Miss Clara Henley, Of Pre5le street, to.
night.
her friends at Bethel has returned home.
Miss Florence Small gave delightful
birthday party to % of her friends, on
Monday evening. at her home on Stan
ford street Refreshments were served
and many amusing parior games were
| INDUCED in.
| Miss Beatrice Sawyer, of Portland
heights, has Eeen the guest OF Mrs. Ira
Davis, of Pine street.
| Trefcthen's bowling alley at Willard is
being taken down preparatory 1or tne
move to its new site near the Ferry slip
and q farewell entertainment was given
a few nights since by Mr.. and Mrs. Ire
fethen. Ices and cakes were served and
during the evening Mr.. Albert Cole took
flash picture of the gathering which
numbered about 25 people.
KNIGHTvILLE.
Miss Lillian Rogers was entertained
Monday by Miss Edith Strout at ner nome
in Pleasantdale.
The honors assigned the class OF 80. >.
P. II. S. for the commencement exercises
ro take place in June are as follows:
Valedictory. Miss Annie Jordan; saluta-
tory, Mr. Frank Hayden; French and
class song, Miss Florence Merriman; class
prophecies, Miss Isabelle Bracket; class
! history, Miss Eva Dyer; toast master MT.
percy Mosher: recitation, Miss Clyde
J Dyer.
| The Palestrina club was entertained
Saturday evening Mt tae home OF MT
j Roy and Miss lisa bell. Bracket: The
! principal I. atures o the evenings work
! we're the original papers read by Mrs;
Gore Woodbury. on tn life AID works OF
/ handel, and Mr.. Frank Hayden on that
of Gluck.
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