The Portland daily press., 1898-03-29
MOUTH PORTLAND.
Orders Transferring Enlisted Men Re
ceived at Fort Prebie.

ceived at Fort Preble.
| Men Leave on New YORK Il at Tonight
Signal stations To Be Established
Annual Meeting of S. S. Convention To-
morrow-PoI tiand shpbuiIdinS Com
pany-society and Personal Items
| Pieasantdaie Notes, Etc.
Orders were received yesterday at Fort
Pre5le from the headquarters of the Mill
tary Department of the East for the trans
fer Of the following named enlisted men
from Battery e I'd Artillery to the new
18th regiment of Artillery at Fort Slocum,
New York. Corporal Webber and Pri-
Yates Chapman, Damon, Mnxcy, bIetcalf,
Newman and Mcdonald. They will leave
this evening for their new post by the
New York boat so as to arrive in time
for muster on Thursday next.
THE SIGNAL STATIONS.
A detachment Of the Signal Corps of
the U. $. Army consisting of Sergt.
Weaver and two privates. will proceed to
USe Two Lights today, and there estab
lish a signal station. Other signal sta
lions are likely to he fixed at other spots
along the Cape shore.
ANNUAL MEETING OF S. S. CON
VENTON.
The following is the programme Of the
second annual meeting of the South
Portland and Cape Elizabeth Sunday
School Convent ton, which is to be held
Wednesday, March 80 at 2 O'Clock p. IN.
in the North Congregational church,
South Portland, Rev. R. Laughton, pas
tor.
s.OO-Praise and Prayer, Rev. j. A.
Ford
2.30-Words of welcome, Rev. r.
Laughton.
| 2. Tablespoons, Pres. q. T. Manter.
2. 45-Records, Reports of Secretary and
treasurer's business.
| 3.15-Music, Convention
| 320-Address, Rev. A. S. Bisbee.
| 4.OO-Teachers' Talks: ''What helps
me most in my work." Open to all
| teachers. Experiences and Suggestions.
Evening.
7.OO-Praise and Prayer, Rev. r.
Laughton
7.30-Report of Schools Music. Col
lection.
8.OO-Address, Rev. Lewis Malvern.
S.45-Question Box, Rev. L. H. Peap.
Closing e
PORTLAND SHIPBUILDING COM
PANY.
It is stated that the Portland shipbuild-
ing company is the oil plant now IN
operation from Kittery Point to Quoddy
Head.
Miss Hattie Cobb, who has bsen visit
ing in Windham, has returned.
Herbert Startling has started new
dwelling house on Mariner street
Howard Nash is sick at his home with
the measles.
Miss Rehecca FAIR was visiting at the
home of III. P. burlington. Stanford
street, Sunday last.
Miss Estelle Spear has returned from
short trip to Boston
The South Portland Wheel Club made
a run along the Cape shore Sunday, and
on the same day large crowds visited the
site of the new theatre and cafe.
The French Club met last evening with
Mrs. M. c. Young, Preble street, and
Wednesday night the History Club will
meet at the home of Miss Susie Starting,
Randall street.
Mrs. Elizabeth Brown, is adding to her
residence an ell to contain six rooms
and Identifying the grounds about her
summer home in Willard.
Mrs. Joshua Cook has moved into Capt.
Noah Dodge's house on Sawyer street.
Mrs. Virginia Dyer has returned from a
visit in Brooklyn, N. Y.
. Rev. Ernest Doughty, wife and child,
who have Teen visiting their parents
here, have returned to Locke's Mills.
John v. Smith and wife are back from
a visit to Providence, r. I.
Miss Millie Knowlton of Deer Isle is
the guest of her sister. Mrs. Fred V.
Henley, PIeble street.
Miss Georaie Richardson, who has been
visiting in Maiden, Mass. is now at
home.
Mrs. Annie NJ. Dow is visiting rela-
tives in Boston.
The Ladies' Circle of the Peoples'M. E.
church will meet this week with Mrs. A.
]. Brown, Pine street.
The Samaritan society will meet
Wednesday with Mrs. Turner Jewett,
Sa wyer street.
Mrs. Olive Doughty has returned from
visit in Bowdoinham.
Miss Grace Upton, who has been i'll, is
able to be out again.
Clarence Davis has reco vered from his
recent severe illness.
PLEASANTDALE
Mrs. Fred Il. Cunningham and daugh.-
ers Elinor and Hazel left Saturday for
Worcester, Mass, where they will pass a
few weeks at the home Of Mr. Henry
Cunningham
Mr.. Charles A. Pickett, who has been
suffering from rheumatism for the past