The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-12-08
SOUTH PORTLAND.
What Kind of Men Should Run the
City ?

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yersal ST Far Opens Tonight-Personai
items, Etc.
tt will be obvious to the careful resder
Of the enabling act of 1925 that the system
Of government established viii not be
Mt in operation before the first Monday
H. Narcb and then the process will be
vsrv simple A town meeting will be
called by tae Board of Selectmen for that
dav when the Mayor, seven aldermen. a
school committee of seven, assessors and
possibly seven oonstables WILL 10 eiectoo
-snd only these.
By this action the machinery OF the
city Governments will be set agolng. Inc
choice OF other administrative ofncers IS
left to the Mayor and aldermen.
The town meeting will do nothing more
than elect the officers. fol- to them IS leu
give a highly interesting entertal Dment.
Mr. Manning has succeeded in weaving
the municipal affairs of South PorUianu;
On avery side Yesterday was recognized
the inheritance of electing on the general
ficket seven representative men VI course
the CITY will not be divided into wards
until after the first election put 10 Was
tbonght having in view the number Of
legal votsrs in the different sections that
in the first board of aldermen the near5
of the city. Ferry Village, should have
Two members, Willard one. South Port
land Heights one, Knightyille one, the
other mem bers coming from the Pleasant
dale. Ligonia, Cash Corner and farming
districts. ,e
Yesterday. 1--WE have plenty OF time 20
look over the field and select level headed
men. Such men are liable to be apatneuic
and show a disinolination to spare any
time from their private affairs to oevote
10 the public business, but in order to get
the city going all right they should come
out from under cover and put bnelr
shoulders to the city wheel. "
There is no doubt you have plenty OF
such men," was remarked by the reporter
of the PRESS.
Yes. we have,'' WAS the reply, land
they can be readily named Look at
Ferry Village, for instance. There are suoh
men as +. b. Hartford, c. A. Tilton. Y
n. Trefeshen. A. a. Cole and score OF
others. In Willard, we have William Cobb,
Freeman Willard, ID. A. Meaher and
Henry Willard. Passing to the Heights
there are Eliphalet Robinson, Mr.. Hersey
and Jabez Mariner. In KniRhtville there
are Geo. @. MouDtfort, e. I. Benner,
Cant. Davis and Mr.. Mills. Pleasant
dale offers such able men as T. B. Has.
KEN. e. c. Reynolds and J. A. s. Dyer.
while at Ligonia are M. B. Fuller and
Fred Jordan and at Cash Corner, the Cash
Bros.
HThese are the kind of men," contin-
ued the gentleman, I'VE want in our
rh< IN QTTrc ar,
election pledge this office to Tom, another
20 Dick and whisper in Hsrry'e ear that
be will be cared for
s.Partv lines should be thrown to the
wind, for in purely municipal affair S
should cut no figure whether the man Is
an expansionist or not: whether ne wants
the Philippines or the whole earth when
1t comes TO that whether ne is free silver
or yellow metal man
stNo doubt continued the speaker,
stbetween now and March, party caucuses
g III be called and the question decided
szrether or not our first officers, under the
barter Just accepted, shall he chosen
ong strictly party lines, but it is hoped
litter counsss will prevail and that
tictet made up of our best and most
vel he, ded men will in the end prevail,
The enqaoemeut is announced of Miss
,ircy Griffin to Ernest Gill. Miss Griffin
b been living at the home of Capt. and
rs York for several months past and
r. Gill is employed as clerk in one of
grocery houses of the city. lhe wed
ding will take place Dec 81.
Arrple room is now afforded the ens-
plnyes at the post Off by the removal OF
rhe partition to the middle of the store
used as an Office
The schooner which was driven up the
creek near ths bicycle factory is still there
INT her cargo will be removed by lighters.
The Captain swept for the anchors which
we're lost off the Grand Trunk in the last
storm and recovered them.
Scow No 9 has gone on the marine rail-
way taking the place of No. 5.
UNIvERSALIST FAIR
The Universaiist fair will open to-
night, and the display of useful and fancy
articles Will be larger and more varied
than any before offered. There is an I'M
usually large number of handsomely
dressed dolls and many useful and fancy
articles which the patrons of the fair will
be looking for in the line of holiday pres
ents. The entertainment tonight will in
troduce many enjoyable features and no
one need hunger for refreshments as an
ample supply win be offered for SALE
Every body should attend
Capt. W. 7. Stu1ley who is the owner
of large feet of Hampton boats
has had them placed in win
ter quarters.
The schooner Maggie Ellen, Capt. Lit
tIejohn. which was reported as lost, is
safe in New London harbor, where she
put in for safety during the storm.
The Mount Pleasant Cemetery Assooia-
ion met Monday evening, but there being
no quorum an adjournment without date
was taken.
The outlet of the Preble street sewer on
rront street was washed away by the
wave although 1t was held down by
hug oulder It was carried to the OPP
posite side of the beach where it now
rests.
The new masonic building suffered
somewhat during the late storm as the
water was driven in about the windows
and did more or less damage
Those desiring handsome fancy work
for holiday gifts should visit the home
Of Miss Clara Rogers, corner Elm and
Chestnut streets, today or tomorrow.
The sale began yesterday with a lively