The Portland daily press., 1898-04-13
SOUTH PORTLAND.
Progress Of Work at Terminus OF Cape
Electrics.

work Is advancing rapidly at the terml-
nus OF the Cape electrics at Cape Cottage
and another week finds the new theatre
WIN It's frame up and roof nearly finlsneo
In the inside men are busily engaged
and the posts are being set for the piazza
and bicycle room Under the direction OF
John dulliyer the drains and sewers are
being placed and work along his line
will most likely be pushed to completlon
by the end of the week.
The cafe is about finished on the out
side. which constitutes the heft OF the
work, and the columns are in position
on the westerly side. The structure is
ready for windows and the sashes are in
place on the second story. This building
should be in readiness for use by the 18th
of May.
THE UNION HALL ASSOCIATION.
The Union Hall Association held its
27th annual meeting ON Monday evening
last at the circle room Union Hall and
the following officers Will serve for the
ensuing term: President. G. F. Talbot;
vice president, Simeon Walton; trustees,
A. A. Cole, B. K. Thompson and G. +.
Talbot; secretary. B. K. Thompson;
treasurer and agent, A. A. Cole. The
society reports "a members.
FORT REBLEsBASE BALL CLUB.
The Fort Preble base ball club is all
ready to take the diamond and the line
up will be as follows:
Pitcher-Twigg.
Catcher-Devancy.
1st Base-Howland.
I'd Base-Fitzgerald.
Sd Base-McGovern.
$. S.-Fostcr.
r. F.-Parker.
l.. F.-Donling.
| &. F.-L0we.
Practice has begun ana the club is
ready for all comers.
SENIOR EXHIBITION.
The seniors of South Portland gave an
|exhibitiou at the Town hall last evening
to large and delighted audience. The
following was the programme:
Defamation, Frank Hayden
Debate,
Percy Mosher, Samuel Libby, Carl
Kunlett and Arthur Jones
Song, Roy Bracket
Observation-Disclosures, drama, by the
young ladies OF the class with the follow
ing cast of characters:
Inyentress, Isabel Brackett
Genius, Lucy Souie
Sarah, Ethel Littlefield
Pharoah's Daughter, Hattie Goodwin
Roman Matron and Priscilla,
Ethel Brown
Cleooatra, Eva Dyer
Queen Elizabeth, Clara Henley
ST. Cecilia, Clyde Dyer
Sappho, Mildred Henley
Martha Washington, Florence Merriman
Joan of ARC, Mamie Nininol
"A onesi of Balogna, Ada HanDafoFd
Hypatia, ~--. Annie Jordan
Pooahontas, Bessie Mosher
Good music was provided and the ell
tertainment will be repeated at Union
Opera house tonight.
The Hose company have their supper
tonight at the hose house. good time
is sure to be in store for all who attend.
The Samaritan society will meet this
afternoon with Mrs. Rose Studley, Saw
yer street.
MIR. Woodbury. Harrington has gone on
a short visit to Thomaston.
Sohoone er Moses b. Lindsay, Capt. Peter
MoVail, was on the ways yesterday.
Walter Weeks has been obliged to dis
continue work at the bicycle factory for
q week or SO by threatened fever.
ITEMS OF MILITARY INTEREST.
s For thirty six hours the power house of
tho Cape electries has been utilized to
charge the storage battery at Portland
head and the work was finished last even
ing, after running during the entire
previous night.
Something like 30 telephones have been
received at Fort Preble within day or.
so. They will be used to connect the
different signal stations and thus ohviate
tagging which in foggy weather might
rot he practicable.
Schooners are loading at the Fort
wharyes with boilers for use at Diamond
Island.
The tax collector is quite busy nova
davs and responses are reported favorable,
all things considered.
Mrs. Charles Meeker, who has been
passing three weeks with her parents in
Taunton, Mass, returned to her homo
on Monday.
Miss Lucy Soule OF the class of 9s, S.
p. RI. S., has been confined to her home
for two weeks with measles, but is now
able to be out. This is the first time dur
ing the whole four years coursesthat Miss
Soule has been absent day
! Mr.. Elmer Rogers, who has been con-
fined to his homo seriously threatened
with pneumonia, is now able to walk
out.
Master Lawrence Bragdon. who has
been critically i'll with congestion of the
brain, is slowly improving.
lsf Mr.. and Mrs. Byron Peters are passing
a few weeks at Great Oheabeague island.
OLD RAILROAD MAN DEAD.
ESPECIAL TO THE PREss.l
Ridaeford Anril 12.-Mr. Jones Black-