The Portland daily press., 1898-02-17
SOUTH PORTLAND.
Electric Cars Navigated Over SUD
merged Tracks.
One Car Was OFF the Track Three Hours
The Wagner Glee Ciub-Persohai
Items.

The Cape Elizabeth electric cars yester-
| day encountered pools of water all along
| the line and in some places actual ponos
! had formed, the water reaching in some
cases to the motor box itself, thus endan-
gering the armature. AT Lincoln street
on the Cash's Corner branch the water
was from fourteen to fifteen inches deep.
Sawyer street was in bad condition 1or
travel, and about O'Clock the car bound
from the city to Cape Cottage, on reach
ing the curve at Angel avenue, plunged
into the mud underneath the water,
which caused it to leave the track ana
necessitated the sending of the wrecklng
car to it's relief 1t took two or three
hours hard work under direction OF Su-
perintendent Macreadie, to get the car on
the track again and it was 10 O'CLOCK De-
fore 1t reached the terminus.
1t is understood that the steam yacht
Marion recently sold by Mr.. ellison, goes
into the possession of Boston and BROCK
ton parties for use in the Yukon country.
The sale was.negotiated by Mr.. Barker,
a former part owner of the yacht.
Mr.. Chas. Baker and Mr.. Cummings
ecured work yesterday at the Lowell Blcy-
Gle factory.
The wheel club will give dance on
Friday the 25th inst at Union Opera
house. Chandler's orchestra of five pieces
will furnish the music. 1t will be one
o clock party and arrangements have been
made for returning cars to the city at the
conclusion of the gaieties. A fine time is
anticipated by all.
Local tai ent will be well represented at
the Wagner Glee club concert tomorrow
night. There will be Miss Mureau. Miss
Hattie Brackett, Mrs. Minnie Smith and
Mrs. Lewis, Miss Plummer and Mrs.
Luella Knapp in solos and duets while
the chorus will be composed as follows
First tenors--Messrs. d. P. Thomas,
John Hughes, NJ. L. Starks, and A. ia.
Sprague. Second tenors-Messrs. d. w.
Jones, Judson Wass, Frank Harrington
and Robert Hamilton. First basses-
Messrs. W. o. Lewis, Louis Weinberg.
J. NJ Lewis and j. Wright. Second
basses-M -Messrs Evans. VIII Harrington,
Fred Harrington and I'll. L. Eustis.
The board of trustees OF the Methodist
church have recently elected Miss Ethel
Davis as organist, to take the place OF
Miss Alice Goodwin, resigned.
This will be the programme OF the
grand concert by the Wagner Glee So
ciety at Union Opera house, on Friday
evening next:
Piano SoIo-Overture to Tannhauser,
Wagner
Miss Mureau.
Chorus-In Absence, Buck
Wagner Giee Society.
Reading-The Bridge Keepers Story,
Miss Hattie Brackett.
Soprano Solo,
Mrs. Minnie Smith.
Part Song--Selected,
The Lady Schumann Quartette.
Duet-A. B. c., j. K. Thomas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis.
DEMONSTRATING Tonight, III, johnson
Wagner Glee Society.
Misunderstanding Him Feel at Home,
Miss Gertie Plummer.
Duet-Oh Tell Us, Merry birds, White
Messrs. Sprague and Harrington.
Soprano Solo-Scenes That Are
Brightest-NIaritana, Wallace
Mrs. Luella Knapp.
Bass Solo-Once in the Purple Twi-
light,
Mr. Harry L. Eustis.
Chorus-Sleighing Song, Geibel
Wagner Glee Society.
The interest in the meetings held by
the Church of Christ Thursday evenings
is increasing. There was a large number
from South I Portland, who visited the
Church of Christ in the city Sunday eve.
ming and heard Mr.. Hereston's sermon,
after which he baptized one person from
South Portland,