The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-02-26
SOUTH PORTLAND.
Preparations for Active Work at Fort
Preble and Portland Head.

Wheel Clubs Brilliant Dance-The Harle-
quin Clubs Ball-Cape Electrics Now
Moving-Sketch of Rev. j. NJ. Wood
bury-Items of Personal Interest etc.
Veterans in the ranks of Democracy
who stand high in the councils of the
party will meet at the town hall to-day
and attempt to prepare ticket apout
which the faithful are expected to rally
at the general caucus of a later date. 1t
Will. require political carpentry OF no Or
binary skill to repair the broken do wn
fences scattered along popocracy's path.
The Harlequin Club one of the old
stand-bys, met Thursday evening at the
residenceso Herbert Cole and talked over
arrangements for grand ball to belgiven
about the 18th of March. Those present
were Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Cole, Mr.. and
Mrs. Scott Oliver, Mr.. and Mrs. W. S.
Small, Mr.. and Mrs. B. K. Thompson,
Mr.. and Mrs Fl. w. Dyer and Mr.. and
Mrs. John Melia. For the past eight or
nine years, with only one exception,
this club has given what might be called
whether the one contemplated be a mas
querade or not it goes for the saying tn at
it will be "rouser'
Preparations for the RESUMPTION of
work at Portland Head and Fort Preble
go on apace. The general superinten-
dence is under the engineering DEPART
ment which is IN charge of Major Hox lie
assisted by Lieut.. ssHowell. Their civilian
assistants at the Mortar battery, among
whom is Edward Field, are now actively
engaged in getting things ready while
some hard work in the matter of mount
ing the 10-inch rife guns at the Head is
being done by the detachment recently
cd nv If
The History club met with Mrs. A. E.
Dyer Thursday evening but owing to the
bad roads the attendance was light. The
next meeting will be at the residence of
William Spear, Front street.
The Cape electrics after several days
hard fight with snow, aice and at times
pools Of water, have succeeded in opening
their line and are running all right today.
Mrs. W. 4. Hinckly, who has been pass
ing the winter with Mrs. Ida Burnham,
mas gone to the city to reside.
Laurence Burroughs, who has been Wis
iting Mrs. Davis Slower, Pine street, has
gone to New York.
Chas. West, who has been at school
in Syracuse, n. Y, is at home on vaca
ton.
Mr.. FrankfSmall who has been spend
ing the winter in Boston, has returned
home.
The young child of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Ross of Front street, is very SICK.
Miss Agnes Kelley of Sawyer street, is
i'll with threatened fever.
Miss Estelle Spear was in Boston yes
terday for musical instruction by John
Ortiz, of that city.
Arrangements are being made with the
Y. p. M. S. q. of Portland whereby the
regular Sabbath evening services held at
the Knightville M. e. church, will be
under the direction of delegation from
the union. Efforts are being put forth
to make the meeting veryainteresting
and profitable one.
Mr.. Robert Tuttle, who has been con-
find to his home for few weeks with q
severe attack of the. grip, is again able
to assume his duties at the bicycle fac
tory.
On accounts of the bad travelling the
regular weekly meeting of the Goodwill
circle had to be postponed from We'd
nesday eyeningsto a later date.