The Portland daily press., 1898-03-23
SOUTH PORTLAND.
ACTIVE WORK AT TERMINUS Of'
THE CAPE ELlC FIGS.

Construction of Theatre and Cafe-survey-
ing for New Loop-Trial Justice Case
Fort Prebie Notes-Signal Stations 20
templated-Sfngle Takers Meet-fer-
sonaI and Society Items, etc.
Work is going on at lively rate at the
terminus of the Cape elsctrios at the Cot
tage. Stills were laid Saturday for the
foundation of the new theatre at that
point, and Monday framing was begun
and is now being rapidly pushed. Inc
framing stock is now on the ground ana
"a gang of II laborers including three
masons are employed on construction.
Near by, crew is engaged boarding over
the new cafe, and all in all this is pref
ty active place along the Cape shore. A
surveyor was carefully going over the
ground yesterday, taking levels, etc.
preparatory for the construction OF the
loop or the electrics which will circle
about the two new buildings
The Board of Selectmen organized with
the choice of T. B. Haskell as chairman
and Monday a meeting WAS held and
their new field of duty was looked over
and work mapped out.
TRIAL JUSTICE CASH.
Maggie O'Rourke of the city. otherwise
known as Maggie Forester was arraigned
before Trial Justice McMannus yesterday
1t appears that a week ago last Sunday,
Maggie entered the house of one Mrs.
Grow ~, piobott otroat a nd than and there
assaulted and heat French woman, Mrs.
Palmer by name. Compl amt was made
to City Marshall Sylvester who instituted
vigorous search for the assailant and
yesterday he succeeded in making the
arrest and turned woman over to Town
Constable Ed Fowler. Trial Justice Nc
Mannus found Maggie guilty and fined
her SO and costs which she paid and was
afterwards allowed to go on her way.
FORT PREBLE NOTES.
The enlisted men who will go to the
new artillery regiment and whose names
were published in yesterdays PRESS,
were selected by their commanders for
their general excellence as soldiers and
it is quite likely that many OF them will
soon be wearing the stripes OF non-com-
missioned officers in the commands which
they are soon TO Join.
Officers from the Fort have recently
been examining different points along the
Cape shore which might be found suita-
BILE for the establishment of signal sta
tions. The Two Lights, site near the
Gunner club house. and others were
visited. The establishment of stations
such as these is likely to occur at not
distant day.
MEETING OF SINGLE TAKERS.
A meeting of the single takers took
place last evening at the Hose house on
School street which was attended by D..
o. Moulton, Geo. E. Kittredge and other
we'll known advocates of the system and
it was decided, after several speeches, to
take measures for the formation of n
branch single tax club at the village
The Cribbage club met Monday evening
and at six tables series of ten games
we're played. Dan Dole, score 240. Ed
Fowler, 2S2.
John BOItenhouse VINO mas DeeH OH d
recent visit here. has returned to Kent's
Hill.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Littlejohn has re-
turned from trip to Boston, Mass.
Captain f. L. Nichols, formerly OF the
village, but now citizen of Cambridge,
Mass, is visiting friends here.
The committee from Ocean View Com
mandery who will have charge of ar
rangements for the anniversary ceIebra-
ton" are Mr.. Wilson Mrs. Merryman,
Miss Thompson Mrs. L. S. Arey and
Mrs. Strout.
W. o. Muller, foreman of the machine
shop at the bicycle factory, is sick at his
home Kincaid street.
F. J. Dyer, of the Portland ship-build-
ing company, is making extensive repairs
of his house, Pine street.
c. A. Dixon, superintendent of the
Gospel Mission, is sick at his residence.
Geo. Cole will not resume business at
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