The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-03-05
SOUTH PORTLAND.
Republicans Will Caucus Today TO-
Nominations for Town Officers.

Last Day for acknowledgements Re
publican Candidates Before Today's
Convention-Meeting of the History
Club-school Exercises at First Gram
mar scloo,-Articles in Town Warrant
Personal Items, etr.
This is the last day for registration.
Today at $50 O'Clock p. N. the Republic
cans will meet in caucus at the Town
hall for the nomination of town officers
and interest has SO grown of late as to
insure large attendance. There are
several announced candidates and others
whose boo:ns have been carefully nursed
in secret. For seleotmen there are L. b.
Haskell, William Bradford, G. N. IRE
fetben, Eiiphalet c. Robinson and score
more. MIR. Knapp will succeed himself as
treasurer. and no opposition is discover
able to the denomination of Noah b.
Knight. Jos. r. Chaplin seems to be
stated for road commissioner while for
supervisor of schools Joseph S. Pickett Is
mentioned and the friends of Mrs. Alice
Taylor are inclined to push her claims
committee is likely to be T. 1. Brown,
Fred H. Jordan and E. G. Reynolds. Let
all Republicans attend the caucus today.
THE HISTORY CLUB.
The meeting OF the History club, on
Thursday evening at the residence of
Mr.. William Spear Front street, was a
most successful and highly enjoyable one.
About Is members were present and first
were given quotations by the members
from English authors, after which the
regular lesson was taken up which in
cluded readings from Ben Jonson, Francis
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tions were matched for partners for sup
per and at the table several toasts were
offered which called forth brilliant and
happy responses. A game of kilograms
was INDUCED in and honors went to Allen
Cobb. Delightful music closed the even
ing's entertainment, America" being
sung with snap and spirit.
GRAMMAR SCHOOL EXERCISES.
There was large attendance of parents
and friends of the scholars at 1st Gram
mar school on Pleasant street yesterday
afternoon, of which Mr.. Henley Is prin.
cipal. There were illustrated singing
exercises by the pupils showing the
American music system. The music was
read at sight and among the taking num-
Soldiers" and many patriotic airs. The
progress made by the school in singing
was the subject of general comment and
Prof. Womersly, the representative of the
system, was an interested spectator:
At the last quarterly meeting on Thurs
day evening at the Knightville Methodist
church it was unanimously voted to in
vite Rev. L. S. Bean to continue his
passionate for another year.
Owing to previous engagement of
Miss S. Marcia Crafts the public concerts
set by the South Portland chorus for
about March 16, will be postponed a week
or SO.
VIM. Hobbs. who has been living at
Capt. Davis's house on "C' street,
Knightville, has moved to the Barstow
farm in Willard.
Geo. Haggett has moved into the house
on "a" street, Knightville, recently &C.
cupied by Woodbury. Simmons
Stinson Lewis and Mr.. Whitney re.
ceived the first degree at a recent meeting
of Cumberland lodge. K. of P. The meet
ing set for Wednesday mex, has been post
poned ono week at which time the second
degree will be given.
AT the business meeting of the town on
Monday, action will be taken on the Pc
tition of Geo. l.. Gould and others. to lay
out town way beginning at a point on
Main street in Willard village and exteud-
ing southwesterly to a point on Cottage
road; also on the petition of William
Spear and others to lay out a town way
beginning at point on the southeastern
side of Broadway near William S.
Emery's house in Knightville, thence
southerly and ending at point on the
Cape Cottage road.
1t is proposed to raise the East High
street school building roof second story
and to furnish and finish two extra rooms
therein and raise money to defray the cost
of same.
Don't forget that under the new by
laws the business meeting takes place
Monday next at O'Clock a. IN. The cleo
tion of town officers occurs the following
Monday, March IA.