The Portland daily press., 1898-05-14
SOUTH PORTLAND.
Continued Success Of Elm Street
Church Fair.


Offices for Observation-Disclosures,
Items, etc.
Inc attendance on the second night of
1he 1alr which is being given by the
.,"uies ala society of the Elm street
neonoalst church was much larger than
ona' Vi tne previous evening and the
olnerent booths were quite literally
patronized.
musical entertainment was given
anu nearly all of the numbers were re-
celved with appreciatiye applause Els
peoiaiiy worthy Of note were the soprano
soioS oy Mrs. a. E. Downs and Mrs.
winnie Smith, the tenor solo by R. G.
GOODWIN and "The Sailors Chorus
wnlcn was rendered very effectively by
tne Llgonia double quartette. Miss Alice
Dodge played delightful piano solo and
the duett by Mrs Knapp and Miss Cool
broth was charming.
Tonight the different contests will be
decided. A bicycle, doll, dishes, chair
! anu ring, Will go to the lucky persons
VINO have succeeded in collecting the
largest fund for the benefit of the church.
Inc entertainment arranged for this
evening Is good one and this is the pro-
gramme:
Piano Duet, Selected
Miss Con nell and Frank Evans
| Violin Duet, Selected
Sadie and Myrtle Hatch.
| Soprano Solo, Selected
| Miss Annie Hamilton.
Reading, Selected
Miss Mildred Woods.
Soprano Solo, Selected
Miss Jessie GetcheI.
Piano Duet,
Helen Morrison and Ethel Fullerton, q
soprano 6olo-Mine Own,
Mrs. r. L. Knapp.
America, Audien oe.
SEVEN ARMY CORPS.
Recent army orders received at For
Preble make the following changes:
| By direction Of the President. seven
Army corps, comprising both the regular
and volunteer branches of the Army are
hereby constituted. They will be num-
| bered conseoutively from one to seven.
Their several headquarters and the loca-
ton thereof, as we'll as the generals ap-
pointed to command them, will be an
nounced in orders hereafter.
| Headquarters Second Artillery,
Fort Adams, r. l., May IL, 1898.
Spec%,l Orders,
No. 33.
| Upon the recommendation of the COM
manding officer, Battery D, I'd Artillery.
the following appointment in that lat
| terry is hereby announced:
| Private Cornelius Desmond to be Ser
geant, to date from May II, 1898.
He will be obeyed and respected accord
ingly.
By order of Colonel Pennington,
| "a S. 8. Jordan,
| 1st Lit. and Adjt. Sd Artillery.
Capt. William A. Simpson 7th Artillery
is detailed and announced as acting ord
nance officer of the Department OF the
East and in addition to his duties as such
will take charge of the office of Artillery
Inspector.
| The Cape Elizabeth Electric company
are busily engaged painting and fixing
up Is open cars for summer business.
/ Mr.. John Wright, chief engineer at the
power house. lis at tho casino looking
after steam fitting, etc. and his place is
temporarily filed by Mr.. Cudworth.
| Paul Berry, Frank Smith, Alfred Little
| john, Charles Knuteson and a few others
Of the Cape Elizabeth electric employees
went to the city last evening and pulled
against the High School team in s'tug
of war;
Harry Howes, formerly at the bicycle
factory, has been engaged as night clerk
at tine Preble House.
The game of base ball arranged for to-
day between the Fort Preble and South
Portland clubs has been postponed on &C.
count Of the absence of Private William
| Devaney catcher on the Fort nine.
There will be q hearing today at Q
O'Clock in the town house on the petition
of the Cape Elizabeth electrics to lay
track over meeting house hill.
The wooden structure which stood at
the terminus of the Cape eleotrics has been
moved to site near the new cafe.
Rev. Edwin P. Wilson returned on
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