The Portland daily press., 1898-05-28
SOUTH PORTLAND.
MEMORIAL SERVICES OF THE
FIRST ryNTyERsALIST PARISH. .

On Memorial Sunday the Union Opera
House will be appropriately decorated
with the national colors, evergreens' pot
ted plants and flowers by the ladies OF the
First Universalist parish and unoer 'he
auspices Of the society. This oroer VI GA
ercises arranged for the afternoon VIII w
| followed:
Music,
| Invocation,
| Music,
Reading of Scripture Lesson,
| Music.
| Prayer
Music Battle Hymn of the Republic, =,
| Sermon, Rev. W. M. hlmHoii
| Notices,
| Collection,
Music-Americat
Eenediction,
In the evening the Young People 8
Christian Union connected with 1iis
church will read patriotic selectl ons, !
list Of which was published in recent
issue of the PRESS. The subject OF the
evening will be "The Nations Heroes.
The little child of Mr.. Charles Studiey
is reported to be decidedly improved In
condition. DIR. Brown is in attendan &c;
The Goodwill Circle of the Knightviile
VACtuOQlou OAuIOA Wbo ouooA peAAA1SNA
residence of Capt. and Mrs Fl. E. Davis
Wednesday evening in very pleasant y
manner. Piano solos by Miss Ethel DAVIS
and Mrs. d. 81. Ford, and vocal SOLO
rendered by Miss Davis were en1oyaDle
features of the evenings entertainment,
Arrangements for celebrating the TENN
anniversary Of the organization OF the
Oasis commandery, q. O. G. G., were
commenced Tuesday evening at their
regular meeting, the same to be observed
June 7, at Oasis hall. The keeper of rec
ords was instructed at that time to Is sue
invitations to Casco Bay commandery OF
Portland and Ocean View commandery
OF South Portland to participate in the
exercises.
An afternoon devoted to the study of
| the life and works Of Rubinstein, the
Russian composer and pianist, will be
given by Miss Maud Miller to her pupils
| in music this afternoon at her home on
Kelsey street.
CASH CORNER.
Captain Hiram Edgett died Tu esday
afternoon at Cash Corner, after q long
illness. Captain Edgett was native Of
New Brunswick. but has for some time
been employed by Cash Bros, grocers, at
Monkton, N. B., survive him. The
funeral services took place Thursday after
noon at Browns Hili Methodist church,
and were conducted by the pastor, Rev.
j. II. Roberts. Interment was at
Browns Hill cemetery.
OPERATTA OF RED RIDING HOOD.
The second presentation of ''Red Riding
Hood" was given last evening at the
Union Opera House, and was witnessed
by large and representative audience.
1t was given with that smoothness and
finish which marked the first nights pro-
duction and most cordially received. The
encores We're frequent and surely deserved.
For these very successful performances
need of praise should be rendered Miss
Mary e. Thompson, who, ably assisted
by Miss Ada Cole, has labored diligently
in the training of the chorus and also
taken most prominent part in the cast.
Quite nice little sum Of money has
been realized and it will be.deyoted to the
purchase of books for the Universalist
Sunday school.
DEATH OF IRA j. WARREN.
Mr.. Ira ;. Warren, an old engineer who
has seen service at various times with the
P. 8. and p, the Eastern division of the
Boston and Maine, and other railroads,
died yesterday morning at g. 30 at his
home on Forest avenue, in Pleasantdale.
He has resided in Pleasantdalerfor quite
thirty years and has been in i'll health for
the past two years.
The funeral of Elizabeth j., wife of
James E. Mason, took place at hor late
residence on Preble street, in Willard,
yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
II the new regulations shall be adopted
the various life-s saving stations throug h..
out the country will be in operation 10
months instead Of nine, as is now the
rule.
The friends of J. Calvin Knapp viii
urge his candidacy before the coming Re-
publican county convention for the office
of register of deeds.
WRECKING PARTY CALLED OUT.
The last pullman car on the train of
the Western division Of the Boston &
Maine railroad which pulled out of the
city at 1 O'Clock yesterday morning,
jumped the track near Saco. The wreck
ing party connected with the Boston and
Maine station at Pleassntdale were has
tily summoned from their beds and bur.
ried to the scene of the accident, They
made quick work of the job and got tack
to Pleasantdale about O'Clock of the
morning.
| Miss Rogers, teacher in the intermediate
school at Pleasantdale, returned to duty
| yesterday cltCI ECbOIdl udyS absence be-
cause of sickness.
g 1t is reported that DR.. Kincaid con-
templates building single tenement
house on Kincaid street, near the resi-
dence Of bir. Muller.
Rev. Geo. W. Kelley. OF Deering, will
officiate tomorrow at Bethany Congrega-
tional church. The regular pastor. Rev.
Mr.. Long, is still absent in the cas- tern
| section of the state.
The funeral of Isaac Leigh will occur
today at s. 80 O'Clock a. m. from his late
residence in Ligonia REQUIEM high
mass at st. Dominics at a. M. Mr..
Leigh, who died on Thursday last. had
been night Waterman at the Atwood
Lead company for a period Of twenty
years. e-I.~
CAMP NOTES.
The Connecticut Volunteers of the q.
S. Army are encountering bad spell of
weather and some of their itents are rot
SO water tight as might be desired. their
necessities are being relieved by the regu-
lars at the Fort and yesterday four new
tents from Prehle We're placed at their
service. When their ten days travelling
rations shall be exhausted they will fare