The Portland daily press., 1898-10-31
SOUTH PORTLAND.
SOUTH PORTLAND READING |
CLUBS BANQUET.
SOUTH

SOUTH POo l1ANO hhAOlN0
CLUBS BANQUET.
The South Portland Reading club sat
down to banquet at Swett's hotel Sat-
urday evening. 1t was sort of a wind
I'D of the club, as the organization was
disbanded about two weeks since. The
dinner satisfied the material wants of
everybody ana was gotten up in first
class style. The party broke up at IL
O'Clock and returned to the village in a
special car, which was waiting for them.
Those present were: President h. P.
Smith, Vice President A. Y. Skinner,
Treasurer L. p. Brown, Recording Secre-
tary Fl. F. Goss, Leroy Syphers, R.
Doughty. Alfred Hinkley, j. W. Dodge,
Harry Hartford, Harry Harmon, Melvin
Dodge, Sumner Smart, F. L. Harrington,
Charles Jenny, j. E. Mountfort, BENZ.
McManus, w. A. Seaford. Robert Har-
ward, Harry Wood. Prof. VIM. Smart
Today is the last day of discount on the
1898 taxes. Thus far about the usual
number have availed themselves of the
discount.
The ladies' circle of the Universalist
congregation. Will. meet Tuesday after
noon with Mrs. johnson and discuss
plans for the supper and entertainment
to be given Thursday evening at the
Union opera house.
Contractor g. W. Doughty begins work
on the officers quarters at the Head TO-
day and expects to finish the job in about
a month. Contractor Burrowes has
already begun work on hisscontract.
At the Thursday evening meeting of
Bayard lodge, K. of P, of South Port.
land, the Portland Past Chanoellors' asso-
citation will be present by invitation.
Messrs. W. E. ALLEN, L. S. Ayre and
Charles l.. Bennett are the 81 eeial COM
mites in charge of the affair which in
cludes supper and entertainment.
Justice McManus was called upon Sat-
urday to take bold stand for the better
observance of Sunday, when there were
arraigned before him in Knightville two
young, brawny, though innocent looking
boys who were charged with voluntarily
being present at Gel tain public diversion
Cdlicd lOOu pfsll, Wii1CA was lin AECN. 49, 80
Cash Corner ON sSunda az last. ITO the
great scandal of religion and against good
morals and good manners, Los
The boys pleaded guilty and,urged insex-
tenuation of their offense thatsit was only
u sort of practice game andireally no CON
test at all. The Judge then inquired into
the character of the boys and found that
it was good After which he pronounced
sentence, that the boys should pay fine
of 50 and half costs.
The rigors of the law having been salts
fed the Judge then assumed sort of
the boys good character and in the hope
that they would in the future stop playing
Sundays games which "horritied people
of a religious NATURE he would suspend
the fine and dismiss the case on pay ment
of half the costs.
PLEASANTDALE
Mr. Thomas Minno is making extensive
improvements on the buildings recently
purchased on Atlantic avenue.
Miss Edith Nash of brunswick is the
guest of Miss Edna Lemont, Sumner
street
Mrs. L. J. Cornell OF Atlantic avenue,
who has been quite seriously i'll. is now
| able to ride out.
Mrs w. j Barber, Chapel street, enter.
tain ed the mem bers of Elm street church
choir Thursday evening
MIR John NILSSON is moving his family
! from Mechanic street, to Portland.
Miss Florence Leighton of Gray is being
entertained at the home of her aunt, Mrs.
o. j, Mouutfort Brown street
Mrs Hattie Spencer has returned to
her home in Boston.
MIR. j. Edward Rogers has m owed his
family from Buffalo, N. Y, and will oc-
cupy the upper tenement of the house
owned by Mrs. L. 81. Pillsbury. Summer
street. ss1f
Mrs. Annie Thompson Jones of Lowell,
Mass, former lesi dent Of this place, will
lecture at Orient hall, Portland, Sunday
afternoon and evening. -
Mr.. Jesse Dyer who lives or Sum mel
street met with IL ost serious accident
Friday afternoon about 4 O'Clock In at
tempting to reach the hay loft in his barn
the ladder slipped and MIR. Dyer fell and
suffered compound fracture sof the leg
lust above the ankle. Drs Gerrish and
Coombs were called and attempted to set
the leg but were obliged to renew the at
tempt yesterday. MIR Dyer is about rs
wears old.