The Portland daily press., 1898-02-03
SOUTH PORTLAND.

The political undercurrents IN favor OF
aynou-uartisan ticket at the spring cleo
ton geem to be gaining in strength and
. l;st If candidates which is receiving
favorable mention includes James 81.
Hartford and George G. Mountfort for
seIectmen, Noah B. Knight, clerk, g. A.
TiIton, committeeman, John b. Merri-
man, tax collector, and Stephen Scam.
man, treasurer.
The present selectmen are now busily
engaged closing up their accounts for the
last year and getting things in readiness
for the annual business meeting of the
town which takes place on the first Mon
day in March.
The road surveyors were hard at work
yesterday with crew Of forty men with
teams removing2snow from the streets,
fixing hydrants, etc., and travel at the
ferry, at least, will soon be made easy.
The loaded scow which sunk off the
ferry landing in the late storm was re-
moved yesterday at ebb tide by the Valen-
tine Dredging company.
The schooner Eva A. Race which was
moored at Simo nton's cove, Willard, got
her sails and rigging SO entangled with
ice that it was necessary to have her
towed to the city yesterday for general
overhauling.
The chimney of the house of David o.
Moulton on Cushing's point was blown
over. No serious damage resulted.
The Volunteer Hose company will give
a fair at the Union Opera House on the
10th, 18th and 18th inst. for the benefit of
the company.
Mr.. A. e. Sprague, who has been in
business on High street, has entered the
employ of c. W. Griffin of Sawyer street.
For the first time since Monday the
milkmen..were able to resume work yes
terday afternoon.
The Samaritan society met yesterday
with Mrs. George E. Henley of Preble
street.
The newly organized ladies' circle of
the Peoples NJ e. church spent a very
pleasant evening at the parsonage yester-
day. "A supper was served and collection
was taken up for the benefit Of the society.
There was very good attendance.
Capt. W. L. Clapp of the New England
Band Christian crusaders will commence
work at the Peoples church on the Sth
inst. He will be assisted by two men and
two women connected with the band.
The headquarters are in Worcester, Mass. J,
and the workers will come to the Ferry
from Yarmouthville, where they
have bean lately conducting meetings.
The ladies of the Universalist parish
will serve a supper ut the Union Opera
House Thursday evening from 6 to 8
O'Clock. After the supper there will be a
sociable. Mr.. and Mrs. Kimmell will be
in attendance and 1t is hoped that all
members of the parish and their friends
both young and old will come out on this
occasion and enjoy social time together.
The regular parish meeting for the cleo
ton of officers will take place next Mon
day evening the 9TH of February. at the
Union Opera House.
Mr.. Uriah L. Arey, who died of heart
failure, was one of South Portland's
Oldest and most respected citizens. He
was a farmer by profession and had lived
at the Ferry for tho past thirty-two years,
previous to which Vinalhaven, Knox
County, was his home.
The Pythian Sisterhood had its usual
meeting at the rooms of the order least
night.
Mr.. William Cobb's bitter experience
on Tuesday morning in reaching his place
of business in the city at Loveitt's fish
market is.notable. Accompanied by his
son, he left his residence on Angel avenue
in Willard and struck banks of snow this
side of the church in Knightville which
OBLIGED him to absolutely crawl in order
to make Roadway. He could not, at times
see his son although distant not more
than ten feet, and got his bearings now
and then from posts which happened to
be uncovered. His testimony is that for
thirty five years he never encountered
such a hard road to travel.
The Wagner Glee Society was unable to
meet on Monday night at the residence of
the musical director, Mr.. Wright at
PIeasantdale, and it's usual meeting Will
be held at the place inst mentioned on
Monday night next.
The subject of W. I. Huston's sermon
for this Thursday evening in Union Mis-
sion hall, will be, 'Is baptism essential
to salvation" There was large audi
epce heard the sermon last Thursday
evening and there is a good interest being
manifested in these meetings Some of
the people from South Portland visited
pleasantda1e last Sunday to hear Mr..
Houston's sermon there.
TEA DRINKERS PILGRIMAGE. -
The Ceylon-Indian tea, which Miss
Florida Sollee, the demonstration, repre-