The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-03-04
SOUTH PORTLAND.

SOUTH POKILANU.
The registration board is now In session
at the town hall Those not registered
should do SO without delay.
Tomorrow at 2. 80 O'Clock the Republi-
| cans will meet in caucus at the town hall
for the nomination of selectmen and
other town officers. A big turn out is
expected.
On Monday next it will be settled
whether the town will authorize the se-
lectmen to issue town bonds to the
amount of Sc, 200 to pay the bonds and
notes Of the old town OF Cape Elizabeth
falling dus during the year 1898 or other
wise provide for their payments; also to
see II the town will authorize the hiring
of money to the amount Of $4,000 for
current expenses.
The Ladies Circle Of the Peoples NJ. E.
| church met yesterday afternoon with
Mrs. o. Thurrell, West High street.
VIM. Soule, of East Boston, is the guest
Of Mrs. James Soule, at Meeting House
Hill.
| May Van Buren, is sick at home with
tonsilitis.
party of fifty from Chebeague char
tered steamer for the purpose of attend
| ing tho meeting of the Crusaders last
|leyening at the Peoples church.
The South Portland Reading Club have
about perfected arrangements for their
grand fair to be given Friday and Sat-
| urday, March IS and 49, The committee
| in charge are most competent, and that
success awaits them goes for the saying.
A. L. Lewis and family who have
been living in Hartford court, have built
a new house on Broadway and moved in
on Wednesday last.
| Mr.. D. II. Elliott is quite i'll at his
residence on franklin street.
| Walter johnson, who has been serious
ly Ill with typhoid fever, is slowly i'm
proving.
| Hughie Nixon, who was taken some
| time since to the Maine General Hospital
for treatment for appendicitis, died there
on Wednesday night.
| Mr.. burlington is i'll and unable to be
|about his usual business at Cole Brothers.
The Cribbage Club met Wednesday
teveniDg. Four tables were filled, and a
/ series of ten games were played with first
honors for George Cribby, score 1871,
who was closely followed by E., Fowler,
score 165.
/ There will be no meeting of the teach
| ers of the ~Knightvile M. e. Sunday
school as usual this week, owing to the
special meetings being held by the Chris.
tian Crusaders at South Portland, and
which are largely attended by the church
workers of this place.
! The fourth quarterly conference of the
Knightville N. e. church was held last
evening and presided over by Rev. D.
o. Thayer, presiding elder OF this dis.
triot. The ordinary business was tran
sacted.
| y Minneola council, D. Of P, had an
apron sale last evening at Oasis hall
| together with musical entertainment
which pleased every body present. Choco-
late and cake were served.
| The funeral of Mrs. Hovey took place
at Willard yesterday afternoon and was
attended by family, friends and neigh
| bors. Rev. Mr.. Bean officiated and in
| terment was at Evergreen cemetery.
| The small cannon which stood guard
| over the residence of M. A. Hanna on
| Broadway was spirited away on Wednes-
day night last. 1t may be that the mys-
terious Individual who was reported to
| be seen photoxraphing the Notifications
| Of Fort Preble is directing his energies
| to other sections of the town.
SUPPER BY THE UNIvERSALIST
CONGREGATION.
The Ladies' Circle of the Universalist
church gave an enjoyable supper last
evening at the Union Opera House. which
was we'll attended to the number Of 20a
or more. Following the supper MIR. and
| Mrs. Kimmell gave reception to the
members of the parish and their many
friends, and general sociability reigned.
| The committee In charge were Mrs. N.
| E. Gordon, Miss Patience Thompson,
| Mrs. Samuel Starboard, Mrs. John Bar
bour, Miss Latham and Mrs. George
Small. The following young ladies de-
| lightfully performed the functions Of wait
resses: Misses Florence Merriman. Cora
Cole, Edith Moulton. Bessie Moshsr,
vonnie Dyer, Alice Cole and Mamie Fin
nerty.
/ pLEASANTDALE
Mr.. William Wentworth while driving
along Main street, Tuesday afternoon,
met with an accident of a disagreeable
nature. The runner of his sleigh caught
in the track of the P. & G. e. railroad,
and the horse becoming slightly unman-
agcable, tore the runner and braces from
the sleigh and threw the occupants to
the ground, but they were fortunately
unhurt Tho sleigh was badly wrecked
and Mr.. Wentworth was obliged to walk
to his home in Pleasantdale
Miss Lura Miles, who is very i'll with
pneumonia, is in critical condition
and the attending physicians give nut
little hope of her recovery.
MISS STEVENS ON PARIS.