The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-02-21

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Capt. q. c. Wiley has purchased the
house recently constructed by Mr.. L.. b.
Twitchell on Day street. and Will move
his family thereto this week.
The young child of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam White has been very i'll with tonslll-
tbs, but is now much improved.
Miss Bessie Degio held a social party OF
friends at the home of Mr.. and Mrs Will
liam Angel, Angel avenue, Monday
evening.
The warrant for the annual town meet
ing of South Portland, which will be is
sued in two weeks, will contain about IS
or 40 articles, some of which will pro-
yoke considerable exciting discussion.
| The adjourned meeting Of the Sold
| iers' and Sailors monument association
will be held I'm the town hall, Monday,
March z, Immediately after the adjourn
ment of the annual town meeting.
About no people have already joined
the South Portland chorus organized by
Prof. O. Stewart Talyor, and their re-
hearsals are attended with great deal of
enthusiasm. The next one will be held
at the Knightville M. E. church Tuesday
evening.
Mr.. Vim. Loughrau, who has been con-
fined to his home with an attack OF grip,
is now able to attend to his work at the
bicycle factory. 9e
Mr.. Elmer MacFarland has been i'll at
his home for two weeks, and unable to
attend to his duties at the Burroughs
screen factory, Portland. s1G
Mr.. John Bradford has gone to Boston,
Mass, for a few days, He will also make
flying visit to Mr.. and Mrs. B.
C. Bickford at Reading, Mass, and
friends in Taunton.
Miss Annie Rowe, teacher in the pub
tic schools at Guilford, is being enter
tanned at the home of Mr.. and Mrs J.
M. Young by her sister, Miss Lizzie A.
Rowe, teacher of the grammar school Of
this place.
Mr.. Irvan Soule of Boston is visiting
his mother, Mrs. Soule of Knightville.
sERev. ssMr. Kimmel of Portland preached
an able and forceful sermon before the
Universalist congregation at Union
Opera house yesterday afternoon.
The annual meeting of the Ladies' Uni
versalist society will be held Wednesday,
February 80, at 1880 o'clock for the cleo
ton of officers and the transaction of 9TH
er important business.
Mrs Jones of Portland is canvassing
the place for pictures of the members. OF
Myrtle assembly, P. S., to be placed In
| the album of the lodge. ts.. -
Mrs. John Grant of Peaks island is the
guest of Mrs. Wallace Springer, East
High street. 9
| Mr.. Andrew Cleveland has moved his
family and household furniture from
Boston into the upper tenement OF the
house of Mr.. Mansfield, Preble street.
Hiram Lodge of Masons have formed
building association with T. B. Has
kell as chairman. and Messrs. Seaman
and Dyer in subordinate Offices with
view of raising funds for the construc-
ton of new lodge building.
The new mortar battery at Fort Preble,
upon which work will probably be re-
sumed when the weather conditions are
favorable, will contain. sixteen 12-inch
rifled mortars arranged in batteries Of
four mortars each, from which 1000
pound shells can be fred with so pound
charges of powder. Electricity will be
applied for firing purposes and the car
riages are at the fort for the proper
mounting of the mortars. The weight Of
these mortars Is 81, 800 pounds and the
total length is over ten feet. The pene-
tration in steel at the muzzle is SO in
ches.
PLEASANTDALE.
Miss Mollie Thompson, cashier at the
Globe laundry, is seriously i'll with
measles. @
Miss Carrie Warehouse is very i'll with
asthma and complication of diseases.
Mr.. Samuel D. Latham, an engineer
on the B. & NJ, is passing week s va
cation with his parents at Gray.
Mr. Chandler Runnells, who is en-
ployed.. at the Portland Star Match fac
tory is suffering from a severe attack of
grippe.
The regular monthly business meeting
of the Y. P. S. G. E., will be held at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs Matthew Woods
Summer street.
Miss Isabel Hutchinson of ST. John
street, Portland, has been the guest OF
Mrs. j. A. Lewis, New. Elm street.
Mrs Joseph Boucher and daughter,
Miss Stella of Cash's corner, were the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. John Henry, Elm
street.
Rev. David Pratt of Standish is. the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Dyer.
Miss Ella Dyer entertained a number
of her little friends at the home of her
parents Thursday evening. The principal
amusement flor the evening was candy
pull which was entered into with much
zest, and was the source Of considerable
enjoyment.
A large delegation from this place at
tended the concert given by the Wagner
glee club at South Portland, Friday eve
ming ~