The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-04-26
SOUTH PORTLAND.


Geo. Broughton and George Studley, of
South Portland, have passed the neces-
sary physical examination and have pre-
Sc nted themselves for enrolment in the
ranks of the Portland Light Infantry
in the city.
Rev. N. H. Washburn held a "Holi-
ness Meeting" last evening at the People 8
M. e. church.
The Samaritan society will meet with
Mrs. Allen Pettingill, of Preble street,
next Wednesday afternoon.
Miss Laronie Dyer entertained the whist
rarity at her home few nights since
and the occasion partook somewhat OF a
social function.
Walter Doughty and family have gone
to Bonny Beach for the summer
Saturday evening about O'Clock, an
alarm was rung in from Randall street.
The hose company made the run in good
time only to find that 1t was burning
brush near the residence of Herbert
Stanley.
1t is reported that DR.. Willis B. Moul-
ton, of State street. has purchased the
Lewis Chase and Written property near
the ferry landi ng, including pier and ad-
jacent land.
Mr.. King, who is making improvements
at Cushings Pond, while excavating for
q foundation. unearthed an old flu to
which is likely to be of interest coming as
it did from such historic grounds.
On account of the Red Mems reception
and banquet at the City hall Tuesday
evening, April Goth, which will take SO
many from South Portland, 1t has been
decided to postpone the rehearsal of the
chorus to the following Friday. The
committee urgently request every mem
Der to be present on this date as Mr..
Tor will make proposition of interest
to all singers in this vicinity. This in
cludes all.
There is much activity at Grifin's yard
where SO many yachts have been kept for
the winter and several of them have al
ready made their appearance in the har-
Dor.
Members of the Wagner Glee club will
sing at Elm street M. E. church Sunday,
May Is.
The following committee has been ap.
pointed to take charge of the supper to be
given by the Universalist parish: Mrs.
Maria Wilson, Mrs. John Willard, Mrs,
Richards, Mrs. George Small, Mrs. Myra
Lamb, Mrs. Seabury, Mrs. Mabel Davis,
Mrs. Meller, Mrs. Morse, Miss Mabry
Thompson, Mrs. Alice Oliver, Mrs. Pet
tingill, and Mrs. Eva Cole.
Mr.. Edward Moulton, a Yale law
student, passed the Easter vacation at
his homo in South Portland.
The Ladies' circle of the Methodist
church will hold it's meeting tomorrow
afternoon with Mrs. A. J. Brown, Pine
street.
Among the South Portland sea captains
now on the water are Captain Thomas
J. Griggs of the Boston barkentine
Arlington. who has sailed from South
Africa for Boston; Captain Bert Wallace,
sailed from South American port to
Cuba; Captain Elmer Norwood on his
way from South America to Portland.
Should Spain go to privateering they
would be liable to be captured.
Another of the South Portland sea
captains liable to capture by the Spanish
is Captain Frank York OF the schooner
Sarah and Ellen, who is about to leave
Cianfuegos.
There will be an antiquarian supper at
Elm street NJ. E. church by the Ladies'
otu for n on
O'Clock. On Thursday, Friday and Sat-
urday evenings of next week under the
auspices of the sam society fair will be
held for the benefit of the church.
Mrs. Robert Glenn and daughter who
have been visiting DR.. and Mrs. Sanborn
guests of F. s. Rogers, Elm street, will
leave today for Blaine, Washington.
The funeral of Mrs. Lydia A. Dixon,
wife of George Dixon, took place yester-
day afternoon at Q 30 O'Clock from her
late residence on street, Knightville.
There was a large gathering of family
friends and the services were conducted
by Rev. Mr.. McGilvary of the Park street
church of the city. The pail bearers were
Messrs. Rogers, Hayden, Russell and
Shalt. The 1nterment was at Forest City
cemetery and there were many floral
tributes.
PLEASANTDALE.
Mr.. Maurice Arnold has entered the
employ of Mr.. A. Fl. Small, the granite
cutter. Messrs. Small and Daily have
secured the contract for furnishing a
granite front for large bank in Wilkes
barre, Pa, and it will be necessary to
add quite number of men to their
working force. The front will be made
of North Jay granite.
Mr.. Charles Cornell, an engineer on the
Boston and Maine railroad has been CON
tiped to his home for the past week with
severe illness.
Miss Fannie Maguier of Clark street,
Portland, is passing few weeks with her
uncle, Mr.. Charles Mcdonald.
Miss Ellen MulhoIland of Campobello
N. B., is being entertained for few
weeks at the home of her sister, Mrs.