The Portland daily press., 1898-11-16
SOUTH PORTLAND.
Matter OF Town Division Is Burning
Issue,

Meeting at Town Hall Monday Night
willard, the Heights and PIeasantdale
to Flock Together-The Ferry and
Knightville Out in the Cold-Trial Jus
tice Case-Bethany Church Meeting
Personal Items, Etc.
Since the matter Of city charter has
been revived, great interest has been
manifested in the different sections of
the town, and it has served to stimulate
the efforts of certain citizens of Willard
to have this section set apart from the
town of South Portland.
Monday evening a we'll attended meet
ing was held at the town hall, and a
good-sized delegation was present from
Willard to talk over the situation with
the residents on the Heights. Some of
those to be seen were Harry Willard. d.
A. Meaher, freeman Willard, William
Cobb. George Griffin and John b. Chase
of Willard, and George Delano, j. Otis
Kaler and Harry Dyer were among the
Town Housepeople. szg SCI :.
John B. Chase was made chairman and
speeches were made by D. A. Meahsr,
George Delano and Mr.. Chase and. sever
al others. There was fres and rather
Informal discussion of the issues in
volyed, and the consensus of opinion was
that because of somewhat identical in
terests, it would be well to form a town
made up of Willard. South Portland
Heights, Pleasantdale and a portion of
the western section of the town as now
laid out. 1t was suggested that good
dividing line would run near Anthoine's
creek to the old brewery corner, leaving
Knightville and Ferry Village out in the
cold, to flock by themselves or to be an
nexed to Greater Portland.
A committee was appointed composed
of Henry Willard and George Delano to
confer with the residents of Pleasantdale
regarding the establishment of town
line and it was proposed at an early date
to present the matter at a meeting to be
held in the schoolhouse at Pleasantdale.
TRIAL JUSTICE CASE.
George Larrabee was arraigned yester-
day before Justice McManus for assault
and battery on Elizabeth Bunker. He
was found guilty and fined ST., and costs.
which he paid and was discharged. The
Justice in imposing sentence said that he
was thus lenient on account of the priso-
ner's good character, but if the offence
" as repeated ''justice would not be tenn
pered with mercy"
BETHANY CHURCH MEETING.
At meeting of the legal voters of the
Bethany congregation on Monday even
ing a committee, made up of 81. B. Wal.
ton, A. S. Davis and Mrs. L. B. Proctor,
was appointed to solicit funds for church
purposes and to pay the salary of a min
lister.
E It was voted to extend call to a man
from the eastern part of the State, whose
name it is desired not to make public,
for time at least.
Mr.. Lawen, of the village. is engaged
In work on thebuildings belonging to the
Harrington estate in the city.
A military spirit Is rife among several
of the young men of the village, and
among those who will apply for enlist
ment in the regular service are Walter
Mckenzie and Charles Wilson.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. F. Moody. who have
been the guests of Mrs. L. j. Ross,
Cushings Point, have returned to their
home in Minneapolis, MINI.
Walter Johnson has entered the employ
of the G. M. Rice Paper Company, Port
land
Mrs Otis Sprague. who has been visit /
ing friends at Harpswell, has returned
home.
Mr.. Joe Shea has moved into the house
recently occupied by Frank Ross, the
mason. Dyer street.
Miss Margaret Pickett is having her
house on Dyer street newly shingled.
Mrs. Amanda Smith, who has been
quite i'll at the home of B. 4. Thompson,
Pine street, is slowly improving.
S ESSION OF BOARD OF SELECT
MEN.
The board of selectmen was in session
afternoon at the town house
and gave a hearing to the AUDITORS who
were assessed for sewers on Stanford and
West High streets, Soubn fortianu, anu
Vest streets, Knightyills.
The cost of the sewers and the amounts
assessed the AUDITORS were stated in Mon
lays issue of the PRESS.
Quite number of the interested parties
we're present and those heard on the ques-
ion were W. e. johnson, P. o. Haley,
Niles Nelson, B. W. Coggeswell, N. c.
j. A. Kincaid Charles S.
Coffin, G. A. Tilton, Hiram Dyer and B.
E. Henley, Sanford street AUDITORS, while
Ephraim Dyer and Albion G. Pettingill |
had something to say about the ASSESS
nent of the Knightville AUDITORS. 1t was
urged by the Sanford street AUDITORS that |
it was inequitab1e to- make them pay SO
large an amount for a sewer which was