The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-12-12
SOUTH PORTLAND.

SOUTH PORTLAND.
The usual meeting of the Social club on
Saturday afternoon was postponed ON ac-
count of the Universalist fair.
The Sunbeam society met Saturday at
the home of Nina Littlefield.
This evening at tho knightville
Methodist church the first lecture OF the
series will be delivered by Rev. Luther
Freeman, pastor of the Chestnut Street
Methodist church. Subject, "Plod.
AT PEOPLES METHODIST CHURCH.
Last evening at the Peoples Methodist
church. Mrs. Beidy, president Of the
Woman's Home Missionary conference
gave an insight into the work being done
by the conference and. its agents among
the Indians. Mormons, Italians and the
Orientals on the Pacific coast. She
mentioned by names several of the women
engaged in the work and gave interesting
anecdotes, graphically describing the ca
periences of some of the workers on the
frontier. She thought a good field of
work was found among the foreign popu-
lation who herd together in certain
quarters of our larger cities and cited the
case of the Italians in New Orleans,
where at least 10000 were living.
She dwelt upon the economy displayed
by the women in disbursing the S135. 900
which has been raised during the past
year and urged her hearers to do what
they could to help the conference in its
good work.
SUCCESSION STILL RIFE IN Will
LARD.
City cha rter has no charms for certain
people in Willard and the spirit of seces-
sion has broken out with renewed yigor.
At Simonton's store on Friday evening
last there were gathered about twenty
prominent citizens of the village includ-
ing such men as Henry Willard. ID. A.
Meaher, freeman Willard, and it was
the sense of the meeting that no stone
should be left unturned to secure separa-
tion from South Portland and petition
to this effect was signed by all present,
The petition will now be circulated
throughout the entire village and it has
| in contemplation annexation to Cape
Elizabeth. 1t has been proposed chat at
the same time petition be circulated in
Cape Elizabeth for the purpose of getting
the views of its residents as to the accep-
tibility Of their latest wooer.
A MOVE FOR TION.
| Saturday afternoon Mr.. W. Z. Studley
started out for signatures to a petition to
the state legislature praying that the
needed legislation looking to the annex
alton of South Portland to Greater Port
land might be passed at the earliest prac-
ticable day In little or no time one
hundred names went on the petition and
the move for annexation is spreading like
wild fire.
UNIVERSALIST FAIR.
The Uniyersalist fair closed
Saturday night with record breaking
attendance. The sales were lively and
nearly all the useful and fancy articles
found ready purchasers, while the candy
and ice cream booths were in perfect
state of SIEGE The fair has been one of
the most successful ever held by this So
ciety and the various committees have
been well rewarded for their painstaking
efforts. The entertainment Saturday eve
ming, under the direction of Miss Flor
ence Merriman. was a pronounced sue
cess. This was the programmes:
Piano Solo, Miss Florence Merriman
Duet, Misses Fennerty and Dyer
Reading, Mrs. Lula 4. Coombs
Selections.
Young Ladies' Mandolin Orchestra
Coon Song, Miss Emma Anderson
Reading, Mrs Lula X. Coon BIS
Selections, Mandolin Orchestra
FUNERAL OF MARY ELLEN Boil
TON.
The funeral of Mary Ellen Bolton took
place Saturday afternoon from her late
residence on Preble street and was largely
attended by.family friends, neighbors and
many from Portland The services were
conducted by Rev. Mr. Lawton, and there
was singing by a choir composed of A.
e. Thurrell, William Richardson, Mrs.
Ray and Mrs. Parsons The pail bearers
were Edmond A. Dyer, Leonard K. Dyer,
Harmon Tuttle and Harry Prrington.
There were many floral tributes and the
interment was at Mt. Pleasant cemetery.
SURPRISE PARTY.
A very happy and surprised party was
Miss Many Toothaker the efficient book
keeper for Rines Brothers when a large
number of her friends called upon her
Friday evening. Although taken COM
pletely by surprise Miss Toothaker made
the best of it and entertained to the best
of her ability. Ice cream and cake were
served during the evening. 1t was en-