The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-03-19
THE HISTORY CLUB.

Swift and Addison were the authors foI
the evenings study. Selections were read
from their works. After the readings The
company was invited to the dining room
| where q dainty lunch was served by the
hosts in their usual happy and accom-
plished manner. Papers were read by
the various members. "a Mid-winteI
Vacation" by Mr.. Moony, was we'll re.
ceived as was also the evenings issue OF
"The Only Pebble" by Miss Lochhead
| and Mrs. Skinner.
The Uniyersalist society will meet with
Mrs. w. E. johnson next Tuesday after
noon at half past two o'clock.
The UniverSalists will have supper
and entertainment the first week in
April.
PORTLAND YACHT CLUB.
At the last annual meeting of the Port
land Yacht Club a committee was ap-
ointed to consider the advisnbility OF
moving their plant to some point on the
Cane shore and the site under considera-
ton is the property formerly occupied
by Lewis, Chase and Written about 600
fest, from the Ferry slip.
PORTLAND SHIPBUILDING COM
+ PANY.
The Portland Shipbuil ding Company
have at work over fifty men engaged IN
the construction of the two new lobster
smacks and such progress has been made
that it is reasonably certain that one
smack will be launched early in April
and the other some little time after
wards. The engine for one will be sup
piled by the Portland Company. while
Mills and Gilmour will furnish the sec
ond engine
Something like thirty men are busily
engaged along the Ferry shore getting in
readiness their boats for spring and sum-
mer fishing.
Alonzo L. Pettingill, who has been
working in New Hampshire with the
Christian Crusaders, has returned to
Knightyillo. His next field OF duty Is
likely to be in Pennsylvania.
Edwin Dyer is laying blocks prepara-
tory for the removal OF Mrs. Cotfin's house
| to Bean street, where she owns a lot.
Mr.. .Jonn Marston has returned to
Knightville from a voyage to Cienfuegos,
Cuba.
Clarence Hobbs has accepted position
| in the Lowell bicycle faotory
The Hotel Belmont has had new
piazza put around it and it's rooms have
been fixed up ready for an opening early
in April
! is the guest Of Mrs. o. i. Hutchinson,
| Pine street.
MI. Geo. W. Pierce has just put steam
heat in Che residence Of J. FL. Edwards
on East High street.
Walter Libby, who has been confined
| to the Maine General hospital with slow
! typhoid fever, Is improving.
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pairs of his residence on Mariner street.
Geo. Avery, of Jefferson street, has
| leased his house to Walter Fossett.
| Alfred Mckenzie has returned from
| trip to England.
Walter Webber, who has been sick for
| two months, has recovered ana gons to
work at the bicycle factory
Schools closed yesterday for a two
weeks' vacation.
Elias Harrington, of Rockland, is visit
| ing his brother, Joseph Harrington. Free
street.
Mr.. John v. Smith is visiting in Prov
| idence, r. I.
Miss Mae Pillsbury, who has been the
guest of her sister, Mrs. Geo. w. York,
Cambridgeport, Mass, for the past few
weeks, has returned to Pleasantdale.
THE READING CLUBS FAIR.
The success which attended the opening
of the two days fair by the South Port
land Reading club, at Union Opera house
last evening, was most gratifying to the
many friends of the club. There was a
large attendance. The stage, balcony
and walls of the room were handsomely
decorated in red, white and blue and on
either side were tables loaded with use
full and fancy articles. A very attractive
booth where flowers and potted plants
were for sale was presided over by Miss
| Leo Elliott, next to which was punch
table in charge of Daisy Hill and Lou
Knight. The table of the Pythian Sister
hood is especially worthy Of note. At the
| ice cream table are Bessie Broughton and
Meta Tilton. a
r. An entertainment is given each evening
| and that of last night was musical in.
Guiding numbers on the guitar, nlando.
lin, etc., and vocal pieces by Misses
Fisher and Tilton, not to forget "Honey'
Johnson's coon songs.
Tonight special feature will be the
acrobatio turns and the different commit
tees are:
Fair and Entertainment-W. A. sea
ford, L. B. Brown and 4, =. Harwood.
Decorations and FloWers-hooer,
Smith, E. D. Fowler, Harry Harmon and
Fred Harrington.
Observation-Disclosures Goss, A. Y
Skinner and George Studley.
| Printing-Charles Penney.
THE CRUSADERS FAREWELL
MEETING.
The Peoples M. E. church was pao1ec
last evening at the farewell meeting by
the Crusaders and Lieut.. Fiske, Captain
Damon and Captain Clapp, participated
in the services.
Captain Clapp gave an interesting talA
and feelingly mentioned the pleasure
which the crusaders had experienced
during their stay in South Portland. Inc
| music was made doubly impressive pJ