The Portland daily press., 1898-04-05
SOUTH PORTLAND.
Work Being Vigorously Pushed at
Terminus OF Cape Electrics.

Cafe and New Theatre Well Advanced
Drills Began Yesterday at Fort Preble
The Good Samaritan Celebration
Secret Society Meetings-Trefethen' s
Alley Being Moved-volunteer Hose
Company Meet Tomorrow Night
There Is much activity displayed in the
prosecution of the building operations
now going on at the terminus Of the
Cape eleotrics, and yesterday the cafe
was being shingled, and preparations
were made for surfaces drains to be placed
on tho ground near the new theatre
Work on the latter structure Is being
vigorously pushed under the direction OF
W. O. Robinson. foreman of constitute
ton. By the last Of the week the roof
on both parts Of the nUw theatre will be
finished, and the frame will be all up. In
about seven days work on the interior
will begin, and part of the truss rods
were on the spot yesterday morning.
Cliff Cottage is being thoroughly re-
modelled, and will soon be open to the
public under the management Of Thomas
Gibson.
Mr.. Walker. of the firm OF Edwards &
Walker, Of the city, is putting up neat
summer house on the grounds adjacent
to his cottage
DRILLS AT FORT PREBLE.
The season for the resumption of spring
drills has come, and yesterday the as
sem bly, was sounded, and the battery was
drawn up in line for work on the 10 inch
smooth bores, and the s-inch converted
rifle. Later on when mechanical man
oeuryes are reached no doubt the 'b1g
fellows" ae the Head will receive prpoer
attention at the hands OF the different
gun attachments.
TBEGOOD SAMARITANS.
The Good Samaritans of South Port
land will celebrate their 25th anniversary,
Nav 18th. The committee havA. or
ganized, and the following officers @have
been elected President, Mrs. Mary
Gatohell; secretary, Mrs. F. Fl. Gowen;
treasurer. Mrs. H. W. Dyer. Others who
will assist are Mrs. A. A. Cole, Mrs.
John .Wieland, Mrs. Ed L. Cole, Mrs.
Clarence Cummings and Mrs. Patience
Thompson.
SECRET SOCIETY NOTES.
The Elizabeth City Lodge will work
the initiation degree tonight, and on
Friday evening Rebecca Lodge will work
the degree, assisted by the degree staff
from Ivy Lodge in the city. A collation.
will follow, and all members are re-
quested to be on hand.
After a two weeks vacation the schools
were opened yesterday. and the session
will continue on to June.
Trefethen's bowling alley was being
transported yesterday to the new sit near
the ferry slip, and SERIES of lively games
will soon be in order.
Robert Harwood mas entered the office
of e. G. Jordan, civil engineer in the
city. N
Mrs James Turner, who has been in
Boston, has returned home.
The Samaritan Society will meet with
Mrs. William Gardiner, jefferson street,
Wednesday afternoon.
Rev. Fl. q. Hutchinson, formerly of
this place. and who has been living OF
late in South Caorlina, is visiting rela-
tives in South Portland.
Miss Minnie Thompson has returned
from a visit in Marion, Mass.
Mrs Jennie Gardner Ia visiting friends
in Yarmouth.
Charles Brown, OF Boston, is visiting
his mother, Mrs. Lillian Wetherbee, of
Frort street
Ray G. Dyer has returned to school at
North Bridgton.
DR.. Syphers contemplates building
new residence on Sawyer street.
Schooner Nellie T. Sawyer, Capt.
william W1eland, was towed from Spears
wharf yesterday.
Mrs. Cobb of Windham is visiting
Mrs. c. H. Leighton, Free street.
Rev. Mr. Wilson, of the Bible Society,
gave a very interesting talk Sunday even
ing at the Peoples NJ E. church regard
ing the working Of the society and care
fully surveyed the fell OF its labors.
Several new members joined the society.
mfS. " llttc WV - dAioS 40 so I'LL
home on School street.
There il much work going on along
the Cape shore in the way of fixing up
grounds, painting cottages, etc.
Tho members of Volunteer Hose Com
pany are requested TO meet at the Hose
House Wednesday evening at 8 O'Clock
sharp A full attendance is earnestly de-
sired as business of great importance is
to como up.
The funeral service over the remains
O, the late Mrs. Margaret NJ. Hicks, who
died at the residence of her son, Robert
Parsons, Thursday, was hsld at IS School
street Sunday afternoon.
Two hundred tons Of ashes and cinders
from the English steamers will be hauled
to the terminus Of the Cape electric road,
to be used in grading and road making
on tho grounds OF it's Cape Cottage site.
The Democrats of Cape Elizabeth will
meet in caucus 1T Pond Cove schoolhouse
at 7.30 p M, next Friday, to choose
Democratic town committee.