The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-11-08
SOUTH PORTLAND.

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Growing Sentiment Favoring Annexation
or City Charter.
Mr.. W. E. johnson, who has been
pusiIy engaged circulating petition for
SIGNATURES calling for town meeting to
vote ON the adoption of city charter,
finds that under a State law town meet
inos are not legal II held in the months
of September and November. In view of
this statute, he has found 1t necessary to
nostpone the date of the propose1 meet
inc to some time in December. Mr..
Johnson has interviewed hundreds of the
citizens of South Portland, and thinks
there is strong sentiment, and grow
ing one at that, in favor OF annexation
to the city of Portland, if the latter will
accept them. If annexation does noU
preyail. he believes city charter Will
garry. In Willard. there is feeling that
separatiop from the town would be TO
their best interests, but even here annex
alton has some advocates. In nearly eve
ry other section of the town the opinion
seems to be that something should be
done at once to improve the condition or
municipal offices, and just now the
nreponderance of sentiment seems to ia
yor annexation. AS few weeks inter-
vsne before the final decision of the mat
ter it is hoped by the prominent citizens
Of the town that the subject will be fully
discussed in all its phases, SO that an in.
teIligent consideration will be given the
subject when the day OF action arrives.
The Sunbeam society will meet this
week with Ada and Cora Hayden, G
street
The revival meetings which have been
in progress at the Knightyille Methodist
church for the past fortnight, will be con.
tinued during the present week every
evening except Saturday. Rev. J. K,
Clifford and Presiding Elder e. O.
Thayer will officiate.
Thomas B. HASKELL who has been Wis
iting in New York for the past few
weeks returned home Saturday.
The first trolley wire on the new bridge
Of the Cape electrics was stretched yes
terday and cars will soon be moving
across the bridge.
BETHANY CHURCH FESTIVAL.
This evening in the vestry of the Beth
any church a pie festival will be given,
and a musical and literary programme
has been arranged. II the weather Is
stormy, the festival will be postponed to
the first fair evening. A cordial invita- $
ton is extended to everybody to attend,
and pass pleasant evening
The Jolly Six win give dance Thurs
day evening. Nov. TO- Cars will leave
for the city after the dance, and Given's
orchestra will furnish music.
The annual fair of the Bethany con
gresation will be given, Dec. 30 and 81,
instead of November as was announced
The Ladies Aid of the Bethany church
have entered the field with jugs as instru-
ments to collect funds for the benefit of
the society.
The Ladies' Circle of the Peoples Meth
otlist church will meet this week with
Mrs. Gowen, Preble street.
The Epworth League of the Peoples
church will meet Thursday evening in
the League rooms. The reports from the
Portland convention will be read and
quotations from the Psalms will be re-.
CITED by the members.
Last evening the third quarterly confer
ence was held at the Peoples church and
was attended by the Presiding Elder.
Rev. o. Thayer. The usual routine
busin ess was transacted.
Pilot boat Maggie was on the marine
railway yesterday for repairs.
Capt. Rogers and Lieut. Barrette
passed Sunday at Fort Preble, and left
yesterday to continue their muster out
duty in the interior of the State.
INSPECTION OF BATTERIES AND
WORKS.
Information was received yesterday at
Fort Preble that the batteries and works
at the fort and head would be inspected
today by the inspector general OF. the de-
partment
The tug boat James Sampson, Captain
Melville Dodge of South Portland, which
went to Boothbay Harbor to tow the fish
ermen to the ice house, broke her shaft
and is undergoing repairs.
The Social club will meet with the
Misses Waltons, Pine and Pleasant
streets. Saturday next
Vernon Smith brought a load of about
200 Holsters to the village Saturday last.
Mr. Cornell, who was member of Co.
E, First Connecticut volunteers is board
ing with Mrs. Jordan at Willard for a
week or so.
Charles Spear of last years South Port
land Team will be substitute for Port
land during the season which opens to-
night.
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