The Portland daily press., 1898-02-22

The Storm-WOrk of the Crusaders-Per.
gonal Items-The N ew Mortar Battery,

Eonal Items-The N ew Mortar Battery.
A heavy north east wind blowing a.
the rate of something like forty mile!
accompanied the clustering snow storm
OF yesterday and whipped up the waves
against the Cape shore, swept across the
ramparts of Fort Preble, making guard
duty.t there anything but an easy task
and travel generally speaking, and nota
bly, SO along the heights, was accom-
plished with more or less discontinue to
all wayfarers. Along the line of the cleo
tries the snow was beaten. down SO hard
az to delay the trips and one drift OF
from IL to IA inches deep was encoun'
tered just beyond Ligonia and difficult
work was required to clear the track. The
snow packed SO hard that few inches
scattered here and there were serious OBJ.
staoles to the progress Of cars during the
entire day.
There were about fifty applicants for
work at the Lowell Bicycle factory yester.
day.
| Tho ticket suggested By the Republican
town committee at their Informal meet.
ing is being actively discussed by the citi-
zens and such interest is being manifest.
ed all along the line as to guarantee a
lively general caucus. Opinions differ
and spirited contest is in the air.
| Joseph S. Pickett. a teacher in the
primary school near I.igonia, is slated by
some Republicans, SO goes the report, fo1
superintendent of public schools
Last evening the U. o. G. c. had a
meeting at Pythian hall. Elizabeth City
lodge I. o. o. F. are booked for tonight,
the Pythiap Sisterhood Wednesday even
ing, followed by the Knights of Pythias
Thursday and the Daughters of Rebekah
Friday.
Mrs. Fannie S. Conway, who died at
20 Dyer street on Sunday. had for some
time past been visiting her daughter,
Sunshine, Deer Island and she had been
under treatment by DR.. Brown.
The South Portland Reading club are
making preparations for fair to be given
Friday and Saturday, March Is and 10.
| 1t Is to run two days.
| TFifty people from Yarmouthville at
tended the meeting of the Crusaders ySat-
urday evening. They we're accompanied
| by the pastor Of their church. On Sun
day evening the attendance at the People 8
church was very large and deep interest
| was awakened. There are many seekers
and the work of the Crusaders has bsen
very successful and will be continued a
while longer in the same church.
Mr.. Chas Hannaford is arranging for
party to Copeland's. Many of the.syoune
men of the town are to comprise the
party.
| At the Union Opera house grand con-
cortland dance, well attended and much
enjoyed, was given last evening by the
Iona club. This was the programme:
Piano Solo, Professor Carpenter
Miss Mildred Woods
Vocal Duet-Oh, Tell Us Merry Birds
u 'p''nsM Misses Feeney and Flaherty
Master Lewis B. Mossley
Vocal Solo-On the Banks of the
Wabash, Mr.. LORD
Banjo Duet,
Mrs. Shannon and Mr. Roger
Vocal Solo-A Fight for Home and
1 Homer Mr.. Mcdonald
Reading1Arnold's Death,
| Mr.. J. s. Douglass Of Boston
Will LittleJohn has returned from {
business trip to Boston.
Mrs. Herbert Cole has returned from,
Bath.
| Mrs. James E. Gettings, who has beer
very i'll, is able to sit up.
The Samaritan society will meet with
Mrs. Allan Pettengill next Wednesday
afternoon.
The drama "Me and OTIS" which has
proved SO popular In Deering and Other
towns, will be given for the benefit Of the
Universallst society about the middle OF
| March.
| Mr.. Sweetsir, of Gray, was visiting J.
G. Doloff, the Sawyer street shoemaker
last week.
The Ladies' Aid, of Bethany church
will hold sale aud sociable Friday after
noon and evening. Admission afternoon
lrec,. eVeuluS ucu Cout5. ooou onAOio Ac's
been secured for the entertainment.
Mrs. James T. Brown, of Roxbury,
Mass, is the guest of her mother, Mrs.
H. E. Moody, Cushing's Point.
| Clair Lamb is very sick with pneu
monia at the home of his parents, Mir. and
Mrs. James B. Lamb. Pine street.
Mrs. j. G. Small, who has been visit
ing relatives and friends in Boston, has
! returned.
Miss Julia MacFarland is visiting
friends in Amesbury, Mass.
1t Is worthy of note in connection with
the mortars which are to be placed al
Fort Preble that their. range varies oil
course with the angle of projection
and at IS degrees they should send pro
jectile over 5000 yards while at 60 degrees
the range is calculated at about 4O0t
yards. The time OF flight in the first in
stance is A. seconds and in the secont
36. seconds. The muzzle velocity calcu
lated in foot-seconds is 1,020.
1t IL now an assured fact that the show
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