The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-11-01
SOUTH PORTLAND.
A Matter Which the Civil Authorities
Should Investigate.

Daily Affronts to the Decent Residents
Near Fort Preble and Portland Head
The Neighborhood Infested by Ill
hammered Gir1s-They Shonld Be KEEP
at Home.
There seems to be wave of reform
passing over certain sections of South
Portland, and Sunday violators OF the
law have been brought before the proper
judicial officers and given to understand
that no stone will be left unturned in the
prevention of such agreeable diversions as
football and golf on the Lords day.
The crusade in the interest of the well
being of the community should not stoI
here, for the PRESS is most reliably in
| formed that the moral sentiments of the
decent residents near Fort Preble and
| Portland Head are almost daily shocked
by the habitual visits of young girls,
most of whom are from the city, whose
| manners might be improved if they were
not permitted to so frequently wander be
| yond the sphere of proper home disci-
pline.5 They fairly infest the. neighborr
hood sand the military authorities are
helpless in the matter, for these girls very
cautiously keep beyond the limits of the
reservations
A correction of all this necessarily falls
to the civil authorities of the town, and
it goes for the saying that something
should be done by them, and that, too,
quickly to put stop to what is in fact
an affront to the better moral sentim ents
of the community
THE SUNBEAM SOCIETY.
Saturday afternoon a meeting of the
Sunbeam Society was held at the parson-
age and considerable routine business
was transacted, after which an election
of officers was held and the followin
were chosen for the ensuing term:
President-Mrs D. X. Ford.
Vice President-Miss Florence Evans.
Secretary-Miss Edith Cross.
Treasurer-Miss Nina Littlefield:
Lookout Committes-Madame Marian
and Leah Bradford. vsses 3sst
Social Conmittee-Misses9 Alice Iur-
ner, Lillian Rogers :. I.
Librarian-Miss Bessie H1les.
Organist-Mrs. d. r. Ford.
The next meeting Of the society will be
at the home of Miss FLORENCE Haggett, 4
street, Saturday afternoon.
-. SCHOOL NOTES.
The "a scholars OF Miss Richardson
room at the School street primary yester-
day were transferred to the room just
fixed up in the hose house and this re-
lieves the crowded condition of things
and permits the removal of the partition,
making ample space for Al scholars lin
Miss Broughton' s room.
Miss Lou Knight was unable to teach
yesterday on account of Illness.
Miss Bessie Broughton expects to re.
turn to her duties as teacher next week.
GEORGE CUSHING'S ACCIDENT.
While playing football with DeeriLg
High school eleven on the Seminary
grounds Saturday afternoon. George
Gushing of the South Portlands received
bad injury in the last half Of the game,
| the cord in his neck being badly strained.
The number of yachts hauled up for the
| winter at the foot of A street is daily in.
creasing. and yesterday Mr.. Willis Goold's
I"Scalpel' was added to the list.
The series Of meetings which were con-
Quoted last week at the Knightville Meth
odist church by Rev. j. r. Clifford of
Woodfords will be continued during the
present week. For this reason there will
be no meeting of the Goodwill society.
Mrs. John Ford of Bowery Beach was a
guest yesterday of her parents, Rev. and
Mrs. Ford, A street.
Mrs. Mary Dyer, mother of Quincy
Dyer, was seriously ill Saturday night,
but was reported slightly improved yes
terday.
The usual monthly inspection and mus
ter of the troops ftsFort Preble and Port
land Head took place yesterday at 10 am.
The Ladies' Circle of the Peoples Metho-
dist church will meet this week with
Mrs. Bowen, Broadway.
On "wednesday evening the cottage
prayer meeting will be held at the resi-.
dence of Captain York, Sawyer street.
The four masted schooner Major Pic.
ands was on the marine railway yester.
day.
The History Club will meet on Wednes
day evening at the home of Miss Estelle
Spear, Front street.
The steamer Mary and Lizzie was coal
ing Yesterday at the wharf of the William
Spear company.
The sheathing of Trefethens alley is
nearly completed, and the inside of the
building is greatly improved in appear
ance.
o. PLEASAN TDALE.
| Mr.. Harry Small, who for some months
has been the efficient clerk at Knapp
Brothers, severed his connection with the
business Saturday night to engage in the
practice of dentistry with DR.. r. G.
Pickett, Middle street. Portland. Lloyd
Longley will assume the duties of clerk
for Knapp Bros
Mrs. Annie l.. Jones and son George OF
Lowell, Mass, are the guest other parents,
Mr, and Mrs, g. G. THOMPSON Fores;