The Portland daily press., 1899-05-18
SOUTH PORTLAND.
An Important Meeting of The City
Council This Evening.

rThe meeting of the city council this
evening is likely to be OF more than ordi-
nary interest IL the matter OF lighting the
city by electric lights comes up for 40
tion. At recent meeting OF the board
of aldermen the petition OF the Cumber-
land Illuminating company to plant
poles. ETC., wss laid on the table and In
the meantime the Consolidated Electric
Light company have been going ahead
introducing their lights. The latter COM
pany thus far has been using the poles
of the Portland Railroad company but 1t
Is understood that this evening they Will
ask permission from the board Of alder.
men to plant poles of their own in vari-
Gus sections Of the city. Yesterday the
Consolidated company were wiring the
store of A. X. Thurrell 81 Co., corner OF
High and Sawyer streets, and the post
office IL already equipped with electric
lights. With two companies begging for
permission to come in, there can be little
doubt that the city In time will have all
the electric lights needed.
Frank Peters's catamarsn spru rg
aleak, and filling with water was in u
bad fix yesterday morning just of Lewis,
Chase Sc Whitten's wharf.
MIR. Charles Goodrich of the Sebngo
Lake line Of steamers was in South Port
land yesterday. He reports good progress
on the new hotel at Naples and predicts Q
lively season In that vicinity.
Mrs. James All,n of Front street Is
seriously sick.
A new rock crusher has been sent to
Cushing's island for use in government
work.
The Portland Railroad company had a
large crew of men at work yesterday on
the new track over Meeting House hill.
A temporary lookup is being built In
the building of the William Spear COM
pany by the city authorities. There will
be two double cells about seven feet
square for the accommodation Of all
offenders.
The Samaritan souisty met yesterday
afternoon with Mrs. Rose Studley, Saw
yer street.
Miss Grace Cummings has gone to New
York on visit to relatives.
Mrs. Lucy Walton of Willard has re.
turned home after an extended visit with
her son, H. B. Walton.
Frank Willard has broken ground for
his new house on: Mariner street, of
Broadway.
Thomas P. Place OF South Portland
Heights has been appointed special po-
liceman for the grounds at Cape Cottage
this summer.
Henry Kennison, who Is now acting as
motorman. will resume his old position
as starter of cars at Cape Cottage, when
the theatre season opens about the twelfth
Of June
The members of South Portland Hose
and Ladder Co., who were on duty at
the fire Saturday night, voted in body
to donate the money each eacned at that
time to the fund of the new ladder truck.
Mrs A. v. Cole observed her 72nd
birthday anniversary at her home on
Sawyer street., Wednesday, May 10. She
was the recipient of lovely bouquet of
flowers and a magnificent rose bush from
K. j. Harmon and wife of Portland and
also large number of birthday gifts
and remembrances
The regular weekly meeting of the
Reynold Guards took place at the hose
house, School street, Tuesday evening.
The regular routine business was trans
acted and five new names were voted in.
The company was drilled by Captain b.
G. McManus and is becoming very
proficient under his able teaching.
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charge of Fort Scanned. was in South
Portland yesterday. He has been touch
ing up the 10 and 10 inch guns at that
post and it is remarked by every one who
passes the place that the guns have not
looked SO we'll for the past ten years.
FUNERALS OF REV. MR.. BARSTOW
AND SARAH ]. JOHNSON.
The funeral of Mrs. Sarah J. johnson
took place yesterday afternoon from her
late resid ence on Stanford street. There
was large attendance OF neighbors and
friends. The services were conducted by
Rev. Mr.. Bean of Kennebunkpcrt who
was assisted by Rev. Mr.. Corey. pastor
of the Peoples Methodist Episcopal
church. There was singing by choir
composed of william Richardson. Charles
Griffin, Mrs. Parsons and Miss NJ. E.
Thompson. The interment was at Mt.
Pleasant cemetery.
At 2.3O O'Clock in the North Congrega-
tional church services over the remains Of
Rev. George Barstow were held In the
presence of family, friends and neigh
bors. The services were conducted by
Rev. Mr.. Newcomb, pastor of the
Bethany Congregational church and there
was singing by a choir. The interment
was in the family lot at Mt. Plsasant
cemetery.
AN ACCIDENT TUESDAY EVENING
While driving in South Portland Tues
day evening. a horse belonging to James
Desmond fell, and the occupants of the
carriage. MIR. Desmond. Miss willard and
Ella Burgess were thrown out One of
the youu q ladies broke her arm, and the
othor wac nj ck ad II n in an in hla cop