The Portland daily press., 1899-01-05
CAPE ELIZABETH.
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HOSE COMPANY MEETING.

nooE SOME n ~ 1ANG AANNo
A special meeting of the South Port.
land Hose company will be held Friday
evening to take action In regard to the
fair which is to be given for the benefit Of
the company. Committees for the differ
emit lines of preparatory work will be ap-
pointed and meetings from time to time
will be held up to the time appointed for
the fair.
MIR. Niles Nelson is suffering from an
attack of the grippe.
Harry Harmon has returned from his
trip to New York.
This evening the Universalist society
win give a supper at the Union Opera
house from o to 8 o'clock.
The officers eclet of Myrtle Assembly
Pythiap sistsrhood, were installed last
evening by p. q. q. Mrs. J. e. Jones
GRANGE HALL MEETING.
While the able arguments presented in
behalf OF willard at the Grange Hall
meeting did not perhaps make that con-
vincing impression upon the Inhabitants
of Cape Elizabeth that the advocates Of an
nexation had fondly desired, nevertheless
the good feeling which was manifested
on all sides was indeed gratifying TO the
Willard people present In fact the meet
ing ciosrd In q vsritable love feast and
voicing the sentiments of the voters OF the
Cape Mr.. Clement Staples went so far as
to say that he believed that when the,
matter came before the Legislature the
Cape people would exert their influence
upon the representatives TO have Willard
SGT on by hsrssaf. MIR. Elisha Jordan
paid the Willard people u great compli-
msnt and expressed the deapest sympathy
for them in their troubles and hoped they
might be able in the end TO set up bust
ness for themselves as they were nice
set of people and as he saw them Joined to
South Portland he was reminded OF the
remark made by an old man who in look
ing over . cemetery found "an honest
man and q lawyer" buried in the same
lot, and the old man was in the greatest
wondsrment as to how they happened TO
be laid together.
Similarly he was surprised that Willard
and South Portland should be linked
gether and wished that willard might get
out of her fix by legislative action.
THE POST OFFICE BROKEN INTO.
Yesterday morning 1t was discovered
that the port office had been broken into
some time the night before. An entrance
was effected by breaking the glass in the
window on the back side of the Office
and raising the window after turning
the clasp from the outside. Nothing was
found missing and the thieves did not
think 1t worth while to take what few
stamps were left in the drawer, and the
money was safely locked.up elsewhere
by the POSTMASTER. Mr.. Fred Dyer. The
thieves evidently had stumbled into the
q sh pile in the rear Of the Office and that
theyl ransacked things pretty generally
was evidenced by the tracks which they
left all over the Office floor.
The Prebles beat the Schleys at the last
strings rolled by the score of 1894 to 1275.
Bark Celina is mooredist Railway
wharf for patch and copper. and the
paddle box of the steamer Fern is under.
going repairs at the same pier.
Ray smith and MIR. Baker will open
their new coal office ON Monday in one
of Mr.. Edwards's shops on East High
street.
Fred Spear is moving into the apart
ments, corner Of Sawyer and Front streets.
His little child was taken suddenly i'll
ON Tuesday evening.
The Odd Fellows are making ready for
a suppsr to be given week from Tues.
day evening.
MILITARY NOTES.
The new mess hall at Fort Preble is
completed and will be used at once.