The Portland daily press., 1899-04-13
SOUTH PORTLAND.
Regular Meeting OF city Government
Last Evening.

| Tho regular monthly meeting Of the
city government OF South Portland was
held last evening. The mayor and all the
mem bers of the council were present.
The minutes of the last meeting being
read, ANA approved the following ordi-
nances wero passed to be ordained: Re-
latinR to city auditor; relating to weigh
ing of hay, stone. etc. relating to weigh
ers and gaugcrs; relating to city solicitor.
These orders were given their second
reading and passed One authorizing the
city treasurer to Issue city notes not to
exceed SIS, 900 in anticipation of city taxes
and the other authorizing the mayor 10
draw an order on the city treasurer for
g., eSi 81 to meet current expenses.
| 1t was ordered that quit claim decd
| be given Almar j. Price for property on
Bramble street ON receipt by the city
| treasurer OF taxes for 1913.
Alderman Spear moved that police
officer be appointed for the South Port
land district, services to tesin Monday
next from seven in the evening to five In
the evening, compensation to be fixed at
50 per night. The motion was laid on
the tatle.
Alderman Davis introduced an order
fixing the wages of laborers on the high
ways at 81. so n day; double teams 81 and
single teams So 80 a day.
Aldermen Scamman thought that the
matter better be left to the road commits
sloner and the committee on streets. The
order was given its first reading.
The city clerk announced that the GER.
tificltes of certain newly elected officers
had been issued after which the council ad
journed to meet next Wednesday evening.
The Disposition of Union Opera House.
just what will be done with Union
Opera house by the members of Union
Hall association Is question which is
bound to tie thoroughly discussed before
the final action is taken and it mighS be
If general interest to note that of the 35
h rter members only fourteen are now
liz ing. The charter members were:
Benjamin W. Pickett, William Calef,
T. w. Talbot, b. f. Libby, X. n. Cole,
Campbell, A. Harris, Rebecca W. PICK
EFT, Sarah ID. Calef, Susan E. Elliott,
Howard Shaw, Hannah A. Mclntre,
Mary 5. Brown, Reliance Ii. Pickett,
Lnvina Libby. Hannah NJ. Harris, hlza
) Webster, George e. Mountfort, VIM.
Dyer, Sarah W. Dyer, Mary A. Dyer,
sarah A. Emery. klizabeth II. Webs er,
Asa Webster, e. "A. T.lton, Alfred
Cleaves, M. A. Cole, Hattie K. Camp
bell, Alice r. Pickett, Ruth A. Webster,
benjamin Y. Elliott, f. A. Maxheld.
The present members are:
Mary :. Brown, K. III. Cole. Albert
A. Cole. Margaret A. Cole, Harriet A.
Campbell, Esther Doughty, Lydia Doug
lass, Reliance Pickett, Dora Huston.
John II. Merriman, George q. Mount
fjrt, Elijah Mountfort. Rebecca Pickett,
Lydia Nj. Oliver Charles f. Talbot, b.
X. Thompson, Caroline A. Thompson,
simeon Walton, Elizabeth Webster,
Ruth Webster, Charles Webster. Harriet
A. Willard.
The present officers are:
Presidential. +. Talbot.
Vice President-Simecn Walton.
Secretary-B. X. Thompson.
Treasurer and Agent-A. A. Cole.
Trustees-Charles 4. Talbot, b. *.
Thompson, A A. Cole.
REV. MIR. NEWCOMERS RECEPTION.
The reception given to Rev. and Mrs.
Newcomb by the members of the Stroud
water church which was mentioned in
yesterdays PRESS was attended by sew.
eral of his South Portland parishiorers
including Mrs. G. NJ. Young, Mrs. Mil
Ter, II. Ii. Pittee and II. B. Walton.
The musical features were enjoyable and
a collation. was served. The whole affair
was notably pleasant.
THE SOCIAL CLUB.
The social club are to give an entertain.
ment April rs at the Bethany church.
There are twelve members of this or
ganization who, during the past winter.
have been studying, reading essays, etc,
ard the exercises will be in the nature of
"a graduation, as the day will mark the
close of the seasons work. The affair
will be under the auspices of the Ladies'
Circle of Bethany church and the pro-
gramme will be fully considered at the
meeting of the club on Saturday even
ing. Miss Florence Small is to be the
bevy of bright girls.
EDWARD McDONALD'S ACCIDENT.
A few days since, Edward Mcdonald
met with a very serious accident as a r.
suit of which he came near losing large
piece of his nose. He was taxing eff
double windows at his home on Stanford
street when one of the windows fell on
his head and the shattered glass cut his
nose.in such n way as to leave a good
part of it hanging. as it were, by the
uerest thread. BY generous use Of
court plaster the nose was restored 10
like its original shape but it
was painful cut.
U. o. q. c. SESSION.
The session of tie Grand Commando
~, U. .. G. c. will be held with the
Commandery at Lewis
ton, the 18th of April. They will have
u special meeting on the evening of the
18th, at which there will be AN inilii-
ton. the degrees conferred by the hnllo-
we'll degree team. All of the Orders are