The Portland daily press., 1899-05-17
SOUTH PORTLAND.

The meeting OF the Mount Pleasant
cemetery association which was ar
nounced for Monday evening has been
postponed until Monday of next week. IL
was found shat under the articles of In
corporation, meetings must be called a
oertain number Of days in advance, and
this provision had been overlooked when
the meeting was suggested for this week.
The bicycle which was presented to the
South Portland Hose md Ladder Co. No
1, by the Lowell bicycle factory was drawn
Monday evening and the holder of the
lucky ticket which won the prize was MIR.
Elweli, who is employed by f. a. Wal
dron & Son, In Portland.
Mrs. Pickett and Mrs. Buzzell have
gone to Baldwin on a short visit.
MIR. Webster Doll rsturned home Satur-
dav from his trip to Porto Rico.
A pleasant affair IL scheduled for Mon
day evening next, when the members of
Golden Gross, U. q. q. c., will give a
box party. All the ladies are expected to
bring boxes, and what each box shall
contain is left to the good Judgment of
the individual members.
Mrs. Smith is very i'll at her home on
Hartford Court.
Preparatory work in the formation of
new lodge of Daughters of Liberty 10
going on and great deal OF interest Is
shown in the matter. seventeen or more
have already signed ana when the neces-
sary number shall be obtained the new
lodge will be launched on most success
full basis.
Mrs. Charles Dyer has gone to South
Framingh am to visit relatives.
Quite a number of new men, oonduc-
tors, motornen. ETC., are being made
acquainted with their duties on the Cape.
branch OF the Portland railroad. On
pearly every car yesterday, by the side OF
some old employe stood new man, and
when the summer travel begins in good
earnest there will be no lack of expert
enced men.
The Consolidated Electric Light Co. of
Portland Ia extending its wires at various
points in the south Portland section. The
com pany mas of late been working on the
corn err of Sawyer and High streets.
A special meeting OF the South Portland
Universalist parish will be held next Sat
urday evening at the home of W. E.
johnson. The purpose OF the meeting is
to examine plans and specifications for
the new church editoe. 1t is said that
some lots of land which years ago were
given to the society are on the market
for sale.
Miss Grace Tarbox of Westport is visit.
ing Mrs Lincoln Jewett, West High
street.
Mrs. GatcLell of Kincaid street has
gone on q visit to Lynn, Mass.
The graduation exercises OF the south
Portland Grammar school will be held at
Union opera house, Friday afternoon,
June 0.
PLEAsANTDAI.E.
Miss Helen Hoyt is acting as pupil
teacher IN the Elm street school, instead
of assistant teacher rs previously report
ed.
Mrs. j.. A. Lewis of New Elm street,
left Tuesday for short business trip to
Boston.
DIR. Messer is soon to move his family
from Lincoln street to Summer street.
The monthly business and social meet
ing of the Y. =. 5. c. E., was held Mon
day evening at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles W. Smith, Chapel street.
Mrs. W. j. Baker and daughter Han.
nah, have returned from Peaks island,
accompanied by her parents, Rev. and
Mrs. w. ). Jones. who will PASS few
days as her guests.
Miss Helen Logan, Elm street, has re-
turned to her duties at the Casco Box
company of Portland, after short vaca
ton.
Mrs. Olive Worth who has been suffer
ing from a severe attack of sciatica rheu
matism. is somewhat improved.
Mr.. and Mrs. K. W. Waterhouse, New
ELM street, have returned from Wes
Cumberland, where they have been the
guests of MIR. and Mrs Bion Jones.