The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-08-30
SOUTH PORTLAND.
BOARD OF REGISTRATION WILL
HOLD SESSIONS.


for the purpose Of Qualifying voters In
accordance with the provisions Of IAN
Act Relatlng'to Boards OF Registration
ard the Registration Of Voters" as
amended Jan. 4. 1898. to wilt: Cash's
Corner, school house. SEPT and 2;
Pleasantdale. school house, Sept. and
5; Town House Corner. Town hall, Sept.
8; Willard, Hoss house. Sept. aud 8;
South Portland, Loan Association rooms
Sept 3. Il, 1s and la; Knightville. city
Offices, Sept. IA, IS and l6.
MUNICIPAL COURT CASES.
Four young men, two OF whom hailed
from Boston and the other two from
Portland, were arraigned before Judge
Hartford charged with malicious mischief.
1t as alleged that they threw q cannon
cracker through one of the windows of
the Pond Cove church while religious SER
vices were In progress. They each paid
tine of 81 and costs and were dismissed.
The committee on street lights had a
meeting last evening, Manager George
W. Brown of tn Cumberland Illuminat-
ing company and Messrs. W. r. Wood
and George Raymond of the Consolidated
company appeared before them and
argued the merits of their respective
cases. No decision was reached.
There was good sizsd delegation of
South Portland people In attendance at
the Gray Fair yesterday, and among them
were Alfred Woodbury., sumner Smart.
Geo. Woodbury., Robert Stan w God, Will
linn Skinner and Robert Chase.
Many Masons from South Portland
Joined Atlantic Lodge, +. and A. NJ,
Mitohell's, Spurwink.
The relaying of the planking on ferry
wharf is progressing rapidly and travel
is not interrupted.
John Howell while working on the.
repairs of the ferry wharf fell of the end
of a plank and got good ducking. He
is an expert swimmer and needed no as
sistance to get back to land once more
A party of about So South Portland Ia
dies and gentlemen under the leadership
of Mrs. l.. II. Cobb, went on a picnic
to Underwood Spring Monday and had
a most enjoyable time. In the party were
Mrs. l.. II. Cobb, Mr.. aud Mrs. j.
Syphers, Mrs. Hersom, Mr.. aud Mrs. j.
Il. Paige. Mr.. and Mrs. ]. b. Lamb,
Mrs. ]. +. Merrlman. Mrs. Edwin l..
Cole and others. The party arrived home
at ten O'Clock.
The Church Aid society met ut the
evening.
Captain A ]. Browns bark Ethel is
loading lumber for South America and
will probably sail this week.
George W. Cash is to erect two story
house on the site of the one destroyed by
fire year since. Work has begun on the
cellar and foundation.
PLEASANTDALE
Mrs. Martin Burke is entertaining her
sister and children of Portsmouth, N.
II.
Miss Sara Mullen has retained to Wo-
burn, Mass.
Miss Lotsie Rogers is passing two
weeks at the home of her aunt. Mrs.
Mary Hamilton, South Portland.
Mrs. J. @. Wilson, Palmer street, left
Wednesday to pass two months with rela-
ives in Chicago and Davenport, Iowa.
Mrs. John L. Lemont has gone to
Mercer for few days.
Miss Gertrude Dow has returned to her
home In Springyale, accompanied by her
sister. Mrs. +. K. Plummer.
Mrs. W. ". Pickett. Hoyt street. is
visiting friends in the eastern part or the
itate.
sMrs Fred W. Jordan, who has been
under treatment at the Boothby hospital
Boston. has retur ned to the home of her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Matthew Woods.
Miss Cora ~Estelle Richardson nj
Evans street is spending sumo days with
her sister. Mrs. Francis Cutter Sawyer
ON Summer street. Miss Cora is q young
lady who has been an invalid for nearly
two years and 1t is a pleasure to her
friends that she is recovering SO far az to
go out on pleasant days.
Miss Theresa May Libby, who has been
visiting relatives on Summer, Pearl and
Brown streets, has returned to her home
at North Scarboro.
The members of the First Methodist
Episcopal church of this city are most
fortunate in having pastor so thor
oughly alive to the interests of the church
as Is Rev. Fred "A. Leitch. In the past
Mr.. Leitoh has given talks and a very
fine lecture and on Thursday evening he
will give lecture on 'The Average
Man" Mr.. Leitoh is an able and fluent
speaker. He has given his subject a great
deal of thought and 1t Ia hoped that
large number will take advantage of the
opportunity to hear so excellent leo
turer. The choir of the church win fur
nish music assisted by local talent. Ths
affair il being looked forward to with a
good deal of pleasure by the members of
the parish and undoubtedly it will be an
evening we'll spent by those who ere
fortunate enough to be able to attend.
MIR. Adams n. Birbick of State street,
Portland, was the guest of relatives at
the Depot during part Of last week. 4
Mrs. Eliza Evans of Evans street is
having her house painted and carpenters