The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-06-01
SOUTH PORTLAND.
ADJOURNED CITY GOVERNMENT
MEETING LAST EVENING.

ADJOURNED CITY GOVERNMENT
| MEETING LAST EVENING.
The Mayor and full board Of aldermen
were present at the adjourned meeting Of
the city government OF South Portland
last evening. The records Of the previous
meeting were read and approved. A COM
municat1on was received from Y. n. Har-
ford, setting forth certain matters in re-
lation TO the assessments Of AUDITORS of
the Stanford street sewer and 1t was voted
that q hsaring DO given all persons inter-
ested at the next meeting of the city
council anG the city clerk was directed
to so notify Mr.. Harferd.
The bonds Of W. W. Rich and Lilewel-
iyn b. Bradford, who were granted vict-
uaiiers' licenses were approved. The
Mayor then announced that he had made
the following appointments of police
men; Thomas n. o'Neill, In Knishtville
district, for Sundays only; VIM. NJ. Bur-
| CESS In Upper Pleasantdale; Austin r.
Skinner at bicycle factory. The appoint
ments were confirmed.
Permission was granted the graduating
class Of the High school to use the old
town hall for graduating exercis es and
rehearsals.
The council adjourned to meet Tn urs-
day evening, june s.
LOWELL BICYCLE FACTORY.
The Lowell factory has Just completed
novelty In the bicycle line. 1t Is parcel
delivery bicycle built for Boston house
for delivering bundles. The bicycle is
about foot longer than the ordinary
wheel and weighs about the same as a
tandem. The frame is similar to that of
a lady's wheel, the rider mounting from
the centre. On cash side of the rear wheel
Is light crate In which the bundles are
placed. In front of the rear wheel Is q
steel rod. attached TO two small legs.
which, when pulled. drops the legs to
the ground and keeps the wheel In an up.
right position while the rider is delivering
his goods. The wheel was designed and
built at the factory.
HOSE CoMPANY'S QUICK TIME.
A false alarm of fire was rung In Mon
day night about 7.3O O'Clock, for the pur-
pose of testing the quiokness of South
Portland Hose and Ladder company, No.
l, and also to give them practice In rails.
ing the new extension ladder and
coupling hose. In four minutes from the
time the alarm was given. the hose cart
and carriage were at the hydrant on the
corner of High and Preble streets, with
the hose coupled on and the ladders
covering the roof Of Knights of Pythias
hall.
MEETING OF TRUSTEES OF
PEOPLES METH oDIST CHURCH.
A meeting of the board of trustees of
the Peoples church was held in the office
of A. e. Thurrell Monday evening. The
committee on repairs reported that the
contract for painting the church had
been let to Messrs. York and. Woodbury.,
who will commence work Immediately.
They also reported that work will imme-
diately begin on shingling the roof of the
lecture room so that the walls and cell
ing can be tinted and frescoed without
damage by wet weather and that repairs
on the parsonage would be made right
away.
EDWIN HAMILToN'S NARROW 4
ESCAPE.
Edwin ID. Hamilton had narrow es-
cape from losing his life Monday shortly
before noon. He was riding up Sawyer
street on bicycle when q dog jumped
at him and in attempting to get his bal
ance fell directly ION the car tracks direct.
ly in front Of an approaching car. The
motorman quickly applied the brakes and
tried to stop this Roadway of the car and
had not Mr. Hamilton quickly scrambled
away he would have been cut in two as 1t
was impossible to fully check tie head
way Of the car. 50
An abandoned horse was found by Mrs
Caroline Archibald near her residence on
Meeting House Hill, which was turned
over TO Judge McManus. The horse will
be advertised and II no owner appears for
IL will be shot, as 1t ia broken down
animal and hardly worth leading home.
Harold Getchell has gone to Boston to
visit relatives.
6. II. MoCalman Jr. Is visiting his
parents In South Portland.
A BUSINESS CHANGE.
n. Il. Gordon Wednesday sold his stock,
fixtures, etc., to Mrs. w. H. Morrison of
Bridgfon, who made the purchase for her
son Daniel, who will take possession
June and carry on the business. For
sometime Mr.. Gordon has found that
his growing diving business interfered
with his store work, and he has been
looking out for favorable opportunity
to make a change. Mr.. Gordon will be
missed at the old stand which has been a
very popular resort.
ACCIDENT TO A NINE YEAR OLD
| BOY.
Harry Angel. boy nine years old, son
of William Angel OF willard. met with
serious accident "Wednesday morning.
He was riding down Main street, Willard,
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