The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-02-06
SOUTH PORTLAND.

The Uniyersalist society of South Port
land Will have an antiquarian supper
ana entertainment at Union Opera house.
Wednesday, February s.
Letters are advertised at the South
Portland postocflies for the following per-
sons: Mrs. George A. Brown, George II.
Hill. Lester W. Hill, Mrs. John Norman,
Miss Margaret McKin, Edward McFar-
land, Nellie Saunders. Edwin ]. Weber.
V. Mott Boothby. Esq, Horace Mahar.
Vista p. Folsom, C. p. C. Fellows.
The French class will meet Monday
night with Mrs. W. :. Small, Stanford
street.
On account of tie Universalist supper,
the History club has postponed its meet
ing to Thursday evening.
The Samaritan society will meet next
Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mrs.
Allen Pettengill, Preble street.
The Saturday night whist club met
with Mrs. W. 5. small, Stanford street.
The subject of the Epworth league
meeting at the Peoples NJ E. church
last evening was "Idle in the Market
Place"-Matthew 20; Lie. Miss Wayne
Lowell was leader.
The petition of George p Wescott. An
drew 5. Sawyer, Fred Il. richards, Will
liam L. Studley and others praying for
the annexation of the city of South
Portland to Portland. was presented TO
the Senate Wednesday of last week by
Senator Reynolds and referred TO the
committee on towns.
Mr.. HASKELL DECLINES.
When the enabling act was adopted by
the voters of South Portland preparatory
for setting in motion the new city gov
ernment many eyes turned towards Mr.
Thomas b. Haskell, president If the
board of selectmen. as man eminently
qualified, by his long experience in town
affairs, to preside over the destinies OF
the new city. Mr.. Haskell declines the
use of his name for mayor and has sent
to the chairman of the Republican town
committee a letter of which this is copy:
Charles \. Tretethen, Chairman hepub-
lican Town Committee:
Denr Sir:-My name has been men
toned by the newspapers with other
names as candidate for mayor for the
new city of south Portland While l
manic honor, l feel it duty owe 90
those of my Republican friends who are
aspiraDts for these positions, to say, that
under no consideration will l allow my
name to be used as n candidate Tor may
OF or alderman at the ensuing spring
election Thanking all my friends for
favors reoeived during the last twenty
seven wears, and hoping that wisdnm
will guide the people in the choice of city
officers, who will manage our Affairs
prudently and economically. l remain
Very respectfully,
Thomas b. Haskell.
south Portland, February /. 1899.
The School street primary school which
has been closed for time because of the
spread of scarlet fever will reopen today.
Mr.. Maurice Shea, who has been the
guest OF MIR Fred A. Dyer, has returned
to Hartford, Conn.
Mrs. Mospan met with painful acct
dent It her home on Sanford street, Fri
day lass 5 he upset the contents of II ket
lie on her hands and the hot fat badly
burned both hands.
There will be a dance and enterta in
ment under the auspices of the American
Mechanics at Union Opera House tomor-
row evening.
Mrs William Turner, who has been
seriously i'll W ith pneumonia, is improv-
ing rapidly.
HOSE COMPANY'S NOTICE,
G. 5. Gotten, A A. Cole ana q. 6.
Cribby sent TO the public this notice:
EVERY body that insures their buildings
in this village gels one year added to their
policy by reason of our having Hose and