The Portland daily press., 1899-01-23
SOUTH PORTLAND.
The Political Pot Is beginning to
Boil.

| dull.
Movement for Annexation 90 Portland
The political pot is just beginning to
boil In South Portland aud although sew
eral weeks intervene before the city viii
put on Its full fledged municipal garb,
candidates are bobbing up and quiet
csucuses are being held. The first to take
the field arc the advocates Of what may
be called nop-partisanship in municipal
affairs and on Friday evening there was
a small gathering at the office of the
Building Loan society, among those pres
ent being 4. II. Hartford, g. A. Iilton,
h. A. Dyer and George +. Henley. There
was an exchange of views and it was the
sense of the meeting that the best inter-
ests of the new city demanded ticket
made up Of the best material available
and that candidates should be chosen for
illness alone, Irrespective of their atiilia
tions with either of the old parties. No
candidates were agreed upon bnt each one
present thought that little missionary
work should be done among the voters
and after feeling their pulse another
meeting be held early In the present
week.
WILL RUN THEIR OWN CITY.
1t is un derst God that the tax payers of
South Portland who signed petition
asking the legislature to pass an act en-
abling the voters of Portland and South
Portland to vote upon the annexation OF
the latter town to this city this spring
have decided not to present their bill to
the Legislature. They have given up all
hopes of its passage and are disposed to
wait two years more and in the meantime
try running city of their own.
Frank Jones who has been i'll with ty-
phoid fever Ia able to be out again.
The Samaritan society will meet with
Mrs. Rose Studley, Sawyer street, Wed
nesday afternoon.
Rev. l.. II. Bean of Kenne6unkport,
who has been calling on friends in town,
has returned home.
Mrs. Mary K. Talbot of Cushing's
Point, is able to be out once more after a
long sickness with the grip.
The Ladies' Circle viii meet at the
residence of Mrs Turner Jewett, Sawyer
street, next Thursday afternoon.
Myrtle Assembly, No. q p. 5, will
give an entertainment called "Pedler's
Parade" at their hall Wednesday, Feb
ruary /, Refreshments and small fancy
articles will be sold by the members who
Twill dress in thei costume OF the pedlers
they represent.
MIR. Henry Doughty of waltham, Mass,
formerly of this place. is in town calling
on relatives and friends.
Noah b. Knight town clerk, is suffer
ing considerably with his eyes and is con-
fined to a dark room. Specialists have
been called and the ailment is pro-
nounoed a typical case of rheumatic
iritis.
PLEAsANTDALE.
Miss Bessie Walsh who has been very
i'll for n number of weeks, has SO far re-
covered as to be able to sit up for q short
time each day.
A large number of our young people at
tended the Senior Exhibition at South
Portland on Thursday night Miss Ethel
Fullerton and Miss Ethel Dyer were those
from here that took part and words of
praise are heard from all for them.
Master Albert Merrill of.St. John street,
Portland. spent Friday with his uncle,
Master Carroll Richardson, Evans street.
The many friends of Mr.. John Minott
will be pleased to know that he is able to
go ont ON the steps for a short time on
pleasant days. MIR. Minott has been very
| i'll with pneumonia for u long time
Miss Sadie Thomas entertained few
friends for her brother. MIR. Ben Thomas
and MIR. Jack Davis on Thursday even
ing Chocolate and fruit were served and
general good time was enjoyed by all.
| Mr.. James McIntosh has recovered from
his late injuries sufficiently to be out
doors part of the time.
| Ice cutting is in full operation at the
Consolidated Ice CO. houses at Pleasant
dale. A bout 100 men are busily at work
sending the ice from the pond In the run
and thence to the different houses. MIR.
j. f. Chaplin is superintendent, Mr..
Wesley Cash foreman of the house and
MIR. Ed Noyes has charge of the pond,
Good weather permitting the company
hope TO get a fine harvest of Ice.
MIR Thomas Davis of Central Avenue,
Ligonia. is the guest of relatives In
Youngstown, Pennsylvania, for few
weeks vacation.
| The Misses A lice ard Gertie entertained
Misses Nellie. Alice and Lynda Walsh on
| Thursday evening at their home on Elm
street.
TWENTY MONTHS IN JAIL.