The Portland daily press., 1899-03-25
SOUTH PORTLAND.
Extracts from sections Of an Act Incor'
poratins Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.

poratins Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
The following extracts from sections
Of an act approved March II, 1889. inoor-
porsting Mr.. Pleasant cemetery In soutn
Portland are likely to be OF general In
ter~st.
Section 1. Frederick IL. Hartford, Will
liam Il. Study, Freeman wniisro'
George F. Hen ley, Charles . Ia,pot
Gideon Burbank. j. W. Lowell, Ainert
Nelson are created body corporate, under
he name of the Mount Pleasant Cemetery
Corn ,ratjon; and the said corp grafton ts
authorized TO locate, enlarge, construct,
maintain and perpetuate pup!ic ceme.
sery within the town oil south Portland
take and hold as Tor public
use, such land as may be
,eoessary for the present or future re-
quirenents OF said corporation, but not
TO locate any existing oemetery, SO that
The limils thereof shall be extended nearer
any owelling house than three rods,
gainst the written protest of the owner.
Section .. Whenever saiu corporation
iesiies to take land Of any person for such
pemetery, 1t shall C ause the same to be
yurvsyed and plan made Of such landCto be
Mksn. Tbe original shall be tiled In the
,ffios of the register Of deeds, and copy
Of the same given to the owner OF the
land de cribed, and when said plan is
nlsu L. shall be deemed and treated as
taken BY said corporation, II the owner,
within . reasonable time. consents thero-
to. II tho owner does not consent, the
corporation may make written application
10 the county commi issioners who shall
appoint time for hearing, etc., and de.
termine how m ch of such land Is neees-
sary for the reasonable present and future
use Of said corporation. II they find the
land is necessary, they shall furnish the
corporation with = certificate conta fDinR
definite description; and when 1t Is
died with the register OF deeds In the
county where the land lies their decision
shall be final, and the land shall be
deemed and treated as taken, and In the
svent the owner of the land taken and the
corporation are unable to agree upon the
damages sustained by reason OF such tax
ing. the same shall be sscertained and
paid In the manner provided by law ior
the taking Of land for highways, =
Section authorizes the corporation to
issue, from time to time, when necessary
to purchase land or make improvement
In sai0 cemetery. bonds Of said corpora.
ton, the total of which shall not exceed
i've thousand dollars, and the hold ers
thereof are to have lien upon tho reve'
nue. from the sale of lots in said cemetery
until iully paio.
Section S-All persons who are now
members of the Mount Pleasant Cemetery
Corporation ut Soutn Portland, may be-
come mem DeIs nf this corporation BY
signing the books of the secretary.
Prof. d. W. Willard of. South Port
Ian will join the Old Homestead COM
pany In New York Monday for five
weeks' engagement.
The Ladies' circle of Bsthony church
han v.la tvct nNft tuo Svraa
ing triday afternoon at the hone OF Mrs
Orr. there were readings apd quotations
from the Bible.
The lecture by Rev. G. c. PhelAn of
Woodforus which has been postponed for
TWO weeks past will take place without
fail at tho Peoples ~. h. church, Monday
evening, Maorh "a.
+. The topic ut the Epworth League meet.
ing Of the Peoples NJ. h. church Sunday
evening will be "Irue Penitence Miss
Hattie Boothman, leader.
sunday evening at the Peoples ID. K.
church, after he kpworth League meet
ing, the general evening service will be
a missionary meeting under the auspices
of the Moman's Foreign hi sionary So
oiety.
Ihs private dance which was to have
been given ut the Union Opera house by
Mr.. Hayes for a number of the employees
OF j. K. Libby q Co. of Portland will
take place next Wednesday night
Miss L,u Gould. Pickett street, has re-
turned from short visit with friends In
Mnterville.
The vest High street branch of the
Lr dies ire . met in the vestry of the
Peoi ohurc friday.
4 1he n.eu ue. OF lhe base ball club will
give = dance at Union Opera house hurs-
day evening next.
DEATH OF CAPT. .BUCKMINSTEk OF
PROVIDENCE.
A telegram was received in South Port
land Friday announcing the death of
capt buc6minster of Providerc y
drowning re was the father of Mr..
Buckminster, who petisned on the ill.,
fatsd steamer Portland. and the latter. 1t
will be- remem beIed, married the oaugh-
ter OF Capt. West OF this place.
PLEASANTDALE.
Mr.. F. n. Downs OF North Berwick.
has moved his family to the house of
Capt. Vim. thompson on Summer street.
Pleasantdale.
Mr.. George NJ Stanwood has been en-
tertaining relatives at his home on Mid
die street.
The many friends of Mr. and Mrs
Chas. Good win will be pleased to know
that the little daughter who has been so
Ill with typhoid fever Tor some time, is on
the road to recovery and within reason
able time will be all right again.
Ar. Howard N Latham uf Will II.
Goodwin's Is In Gray for few days as
the guest OF his grandparents, MIR. and
Mrs CyIus Latham.
Master Neils Z. Peterson who died Of
typhoid fever on Monday, was pupil at
the Evans STREET shcooi and was loved by
all bis sholoolmates and teachers as we'll
The little fellow was pleasant and
e. nial companion and his parents have
Z . sy mpathy Of all in IL 81 loss of o little
manly boy who will be saidy missed by
all