The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-05-08
SOUTH PORTLAND.

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dissolved, Mr.. Smith buying out Mr..
Bakers interest.
| The regular meeting of Volunteer hofe
company, No. /, will be held next We'd
nesday evening at the hose house.
! The regular meeting of Hose company
4 of Knightville, will be held Thursday
evening, May II, at their house.
The Social club met Saturday evening
with Miss Eva Merriman, Sawyer street.
Miss Mabel Mayberry of Windham
| Centre has accepted the position of sec
ond assistant bookkeeper at the bicycle
factory.
John V. Smith has resumed work with
t le William Spear company.
g. W. Chandler and family will soon
rt occupy the house on BroadwayE which
was damaged by fire, the necessary re-
pairs having been made.
J.H. Hammond is moving into the house
of Capt. S. A, Woodbury., corner Of West
High and B streets.
Mrs Jameson of Friendship is visiting
her sister, Mrs. N. f. Trefethen of West
High street.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hatch of Boston
are visiting Joseph Hatch of Cottage
street, Willard.
Herbert Jones has entered the employ
of the governmental Diamond island.
4: CAPE COTTAGE GROUNDS.
Yesterday was an ideal day in which to
inhals the invigorating air of the Cape
shore and the Cape Cottage grounds were
Il mecca to which thousands of pilgrims
| recreatively made their way. The Port
land railroad run 15-minute schedule
and called into requisition ev cry
| available summer car and handled the
crowd without hitch or IA break.
1t Is understood that number of people
are waiting for the additional plot of the
land purchased by the Mt. Pleasant
cemetery association to be surveyed and
divided into lots as they are DESTROYS of
purchasing. There Is not lot in the
cemetery proper for sale at present.
Miss Walker of Westbrook, is visiting
Miss Flora Blake, B street.
Col. q. II. French, traveller and explor
er will give an illustrated lecture on the
klondike, Cuba and other subjects for the
benefit of the South Portland Hose and
Ladder Co, No. !. on Saturday evening,
May Is.
Captain Cloudy of the scow Mildred
the house Of George Avery on Jefferson
street.
The East High street branch of the
Ladies' Circle of the NJ. f. church will
meet next Friday afternoon with Mrs. A.
A. Pettingill, Preble street.
MEETING OF SCHOOL TEACHERS.
A meeting which was attended by all
the teachers of the public schools of South
Portland was held Saturday afternoon ut
| 2 O'Clock in the Knightville school room.
Superintendent Kaler presided and an
expression of views was asked for the best
methods Of conducting examination for
admission to the High school. There
was a diversity of opinion. Some thought
the examinations should be held in the
rooms OF different schools under the d.
rection of the respective teachers. Others
said 1t would be better to assemble all
| the candidates in one place and there this
examination might be conducted under
the immediate supervision OF the super
| intendent.
A series of questions to be given to the
applicants were submitted by the differ
| emit teachers and from them the superin-
| tendent will draw up examination pa
pers which will strike u fair average test
Co be applied to the pupils from the sew
eral schools.
After listening to the plans suggested
| the superintendent said that he would
duly consider the various suggestions
and formulate a plan which in his opin-
ion would be to the best interests of all
concerned. MIR. Gilmore, OF the Ameri-
can b ook company then addressed the as
sembly on the question of geography. and
showed his text books, which he hopes to
have adopted by the school board.
This was tho second monthly meeting of
the teachers and the gatherings are
prolific of much good as an opportunity
for the teachers to acquaint the superin-
tendent and the school board with the
sneciai needs of their school and also
afford a comparison Of views as to the
best methods to be followed in school
m alters.