The Portland daily press., 1899-02-03
SOUTH PORTLAND.


There is "a widespread feeling that only
men representative of the best interests of
the new city should lind IA place in the
| otrd OF aldermen, and many Of the vo-
tcrs are urging the nomination of Hiram
Cole and W. j. Sudley for aldermen
from that section known rs South Port
land village
The friends OF J. Calvin Knapp think
that his good reoord as town treasurer
entities him TO nomination for treasur-
er under tho new city charter. ii il
claimed by them that last year he earne
Tor the town by his financierin. the sum
of 81 5a5. -, and this year he will earn and
turn into the treasury an amount over
5000; that he earned ON the SO, 900 bonds
over $500 in premiums and that he will
earn on funds turned into tho treasury
over 800 by putting some of the money
(during discount on taxes and school va.
cation) cn interest bearing deposit 1t is
found in looking up the reports from 1851
TO 1876, when bonds vera sold by the
treasury. that there was no premium
earned on tine sale Of the bonds At the
close OF the present year it will appear
that Mr.. Knapp has ga rned for the town
and turned into the treasury over $1,000
An excellent record, so his friends claim.
JUDGE MoMANNUS RETIRES To-
DAY.
Today witnesses the close of Justice
McManu term Of office as Justice of the
Peace and Trial Justice ex-offioio. The
judge seeks no re-appointment and is
quite content u retire ON the laurels
which he now wears.
The E>maritan society met with Mrs.
Turner Je,~ett Wednesday afternoon, but
awaiting fui'a, attendance, POSTPONED
until next week tS> consideration OF some
important matters touching the relief
fund.
The receipts of the sales at the Peddlers
Parade of the Pythian Sisterhood were
much better than expected. Somethin.
like S25 were realized. A good showing
Indeed.
Dust was blowing across the track of
the Cape Elizabeth electrios yesterday, In
striking contrast with the conditions
which prevailed just one year ago, when
over "a foot of snow WAS on the ground
Ii viii be remem bered that the big storm
commenced about O'Clock in the even
ing Of January 81 of last year and snow
fell up TO 8 O'Clock of the next day and il
.ook two or three days of the hardest
Kind of work to clear the track. And vet
syen stronger evidence than this must be
sdduoed to make the thoughtful observes
Of the weather believe that the climate
here in the long run is in fact changing.
THE BOWLING TOURNAMENT
The Portland's, Captain Hart COM
manding, bowled the Changers, Capt Al
willard Wednesday evening with the
following results: 1st game, Changers;
end game, Portland; Sd game, Grangers,
totals. Changers iz7., Portland's 1913
Friday evening two tesm will line up
beaded respectively by Frank Willard and
II. n. Irefethen.
The Ladies circle of the Peoples II. +.
buhiNh StSitiGoi aIlCihoOh NANH %hl5.
Ootavia Fitch, Pickett street
The monthly meeting of the Epworth
eague was held last evening with oabi.
net meeting at o'clock.
UNIVERSALIST UNION SERvICES.
Rev. W. W. Hooper, the State Un!ver-
Sslist minister, preached a most interest
ing sermon at the Uniyersalist service
tast evening, and tonight the closing ad-
dress Of the series will be delivered by