The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-06-05
SOUTH PORTLAND.
GRADUATING ExERCIsEs OF THE
FIRST GRAMMAR SCHOOL.

GRADUATING ExERCISKS OF THE
FIRST GRAMMAR SCHOOL.
The graduating exercises Of the First
Grammar School, Mr. George F. Henley,
principal, and Miss Charlotte Bolton, as
sistaat. will take place at the Union
Opera House, Friday afternoon. The fol-
lowing first-class programme has been
prepared;
Prayer.
Music.
The Ride Of Great Grandmother Lee,
Florence Ada Doughty
The Voice, Joseph Emerson Jones
The Duel. Austin jefferson Melia
Musio-The River, RSchool Chorus
Calls. Lizzie Pemsiia Richardson
Apples. ginkey, Clyde Melyil Curtis
New England's Gift, Frank Willis Cole
Music.
How He Saved st. Michael's,
Maria Louise Carlson
The Song of the Shell,
Charles Edward Campbell
Music, School Quartette
Lincoin's Dream, Philip Hanson Smart
inez Florence Davis
The Race Of the Oregon,
Philip Alexander seabury
~ u5iC-l nc 41lAt 0kIs Oouuot On0E0o
Ths Day of Judgment,
Isabel Hodgkins Pierce
Music.
School Paper-The Owl,
Emiiine Rosamond Willard
Glass song.
Awarding Diplomas.
Benediotion.
ARMY NOTES.
The new bill reorganizing the artillery
branch Of the services in bringing changes
in the status of the enlisted men as well
j. Nixon have been made mechanics and
Clarence pumpkins and Charles Kaiser,
cooks. These assignments give the men
the pay Of sergeants under the new law.
Hans Hansen and John G.. Chisholm have
just been promoted to the grade Of corpo-
raj.
the Peoples Methodist church, for the
ensuing year, are;
President Charles Jewett.
First Vice. President-Mrs G. N. Rid
ley.
Second e-Presidsnt-Mrs. P. o.
Haley.
Third Vice. Presldent--Miss Florence
Hartford.
Fourth vice.Presideut--Mrs. ]. e.
Fisher.
: Secretlry-Miss Belle Parsons.
Treasurer-Mfss Mildred Henley.
Fred Doughty and Frank Griffin, who
snlisted in the 9th Infantry, are now on
the way to Manila, on the transport Sher-
man.
The Epworth League Reading circle
will meet this evening with Mrs G. A.
Vincent. Shawmut street.
The South Portland bicycle club with a
few friends, spent Sunday at their cot
tage at Higgins beach.
The Samaritan society will meet We'd
nesday with Mrs. William Gardner,
jefferson street.
MEETING OF SCHOOL TEACHERS.
The regular monthly meeting of the
school teachers OF South Portland was
held Saturday afternoon in the school
full attendance and much interest was
shown in the proceedings A good part
of the time was taken up by Ii. IA. Bry-
ant representing the Gum company of
Boston, who presented the merits of Frye's
geography as text book. Certain rou-
tine school matters were discussed and
an adjournment was taken to tie first
Saturday in September.
BURGLARY ATKNAPP BROTHERS.
STORE.
Knapp Bros store ct Pleasantdale,
was entered by burglars some time be-
tween II p. m. Friday and q. m. Satur-
day. They got away with canned goods,
cigars, tobacco, etc., worth about $50 and
took away IS in cash. No clue to the
guilty parties has yet been discovered.
- PLEASANTDALE.
Mr.. Edwin A. Traves Of Machias. spent
Friday with friends at the Depot.
Miss May E. Skillings was the guest of
Miss Nellie Jordan at Cash Corner, over
Friday night.
Mr.. John Mckay of New Haven, Its ex-
pected here in few days. His many
friends will be pleased to welcome him to
his native place.
Mrs. Charles Sutherland. who has been
ON an extended visit in Lowell. Worcester
and Boston. with relatives, has returned
co her home on Brownfstreet.
Miss Alice Il. Sutherland IL the fortu-
nate possessor of q fine new bicycle.
Mrs u. W. Smith is so far recovered