The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-12-26
SOUTH PORTLAND.
Christmas Was Observed In the
Good Old Way.
with Family Trees and church Enter
tainment I'm Evening.

South Portland ob,er we'd Christmas In
the conventional, good old way, and at
many Of the windows Of our private rss-
licences stood large trees with tinssl orna-
ments and presents Of various kinds.
There wsrs many family gatherings and
among the notable ones was that as the
homo Of Capt. Jerry q. York and Mrs.
York, who have rsaohed theiripe OLD
ages Of 50 and So years, respectively.
There at 2 o'clock In tn. afternoon, rela-
tives and friends to the hunter Of nearly
100 assembled around the handsomely
decorated Christmas tree on which hung
presents for 80 different persons. old as
well AZ young. There were many per-
sons from Portland to be seen In the par
Tor and Mr.. Maddox acted rs dispenser OF
the gifts. 10 was indeed ajoyous coca
sion to the venerable couple and their
guests.
AT THE CHURCHES.
In the evening the children were out In
force, for ct the Peoples II. e. church,
the Bethany Congregational and North
Congregational. Christmas trees were
loaded with tokens for the little ones,
bricks filled with candy. books, toys,eto.,
and every scholar was remembered. There
were concerts by the scholars, anthems,
and remarks by the pastors, and In most
instances Toe cream, CAKE. etc., were
served.
THE CANTATA THIS EVENING.
The cantata to be given BY the Univer-
salist school at Union Opera house this
evening promises . decided success. Mrs
J. II. MerrimAn will ma mage the affair,
which 10 to be under the personal super
vision Of Miss Florence Msrriman. Ihsso
are the charactersi
SIS. Compittes-John Binnerty, Ethel
Msvriman, Nina Griggs.
New Years Day and the our Seasons
Matte Sawyer, Adelaide Msrritpsn.
Helen Thompson, Emile Dyer, Lucy
f,Vaientine's Day-Eunioe Anderson.
Washington's Birthday-Herbert Cole.
Children's Sunday lossie Arey.
Independence Day'-Arthur lay lor.
ahsns.siyins , Day anS Ass'noAn'-
Page-Henry Hunnsweil.
Grown Bearer-Isabells Dyer.
Besides all these. there will be we'll
drilisd chorus of 20 voices and small
army Of tiny tots who will bear their
part of the Entertainment Miss Florence
Msrriman win preside ut the piano.
TENTH ANNIVERSARY AT THE
HOME OF DAVID SLOWER.
The nome of Mr.. and Mrs. David Slower,
Pine St., presented q most animated scene
Saturday evening, on the occasion Of the
celebration Of tt cloth anniversary Of tas r
weduing Gay. About 40 guests were pres
emit, and each one carried to the house
some piecs Of tinware which, added TO
the wheelbarrow full sent by the employees
of the Marine railway, made most I'm
posing array. Ice cream, cake, etc. were
served and the evening was one OF jollity
from start to finish.
WHERE THE BICYCLE FACTORY
MEN ARE GOING.
Many of the old employees Of the bicycle
factory employees have already dropped
into good Jobs, and others are not likely
to be kept waiting long. ID. +. Goss,
foreman Of the polishing room. and Mr..
Mccoy, of the machine shop, have secured
work In Wore sster, Mass. MIR. William
Miller, foreman Of the toll max ers' with
most Of his crew, will 60 to work for the
Portland company this morning. Mr..
Blackwell of the polishing room and
Charles Smith, another employe, have
gone to PASSPORT.
CHRISTMAS TREES AT FORT
PREBLE.
No one on this side of ths harbor had q
better Christmas season than the chil-
dren at Fort Preble. On Sunday, Capt.
Bailey, commanding officer Of the post.
invited all OF them, including those OF
the rank and file, to his quarters and
from a mammoth tree, prettily decorated,
dispensed presents to all Yesterday In
the morning, the post surgeon, DR..
Griffith. had the same young set to bis
quarters and they. were treated in the
same thoughtful way. Among the inter-
ested visitors from abroad were Judge
and Mrs. Griffith of Troy, N. Y.
Miss Clara Elliott has returned from
of the winter at her home here.
MIR. A. S. Armstrong of Los Angeles.
who many years ago left here to engaG e
In the fruit business in California, was
visiting friends hero Yesterday.
The boys at Preble and Williams sat
down to frst-class Christmas dinners,
and that they enj Dyed them to the fullest
goes for the saying.
PLEASANTDALE.
Mrs. Laura Noyes of Pearl street left
Saturday 10 pass Christmas at the home
of her daughter Mrs. Frank Hartman,