The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-01-28

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES SERVICES.

UNIvERsALIsT+U UNION SERVICES.
The Universalist Union services for the
fifth week will DO held with the society
OF South Portland beginning tomorrow
morning when the speaker will be Rev.
DIR. Blanchard, who will be followed
Monday by Rev. I. b. Payne, Tuesday,
Rev. H. II. Mouiton, Wednesday, Rev.
II. W. Whitman. Thursday. Rev. W. W.
Hooper and Friday, Rev. W. b. Town
send. The most cordial invitation Is sx-
tended to all to attend these meetings.
February bids fair TO bs a livelv month,
dance and entertainment will be given
In the Union Opera house by the Ameri-
can Mechanics to be followed on the 18th
by sooinble time In the same hall by
the willard Hose company.
Joseph Mcdonald, telegraph operator
at Concord lie visiting Mr.. ID. S. Elliott,
proprietor Of the Peoples market, at his
home on Prebls street. Mr.. Mcdonald is
accompanied by his wife.
The South Portland cooperative store
Is extending its business SO rs to take In
Windham. Agents OF the concern arc
soliciting orders In that field.
A good measure of the success achieved
by the Jubilee singers ut their concert In
the Town hall Thursday evening, was due
| to the rain stalking efforts Of MIR. ]. Otis
Kaler who superintendent the drilling Of
talent A feature of the evening not
previously noted was the presentation of
handsome bouq net to Miss Lou Knight
In recognition of her valuable aid.
Mr.. Maurice Jordan of Willard has
returned home af ter successful hunting
trip in East Cor nish. He brought back
lot Of game.
The many fri ends Of Noah b. Knight,
the popular town clerk, will DO glad to
hear that the condition Of his eyes has
improved decidedly. He hopes to be
around again soon.
| This evening at the Elm street church
Mr.. Albert W. Dyer will deliver free
ILLUSTRATED lecture. Subject; From Sun
rise to Sunset Lands.
At Its recent meeting, the Samaritan
society presented Mrs. Rose Studiey with
handsome punch bowl to commemorate
the 9th anniversary Of her wedding.
Mrs. Catherine Green who Just died in
p ortland was we'll known In South Port
land circles. For many years she lived
near Fort Preble In q house located on
ground which was subsequently pur-
chased by the government for the new
mortar battery.
Nat Gordon has found IL necessary TO
enlarge his billiard room and Is putting
| an addition to his store so as to accom-
MEDIATE another pool table.
Capt. Rogers writes from Havana that
quite a number of the men Of Battery e,
Cd ARTILLERY are down with mumps and
| measles.
Broughton has been ordered to report to
the commanding officer at Fort Constitu-
ton, New Hampshire. and left Fort
Preble yesterday.
Davidson and Griffin are building An
other lark for yachting purposes.
Private Alfred Mckenzie. troop d, I'd
cavalry, has been discharged from the ser
vice of the United States and arrived
home yesterday.
The topic for the Epworth league to-
morrow ct the Peoples Methodist church
win be "A Students Prayer. The
meeting will be conducted by Rev. W
Il. Holmes, the pastor. Sunday is TO be
observed as a day of prayer for the col
leges.
ME-. Trefethen, Pine street, has bought
the tenement jefferson street, known
as the Harrington block.
The second production Of the cantata
the Birth OF Christ" which was re-
peated by request at Brooks's hall in
Ligonia THURSDAY evening before good
| sized audience, was success in every
particular. The parts were all well
taken, the soloists deserving great cred
1t, as 1t was to their work that the suo-
cess of the affair was due The principal
parts were taken by the following people:
Santa Claus, DIP. Thomas
Frost King, W q. Thomas
Faith, Mabel Archibald
Hope, Sadie Ihomas
Charity, Alice Thomas
Goddess Of Dreams, Flora Cameron
Goddess of Love, Grace Eggert
Guardian Angel, Lizzie Thomas
First Angel, Alice Thomas
Second Angel, Sadie Thomas
Jessie, Annie Bimson
sophia, Minnie Thomas
First shepherd, John Hughes
second Shepherd, John Lewis
Third Shepherd, Phil Thomas
Fourth Shepherd, Ben Thomas
During the evening solos were rem
dered by Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Lewis, and
recitntions by Miss Mae Skiilings
Last evening at the Elm street church
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