The Portland daily press., 1899-06-03
SOUTH PORTLAND.
Letter. Advsrtis,a at south Portland
Post once.

Letters are advertised at the South
Portland post office for the following per-
sons' Mr.. A. n. Lindsey, Miss Jennie
Lesrow. The Weston Remedy Co., Mr..
A. y. Small, Mrs Ida l. sawyer, Mrs.
Joe Steele, W. q. Thomas. Mrs. A. Ush-
er, Mrs. Iuga Olsen. Miss Eva Dewitt,
Mr.. ). II. Chandler, Mrs l.. M, Bur-
CESS, Ernest Anderson. Fred Colony.
CRUELTY TO CATS MUST STOP.
Judge McManus, agent in south Port
land for the society FOR the prevention of
cruelty TO animals, Is determined TO put
a stop to the mutilation OF cats which is
now carried on by a lot OF boys in the
city. These boys are bent on abbrsviat-
Ing tails. Sitting ears and otherwise mall
treating the feline species. The names of
the guilty ones ara known. and the par
ties have been notified to desist in their
cruel practices. otherwise they win be
proceeded against and the full rigor of
the law he brought down on their heads
land this will not prove pleasant 20
them.
William Purinton so long a familiar
face In the store OF Cole Brothers the
grocers, has entered the employ OF the
Cooperative store on High street
Smith s. Baker have closed their office
on East High street and 10 is reported
will retire from the coal business In
South Portland.
Mr, n. Topper of the bicycle factory
who has been sick for some time is able
to resume work.
new steam holster has been trans
ported to Cushing's island to be used on
government work.
Q. A. Tilton & Co. have completed the
work OF plumbing and installing a sys.
tenn of ventilation In the buildings at
Fort Preble.<
Robert Smith of the Charlsstown Navy
Yard, has been visiting friends In the
city.
A NEW CYCLoMETER.
One of our local dealers being advised
| each night of the long distances covered
during the day by his wife on her wheel,
has determined that an accurate meas
urement be kept and for this purpose has
Just purchased one of the latest improved
cyclometers. He Is satisfied
that unieis diltanoes have tesu
over-eatimAted the blue ribbon
for long distance travel is sure to come
TO the family when the records Of the sea.
son are all in.
MEETING OF MT. PLEASANT
CEMETERY ASSOCIATION.
An adjourned meeting OF the Mt. Pleas
ant Cemetery association was held Friday
evening at which 1t was voted to ratify
the contract with Mr.. Harmon as to the
plotting of the property and also to ap-
prove the contract with MIR. Gurnsy in
relation to the preparation OF the grounds
which is now in progress. Several other
matters are now pending before the direc-
tors but they are as YET In a crude con-
dition. An Adjournment was taken to
June %.
LEI TIERS FROM BICYCLE FACTORY
employees.
The following letter has besn received:
South Portland, June 2. 1899.
To the Fditor Of the Portland Daily
PRESS:
Reading in your paper statement that
there was strike In the polishing room
of Lowell Diamond Bicycle factory, we
wish to state this Is entirely an untruth
or otherwise fish story. We always have
had and still have the best of understand
ing With the superintendent, his assist
ants and the foreman Of our room only
they being rushed With work they had to
run the nickel room and they asked us if
we would work'at night. We asked If I'LL
would pay them to pay us overtime. They
replied no. We don't think this consti-
tutes a strike or bad feeling among them
or tne poiishers or drm: Hoping you will
publish this, we remain,
Respectfully,
Andrew Y.Skiuner, James p. Iugraham,
ID. Horton, W. 4. Hodges, Polishers.
The South Portland court is all organ
lied for business and anything of a
criminal ma ure will come before Judge
Hartford. from now on. The arrangements
for civil cases will probably be tried on
the first and third Tuesdays
James Farnham has moved his family
from the house OF N. e. Gordon, Front
street. to that of B. K. Thompson, Pine
street.
Horace Perkins and family have moved
from Sawyer street to the house OF Man
10Y 4AOI ufAh1u VA Wccb ktlxu EbkeeG.
{ Mrs. Frank Ross of Boston, who Is a
former resident of this place, Is visiting
relatives here.
N. K. Gordon left for Eastport last
night where he will resume HIS diving
work on the Job for the International
Steamship company.
PLEASANTDALE.
Miss Bessie Walsh is entertaining he r
cousin. Miss McDermott, of Boston, for a
few week.
Mrs. j. W. Minott, who has been quite
Ill, is recovering fast and is able to go
out of doors.
A large party of young ladies from here
went to the mountains on Memorial day.
A large number of young people from
here attended the social given at Llgonia
on Thursday evening.
Miss May Skilling's readings were
given with her usual grace of manner and