The Portland daily press., 1900-12-18
Citizens Letter on Vaughan's Bridge
Matter,
80
Longfellow Chapter
Elects Officers.
Various Social aud Personal
Items.


willard. In addition to the lesson u
paper was read by Mrs NJ. q. Young on
the CHI Dwsliers, Mrs Herbert star
ling contributed conundrums, and each
member did her part towards making
the meeting OF unusual interest. The
exercises closed with an original poem
by Mrs. E. NJ. Roger, dedicated to Miss
Pillsbury. A bountiful collation. was
s,rved that did credit to the proverbisl
Hospitality of the hostess. The next
IN eting will be- with Mrs Isabel Skin.
ner. THURSDAY evening the s0th inst.
Q rotations from Hall Caine. Lesson
on the 18TH and 18th chapters OF the
beauties of Mythology"
LongfeIlow Chapter, No. 81, D. L. s.,
at tne regular meeting last Friday even
ing, elected the following officers:
W. MFRS, Harry w. Dyer.
W. P.-Mr. Fred q. Hamilton.
A. M.-Mrs Vim. II. Oliver Jr.
Treas -Mrs. Fred. hamilton.
Sec.--Mrs. Fred h. Cole.
Uonductress-MrG BENZ. K. Thompson.
Asso. Conduotress-Miss Alice IL. Dodge
Ths officers will be installed at the next
regular meeting,
Relatives OF George W. Cushing have
received news Of the safe arrival at Giou.
caster, OF the schooner A. L. difrord,
Capt Grover. to whose Grew MIR. Cush-
Ing belonged. Ths schooner In the recent
Storm was blown quite distance out to
sea. and was short of fuel ana supplies.
Signals OF distress were hoisted to which
an English steamer responded ana pro-
visioned the storm tossed schooner so that
she was able to proceed on her way home.
Mr.. Albert Barker. who has been EN-
ployed in Boston of late. is spending his
Christmas vacation at his home at
Knightville.
sssrheIe will be an important meeting OF
the oity government tomorrow evening.
at which the matter OF an almshouss will
be considered, and a traverse juror will
be drawn for the January term of ths
superior Court.
Mrs Henry Ward is quite sick at her
home on Stanford street, threatened with
typh old fever.
The Republican club members are find-
ing their quarters rather uncomfortable
this Sc Tere December wssthsr, and ths
cost of heating no small itsm of EXPENSE
in these times Of high priced fuel
The old band houss Is better adapted to
clld storage purposes than to social win
ter meetings, so the club is considering
tins available quarters in the loft of the
big granary, next door, and the owners
tlnd ready to lit 1t up for occupancy at
short notice.
1t is now "olose time' on the Mill creek
smelt fishery, that portion of the harbor
bsing sheeted with thick ice from the
sh 1res out as far as this dry donk and
plush mix wharf. The same agency has
cut off the eelgrass harvest.
Msssrs. Cobb & Webster, who have been
b uiIding the house for Mrs. Rounds ON
Broadway, near Cottage road. complet-
ed the work Saturday, and Mrs. Rounds
will move In this week. The house is
very pretty one, and is thoroughly fin
isned inside and outside, from chimney
top TO cellar floor, and is q credit to the
street and the city.
Last Sunday. also Sunday bsfors, Rev.
A. q. Trafton supnlied the knightville
pulpit In place OF Rev. Mr.. Corey, who
is sick, MIR. Corey is convalesaing. and
Is expected to resume his charge next
Sunday.
Members of Elizabeth City lodge, L.
D. OF, OF South Portland. will meet
In thsir lodge room Tuesday afternoon
at one O'Clock, for the purpose of attend
ing the funeral services of the late Cap
tain Norwood.
EXCELLENT SKATING.
Owing TO the excellent skating at
Clark's pond at Pleasantdale, and at
Ligonia, during the past few days. the
cars on the Pleasantdale line have been
well patronized, at times beyond their
seating capacity.
THE VAUGHAN'S BRIDGE NAT
TER,
South Portland, Dso. II.
To the Editor Of the Press:
A strong point for the citizens of our
city against annexation TO Portland is
contained in the notics served on the lat
ter city by the Secretary of War, ordering
ths reconstruction and widening of the
draw In vaughan's bridge. The present
draw, IS well as the deep water channel,
is understood te be wholly on the Port
land side, and the two or three hundred
thousand dollars COST OF the new work
will not aifsot bs II we remain, as We
ought, in dependent. At least, our oity
wilt tlks no step in any direction looking
to an Increased burden of taxes until
served by the war secretary with notice
like the one served on Portland. Was 1t
in view of this big outlsy land others)
or Portland, that a few Of our citizens
and many OF the latter city started the
scheme OF aIinexations CITIZEN
pI,FASANpDALE