The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-01-06
SOUTH PORTLAND.
Assignees of the Bicycle Factory
Visited Plant Yesterday.
Probably Resume Bssiness at Once ON
Smaller Scale.

IL should be good news 10 South Port
land to learn that Charles ID. Barnes.
Jr., and Geo. h. Ball, assignees Of the
Lowell Arms Co. came from Boston yes
terday. and spent the day In looking over
affairs ct the branch bicycle factory here
and In taking Ean,inv ntary ofstook, etc.
They were SHOWN around by the keeper,
Mr.. L.. II. Cobb, former superintendent,
and before leaving for home expressed
themselves NJ Highly pleased with the con-
ditions Of every thing they inspected.
II wss their opinion that the best thing
to do would be 10 finish mp the stock and
continue business Ut once on q smaller
kcnle perhaps, employing say about 100
men. Guns, police goods, revolvers, etc..
will be the special goods manufactured
and IL 10 likely that the factory will be
In operation again In ten days or 90.
Such, at least, seemed to be the intention
Of the assignses while here. A careful
statement Of cost and figures on the stock
will be at oncs prepared BY MIR. Cobb
and forwarded to the assigness In Boz
ton, on receipt Of which IL h probable
prompt action along the line of rssump-
ton OF work will be ordered.
WILLARD LADY WINS THE PRIZE,
The dance given by the jolly 5ix on
Thursday evening. was one Of the largest
attended Of the season and was doubly
interesting because Of the prize waltz on
the progrnmms. There were about 100
merry dancing couples on the door,
twenty Of whom contested for the prize.
Three gentlemen from Portland acted
a. judges and awarded the prizes to Miss
Eta Griffin OF willard, and ThoM - Gar
via Of Portland. An opera glass was
given to the lady while fancy handled
umbrella went to the gentleman.
There Is registered mall matter at the
South Portland office for Thomas Crank
shaw and Louis Yussis.
stephen Upton, the carpenter. Is quite
sick at his home on Profile street.
There are some cases Of pneumonia In
our midst and tho latest sufferers are
Mrs Richard Littlsjohn Of Pine street,
and George Perkins.
Monday evening the U. o. Golden
Cross, win hold its postponed nesting
for the election Of officers.
Tuesday night a goodly delegation OF
the knights Of Pythias from here will at
tend the school Of instruction In City
hall, Portland. BAyard Lodge, X. Of p.
will on that occasion work the rank Of
page.
Z The meetings Of the UniveI sAlist circle,
which have been suspended for three
weeks, will be resumed Tuesday after.
noon az the hume Of Mrs. W. K. john
son.
On account Of the snow, work on what
Is known as the Noyes battery on Dia-
mond island, has been suspended.
Mr.. Ritchis, assistant superintendent
Of the bicycle factory. has gone to
Worcester to take charge nf a machine
shop there. His family will soon join
him.
The annual meeting Of the First Uni
versalist church OF South Portland was
held last evening and the following Off.
GERS elected Moderator, Hiram W. Dyer;
Clerk, David o. Moulton; treasurer.
benjamin K Thompson; trustees. James
L. Page. J. q. Ross, Ira III. Davis II
was voted to award the contract for
building the new church to Smith and