The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-03-15

He has bborod rs an evangelist and eight
ysxrs ago began work at sebasCo and
Cuniy's HArbor. Tires yef - later he
will drew from the Methodist church
and organised an independent "HoiIness
Church." at Cundy's Harbor. He is
married aad has two children.
SCHOOL ExkRcIsEs.
The exercises ut Miss Hrtehins's school
on Friday next, ~ l. 30 .. m, will be
very interesting. There will be reeita-
tons In grammar. geography and Arith-
metie by the school before recess.
After recess pieces will he spoken by
John Woodbury., Lucy Boxer, Car!
Adeib.rt Woodbury., Pauline small. HAr-
~ Dyer, Mildred sawyer, Henry Hum
mel, Gertrude Doyls, rerley Hamilton,
Isabelle kincaid, Robert York, Leah
KinoAid. Harry Mosely.
There win be dialogue by Mildred
Kittredas, Clara Woodbury., Lucy Dyer
Lizzie Baker, Bennis Shea, Leone Nixon,
Sarah Davidson. Mabel Nixon, Eva Bow
en-. Anna Werner, Myrtle Huston. per-
sonating A" Genius"
The programme will 10 interpreted
with singing By the school.
A labor strike has been declared among
the maehinists at Biddeford. AS large
numbsr of those who were employed here
In the bicycle factory obtained employ
msnt In the machine shop AZ that place IT
will be very likely 70 affect them to q
considerable extent.
Mr.. Albert Sprague's little daughter.
Doris, of Pine street. was attacked with
a severe eonvulsion. She IL somewhat
better.
III, schools In the village will elos0 ON
the ooming Friday for two weeks vaoa-
tion.
Mr.. Guy Woodbury. is wiring bis house
on West High street for electric lights.
Miss Addie Dyer Of Pond Cove, has
been visiting friends in this village dur
ing the past week.
Keene Doughty, who has been critical
ly Ill with typhoid fever. IL now able 20
sit up portion of each day.
Lawrence Cummings, who has heen
dangerously i'll with pneumonia. has been
improving quits rapidly.
Mrs. Rosa Studlsy Is gradually recov-
ering from the attack of nervous rrostra-
ton with which she has been suffering
for several months, and IL now able TO be
around the house.
Miss Nellie Jordan has returned TO her
home at Alfred, after q visit at Cash
Corner.
THE FALLING PLUMS.
since the election there have been sever
al quiet political ''smoke talks" and in
formal caucusss by both parties, but IL 10
understood that no slate has nesn def
nitely decided upon and 1t is quite likely
that for some OF the offices there may be
several ballots Friday evening before
matters are settled.
1t looks as II Noah b. knight would be
city clerk, and for city treasurer the
names OF Osman q. Evans Of Knight
ville, and the present incumbent MIR.
Calvin Z. Knapp are mentioned. For
city auditor Fred Morrill, of Willard IL
being pushed by his friends, so Is ClAr-
enos A. Williams. MIR. Aoulton 10 being
backed for city solicitor, and Louvills
Dyer has a strong following.
For road comm issioDeF we hear the
names Of A. NJ. Spear and franklin
Skillings. though q good many people at
South Portland village think that n. h.
Gordon would ba = good man for the
place and would ike to see him get ii.
An assessor will be elected, and In con-
nection with that ONCE there is talk CT
Geo. Stanwoed, ex-alderman Davis. Ed
win d. Thompson and Thomas b.
Haskell.
Charles E. Hayes Ia likely to succeed
himself as ovsrsssr OF the poor. 10 NIL
the position Of city physician, work Ia
bsiug done for DIR. Lombard and DIR. J.
W. Lowell.
There are y lot Of minor officers 20 be
chosen and the woods are full Of candi