The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-11-20
SOUTH PORTLAND.

A large dock OF wild Geess was seen
lying oTer this city yesterday noon,
headed for this south. The old timers say
this Is sure Indication OF a hard win
ter.
Mr.. Quincy Dyer is confined to the
house BY Illness.
An adjourned meeting Of the Mount
Pleasant Cemetery association was held
at the home Of Judge Hartford last eve
ming.
Mr.. Addison Buck OF Higgins Beach
has crew Of fifteen men at work on a
new house he Is constructing. The house
win cost 5,OUO when completed.
MIR. Harvey Davis has moved into his
new house ct willard.
The L.. @. L. club were very pleasant
Iy entertained at the home OF Mrs. j. L.
Paige of Pine street last Friday evening
The next meeting VIII be- held with Miss
Anna Moore OF sawyer street, and IL Will
DO the celebration Of Miss Moore twenty
first birthday. The club is anticipating a
grand time.
A Sunday school concert will be given
at the Knightville church next Wednes-
day evening for the purpose of raising
funds for the purchase OF new books.
A pleasing entertainment was given by
the members OF Ocean View Comman-
derry, U. o. @. @, at their meeting last
evening.
City Clerk Noah knight was confined
to the house yesterday by Illness.
The electric road management have
put on car which leaves Willard post
Office at seven q. m, running by the way
of Meeting House Hill direct to the city.
During the four weeks the Portland
bridge has been closed for repairs. the
ferry boat Elizabeth City has been doing
a rushing business. carrying during that
time no less than 1900 teams.
The uprights have been removed from
the cradles at the Marine railway to
make room for the steamer fremont.
which win 60 on as soon as the storm is
over.
At the boat yard Of Griffin s. Co., a
large number Of yachts have been hauled
out and covered in for tbs winter.
Annexation is this principal topic of
CONVERSE alton here now, and is being dis
cussed on all the corners and In the
stores Some are for annexation and
some are against. The majority seem to
be against annexation to Portland. as
the general feeling seems TO be that South
Portland as . city by itself for the present
at least, will be better on SO far as taxa
ton and improvements are concerned,
than it would be by joining Portland,
who, they claim probably does not want
us at present, and they claim that If the
matter is left to vote OF the people, as
1t should be, South Portland will still
be little "burgn OF It's own and will
make rapid strides in the right direction
when the proper time comes.
PLEASANTDALE.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Dyer and Miss Alice
Swain, Summer street, are passing few
days at 9orham, the guests of MIR. and
Mrs. Chas Bessey.
Mr.. Edwin Hamilton has returned
from a few days vacation with relatives
at Bridgton.
Capt. Eben Hamilton, Elm street. left
Friday for Buffalo, N. Y, to pass some
weeks at the home OF his daughter, Mrs.
william Brandt.
MIR. and Mrs. Daniel Jones and daugh-
ter Emma, new Elm street, left Monday
to pass the week in Boston.
Miss Lucy Chase has returned to New
York city.
Rev. and Mrs. +. W. Smith, Bramble
street have been entertaining Mrs.
Charles Lewis and Miss Flora sampson
OF Biddeford.
Conductor Whipple of the Pleasantdale
line has moved his family from Portland
to Summer street.
The regular business meeting and
sociable of the Y. p. S. @. e. was held
Monday evening at the home of Mrs.
Geo. Goodwin. Chapel street
Mr.. Ralph Goodwin, OF Woodfords, has
returned from being the guest OF reia-
twas on Chanal ekraat