The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-02-26
SOUTH PORTLAND.

A special meeting Of the South Port
land school board will be held al the
city offices al q 80 O'Clock this evening.
Beginning tomorrow the board Of regis
trasion will be In session ct the city
Offices for four days TO enable those who
have not done 70 to register.
VIII Brouehton, who has besn In the
United States hospital service at Santi-
ago, Cuba, returned to his home at south
Portland one dag the past wesk, his term
of service having expired.
Miss Ethel Fullerton and Mics Bessis
Shorey OF Plessa,tdaie were among the
talent that assisted at the entertainment
given by Ivy Rebekah lodge on Saturday
evening,
The regular monthly teaohers' meet
ing was held at the knightvills school
house Saturday afternoon. Superintendent
Kal.r presided and the attendance was
large
The board of survey consisting Of
army officers convened at Fort Preble
recently and looked over some property
adjacent to the reservations with Q view
OF Its purchsfe by the government. The
nsid owned by DIR. Bray was included
In the survey.
The soldier boys at Bort PIeoIe have
organized . base ball team and they will
20 into practice Immediately In order to
be in readiness for business the coming
spring. Corporal Bate was chosen man.
ager Of the team which numbers among
Its members some crack players.
MisI Evelyn q. Elliott has r,su med
her duties as nurae at ths Maine General
hospital, after a two weeks vacation
spent with her sister, Mrs. Fred Leitch,
on Evans street.
Mr.. Charles Williams. Knightville, II
In Boston on an extended business trip.
Henry wilkinson of Ligonin, who ID
employed by the Portland Cooperase
company at Portland, lost the end OF one
Of his thumbs in machine on Wednes-
day Of last week.
Mrs. Daniel Wilkinson of Ligonia, who
has been visiting at New York. Ia expect
ed home the last of next week.
The Democratic city committee has
organized with Hiram W. Dyer as chair
man and George u. Weeks, secretary.
Judge Hartford left Saturday for Wash
ington on professional business. He ex-
poets to DO absent week.
The deeds for the sale Of the rolling
mills property ct Ligonis we're signed
last week and work will begin at once on
the fitting up Of the small mill and the
rebuilding Of the large one.
william b. Jordan. . leading and
much respected ,itizen Of South Port
land. died very suddenly at his home In
Ligonia. Thursday evening He was the
superintendent Of the Atwood Lead
Company and . member Of the firm OF
william b. Jordan & Co. Mr.. Jcr-
dan was q veteran Of the Civil war
and a member Of Bosworth Post,
G. A. X. He was also . member Of HI
ram Lodge Of Mason at Knightvills. Be-
sides widow he leaves one daughter.
Miss Mollie, and two sons, Frederick w.,
who is mem Der Of the board Of alder
men and Frank A. He also leaves one
brother, Frank Jordan Of Chelsea, Mass,
and two sisters. MIS- Mary Skiiiinss and
Mrs.. Levina Pickett Of South Portland.
The funeral took place Sunday AZ.
tsrnoon at Q O'Clock.
FUNERAL SERVICES OF THE LATE
WILLIAM b. JORDAN.
The funeral services Of the late William
b. Jordan were held yesterday afternoon
at O'Clock from his late residence. LII
gonia. South Portland. and we're attend
ed by q large gathering of relatives,
friends and business associates; also BY
Hiram lodge of Free Mssons, and Bos-
worth Post, q. A. r. The officiating
clergymen were Rev. r. J. Hack OF the
Second Parish Congregational church
and Rev. S.E.Pesrsop Of the Gospel Mis-
sion, Portland. Mr.. Hack. OF whose
church the deceased was a member. paid
. most feeling tribute to the memory Of
the departed one. and euiogized his many
manly, sterling traits of character. after
which the impressive funeral services
Of the Masonic order and the Grand
Army Of the Republic were performed.
The floral offerings were profuse and very
elaborate, consisting In part Of large
arch with clossd Bible, inscribed "Finis;'
pillow Of pinks from employees; wreath
surmountsd with lilies; broken column,
q. A. r., Masonic emblem, q. A. X.
bouquet, Mrs. A. N. Bennett. crescent
from Gospel Mission, "a pick and whits
pinks FROM s. II. Pearson and family
floral design, from G. Al. Fuller, and
many other floral offerings from loving
friends. Several very appropriate sele
lions w,rs most tsnderly rendered by q
quartetts composed OF the following
persons: MIR. John Shaw, Mr.. George
Il. Smith, Mrs. Fannie Halves, Miss Lou
Harding.
Internent was at Forest City cemetery
WESTBROOK.