The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-11-09
SOUTH PORTLAND.
CELEBRATED TWELFTH ANNIvER-
sARY.

bers, past and the present, OF the assem-
bly,. There was large attendance, and
the following programme was successfully
carried out;
Vocal Solo, Mrs Lizzie Mooney
Reading. MSS Nina Griggs
Plano Solo. Miss Grace Graves
Readinq. Mrs. Matte johnson
Coon Song Miss Il NINA Anderson
Reading, MISS cayAor
Misses Adelaide Merrimsn and Lucy
Dyer
Vocal Duet, Misses Dyer and Finnerty.
Remarks. Mrs. futile
Heading Lodge Paper, Mrs. j. Il. Jones
Each number on the programme was
heartily applauded, and, the news" In
the paper caused much merriment, as
the sheet was full Of local hits on the
various mem bers Of the lodge.
At the close OF the entertainment re-
rresnments were served by the committee
having the affair in charge.
A new industry has been started In our
city, and promises to be thriving busi-
ness. MIR VIM. II. Newton has secured
o building:near Lewis, Chase Il Whidden's
wharf, and has started smoke house for
smoking herring. MIR. Newton Is man
who thoroughly understands the busi-
ness, and his friends wish him all sue
cess.
Mir. and Mrs. Burrowi of Front street
are spending few days with relatives
in Biddeford.
The Minus Whist club were pleasantly
entertained Wednesday evening at the
home of Miss Gertrude Woodbury., West
High street.
Mrs. Z. W. Griffin and two children,
OF Sawyer street, leave next week Tor
Pasadena, Cal, where she will pass the
winter with her parents.
1t is said that one of our well known
motormen who bet on Bryan Is now pay
ing his bet he said he was to let mis-
beard grow for the next four years while
Mckinley was In office.
Ihe new office of the South Portland
club stable is about completed. The
office is equipped with all modern I'M
proyements, and makes fine addition TO
the handsome stable.
MIR. Hiram Dyer, manager oil Niles
Nelson's green houses, is attending the
chry santhemum chow at Boston
Mrs. j. IL. Hamlin entertained the
History Club at her cottage at Willard
Beach last evening
A delegation from Myrtle Assembly,
Pyhian Sisterhood, attended the funeral
Of the late Hattie A. Cobb at Windham
yesterday. The assembly sent q beautiful
floral tribute.
Messrs. Frank p. Bradford Of Pickett
street and Edward Conray Of Portland
left yesterday for Rocky Ford, COL,
where they are going to work for the
wintsr, and II they meet with the sue
cess they anticipate will move their
families there In the spring. Both men
are well known and very popular here
and their many friends wish them sue
cess in their new field.
Notices forbidding trespassing have
been posted at all OF the entrance roads
to the ola Delano farm, opposite Delano
Park, property of the Payson heirs. 1t
appears that some person or persons un-
known, has willfully or oarelessly set
fires there, burning over quite an area.
These premises are covered with val
liable growth Of oak, maple. ash and
pine. and an incendiary or carelessly set
fire might result In serious loss to the
owners
Gregory Blish, the enterprising
KnightvilIe druggist, is to be congratu-
late for his successful scheme to impart
the earliest returns to the people OF this
city. with every bulletin favorable to
the Republicans (and they were all that
way), he would burn a mine of red fire.
BY Q O'Clock citizens of Knightvilie knew
the result OF the election just as well as
did Portland or Boston, thanks to Mr..
Blish.
Three stacks Of new brick chimneys
have been erected In the Matthew'S grain
store to meet the requirements OF the
contemplated change to family tene-
ments,
Some of the Democrats OF this city GER
tainly foresaw Bryan's defeat. Prophetic
Of what the evening would disclose, two
prominent Democrats Of ward four set
the national nag on the ward room pol
ling place union down, shortly before
noon. They soon reversed 1t, however.
A concert which was given at the
KnightviIle NJ. K. church, Wednesday
evening, was admirably conducted and
well attended, and the receipts for the
benefit of the society were gratifying.
THE WILLARD SEWER.
The work of laying the sewer at VIII
lard to drain OF the surface water is pro.
crossing rapidly and 1t is thought the
work will be completed in few days. A
twelve inch pipe has been laid In Main
street from Willard Square to the house
OF j. +. Loveitt, distance OF about six
hundred feet, towards the fort road, then
q tiftesn inch pipe carried down through
the field to the brook at Willard beach.
Two man holes and i've catch basins
have been built on Main street and thus
far about 1900 feet OF pipe has been laid.
1t is a much needed improvement in this
part of the city and much appreciated by
the residents. 1t Is hoped that another
appropriation viii be made by the city
next spring to carry the pipe across the
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