The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-04-09
SOUTH PORTLAND.

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Several important matters were trsns'
acted at the city council meeting satnr-
uay evening.
The city auditors report for March
showed aggregate expenses Of s7.ssS.i4.
An order was passed authorizing the
sale to Gsores q. Merriman Of land and
buildings on the east side Of Pickett
street.
: Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Dyer sre rtcfiv-
ing congratulations on the hiIth Of girl
baby.
Frank Hayden of Bowdoiu oollegs.is at
the home Of George NJ. Stanwood. Middle
street. for the Raster season.
George Stone IL seriously III At his
home on Cushing's Point.
Harvey Davis was taken suddeug III
Saturday while st work In the screen fac
tory at Portland, and 10 new confined to
his home.
Arthur Wheeler, who has bsen at the
home Of his aunt, Mrs. Willard wood.
bury, at willard, for a week, left Satur-
day night for Boston.
Rev. Mr.. washburn. the new pastor Of
the Penteoostal church, preaohsd his first
sermon yesterday TO a large congregation
In the room set aside fer worship.on East
High street.
SANFORD STREET SEWER.
Alderman Spear introduced an order
that the Sanford street sewer 10 extend
cd from High street IN q northerly direc-
tion TO low water mark. The order was
given its first reading.
NEW SCHOOL BUILDINGS.
Alderman spear introduced an order
that an eight.room brick school house
be built In Ward 9 or s, and the old
school house In Ward 3 replaced by
four-room brick building.
The order also provided that the East
High street school building be raised
one story for two additional rooms.
The committee on public buildings was
ordered to report at the May meeting as
to cost. The order was given Its first
reading.
ALDERMAN SMALL'S ORDER.
On motion Of Alderman Small 1t was
voted that the city solicitor furnish
proper construction OF section Il Of the
city charter relating to salaries Of officers
ana to advise II II effects the order
adopted at the last meeting relating to
salaries.
After q brief discussion as to tax
attachments, the council adjourned to
Wednesday evening.
The concert given by the young ladies
Of the UniversalIst church at the Union
Opera house Saturday evening, was enjoy
cd by large audience. The instrumental
and vocal Numbers were splendidly rem
deIed, while the National Flag Drill.
by the senior class, was q very notable
feature of the evening.
MIR. william b. r Hamilton, who IVES
mploysd at Orr's barber shop In the \.
NJ. q. A. building at Portland, died at
the Maine General Hospital Friday
night, from Bright's disslse. Mr.. Ham
iiton he'd been sick with the grip for sew
eraI days, but returned to work Friday.
Not feeling able to attend to his work he
started for his home on Cape car.
When the car got to Commercial street
MIR. Hamilton was 60 III that he had to
leave the car and was taken into the
office of Rufus Desring and Co., and
from there conveyed to the Maine Gen
eral Hospital, where he died during the
evening. The deceased Is survived by
wife and three children. Daniel A.
Hamilton. the barber, was his brother.
He was q member OF Hiram lodge CT
Masons, Ivanhoe lodge, X, of p, and
Ocean View Commandery, Order OF the
GclIen Cross.
The funeral wlRrbs held Monday az
ternoon at 2 O'Clock from bis lats home,
corner OF Prebls and Grant streets,
Hiram lodge Of AasonS will meet at
their hall at o'clock to attend the fu-
neral of the late william ID. X. HSmil-
tom