The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-11-23

ObernmmerRau costumes Cardinal
Rampolla introduced them. The Pops
received them very kindly, gave them
golden medals, and would not allow the
impersonator OF Christ 10 kneel before
HIM.
A metrical version Of ths "olouds''
Of Aristophanes written in modern
Greek, was performed for the first time
at theatre In Athens recently, Ths
Athenian press IL greatly excited at the
event, The adaptation was the work OF
M. George Souris, himself u satiric poet
OF ability.
ON November atty years had elapsed
since Carl Sohurz, as a medical student,
helped the poet 6ottfried Kinkel, who
had been condemned TO life imprison-
ment for political reasons, to escape from
Spondau to England. Kinkel subse.
quently became a professor at Zurich,
and after his pardon, In tbs seventies,
ne returned and leotured In Germany.
THE LIGoNIA SCHOOL.
School superintendent, teachers and
goodly number of the scholars go each
day to the school building In Ligonia
only to find 1t unfit for occupancy. 1t
will be rsmem bered that it was foun1
necessary TO move the building from its
old TO new site, but no one ever dreamed
that this work would be 30 herculean as
to carry uslto the dawn OF a new century
before the job was completed, thus &C.
priving the children OF Instruction at q
season OF the year. when II is most profit
able. The long delay in this matter is
justly causing no little impatisnos ON tn,
part OF the Interested parents and 1t is
reported that the school board and alder
men Will be asked to investigate the de-
lay and II possible expedite things.
STEARNS-wOoDSI
\ Mr.. Charles Oliver Stearns Of Clare
mont, H., and Miss Elizabeth D.Wood-
side OF South Portland, wsre married
Wednesday evening at the residence OF
the brides aunt. Mrs, u. II. Shanning,
b street. Knightville. MIR. and Mira.
Stearns viii reside in CIarsmont.
Mr.. John A. Skillings of Cssh's Cor
ner has leased the pond formerly used
by the Burnham Toe Company in the
rear of the property OF g. K. Halves on
Barren hill road. He has crew Of men
at work repairing the dam and making
things ready for filling the pond. Mr.
SkilIings will at once begin the erection
OF q large Toe house on the site Of the
one used by the Durham Ice company.
Mrs. Deering. wife OF Capt e. b.
Deering, mate of the Boston steamer, Ia
rapidly recovering from her late severe
sickness.
Mrs. Charles NJ. Cole OF Falmouth and
her daughter, Miss Sadie Cole, are visit
ing Mrs. Coles sister, Mrs. Fred W. Jor-
dan at Ligonia.
DIR. Smith and wife OF Rhode Island
are visiting his mother ut the Cyrus
Cole house, Summer street.
Miss Isabelle Hutchinson Of Buxton,
who has been visiting Mrs. j. A. Lewis,
New Elm street, has returned home.
A special meeting of the South Port
land school board is called for Friday
evening, November 2Sd at z. 30 p. m.
AT TREFETHEN'S ALLEYS.
South Portland district was quite as
marked social centre last night as 1t
was a storm centre the evening before. |
at the Union Opera house the Jolly |
Six" gave one OF their pleasant dancing |
parties, while Trefsthen's alleys, just be- |
low, were taken possession OF by merry |
crowd OF poWIers made up OF the young |
ladies' from Gray's Business college In |
Portland, ami their male escorts, to the |
number of about rs. Some very good |
scores were made and good time gan
rally had.
Letters recently received from Mr. /
Lloyd nc. Longley, who Is In Denver.
Jol., for the benefit Of his health, give
very encouraging reports. Lloyd Is great
y pleased with the west and the air and Il
climate are helping him wonderfully.
The Chilhowee club win hold its regu
ar meeting for the week with DIR. and
Mrs. Loring 3. Lombard on Summer
Itreeb, next Monday evening.
The regular weekly meeting OF the /
,hoir of the First NJ. E, ohnrc Oh was held
It the church on Thursday night. Work
vas begun on the Xmas music. The /
sunday school has decided TO have O can
rita this Christmas, and the committee
md soon rehearsals Will take up the spare /
,ime OF those who take part In the exer
Uses.
ReN. Frank Smith and Mrs. Smith of /
Bramble street, are entertaining friends /
or few days.
Mr.. Ernest v. Wood of b street, has |
'eturned from weeks visit at his old /
home IN Kingdsld.
Mr. Vim. Brown of Deering and Mr.. |
Charles Taylor of Pleasantdale, with /
Wiley and Calhoun, are IN Old Orchard /
or q vvaoksa I'm gfDaSz fri n with haad0uar-