The Portland daily press., 1900-04-30
SOUTH PORTLAND.

the organization OF hepuohoen oA"S
DAVID e. Moulton was chosen TEN porary
chairman and Ernest Henry secr etary.
Many prominent Republicans were Pies
ent including Hon. e. @. Reynolds. II.
p, q, Jersey and others. A cowmittee
was appointed to look mp suitable quar-
tiers for the meetings Of the club, to re-
port st the next meeting. The meetins
was adjourned TO meet at the boss house
next Friday evening.
There was good attendance OF teachers
as meeting which was held at the
Knightsiiie So DOL house Saturday after.
noon. Superintendent Ksisr presided.
Mrs. Judson Wass is visiting her par
ents mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Dyer, ut
knightville.
BIZ. and Mrs. L. Nelson Of Fryeburg
ere guests Of Mr.. Nelson's sistsr, Mrs.
]. Il. Young, at her home on Msin street.,
knightvills.
A game OF baseball was played between
the Pisasautdsie Stars and the Murphy's
nine at tie grounds Of the former Sstur-
day forenoon resulting In o score OF 20
10 10 In faver Of the Stars.
Quite q number Of South Portland
men are idle on account OF the strike az
the hat factory In Portland.
Californian wheat, that is that saved
from the stranded steamer of that name,
has taken great boom, the price having
been advanced sharply NOM dfteen cents
TO nlty cents bushsl by the ssivors.
Fishermen OF Willard and South Port
land have cleared AZ high as $500 apiece
by saving and drying the damaged cargo.
Alderman Ered Jordan, who runs
large grain store ct Ligonis, bought hvs
hundred bushels recently paying the
price mentioned above.
Several cases Of scarlet fever and ty-
phoid are reported In Knightville, and
~ Is certain that there 10 ons case OF
diphtheria. that of Berry Mills, son Of
o. B. Mills, the grain dealer. The house
On Broadway was auarantined week
ago. The patisnt Is recovering.
The Misses Bessie and U rsula Hanna
the latter pupil at the Gorham Normal
school. are stopping for n season with
their uncle, M. A. Hanna. West Broad
way.
I The wreaths for decorating the soldiers
graves this year win be Furnished BY
II. N. Wilson, the celebrated Lynn floral
artist Bosworth and Thatcher posts.
90 well 90 the Veteran Association Of this
city have pla osd their orders with said
artist. The two great wreaths for the
soldiers monument will be furnished,
one by William Mariner Of this city, the
other by Cape Elizabeth veterans.
Miss Sadie Ssavey Of Broadway, this
city, and MIR. Henry Hutohinson Of st.
John street, Portland, were married by
the Rev. Mr.. Freeman at the Iatter's
residence on Cumberland stfset, Friday
evening. Mr.. and Mrs. Hutchinson will
hold Q reception at their home on st.
John street Wednesday evening, May 9th
next.
Gregory Bl'sh the Knishtville druggist
has pretty corner lot on the souGh side
Of his store which he has been adorning
and enclosing with neat wire fence.
He Fad just got the latter finished when
Scott Jordan's four horse team took
fright at a passing electric car and boitsd
through the fence carrying away all
the front side and doing other damage.
Our city government appropriated hfty
dollars as salary for building inspector
and the present high price of material
has so discouraged those who designed
putting M new houses or making re-
pairs and Improvements that our inspeo-
tor will probably have quite balan ce on
hand at the END Of the year.
The second regular NEE ting CT the
South Portland school hoard will be held
at the city ofilos Wednesday, May 2nd, at
7.S0 p. m.
PLEASANTDALE.
Mrs. john Cotton 10 slowly recovering
from her late illness.
Miss Jennie Reynolds has returned
from a visit with friends In WindhAm.
The regular weekly rehearsal Of the
choir Uf the First NJ. E. church was held
on Thursday evening In the vestry.
Lorsn's anthem, "arsAt Is the Lord
and Emsrson's "On Jordan's Stormy
Bank 1 Stand" are resolving speois
attention and the chorus work is fine.
The choir is particularly fortunate In
posse ssing most excellent leadsr.
Rev. +. A. Leitoh has been unable
count Of severe attack OF facial neu-
ralgis.
Mics Florence Leighton of West Cum
berIanG Is q guest OF her aunt, Mrs. j o.
Mountfort, Brown street.
Miss jennie Fullerton is confined to her
home with q light attack Of German
measles.
Mrs. Walter Skillings has been In Port
and with her sister. Mrs. Charles Locke,
who Is quite Ill.
Mr.. Frank b. Hayden IL home from
Rowdoin for q few days sol ourn.
SONS OF VETERANS.