The Portland daily press., 1901-01-14
SOUTH PORTLAND.

A public installation Of the officers OF
Masconomo tribe Of Red Men will take
place at their hail this evening. After
the ceremony the members and invited
guests will adjourn to the banquet hall,
where refreshments win be served.
During the evening q first class enter
taininent will be given. Mascono mo
numbers among Its members many OF
the best citizens OF this city. The tribe
is in a very fiourishing condition and
since Its organization has paid $1,000 in
sick ard death benefits
Mrs, A, j. Hutchinson or Brunswick
Ia visiting her mother ON Pleasant street.
Mrs. L. 4. Cross of Knightville, who
for the past two weeks has been very Sc
riously Ill, is slowly improving.
MEETING DEMOCRATIC CITY COM
-MITTEE.
An important meeting of the Demo-
cratic city committee was held Saturday
evening to make preparations for the
next mayoralty campaign and the mat
ter OF a candidate was informally dis
cussed. 1t seemed to be the almost unani-
nous opinion of the committee that the
logical candidate would be George IL.
Weeks, provided he would allow the use
Of his name, this in view of the fact that
CALIFORNIA OIL WELLS.
The Pacific OIL Company, Limited, of
Los Angeles, CAL, calls attention to the
rapidly growing oil industry in California
- 49, ,.-oanact If Iaroa raturua tn in
vestors. Its shares may now be bought
at So cents on the dollar. Messrs. Ross
Taylor & Co., of 60 Broadway, act as the
New York agents for the company. Mr..
Taylor, the head OF the trim. Is a SON Of
Bishop Taylor. OF the Methodist Episco-
pal church, and Is widely known as a
man OF exceptional business qualifioa-
tions. The great fortunes which were
made out of the oil fields OF the East nat
uraIIy attract interest to the new terri
ory.
he made so satisfactory race In the last
campaign. 1t was decided to call togeth-
er the full committees of the various
wards and they will meet for further
discussion at the South Portland hose
houss, Wednesday evening next at 7.SO
O'Clock.
IMPORTANT MEETING OF SEA-
SIDE LODGE. l. o. g. Il.
The corporation of Seaside lodge, 1.
o. @. T., met the sth inst, at the resi-
dencs OF II. q. Orr to devise means to
liquidate the mortgage of 500 on which
the right OF redemption continues until
next November. Besides the mortgage,
Seaside Sewing circle has a claim OF 500
for money raised by said circle and paid
over to Seaside lodge on condition that
If the hall was sOldssthat the sum paid In
By the circle should be returned. MIR.
VIM. Gardner, jefferson street, holds the
two notes, one OF SO the other $225 which
are signed by the trustees OF the Good
TsmpIars' lodge st that time, viz. Il. 5.
Smart. w. II. Eat0n, A. b. Osgood.
Rev. w. Il. Eaton IL the only one living.
Eight members were present and each
one expressed desire TO have the hall
freed from indebtedness, and when final
ly disposed OF have it transferred to q
charitable society fol the uplifting OF
humanity. NO dstinitS action relative
to the hall was taken. They adjourned
TO meet the second tuesday In February,
at II. q. Orr's residence.
PLEASANTDALE.
The ladies OF the Elm street ME-.
church will give a supper this evening
an tha vasfrv from &. 10 To 3 Oscloek