The Portland daily press., 1901-02-26
Slight Blaze on Preble Street Yes
to-day.
Meeting of Registration
Board Today.
Social aud Personal Items OF
Interest.

An adjourned nesting Of the city kgoV-
.rnment was held last evening at which
the following election clerks were chosen!
Fred A Dyer, ward three, vice W. i.
Spear; Vernon IL. Smith, ward two, Vice
Frank W. Richardson; Willis f. Stroutr
ward one, vice W. IL. Smith; William II.
Lindsay, ward six. vice W. L. Dyer, and
John o. A. Jordan; ward i've, vice
LouviIls Dyer. On motion OF Aldermen
Spear 1t was ordered that the city treas
urer be authorized TO credit Collector
John +. Msrriman with the following
amounts:
ETranses IN sayne. 9 40
Anthoine tax, 1873, Will
Abasoments OF 1897 taxes as shown
by list on Tile with assessors, oe.o
Total $l,324.T
As board of municipal officers a hear
Ing was given abuttors on drains ana
sewers and afterwards in executive session
is was ordered that the assessment OF
Nilss Nelson on account of the School
and High street sewers be made on basis
of l0,O coo instead l6 OBJ feet, and that SS.R IL
be deducted from assessment OF Jane ID.
Ballard and bs added to that OF Edward
WeJch on Palmer and Ballard street
sewer. 1t was ordered that the city treas
urer and oity clerk remit to Mr.. Ross fees
collected by them on account Of sale OF
the Lucretia A. Manter property and re-
mort balance now due for '99 taxes. Ad-
iourned to Monday evening next.
Mrs. John L. Young OF Knightville re-
ceiyed yesterday news of the death OF her
father, Mr.. Small, Of Bath, and immedi-
ately left for that city.
UNANIMOUS REQUEST FOR REV.
Mk. COREY'S RETURN.
At the fourth quarterly conference for
Peoples church, held Saturday evening
last, a unanimous request was made for
ahe return OF the present pastor, hev. j.
A. Corey. for another year. Tbs work OF
the church dnrinN this present year has
bsen harmonious and successful, and the
outlook for another year is good.
REVIVAL MEETINGS ANOTHER
WEEK
BY her able and earnest disoourses and
her wise. and helpful methods OF evan
gelism, Miss Nellie ID. Thompson is
making a more and more favorable i'm.
preston upon the people Of this and ad-
sacent communities. The meetings con-
tinue with deepening interest So great
is tina appreciation of these revival SER
vices that 1t has been decided to continue
them until next sunday night. After a
few days rest Miss Thompson Will con-
tinue series of meetings at Knightville
NJ. h. church.
Rev. L. o. Thsyer preached an interest
ing and .helpfuI sermon at Peoples
church Sunday morning from Second
Peter, l, 10, IL. Several recent converts
were in the congregation.
Oscar l.. Smell, member Of Peoples
church choir, leaves Portland nexs We'd
nesday for three or four months resi-
dence in Seattle, Wash. Mr. Smell is
highly esteemed in this city and his re-
turn viii be anticipated with pleasure.
The South Portland board of registra
tion will go into eession for the munioi-
pal election at a. IN. Tuesday. the 26th
instant. The first four days viii be de-
voted to the registration OF new voters,
and sessions Will be from a. m. to
o, m, p. m. to p. m, and p. m
Go p. M, each day except the last day,
Friday, March lss, the closing hour OF
which will be p. m. During the ses-
sion the board win also receive and act
upon evidence touching the disqualitica
tion or voters now borne on the lists.
1t was to the enterprise OF the boys of
KnightviIle that 10 other community
exceeded this one in the brilliancy of its
Washington's birthday bonfires. On the
beaoh at the foot of the street where the
banquet was being served to Candidate
Trefethen ana associates on the Repuh-
Mcan ticket lay an old house boat ownsd
By said candidate and once used in his
business. This the boys loaded with 22nd
Of February com bustibles and set fire to
1t, burning up the deck house and con-
verting the craft into a veritabls fire
ship No doubt Mr.. Trefethen will not
begrudge the boys his involuntary con-
tribution to the fireworks in his own as
well as Washiugton's honor that night.
Democrats throughout our city, but
more especially in Ward A. are regret
sing that the elevation Of their candidate,
MIR. Weeks, to the mayors seat win leaS
the latter ward without reprepssentation
on the school board, Mr.. Weeks being a