The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1901-01-08

Hiram Dyer, who has been suffering
with an ahscess or the throat, was able
to be out yesterday for short time.
Last evening, with appropriate sxer-
cises, the officers of Golden Cross, Ocean
View Commsndsrv. were installed by
Deputy Grand Chancellor W. K. Allen.
BAyarG Lodge, h. OF p, will install
It's newly elecsed officers on Thursday
evening of next wesk.
The Il. f. club will give whist party
on Friday evening ut the Masonic rooms
In Knightvills.
Edward Studley's little daughter Is
quite sick at her home on East High
street.
This Penteeostai church will inaugurats
ON Sunday evening special prayer SER
vios, which VIII be continued each even
ing during the week,
p. W. II. Littlejohn has been appoint
ed an inspector on the government
Dir edges at work In the harbor.
UNCLAIMED LETTERS.
Letters remain unoalled FOR at the
South Portland post Office for the follow
ing persons: MIR. John Mofane. Miss L.
NJ. Mckinney, MIR. Clinton Simonton,
Miss Ella L. Ward. two; Mrs. B. Wal
lace, Mrs. Annie NJ. Evans, Miss K. f.
Hieichimer, Annie Callan.
Miss Florence Eastman is taking a
weeks vacation.
Onr local artist. Albert Griffin, 10 tax
ing: nap shots Of several places OF interest
about tbs city.
Judge f. II. Hartford IL moving one OF
his houses TO the street line on Dyer
street and is generally renovating the
several tsnsments belonging 10 the Har-
ford heirs.
TALK ABOUT MAYoRALTY AND
ALDERMANIC BOARD.
The week opens with more or less talk
about the mayoralty and aluermanio
questions and we'll known citizen OF
the South Portland district, who watches
the trend or political matters with an In
telllgent interest, remarked yesterday
that in his opinion the lines were getting
pretty well defined. He believed that
Geo. Il Spsar would head the Republi-
can ticket and that his opponent on the
Democratic side would he Frank p.
Snamman, the present alderman from
Ward 3. MIR. Seaman served on the
school board before the formation Of the
citY and has been an alderman for two
terms. He is South Portland boy,
born OF some Of its Oldest stock, and is
employed In Portland at the establish
msnt OF 9. III. Rice Co. Some of his ar
dent admirers refer to him as q sort OF
watch dog" Of the city treasury, always
on the side of the striotest economy. He
is affiliated with several fraternal sooie-
ii such as the Masons. Red Men and
*. Of P.Ts.
Another keen political observer in the
central portion of the city was also seen
and asked for an opinion, he reDlted
Candidates for mayor continue to
multiply. Ward three presents no lees
than three naines; Judge Hartford and
q. N Treiethen on the Republican side,
and Nathan Dyer for ths Democrats
1t must be understood, however. that
these gsntlsmen have not authorized
the uss of their names In the connection
indicated They are simply brought for
ward by their friends as men having the
proper qualifications for thre tiice.
I'm she event Of anything like an over
warm CANVAS on the part OF the Republic
cans, Judge Hartford would make an
idsal compromise candidate. AS annex
asion is not an issue in our municipal
campaign, his Pronounced views on
that question need net embarrass either
himss or the Voters.
"In the South Portland mayoralty can
vass, aspirants for aldsFmanic honors
must mot be overlooked. In fact strong,