The Portland daily press., 1901-01-02

ing. Masconomo tribe, l. o. Il. M
electsd the following officers;
Saohem-Fred jordan. 49,,
senior saeanore-Charles A. Jenney.
Jnnior SaRamore-Jobn II Mountfort.
First Sanap-WIliiam II. Onlei.
SeSond Sanap-Harry L. Carmicnaei'
prouhet-Horaee Il. Davis.
Hiram Dyer, of Niles Nelson's green
houses, is sick at his home with throat
trouble.
Tne Ladies' circIs OF tina Universaiist
par,sh met yesterday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. n. e. Gordon, Front street.
No formal steps were taken Monday
evening at the meeting of the Hose COM
many for the formation Of Ladies' Anx'
Hilary. the matter being left to few
lady friends who will call a meeting later
on.
New Years. was observed yesterday
BY most Of our business firms, who closed
their stores In tina afternoon.
Mrs. Bolton and her daughter Char
lotte, have returned from Manchester,
N. H., where they visited relatives dur
ing the holidays.
LOW.
MIR, MelIen S. Harlow, who died last
week at Faulkner station, Mass, was
brother-in-law of MIR. a. E. Thurr;n OF
this city MIR Harlow had been snffer-
ing from what was reported to be a mild
attack OF typhoid fever, and no fears had
been entertained by friends residing here
of fatal result to his illness. Mr.. Har-
low formerly resided here, making his
home with his uncle, the Rev. MIR. HaT-
low who was formerly pastor of the
North Congregational church. He was
a graduate of our high school, and was
quite we'll known In this community. He
married Miss Nellie Il. ThurriIl, daught-
or OF MIR. James A. Thurreil OF this
place, who with two young daughters
survive him.. The funeral services were
held at his late home In Maiden, yester-
day afternoon.
The sessions OF the public shoots In the
city Will be resumed today.
The regular monthly meeting Of the
school board occurs tonight.
There will be special meeting OF the
city council this evening TO draw q
traverse juror and transact such other
business rs may be brought up.
IMPORTANT MEETING,
The full committee from each ward
have been notified to meet in the South
Portland Republican club rooms in ward
4, this evening, on important business.
Nha ar
Averin was presented with an elegant
Morris chair by number OF friends
at his home on Pearl street, Pleasant
dale. The presentation speech was made
by Mr. Geo. W. Gray, who called at
tention to the many times that he, with
others. had enjoyed Mr.. AveriIl's hos
pitality at his cottage at Prout's Neck.
While oarelessly handling a revolver
one day the past week at their home on
sister, Miss Katie Hoyt, infllcting pain
full but not dangerous wound in the foot,
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Richardson have
been entertaining company fro m West
Baldwin during the past week.
Miss Nina Beaten of Boston. mas been
visiting friends at PIeasantdale during
the past few days.
Mrs George Littleneld has returned to
her home in this city from visit to her
parents 1T Manchester, n. Ill.
DIR. Harry 2. Small, who has been Wis
iting his parents, MIR. and Mrs. Albert
II. Small, Elm street, has returned to
Tuft Dental college, Boston.
Mrs, Lyman Pettigrew and Miss PEN
ney OF Lynn, Mass are guests at the |
home OF Capt. and Mrs. K. b. Deering, |
West Broadway.
Arthur Small, who has been visiting
at Clinton, Mass and Wiilimantic,
Conn.,, has returned to his home on ELM
street.
There was meeting OF the choir OF the
UniyersalisU society last evening to re-
hearse and prepare the musical pro-
gramme which will be a notable feature