The Portland daily press., 1901-02-16
SOUTH PORTLAND.
Fair of Pythian Sister.
hood.
Opened Terry Successfully Last Even
ing.
Fright in South Port
land Car.
Political Notes and Interesting
Social Items.

The annual fair under the direction OF
Myrtle Assembly, Pythian Sistsrhood,
opened most suspieiously at the Union
Opera house last evening. There is the
usual display of fancy articles and the
tables and tempting ice cream, cake,
COCOA, etc., to satisfy the appetite. Mrs,
j, K, Jones is chairman OF the COMMITTEES
nd uresiding at the tables and assisted
by the ladies' of the Sisterhood are Mrs.
Charles Ames, Mrs. Leighton, Mrs. d.
b, Purington, Mrs. e. l.. Cummings,
Mrs. Richard Webber, Miss Fanny Day.
An entertainment Is given each evening
ana the programme last night included
drum solo, Master Merl Day; plano solo,
MyrtIs Huston; reading, Bernioe shea;
harmonica solo. George Jordan; vocal
solo. Harold Gatoheil, and concluding all
was cake walk by thirteen young peo-
pie, which was gone through In style
which called out the loudest kind OF ap-
plAnss. The attendance was good for q
first night and 1t Is quite likely that the
hall will be packed tonight wnen the fair
closes.
REPUBLICANS MUST WORK TO
WIN.
Next week, at the banquet of the Re-
publican club which will be given to the
nominees OF the Republican party. the
campaign Tor the mayoralty and other
city offices Will be at full steam. Oratory
OF course has it's proper place In evefy
we'll regulated campaign, but the most
effective work after all must be done by
the men In the several wards. If unit
cd effort is made all along the line for
the SUCCESS OF the head of the ticket. as
well as the aldermanic and other can
didates the Republicans ought to elect
their mayor and control the next board
Of aldermen. This cannot be done, how
ever, without the full strength, or nearly
so, OF the party vote, and the danger Is
that Influenced by personal or other con-
siderations, votes may be thrown for the
opposition candidate for aldermen In
some of the doubtful wards, thus Jsop-
aTdizlng the general result. When the
city Was first organized the Republicans
elected only two aldermen. The next
year they elected three, and now. unless
the control OF the city Is to continue in
Democratic hands, they must do better,
and eject at least four OF the seven aldsr-
men. Mayor Reynolds last majority
over MIR. Weeks was 9S, and in the fall
election the Republican candidate for
governor had a clean cut majority or 2l0.
Figures point oonolusively to the TACT
that South PORTLAND Is Republican
when party lines are strictly drawn.
Therefore to insure Republican VIC
tory In March it Will be necessary to
"hsw to the nne'' letting personal whims
and jeaIousies fall as they may, otherwise
there is q likelihood that the city admin
istration will continue to be Democratic
as 1t virtually has been since the birth of
the new city. 10 win It will be necessary
to work. and hard at that. for this race is
no walkover.
RUNAWAY ON SUMMER STREET.
About s.SO yesterday afternoon there
was lively runaway on Summer street
as result of which a party consisting of
two ladies and two children were thrown
into the snow and the sleigh was
smashed. The horse kept on his mad
career until stopped by the conductor of
passing car. No personal injuries were
sustained.
Eastern Star lodge gave another whist
party at Masonic building last evening
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