The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-10-20
Brief lettings.

Mr.. Charles j. Walkers health is improving,
Hon. w. L. Putnam and Mrs. Putnam left
on their California trip yesterday. They will
be absent three weeks
Miss Clara E. Munger has been engaged as
soprano vocalist by the Mendelssohn Quintette
CLUB Of Boston.
Msjor Charles Boyd of the Coast Survey is
in town. He has finished his summer work at
Machias.
The new Silsbee fire engine arrived yester-
dag and was placed in No. 2's house. A trial
will take place on North street this afternoon.
Ex-Alderman Edward Fl. Sargent, the we'll
known coal dealer, is confined to his home on
Atlantic street with slow fever.
Capt. Charles Deering of the steamer Lewis.
ton, whose illness was reported Thursday is
thought to be improving.
The Hastings Bijou Opera Company made
the distance from Waterviile to Bangor by
special train, So miles in Go minutes.
Mr.. James NJ Knight, had vslise stolen
from him in the smoking car on train Of the
Boston and Maine Railroad at the transfer
station yesterday afternoon.
Messrs. r. Libby & Co. are about closing
their business of mackerel canning for the
season, after having packed half a million
cans in round numbers.
Remember the usual ladies' temperance
meeting at the Gospel Mission tonight at Z. 80
O'Clock. These meetings are becoming yefy
interesting. All are cordially invited.
The monthly temperance meeting of the
Second Parish will be held in the vestry Sun
day evening. The exercises will be varied
and include the singing of several selections BY
quartette.
Todd & Morse, the jewellers, on Middle
street, have the new standard time to be
adopted in November in their window, kept by
chronometer. Above it, the window clock is
on Portland time.
To-day at p. m. there will be a trot at
Presumpscot Park, between three Cape Eliza
beth horses, "Spurwink Boy, ""PondC Cove Boy
and "Pompey d. for purse of $75, the best
horse to take ALL
The Cumberland Congregational conference
will meet with the church in Gorham next
Wednesday. An extra train will leave Cor
ham for Portland at the close OF the evening
| session.
| Mr. Arthur B. Morrill, began course Of Eve
experimental lectures on elementary chemistry
at the High School building yesterday after
noon, They will be given each Friday after
noon at o'clock. The public will be admitted
in limited numbers at small charge.
The residents in the vicinity of the corner of
Gray and Winter streets think the milkman
who is so unsteady inclined had better take
hisvoice to Col. Mapleson of the opera COM
peny and not waste his efforts on them at 5 80
a. m. -
Rev. A. K. Quincy, missionary of the Amer
lean Baptist Missionary Union, Sibsagor, AS
sam, is visiting Cape Elizabeth. his native
town. He has been engaged in India in the
work of translating the old Testament into the
| Assamese language. He has had charge also
of the American Mission Press in Sigsabor
AT the grand ball to be given by the Mont
gomerys on Thursday evening, Oct. 25th a
splendid musical programme will be offered BY
Chandler. The hall will be lighted by cleo
tricity. An order of eighteen dances will be
provided and the Guards intend to make of
the event an enjoyable occasion to all attend
ing.