The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-01-26

Brief Joftings.
Colder Yesterday. Clouds and spts of snow.
Mercury 200 at sunrise, $50 at noon, 21e at sun
set; wind northeast
Conductor Plaistsd, of the Boston & Maine,
is again too i'll to fulfil his duties ON the road
Sheriff True has been quite sick for several
days past.
W. G. Kimball, OF Belfast has been engaged
as organiSt of the Williston Congregational
church in this city.
The annual contribution in aid of the Wild
ows' Wood Society will be taken up at the
First Parish church tomorrow morning.
Judge Symonds will deliver the next lecture
In the First Parish course this afternoon at 8
o'clock.
Inc Sunday evening temperance meeting at
City Hall will be postponed one week, as the
Rev. ID. W. LeLacheur is not well.
We have received from " e. Chandler the
"Foiio" for February. It contains pleasing
picture of Nine. Tribelli
Mr. james A. Melton, former assistant signal
officer at this station, now at Mt. Washington,
is spending few days in the city.
Cumberland 3's hose sled was partially de-
molshed while turning on to West CONNER
cial street last night, but nobody was hurt.
The Cadet party at the Storer block Skat-
ing rink Monday sill prove great attraction.
Prof Livesey will-exhibit his skill on the little
rollers
The cain Of the schooner Emma M. DYER,
OF Portland, lying at wharf at vinalhavep,
was broken into on Thursday night, ana goods
of the value of $50 stolen
Tue hearing IN the Storer Bros case, called
at the Insolvency Court yesterday afternoon to
decide on petition fl discharge, was post
poied.
The temperance meeting on Sunday evening
at Prebe Chapel will be conducted b. the la
dies Of the Woman's Christian Temperance
union. The public are cordially invited.
Our readers will remember the lecture which
will be given at the Church OF the Messiah on
India street, tomorrow afternoon by Professor
Luckerstein.
The woman's gospel Temperance meeting
will be held at the Mission tonight at 7 80
O'Clock. Singing by the chorus choir. All are
invited.
Miss Emma Nichols and Miss Belle Foote.
beth OF Bath. are making brief visit at the
retideace Of james Adams. Woodford's Corn
er.
The Reform Club will hold a temrerarce
meeting tomorrow evening at their hall corner
OF Temple and Congress streets, commencing
at Z clock.
The officers Of the Women's State Relief
Corps went to Thomaston and instituted a new
lodge there, with thirty charter members. on
TlQra0aV uiOhf
go to Gorbam.
At the assembly OF the Dirigo Base Ball
Ciup' to be given Tuesday, Jan. 10th, the Lew
iston and several other bass ball teams will be
in attendance. Chandler will furnish the
music.
Capt. Chisholm hss been ia command of the
steamer City Of Portland for the past two
weeks. Capt. Halls health is reported some
what improved, and he may soon be expected
on the line again.
Mrs. Elliston, of the Free street choir, has
been engaged to eing contralto in the First
Parish choir. She will enter upon her nav
position in two or three weeks. Meanwhile
Miss Lillian Smith of Old Orchard will sing
contralto ct the First Parish.
Mrs. Abba Goold Woolson was at Mines y
France, on the 7th inst Wishing to see the
eastern provinces OF Spain, she left Mrs
Louise Characterization and the rarity at
Gibraltar, and travelled through the eastern
frontier of Spain alone, where there are no
railroads.
Rev. Samuel Annear has returned to this
city. On Sunday morning he will occupy the
pulpit of the St. Lawrence street church. Ia
the evening he will lecture in the Ferry VIII
laee M. E. church on missionary Life in
Africa" Mr.. Annear preached in this church
last Wednesday evening to large audience.
AT the invitation of the Portland Stone
Ware Company, members of the Boys Liter
airy Society of the Young Mems Christian AS
ISOLATION will visit the company's works this
afternoon at $50. An invitation has also been
extended to them to visit the foundry Of the
Portland Stove Foundry Company. The boys
will wear their new crimson silk badges for the
| first time today. A
The first annual supper Of the Portland
Phonogi aphic Society was held at the PYeble
House. Abou, thfrty-fve, including members
OF the society and invited guests sat down to a
splendid supper which Landlord Gibson pro.
vided. Music, dancing and recitations were
the order of the evening. Mr. e. K Milliken
in behalf Of the invited guests, thanked the
members for their efforts in making the occa-
sion go enjoyable to all present