The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-12-03
BRIEF JoTrINcs.

The Advertiser thinks the street crossings
might be improved. They might be.
The Samaritan Association will meet this after
noon with Mrs Charles Green 318 Spring st.
Persons who intend to attend the Dickinson art
lectures should secure seats at once at Stock
bridges.
The monthly meeting of the Associated Chart
ties will be holden this Thursday afternoon at
O'Clock, at No. Is City Building.
Rev Dr. Vincent of Chautauqua renown will ap
pear in the Y. M. C. A. course, Monday evening,
December IA.
Rev. C. II. Daniels will conduct the Bible class
at the Y. M. c. A. rooms tomorrow afternoon at
400 o'clock.
There will be meeting of the executive com
mittee of the Womans Auxiliary to the Y. NJ c.
A., at the rooms OF the association next Friday
afternoon at o'clock.
The Loyal Legion held regular meeting at the
Falmouth Hotel last night, transacting nothing
but routine business. After the meeting an excel
lent lunch was enjoyed.
The First Parish fair was continued most sue
cessfully at Mechanics Hall yesterday and the
dance in the evening, with music by Grmmer was
much enjoyed.
The Portland Montgomery Guards will give
their thirteenth annual exhibition ball and drill at
City Hall, January 18th, 1886. 1t will be the event
of the opening year.
Resolute Assembly No. 3S17, Knights of Labor
held their first meeting in their new quarters at
the hall of the Patriotic Order of the Sons of
America, last night.
Remember the youths temperance concert to-
night at the Gospel Mission, at 7.3o O'Clock. Tie
exercises will consist of readings Rotations dia
logues and singing. All are cordially invited.
Our readers should not forget the personal
Recollections of Gettysburg" by Major H. s.
Melcher, to be delivered at the Free street Bap-
fist vestry this evening at s O'Clock.
A large party from Iyanhoe Lodge will visit
Wescustogo Lodge at Yarmouth, tonight The
party should be at the Grand Trunk station at
1870 Pr IN.
At the meeting of Shepley camp, Sons of Veter-
ans this evening, there will be an entertainment
by the Maine State Fife and Drum corps and by
members of the camp
The meeting to consider harbor improvements
will be held in the Merchants Exchange room.
at IL O'Clock this morning and will be open to all
interested.
The ST. Lawrence street Young Peoples Society
of Christian Endeayor will celebrate their fourth
anniversary this evening at 7.3o O'Clock cor
dial invitation is extended to all and especially TO
other societies to be present,
A letter has been received by a well known
boating man from John Mckay, who states that
he is anxious for another race against Peter Con-
ley Of Portland, to take place early next season,
for $500 over three mile course. 1t is said Con-
ley is willing to race.
A great Improvement has been made at the West
ern Promenade within few weeks at the southern
extremity, known as Prospect Point. A neat and
substantial wall has taken the place of the tum-
bic down terrace of turf and carries forward sew
eral feet the highest part of the noble outlook.
From this place, the sea is visible on both sides of
Cape Elizabeth, the islands of Casco Bay showing
to the left and Saco Bay to the right. The Com
mssoners and Engineer Goodwin have done good