The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-09-05
BRIEF JoTTINcs.

There will be gospel meeting at the
Y. NJ. c. A. rooms this evening at 8 o'clock
The trains will be well loaded with the
Maine Central excursionistS to the noun
tains today.
We have received the newsy Odd Fellows
Register and Masonic Journal for Sep
TENDER.
Rev. Howard c. Durham of Topeka, Kan
sas, will preach at the Swedenborgian church
Sunday morning ON ''The Rainbow in the
evening on MARY and Martha"
The large crowd at the islands had rough
trip home last night. The strong wind and
gusts of rain made sailing very uncomfort-
able.
The steam launch Persis of Boston was in
the harbor yesterday. The little steamer is
| making the voyage from Bar Harbor to
Boston.
The Chestnut street NJ. E. church resumes
| its forenoon service tomorrow. At p. m.
the pastor will preach upon 'The Key to
Modern History
The Bridgton News says: ''A young
| gentleman from Portland. aged Is years, cut
and piled one cord of two-foot wood, for
exercise, in five hours, one day last week"
Gorham, Saccarappa and Cumberland Mills
are to have an evening excursion to the
islands, accompanied by the Westbrook
Band.
Mr.. Lucas had $500 INSURANCE with Warren
Sparrow on the house burned at Falmouth,
Thursday. The boarders had $40 in money
burned
The first division of the Ancient Order of
Hibernians will have delightful excursion
to Sebago Lake next Thursday All kinds
of contests and games will be provided.
Chambers Band will play for the dancing.
There will be reunion of the Chautau-
quans of Portland and vicinity in the Y NJ.
G. A. Hall, Wednesday evening, Sept. 10th.
Members will receive tickets by applying to
| the secretaries of circles.
The statement of the Canadian Pacific
shows gross earnings for the month of July
of $90S, 900; net earnings, $4460OO, and in
crease in net earnings of 1921, 900 over the
corresponding period last year.
The Lynn reporter for the Boston Journal
says: "Messrs. B. F. Spinney & Co. have
not yet decided in regard to moving their
business from Lynn to Norway, or whether
to continue the business in Lynn. The
hard of late"
Chancellor Commander A. f. Moulton,
Bramhall Lodge, K. of p, was presented
with an elegant clock by Elliot F. King,
chairman of the committee on clocks last
Thursday. The clock will be placed on exhi-
bition at Atwood & Wentworth's in few
days.
Next Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
the great band muster will take place at Lake
Maranocook Excursion trains will be run
from all points in the State at very low
prices 1t is expected that the affair will be
very attractive. The novel music advertised
will well repay visit, and there is no more
lovely spot in the State to spend day than
at the lake.
Thursday night two rowdies engaged in a
fight on board the steamer Cadet just as she
was about to leave her dock. Thomas Pei
low attempted to separate the two men, and
in SO doing was attacked by one of them,
who drew knife and tried to stab Peilow.
The knife cut through the clothing near the
shoulder, but fortunately inflicted no injury.
The men were then pulled apart.
The Portland Spiritual Temple will open
the first meeting of the season tomorrow at
their hall, corner of Congress and Elm
streets. Some of the best and most popular
lecturers and test mediums have been Sc
cured for the coming season. The first two
Sundays the platform will be occupied by
Mrs. NJ W. Leslie of Boston, followed by
Mrs. A. Fl. Colby, j. Frank Baxter and
others.