The Portland daily press., 1886-02-25
BASE BALL.

NO NEW ENGLAND LEAGUE CLUB IN
BOSTON.
The Herald says that the movement to
form professional base ball club in Boston.
to be represented in the New England league.
has been abandoned, owing to the projectors
of the enterprise falling to receive the neees'
sary financial support. Several gentlemen
who had encouraged the project, and prom.
iSed to subscribe money to 1t, nave refused
to do so at the last moment. There Is ne
doubt that good club, under proper man"
agement, and with schedule that did not
conflict with that Of the league, could be
made financial success.
NOTES.
1t is reported that Annis has signed with
the Metropolitans.
Ira Phillips, of last seasons Portlands ana
NewburypOrts, has signed with the Denver,
Col, club.
A reconvened annual meeting Of the
National League will be held at the Filth
Avenue Hotel, New York city, on Wednes-
day, March 8. AT this meeting the schedule
is to be adopted, and several proposed alter
ations in the playing rules will be acted
upon. 1t is said that an attempt will be
made to reseind the scoring rules OF last
year, wherein battery errors are included in
the error column. In opposition to the pre-
posed change it is said the rule as it now
stands has the Endorsement Of nearly all
the players, including the pitchers and
catchers themselves, who acknowledge its
fairness and justice, and il is the only cor
rect way to score the errors in the game.
Ancient Order Of United Workmen-
The annual session of the Grand Lodge OF
tn Ancient Order of United WOrkmen OF
New England opened in Berkeley Hall, Bos-
ton, Tuesday morning, Grand Master u b.
Boothe of Birmingham, Conn, In the ehaiK'
Other officers present were: James Wey-
mouth of Bangor, Grand Foreman; Mai W.
E. F. Landers of Mystic, Conn.,, Grand over
seer: Hugh Doherty of Boston, Grand Re-
corder: Thomas F. Temple OF Boston, Grand
Receiver; VIM. S. Thompson OIL halloween,
Grand Guide. and John A. Farrell of Man
chester, N. H., Grand waterman. Inc com
mittee on credentials reported III representa-
tives The reports Of G. M. W. j. E. Burt,
who resigned in December last, and G. b,
Boothe, G. NJ, W., pro tenn, were read, as
was also the report Oh the Receiver. The
reports show the order to be in very pros
perous condition. During the past year %
new lodges have been instituted. The num-
ber of deaths during the year was 81, for
which $500 has been paid in benefits, To
pay this sum there were nine assessments,
which averaged S6S0O each. The receipts
for the general fund were S14,155.S5. The
membership of the order at the close Of the
year was 1901, an increase during the year
OF 1873. The afternoon was devoted to the
initiation Of new members and other preli-
minary business.
The following officers were elected yeste-I
day:
Grand Master Workman-Jas. Weymouth OF
Maine.
Grand FOreman-F c. ingalls, Of Boston.
Grand 0verseer-W. E. Flanders of Connecticut.
Grand Recorder-Hugh DOherty Of Boston.
Grand Receiver -Thos. #. Temple OF Boston.
Grand Guide-Louis G. Merrill of New Hainp'
shire.
Grand watehman-John A. Farrell of New
Hampshire L..
Grand Trustees-P Gardner of Connecticut;
Representatives TO the Supreme Lodge-IHOS'
F. Temple j. Edward Burtt, C. L. BootD.
Colby University.
The faculty are at work on a change SOON %
to be made in the college curriculum. Inc
change will be confined to the electives,
which at the end of the Sophomore year VIII
be divided into two courses literary ana
scientific.
The college library is growing rapidly.
Professor Hall, the librarian, hopes to bring
the number up to 10000 by next commence
ment.