The Portland daily press., 1886-03-20
BRIEF JoTriNcs.

The Knights Of Labor have leased Mechan-
les Hail.
The Woman's Relief Corps will institute
a subordinate corps at Oldtown.
Rev. DR.. Clark Of New York will preach
at the Williston church tomorrow.
Rev. Frank T. Bayley will address the
gathering this afternoon.
A schooner from Nova Scotia, landed IL
men at this port Thursday, who had come
here to ship on fishing vessels.
The Rev, W. a. Fem, d. D., will speak at
High street church tomorrow evening on the
religious condition of Germany.
Rev. DR.. Bashford will discuss the Aims
of the Knights Of Labor" at Chestnut street
church next Sunday afternoon.
Parker Pillsbury will speak at the Reform
Club meeting, at the hall corner Of Congress
and Temple streets, tomorrow evening.
Resolute Lodge of knights of Labor, No.
3,817, organized In this city in February,
have increased their membership to 51s.
1t is probable, although the matter is not
yet fully determined, that both the Cadet
and Emita will run to the islands here the
coming season.
The play of Paul Pry" was not repeated
at Woodford' by the class of 'S6, Deerlng
High school, last evening. 1t will be repeat
ed at some future date.
The Rev. Henry Blanchard will preach to-
morrow morning In the Congress Square
Church on why ana Universalist." me
public are cordially invited to attend.
Rev. c. H Daniels, pastor OF the Second
Parish church, will preach tomorrow after
noon at 3 O'Clock, from the subject Christi
anity, the Workingman's Friend
Mail matter saved from the steamer Ore
gon and directed to Portland parties was de-
livered Yesterday. 1t was not much damag-
ed but showed that il had been thoroughly
soaked.
The steamer Toronto of the Dominion line
arrived at this port yesterday from Liver
pool via Halifax with five cabin and twenty
seven steerage passengers and "a cargo
of 1900 tons.
1t is reported that arrangements are in
progress between the Boston and Maine rail
road and the Portland Steam Packet Com
pany under which the latter will not run day
boats to Boston this year.
Seizures were made during Thursday nigLt
at James Cady's, under the old Commercial
House, John Eagan's on Centre street, and
George Keely's on India street, and barrel
of ale was secured in Eagan's yard yesterday
morning.
The alarm from box CO at about o'clock
yesterday afternoon was small fire in the
house No. 436 Commercial street. occupied
by Augustine Hanlon. The fire was quickly
extinquished and the damage was nothing to
speak of.
Remember the temperance concert tonight
at the Gospel Mission at 7.3O o'clock. A very
nice programme has been arranged. The
dialogue 1.-THE Red Light in three parts
will be repeated by request also the dialogue
''We're All Teetotalers." All are cordially
invited.
Article 9th in the warrant for the town
meeting, to be held in Cape Elizabeth, We'd
nesday the oath of this month, reads: "To
see what action the town will take in rela-
ton to public ferry landing in the city of
Portland" Query? What has Cape Eliza
beth got to do about it? Portland is not
Cape Elizabeth.
The young ladies connected with the
OuuS w . NuIAotAul lChlPOlduSN Oh
ion will have social gathering at the Y. NJ.
c. A. hall Monday evening, March 22nd,
from eight to ten O'Clock. The ladies who
are to furnish refreshments will please send
their contributions to the hall as early as
possible in the afternoon of that day 1t is
especially desired that all the members of
the Union, together with their friends should
be present.