The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-03-30
BRIEF JoTTIRcs.

Today is Good Friday.
The moist rainy weather continued yester-
day, with occasional glimpses OF. sunshine.
The will of the late William S. Elder, Of
Gorham, was admitted TO probate by Judge
Peabody yesterday
The Wheel Club Ministries have Melted
something over 5000 as the result of their
entertainments.
The Deering Republican Club will prob
a0ly meet in Lewis Hall, Woodfords, which
is about ready for occupancy.
Four new members were elected to the So
ciety Of Art Wednesday night, and the
spring exhibition was decided on, to COM
mence May 2lst and end June I'd.
The bricklayers Of Portland will meet at
their room, SO Temple street, this evening
at O'Clock to definitely settle the matter OF
wages.
Lodge gave a very pleasant entertainment
and first-rate supper at Pythian Hall last
night. There was capital patronage.
The Portland Company sent ont yesterday
the engine Massasoit 219 to the Boston &
Maine. Engine % of the Maine Central will
be delivered in few days.
The address Of President Pepper. of Colby
University, before the Bible Society of
Maine, at their late anniversary, has been
published in pamphlet form by the society.
The bark Eliza Bars, Captain Young. ar
rived here yesterday from Burmuda, having
experienced very rough voyage. One an
Choir was lost.
Potatoes in large quantities continue to be
carried over the Maine Central They come
in great measure from Aroostook and go to
Boston and New York. They sell readily as
they are in good condition.
The schooner Adam Bowlby, at Long
Wharf, and the schooner Gertie May, at
Commercial Wharf, are being fitted with
sails and otherwise repaired preparatory for
the summer work.
The Rev. Henry Blanchard will preach
this evening in the vestry of Congress Square
church at 7.3O o'clock, on "Christs Doubt
upon the Cross. All persons interested are
cordially invited to attend.
The meeting of the Cumberland County
Sunday School Association appointed at
Cumberland Mills for April q, has been post
poned for few weeks and will be held there
or elsewhere as shall seem best later.
A prominent contractor and builder says
that he had contracts for two large brick
buildings to be erected up town, but owing
to the increased demands of the brick layers
the contracts were cancelled.
The Berlin Mills Company have formed a
corporation for the purpose of carrying on
the lumber business, with w. W. Brown as
president, and Thomas Edwards as treasur-
er.
AS soon as the weather clears up, the
schooner Viking of Bath, will be towed to
this city by the tug Adelia and put upon the
marine railway and the ice which has formed
in her centre-board removed.
The stockholders of the Portland Cooper
age Co. are Dennis w. Clark, Franklin C.
Payson and Henry S. Payssn, all of Port
land. Dennis w. Clark is president, Frank
lin c. Payson treasurer, and the above
named stockholders are directors.
Mr.. Kotzschmar will have charge of the
concert at the First Parish church tomorrow
afternoon. Mrs. Fellows. Mrs. Morrison,
Mr.. Nickerson and others will take part.
The music will be appropriate to the Lenten
Season.
Mr.. Everett Wilson, shipping clerk at f.
A. Smith 81 Co.'s on Commercial street, was
taken very i'll Wednesday morning and for a
time it was thought that he would not live.
He was better yesterday, however, and his
friends hope that he will soon recover.
Rev. A. 7. Dunn will lead the Bible class
forithe study of the international Sunday
school lessons at the Young Mems Christian
Association rooms this afternoon at 430
o'clock. Subject: "The Marriage Feast"
Matt. %. IA. ALL interested in Bible study
are cordially invited to attend.
The thirty-ffth annual meeting of the
Portland Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton for the reception Of the reports of the
committees and election of officers will be
held at the Association rooms next Wednes-
day evening. April 4th. All friends of the
association are cordially invited to attend.
The evenings exercises will be interspersed
with choice music and remarks.