The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-01-17
BRIEF JorrINcs.

We have received the Portland Stone Ware
Co.'s calendar for 1889.
Eagle Hook and Ladder Company had a
jolly dance at Mechanic Hall last evening.
M +. Davis will probably build the
new four-oared shell for the Dirigo Club.
The closing union prayer meeting for the
week at the Y. M. @. AIS hall will be led to-
day by Rev. A. II. Wright
There were but two arrivals of fishermen
yesterday, the John Plummer with 10000
pounds and the j. w. Perkins with 1900
The Trefdaie Association will meet at Mr..
Frank Loyelps, 116 Oxford street tonight,
for social gathering.
Tonight the 'Longshoremen's Benevolent
Society will give their ball at City Hall. Col
Inns Will provide excellent music.
The scholars in Miss Georgia Stoddard's
class gave her an elegant writing tablet,
Tuesday evening.
The Skoboleff, Capt. Price Tucker, has
made the trip from Portland to Montevideo,
In AZ days and 16 hours.
The Blues and Infantry will give series
of assemblies at the Plum street armory be-
ginning Tuesday next. Collins will furnish
the music.
The Y's have elected Mrs. VIM. Leavitt,
Jr.. president; Miss Lydia II. Beck, vice
president; Miss Genevieve Allen, secretary
Miss Georgia Bradley, treasurer.
A new office has been built for George
Thayer. yardmaster Maine Central Railroad,
situated directly opposite the old office and
fronting on Commercial street.
The Free Baptists of this county COM
menced their quarterly meeting at West
Falmouth yesterday and will continue
through today
Hodedon, cleared yesterday for Buenos
Ayres, with asa, $50 feet Of lumber valued at
$12,594.
The Vancouver, of the Dominion line, will
sail for Liverpool this afternoon. The next
to arrive Of the Dominion line will be the
Sarnia which left Liverpool. Jan. 10th.
In arresting Joseph Mcclure. Officer Hus-
sey was badly bitten in the hand by Mcguire
who bears, it is said. an unenviable reputa-
ton as bitter.
Tomorrow a..-s-y .rso niem Ders OF the
| cumberland Rowing Association will con-
test in the second series of whist and checker
games. The usual collation. will be served
at $50 p. m.
At Clark Memorial Church. Woodford's.
this evening Presiding Elder Jones will
speak of what he saw Of ''Wales and WEIGH
Life" while on his recent visit to that
country and England.
The legislative committee on Reform
School came to Portland yesterday to inspect
the institution. They dined at the City
Hotel and went to the Reform School in car
riages in the afternoon.
The Eastern railroad trustees invite pro-
posals to sell to them certificates of Indebted
ness of the Eastern Railroad Company.
Holders are requested to make their pro-
posals in writing.
Agent Sawyer arrested John 81. Sawyer OF
Standish, on Green street, Tuesday after.
noon for cruelty to spawned old horse that
had outlived his usefulness. The man ar.
rested pleaded guilty before the Municipal
Court yesterday morning.
Mrs. Prentiss Cummings was thrown from
her carriage while driving on Boylston
street, Boston, at 915 a. m. Tuesday, sus-
tanning a painful injury Of the hip. Mr.
Cummings was also in the carriage at the
time, but sustained no injury. The mishaI
was due to their horse taking fright and
bringing the carriage into collision with g
heavy wagon. Mr.. Cummings was at one
time assistant master in Portland High
School,