The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-03-28


Cloudy. warmer weather yesterday.
The Trefdales will meet at Mr.. Simonds, 50
India street today.
Captain George Dow, of steamer two was
seriously injured by fall lately.
Do not forget that the concert and ball of
the Brotherhood of Locomotive engineers
will take place April 8.
TIE Samaritan Association will meet with
Mrs. Greenough at No. 2S9 Spring street this
afternoon.
A petition is 10 circulation asking the city
to provide an armory for the Sheridan
Rifles.
A boy stole pocket-book from coat be-
longing to Mr.. Mahoney, containing $125,and
spent $50 in toys before he was discovered
as the thief. He will not be prosecuted.
dreams and Phantasms,' will be the sub
ject of Mr.. S. 7. Pickard's lecture, to be Civ
en- in the library room of Mechanics hall in
the Mechanics free course this evening.
The Y. NJ. C. A. Communication for March
is an interesting number and is full of the
late conferences. During last month s.O97
persons visited the Y. M. C. A. rooms, an
average of $50 per day.
The grocery store of Mariner & Co. on
Federal street, was broken into Tuesday
night. the thief gaining admission by smash
ing pane of glass in the back door. No
goods were taken, but the money draw was
robbed of about five dollars in small change
In accordance with the law passed by the
Legislature, criminal cases will be tried in
the Municipal Court on Monday, commenc-
Ing April 10, and civil cases every Tuesday,
commencing April 10. At present Monday
is the day for civil cases.
The seventy-fve children brought by the
Partisan, filled up the Union Station pretty
well yesterday morning, while awaiting the
train for MontreaIover the mountain divi-
sion. They go to Mrs. Burt's home in Cana
da, whence they will go on to farms.
A wrecking steamer has returned from
the bark e. L. Pettengill to Norfolk, before
reported sunk on Horse Shoe Shoal. Chesa-
peake Bay. The steamer found no bodies
nor anything to indicate the cause Of the dis
aster. The bark will probably be blown up.
She is all in ruins.
Before the committee ON fire department.
at meeting held Tuesday afternoon, the old
Hayes truck company appealed from the de-
cision of the board of engineers assigning
them to the old India street truck. The COM
pany and board of engineers were both
heard, but no decision was made by the COM
mittee, the meeting adjourned until today.
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
The auxiiaries connected.with this society
and belonging to the Methodist Episcopal
churches of Portland and vicinity hold
union services today In the Chestnut street
church at 3 and 7 80 p. m. This meeting is
one Of unusual Importance and interest.
The parent society was organized in Bos-
ton March 1869 and the work which it has
accomplished especially by its large corp of
Female Medical Missionaries in Pagan lands
cannot be too highly commended.
Interesting papers will be read in the
afternoon showing the history, characte
and prospects of the society.
A basket supper will be served in the YES
try of the church between $50 and 700 to
which those attending are expected to con-
tribute.
In the evening addresses will be made by
Rev. j. M. Frost, pastor of Congress street
M. E. church, and Miss c. Butler of New
ton, Mass. Miss Butler is daughter of DIR.
VIM. Butler. the distinguished Methodist
missionary in India and Mexico. She was
born in India, has laboredlas missionary in
Mexico. and has lately visited India with
her parents.
She is an exceedingly interesting and eff
fective speaker and will bring for the inspec-
ton Of those who desire number of most
interesting Hindoo curiosities.
To all these gatherings ladies and gentle
men are cordially invited.