The Portland daily press., 1890-12-01
BRIEF JoTTINcs.

Mr.. Y. >. BateS Will build an ice-h0use at
East Deering Point.
Lasts twice as long as cheap soap for
laundry use-Brussels.
There were 50 arrests last week, Of which
% were for drunkenness.
There will be special meeting of the
Press Club tomorrow evening at 1880.
Tonight Munjoy Lodge, K. of p, will en-
terrain the Uniformed Rank.
The Evangelical Ministers Association
will meet at Y. M. G. A. rooms at 1890 a. m.
today.
The committee on Charity ball decided
Saturday to hold it soon after Christmas In
Gilbert hall.
The adjourned meeting of the Associated
Charities will be held In Room IS, City Hail.
today, at p. m.
The new turn out on Neal street was com.
pleted by the Portland Railroad Company
Saturday.
EThe value of last weeks exports was $780,.
6S3. The exports included nearly half mill
ion of lumber.
Bosworth Post will hold its annual cleo
ton Friday, and Shepley Camp, S. of ",
Tuesday night.
The tickets are selling rapidly for the Com
mercial Travellers ball and the LittleWomen
will cater bountifully.
Saturday and Sunday were much milder
and pleasanter than the few preceding days,
even If they were cloudy.
Mr.. Trask of Bangor is sinking, or boring,
an artesian well on Cushing's Island. to sup
ply the Ottawa House with water.
Mr.. Arey of Cape Elizabeth was sthrown
from his team on Fessenden street, Deering,
Saturday morning and badly bruised.
still alarm called Cumberland to fire
in the dry grass on the Western Promenade,
Saturday. 1t is thought boys set the fire.
The annual parish meeting of the Church
Of the Messiah will be held In the vestry of
the church this evening at z. 80 o'clock.
Some of the waters in the hotels have
started movement to form walters union
here.
Officers McGrath and Frank Smith arrested
three young men for creating a disturbance
by shouting on the street last evening.
A new furnace will be put In the Art
Building. which will heat the two large rooms
by registers and the small rooms by hot
water.
Officer Pickett arrested rug peddler Sat
urday night for purloining wallet at a
house on Merrill street where he called with
his wares.
The Cape Elizabeth Sentinel says: "a line
of horse cars from here to the city would be
a great convenience to those who do not live
near the ferry"
The family living In the brick building
corner of Silver and Fore streets have been
ordered by Inspector Hanson to vacate as the
building is not safe.
Coyne. who fell to the bottom of the coal
vessel at Grand Trunk wharf Friday, is in a
fair way to recovery, but it is feared Flaher-
ty will succumb to his injuries.
A. l.. Dow has made the highest score for
the season in the shoot for the Todd cup, but
the cup remains with Mr.. Todd, as no one
has won in the autumn shoots three times
running.
Patrolman Sylvester got the silver plated
revolver and the handouts at the Catholic
fair, and Mr.. Howley of the Preble House
the gold headed cane
The December meeting Of the Woman's
Foreign Missionary Society will be held with
the st. Lawrence street church, Monday, De-
cember LIST, at $50 p. m.
By request of Gustave Altenburger of Buda
Pesth, Hungary, who is collecting the arms
of American cities, Mayor Melcher has for
warded him sketch of the arms of the city
of Portland.
A horse ran away on High street
Saturday night and turned into Cum
berland. A boy named William Carroll was
driving. The carriage ran into a tree and
broke wheel. The boy was unhurt
A room in the old Printers Exchange at
Gorham's Corner is being fitted up as read
ing-room, the progenitors hoping it may call
in large number of young men who now
seek the streets.
A fireman on the way to the fire Wednes-
day last saw blaze In Mr.. Frank Dudey's
house, High street, smashed pane of glass
In the front door, aroused the inmates and
extinguished the flames. Damage slight
The regular monthly meeting of the Maine
Women's Indian Association will be held TO-
morrow afternoon at 8 O'Clock, in the yestry
of Pine street church. Delegates to the an
nual meeting of the Women's National In
dian Association, lately held In Boston, will
address the meeting.