The Portland daily press., 1890-04-01
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The April term of the Superior Court will
begin today. A new jury will be empanel-
led.
The living frog child is now on exhibition
ia the ward room of Ward A, on Federsl
rect
The monthly meeting of the Women's In
d an Association will be held at p. m. to.
day.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Builders Exchange will be held at s O'Clock
this evening.
We are indebted to Purser Mather, of the
Allan steamer Polynesian for late files of
English papers.
The annual meeting of the New England
Order of Protection will be held at Bosworth
Post Hall at 10 a. m. today.
The non-commissioned officers of the Port
land Cadets gave the company an oyster sup
per at Timmons & Hawes' last evening.
Mr.. Henry Stephenson has presented the
Yacht Club fine photogravure of the zach
Dauntless running before the gale, in the
ocean race with the Coronet.
The Women's Christian Temperance I'm
ion will meet at .. m. today, to decide on
the holding of the state convention.
Yesterday morning was bright. with
cold west wind. In the afternoon it was
cloudy. with raw, southwest wind.
Mr.. MerrilPs horse ran away on Congress
street yesterday, near Murphy's drug store.
collided with tree and cleared himself, and
then trotted off home.
The badge of the delegates to the National
Encampment Of the Grand Army of the Re-
public In Boston, in August. will be minia-
ture bean pot.
pretty poem, entitled "Beth," from the
pen of Mrs. Marcia Bradbury Jordan, of
this city, is published In the latest number of
Kate Fields Washington.
The usual gospel temperance meeting will
be held at the Gospel Mission this evening,
at 80 o'clock. All are cordially invited to
come and assist in the work.
Last Saturday, man named George
Black had black and white checked coat
stolen from him at the Merchants Exchange
Hotel. There is no clue to the thief.
The reports of the cannon, supposed to
announce the arrival of an English steamer,
yesterday morning, came from yacht,
whose arrival probably opened the yachting
season.
The adjourned hearing from January 22d,
of the County Commissioners, in regard to
the road from Stevens mills, Stroudwater,
to Libby's Corner, will be given at 10 a. m
today.
Hon. S. o. Stront delivered an able lecture
before the Law Students Club last evening,
on constitutional Law" Hon. Perciyal
Bonney will address the club Wednesday
evening, ON "The Corporation"
Competition in this district for the Boston
Herald's scholarship prizes will occur in the
Portland High School building, Saturday
forenoon. The Herald's Biddeford CORES
pendent will take charge of the contest
here.
The jolly Twelve Whist Club met at the
residence of Mr.. w. j. Brown, Franklin
street. last evening. Vocal and instrument
tai music and bountiful repast helped to
make the evening pass pleasantly.
The regular meeting of the Stenographers'
Association will occur this evening. Several
interesting papers are promised, and an i'm
portant matter will come up for discussion.
There will be opportunity for practice.
Howard Knowlton has engaged first
class theatrical company in New York, and
will produce many popular dramas, but will
attempt no opera this year. Many changes
are to be made in the Garden, which he ex-
poets to open about June Goth.
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