The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-12-11
BRIEF JorTiHos.

Pride's bridge will be closed to public
travel today until further notice.
ssCanton Ridgeley bad social supper at
Bosworth Post Hall last evening.
The New York Symphony orchestra. 66
members. are at the Falmouth Hotel.
1t Is the intention of the Lakeside Press
to add departments Of map printing and
book binding.
Changes are making In the barracks at
Fort Preble to accommodate the larger
number Of soldiers in garrison.
There will be business meeting Of the
Unitarian Woman's Alliance this friday
afternoon at 4 o'clock.
Mooers & Libby, provision dealers at 66
Portland street, have assigned, MILFORD G.
Chapman, Esq, being the assignee.
Lieut.. Col. Hams. U. S. Engineers,
visited the site on Cushing's Island
Wednesday where it is proposed to erect
the battery of heavy guns.
We have received from MCGOWAN &
Young the Catholic Family Annual for
1892. 1t is very handsomely got up and of
great interest to Catholics.
~0o"ShAaJ vac q bNoukhkul lu0ldu cuul-
mer day. The mercury rose to 56o. The
streets were thronged with promenaders
and shoppers.
This evening Mr.. James Harrington,
bow oar of the famous Cumberland Senior
Four-oared Crew, will tender banquet to
the club at the boat house.
Ex-Alderman Galley gave the board Of
registrars Of voters supper last night at
Ward room No. 1. Members of engine
and others were invited guests.
The directors of tue Thomas Laughlin
Company have declared dividend Of
per cent payable on or after December Is,
1891. on which date the annual meeting of
the stockholders will take place.
A meeting Of the State Board of Phar-
macy was held Wednesday at the Preble
House. Eight candidates appeared and
were examined as to their fitness to be-
come registered pharmacists.
The first trial of an invention for the car
riage OF live Holsters across the Atlantic
will be made on the steamer HISTORIAN of
the Allan line, which sailed from Halifax
"wednesday night for London. The inven-
tion Is the work of Capt. Arthur McGrsy.
The teachers Bible class for the study
Oh the Sunday school lesson will be held
at the Young Mems Christian Association
rooms this afternoon at 4.30 o'clock, led
by Rev. ID. NJ. Pratt. ALI interested In
Bible study are cordially invited.
Ivy Lodge, Daughters of Rebecca, will
receive Naomi Lodge Of Cumberland Mills
and Seaside Lodge, Of South Portland,
Saturday evening. ALI members of Ivy
Lodge are requested to be present. There
will be supper at $50.
Mr. Stephen CULVER, at work yesterday
forenoon in the cellar OF Thomas l.. Kim
ball, In Deering, put In charge of pow
der to blast portion of the ledge. In
some way the charge exploded before Mr..
Gulliver could get out of the way. His
hand was badly lacerated and he was
o1esaiserwise bruised. DIR. Gordon was called
to dress the hah01; 6Eh CHI it is hoped will be
saved.
Among the passengers on the Raymond
& Whitcomb California trip which left
Boston yesterday were Mr.. and Mrs. r. +.
DoteD, Miss Gladys Doten, Portland; Mr..
c. L Eastman. Gardiner; Miss Jordan,
Miss Clara NJ. Jordan, Miss Margaret Jor-
dan, Miss Mary Jordan, Thomaston; Mrs.
e. FL. Lezlie. Gardiner; Miss @. Robinson.
Tnomaston Mrs, E. o lockwood, Fairfield
The regular business meeting Of the W.
G. L. u. will be held at OH Exchange street
today at 80 q. IN.