The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-01-22
BRIEF JoTTiNcs.

The Cecilian Choral Union will resume re-
hearsals this evening.
Lasts twice as long as cheap soap for
laundry use-Brussels.
Portland Lodge, No. 142, N. e. o. r., cele-
brated its first anniversary last evening.
There will be a social meeting OF the
Builders Exchange this evening. Supper at
$50.
The Young Mems Democratic Club will
celebrate Washington's birthday about Feb
ruary 23rd.
Two parties were before Judge Webb for
violating the internal revenue license law
and given 30 days each In jail
The next quarterly session of the Cum
berland County Reform Club will be held at
Harrison village February 7th and 9Th.
A bright, agreeable winters day yesterday
and 1t would have been charming If the side
walks had been in any kind Of condition.
Mr.. Isaac c. Atkinson, president of the
Atkinson House Furnishing Company, is
contemplating having a handsome steam
yacht built.
A young man named Henry b. Jordan
rushed into the street yesterday noon and at
much risk to himself stopped runaway
horse attached to sleigh.
A party Of gentlemen have gone to Boston
to attend the ball of the Montgomery Veter-
ans. General Lynch, Captain Hartnett and
others were expected to attend.
The American Cadet Band will furnish the
music for the Longshoremens' ball at City
Hall tonight. The object Is an excellent one
and the ball should be well patronized.
Cnaoial Of3oar ihhu NJ niuieion Eos.
Boston Police, is in this vicinity, tracing
Emmons, the East Boston murderer, who is
said to have been seen out at the Scarboro
crossing Immediately after the murder.
Inspector of Buildings Hanson found the
cause of the fire at Ford & Rich's is a great
rats nest, close to four inch drain pipe,
in the partition Of the building containing
pieces Of oiled rags and matches burned and
unburned.
MIR. Irish has constructed at Diamond
Cove, Diamond Island, q dam and will fill il
from the stream of excellent water that runs
into the bay at that point, and hopes to thus
secure good supply Of ice for local use, as
is being done on Peaks.
The gentlemen Of the High Street Society
are to give supper and entertainment COM
plimcutdhy w tuC l<duioc SitCio db tuC tco
try this evening. Supper will be served at
O'Clock and the grand concert will commence
at 8.15 p. m. Their friends are all invited to
be present.
John Conroy, cook of the schooner Dexter
Clark, lying in the stream, assaulted the
mate, John Armstrong, with revolver last
night. Conroy was arrested by the crew Of
the cutter Woodbury. and turned over to OF
fcers Sparrow and w. II. Smith.
At the Boston Art Club exhibition just
opened two Maine artists are recognized and
given a place of honor on the walls. They
are Mrs. Charles A. Dyer of Portland, whose
picture is entitled "a Bit of Peaks Isl
and" and Mrs. Annie e. Hardy of Bangor,
who exhibits ''Old Cottage Ro esq
The New England Telephone Company
will remodel the Ocean Insurance Company
building, corner of Milk and Exchange
streets. fiat roof will take the place of
the Mansard roof and cable house be con-
stfucted on it, The lower floor will BIZ made
into one room, the second story used for Of
fees and the Exchange takes the third story.
Mr.. Trask, who is drilling the artesian
well on Cushing's Island, to supply the Otta-
wa House, had the misfortune to lose the
drill after reaching depth Of 100 feet from
soft rock closing in around It, This entails
a LOIS of $500 to him, as he will be obliged to
begin all over again at the surface and drill
another hole.