The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-02-02
BRIEF JorTInos.
Today is Candlemas.

IOuay is CanQiemaS.
It's conomical-Brussels soap.
Grand Canton Ridgely will remember their
meeting this evening.
There were thirty arrests last week, OF
which twenty were for drunkenness.
The Monday night lunch of the Portland
Club will be served at $50 p. m. tonight.
The coal dealers offices were all closed
during the funeral of Mr.. D. S. Warren.
The gallows frame of the draw on the
Grand Trunk railroad bridge has been taken
down.
Mr.. Darius d. Ingraham will address the
Young Mems Democratic Club next Tues
day.
Saturday was mild and cloudy, with slight
snow fall at night. Sunday was bright and
warm.
Prof Benz of the Turnverein will have q
ladies' night in about fortnight. The bar
bell exercise will be given.
Mr.. Harry Higgins of the Wheel Club,
sailed from New York with twenty wheel.
men. for Bermuda, Thursday.
The pictures Of street.boys, In Harrington
Bros window, entitled "In Darkest Port
land" attracts great attention.
d. w. ScribDer will lecture at Peaks ISL
and Wednesday on with Commodore FCote
on the Gunboats from Columbus to Mem
phis."
Messrs. Frank Daniels and John g. Nc
Cone collected $50 for Mrs. Hansen, widow
OF the 'longshoreman killed by fall on the
Ontario.
There was bad break in the water main
on Spring street Saturday night and the cell
lar Of Mrs. Lawson's house, NJ. $50 was
flooded.
A new Rebekah degree lodge was insti.
tuted Saturday night at South Portland by
the grand officers. Grand Master Dyer be-
ing present.
1t is possible the Board of Trade and Mer-
chants Exchange will move to the new quar-
tiers Of the Telephone Company, across the
street.
Mt. Vernon lodge, New England Order of
Protection now numbers 203 members, max
ing 1t the seventh largest lodge, and In few
days it expects TO be fifth.
The Young Mems Democratic Club will
appoint seven members for each ward to act
10 conjunction with tho Democratic city COM
mittee during the municipal election.
The Evangelical Ministers Association
will meet today at the Y. M. G. A. rooms at
1870 a. N. Rev. DIR. Whitaker will present
paper on "The End Of Revelation"
The regular monthly meeting of the Maine
Indian Association. will be held in the Parish
Heuse adjoining First Parish church on
Tuesday, tomorrow afternoon at O'Clock
Pm.
John Field asked Mr.. j. E. johnson on tho
street yesterday for some money. Mr.. John
ston declined to respond. Then Mr.. Field
smote Mr.. Johnston In the eye and was gath
cred in for assault.
1.-THE Salvation Army had very interesting
meetings all day Sunday with the largest
crowds this winter, rejoicing owe the CONVEX
sion of six converts for the day.
The Bosworth Relief Corps guess cake
was weighed and found to tip the scale at
13a pounds. Mrs. c. A. Plummer, Mrs. A.
Lang and Miss Lille Ingalls,, each guessed
the weight of the cake exactly, and are en-
titled to share of the same.
Samuel N. Ball, whose death occurred Fri
day at Sailors Snug Harbor New YorK, was
the gunner on the Caleb Cushing when that
revenue vessel was seized by the rebels In
this harbor was handcuffed and thrown over
board because he would not tell where the
powder magazine was He was a MEXICAN
war veteran, Mason and Odd Fellow.