The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-10-30
BRIEF JoTTiNcs.

Yesterday was bright, clear and warmer
lovely October day.
The little schooner Alert went ashore on
Peaks Island, near the rink, and Is full of
water.
his 10Th birthday, and will be glad to see bis
friends.
The county commissioners are engaged in
locating the road from Cumberland Mills to
Morrills Corner.
There will be meeting of the w. G. T. u.
tomorrow afternoon at o'clock at 5l3 Ex-
change street.
The Bowdoin foot ball team passed
through here yesterday noon ON their way
home from Massachusetts,.
The Unitarian Woman's Alliance will
meet this afternoon at 4 o'clock. The topic
will be Sunday Scheols."
Fred e. Richards & Co., advertise various
issues of Maine Central Railroad bonds in
our financial columns today.
Mr.. j. Calvin Stevens has drawn seal for
the Maine Baptist Missionary Society; an
ancient lamp whose supply of oil never
falls.
The annual meeting Of the Samaritan AS
ISOLATION will be held the first Thursday Ia
November with Mrs. Ludwig. Congress
Square.
Delegations from Liberal and Mystic
Lodges of Portland, visited Royal Lodge,
l. o. G. L. last evening. A supper was
served and good time enjoyed.
Miss Harriet L. Rice, who has Just re-
signed as teacher in the Butler school, has
received a fine position with the firm of l..
Prang & Co.. of New York. art publishers
General Manager Tucker and some Of the
Maine Central officials left yesterday morn
ing to make their annual examination OF the
Upper Coos division. They will return Sat
urday noon.
The Sheridan Rifles will begin their win
ter's drilling next week. Ii is understood
that capt. Conley has received requests
from several cities asking that this company
give exhibitions this winter.
The monthly meeting of the Maine Central
directors was held yesterday afternoon.
Routine business was transacted and the
contract for the new steamer for the Machi-
as route approved.
John Casey of St. Frances, Aroostook
county, was before United States Commits
sloner Bradley yesterday for selling liquor
without government license, pleaded gull
ty, and was bound over to the December
term.
The fourth annual ball of the Relief AS
ISOLATION Of the Portland Fire Department
will be given at City Hall, November 20.
The members report a ready sale of the
tickets.
The teachers Bible class for the study of
the Sunday school lessons, will be held at
the Z. M. G. A. rooms this afternoon at 4.3O.
led by Rev. F. T. Bayley. All interested in
Bible study are cordially invited to at
tend
The American Surety Company of New
York, Of which w. d. Little is agent, furp-
ished the bond of $4,000 to the city for the
Telephone Company. This company furn-
ishes the bonds for many Of the banks and
trust companies In this state.
Cloudman Relief Corps of Saccarappa has
received and accepted an invitation to visit
Bosworth Relief Corps of Portland, Wednes-
day, November 4, and In the evening the
husbands Of the ladies of Cloudman Corps
are invited to be present at supper and
entertainment OF Bosworth Corps.
large delegation Of Labor Union men
will go to Lewiston tomorrow - attend the
adjourned meeting of the State Labor Con-
gress, which organized at Augusta on the
3Oth day of last June. Mr.. A. w. Nichols OF
Augusta, the well-known labor agtator, will
preside An attempt will be made to form
state federation.
DIR. Holt, Dr.John Bowers and Albion Lit
tie OF Portland, were In this city today solc
iting funds for the completion of the new
Maine Eve and Ear Infrmary In. Portland.
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