The Portland daily press., 1891-11-28
BRIEF JorTINos.

lHO ucW CdA olcu VI tuo lOCuoottT rail-
road is up and boarded, and will be ready
for use in a few days.
The Y's will hold a sewing bee at 2O7
| High street, this afternoon at 230 o'clock.
| All Y's are invited to attend.
The schooner Carrie b. Wells left for
Florida fishing grounds yesterday in com,
mand Of Capt. Ben Sterling.
The schooner Ebenezer Haggett is the
four-masted vessel which came off the
| marinerailway Thursday.
The United States District Court will
come in Tuesday for the December term.
1t will probably be an important term.
FL. j. Bailey 81 Co. furnished the dra-
peries for City Hall Thursday night at the
performance given by the Players Club.
Mr.. Charles "a. Redlon. of the firm of Ira
+. Clark & Co., presented each of his
clerks fine, large turkey for Thanksgiv-
ing
A water pipe in Judge Virgins office
burst yesterday and wet the chamber. The
county commissioner office below was also
dampened'
There was an exhibition hitch up in en-
gine rs house at 8 o'clock last evening for
the benefit of large number of out-of-
town visitors.
Four mere cars of Christmas trees ar
rived yesterday. They came from Wiscas-
set and Woolwich. and are larger than
those from Waldobcro.
Rev. DIR. Dunn is soliciting subscriptions
for the new Baptist church liz New Swed-
en-. The building will cost $4,000 and only
$500 is needed to complete the fund.
Mr.. W. 81. Stevens, of the North New
Portland relief committee, writes us that
the contribution Of A. F. Cox & Son was
$25. instead of a less sum which has been
printed in some papers.
Ladies from various churches who are TO
furnish refreshments for Bosworth Post
Fair are requested to meet the ladies COM
mittee this afternoon at 8 80 O'Clock at G.
A. R. Hall, Free street.
A back draught down the chimney of
Kittridge & Sons furniture shop on Union
street, drove fire out on the floor and
caused the alarm from box Alb at 1920 a.
m. yesterday. Damage nothing.
Dandelions in bloom on the 26th day of
November Where can a climate be found
to beat that of Maine? Mr.. W. S. Hamlin,
of Woodfords, brings into the PRESS Office
fine, full grown dandelion blossom which
he picked on his lawn at Woodfords.
Thanksgiving day.
Thanksgiving eve was celebrated on
Long Island by grand hop at the Casco
Bay hotel, Mr., Charles K. Cushing. pro-
prietor About 20 couples were present.
and an enjoyable time was had. The CO.'S
tunes are said to have been more elegant
and remarkable than ever seen on the
island.
The second of the series of Gospel SER
vices at the First Baptist church will oc-
cur on Sunday evening at Z o'clock. The
topic Of the pastors address will be "The
Last Appeal" The singing will be led by
a chorus choir. Mrs. Jennie King Morri-
son will sing solo during the service.
The deeds to the Mussey property on the
Cape were passed yesterday between hon.
L. d. NJ. Sweat and Isaac c. Atkinson.
Now that Mr.. Atkinson has the property
In his possession, the projects which he
has in mind and which have already been
described, are assured. Cape Elizabeth
will boom next spring.
The Oregon, which has been taking on
grain at the elevator, finished her load
there yesterday afternoon and was worked
around to the dock below where she will
finish her load by taking on butter, cheese
and other farm produce from the cars. The
Oregon is nearly loaded, and is booked to
sail next Thursday, December Sd.
"The Jewish Tabernacle" is the subject
of course of lectures to be delivered in
the Free street Baptist church by Dr. w.
II. Walker of Connecticut. The opening
lectures will be given Sunday morning and
Sunday evening. The remainder of the
course will be given on successive eve
nings during the week, closing on Thurs
day evening. The public are invited.
The Dominion Line have made up their
sailing list between this port and Liver
pool. The Oregon, Sarnia and Labrador
will run, leaving every two weeks. The
Toronto, Ontario and Dominion will run
between here and Bristol The Toronto.
which is due here to-day or tomorrow,
from Liverpool, will return to Bristol, and
hereafter run on that route.
By accidental omission Of a sentence our
report of the sermon represented DR.. Dal-
ton as admitting that Americans had physi-
cally degenerated This is the European
allegation which the preacher refuted by
the story of Phillips Brooks and Dr. Nc
Vickar rising In an audience, when an
English lecturer on physical culture re-
quested any Americans present to rise.