The Portland daily press., 1891-11-09
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Commencing today the steamer Phantom
leaves at p. m. for Freeport-one hour
earlier than formerly.
IvanhOe Lodge, K. OF p, will confer the
rank of Esquire tomorrow evening. saaszs
The Methodist preachers meeting will
be held at Y. M. G. A. rooms today at 10 30
a. m. Subject to be considered-"Whata are
the doctrines Of our church as set forth In
the Standards Of Doctrine aud the Articles
of Religion"
Saturday and Sunday were much warmer
and very agreeable days.
Mr.. e. K. Guenthner, the Exchange
street druggist, scalded his hand terribly
the other day.
The Sandman of the Allan line, sailed
Saturday for Portland from Liverpool.
The easterly bound freight train on the
Portland g. Rochester road went off the
rails near Stroudwater street Saturday
morning and delayed the passenger trains
about an hour.
Mr.. Payson Tucker writes the county
commissioners that the draw at Portland
bridge must be widened for coal ves-
sells.
The regular monthly meeting of the Com
mercial Association will be held at the
Weber Club rooms tonight.
The Central Labor Union will give
grand ball at City hall December 9th, and
the committee In charge will meet tonight.
II is said A. Little & Co. will move to
the Woodmap, True & Co. building on
January 1st, and Chenery G. Co. will take
their present store.
Mr.. James Carney was quite badly
bruised in the barge accident last week, but
is improving rapidly.
F. A. Lane of the West End, has pur-
chased of J.Wilkens, of the Braintree stock
farm, the chestnut gelding Postman, by
Postboy, 2.23. dam by ColibaD, sire of c. F.
Clay, 2.18. ...r,-...- ,s-
The Young Mems Republican Club will
commence a tournament Of billiards and
pool among its members this week.
A boy is sick with diphtheria at Forest
City landing, Peaks Island, supposed to
have been caused by drinking impure well
water.
Mr.. W. @. Kings fine crayon portrait of
Master Jackson, to be placed In the jack
son school, can he seen at Whites shoe
store on Congress street.
Three rotary snow plows were delivered
last week to western railroads by the Port
land Company, and fine new locomotive
will be built for Nova Scotia railroad.
Grass and shrubbery on fire at the West
ern Promenade Saturday called out Three's
hose carriage at 6 o'clock Saturday night
and the flames were extinguished.
There are twenty-one patients on the list
at the Diet Mission, and several applica-
tions. The usual Thanksgiving supplies
have been voted. The St..Lawrence street
church ladies will serve this week.
Mr.. John Ellingham, carpenter, at work
on the high school boiler house had his
right foot crushed Saturday by a heavy
timber falling on 1t.
The fort team ran away Friday night
and smashed the iron fence in front Of
Mrs, Jones' residence No. 81 Park street..
Owing to the heavy gale outside the Bos-
ton steamer did not leave port until after
midnight Saturday.
Beacon Lodge, l. o. o. f., will celebrate
Its 10th anniversary tomorrow night with
supper and literary entertainment.
November 18th a new council of Daugh-
ters Of Pocahontas will be Instituted at
Knightville with 100 char ter members.5
There were seventeen arrests last week,
OF which ten were for drunkenness.
Henry w. Moves, Fred W. Thompson
and james E. Marrett are the committee
ON the 10th anniversary of the class of '72.
+. H. s.. which will occur June 26tb, 1892.
The county commissioners have graveled
the road from the steamboat landing at
Orr's Island to the county road ,and refused
the bridge from Bailey's to Orr's Islands,
as it would cost Harpswell about $4,000
The liquor deputies made thirty. two
seizures last week, and arrested a boy
watcher named Walter Shaw at 23S Fore
street. Liquor was found on him.
Seven chattel mortgages amounting to
$746 30 and one assignment of wages, were
recorded with the city clerk last week.
The adies' Literary Union will cele-
brate LEVEL day at Bosworth Post hall
next Saturday. On either December 18th
or 18th, ,ex-President Alice Freeman Palmer
OF Wellesley College will address the Un-
ion.
Don't forget the citizens excursion to
Boston tomorrow over the Boston & Maine
Tickets will be only So and good for both
the 10th and 11th.
The clearing house figures show a reduc-
tod Of $2o,4oS for last week. Total for 1890
$l,6Ol,l73, and 1891 81, 46s. .765. The Port
lapd banks loan and discounts amount to
$7,SSS,555. and individual deposits $4,000
900.
Seventy-ive dollars have been received
for free kindergarten and more IS needed
The contract for heating the new Eve
and Ear Infrmary has been awarded the
National Hot Water Heater Company.
Mr.. A. S. Kinds will remodel his labora-
tory building, which he has purchased.
Woodbine lodge entertained Ruth of An
burn, and Queen Esther of Bath, Saturday
night. An elegant supper was provided.
and after 1t an entertainment, consisting
OF music and reading, was enjoyed
The Ladies' Aid of the Church of the
Messiah, will hold stheir annual fair at Re-
ception hall, City building, next Wednes-
day and THURSDAY afternoons and even
ings.
Saturday afternoon at the baseball
grounds, the Portland High School foot
pan team won match game, well contest
ed Dy the Deering High School eleven.
That the pama uac oloea Il 49,. = Al,