The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-03-31
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BRIEF JoTTlNos.

The lovely spring weather continues. 1t
was fine day yesterday.
There will be First Parish coffee
party at Gilbert's hall tonight.
Joseph Stanton was arrested yesterday
for assault on his wife.
A young man named Hight was ar
rested yesterday on charge OF assault
by Officer Hussey.
Plans for the new building to be
erected by Nj. Andrew Rich on Exchange
street have been made by Architect
Tompson.
The Maine Historical Society will cole
brate the first meeting of the organiza-
ton and 10th anniversary at the Preble
House the evening of the 18th of May.
The Friday evening st. Lawrence street
church sociable appointed at the house
of Capt. Roscoe S. Davis is postponed on
account of sickness in his family.
Mr., Pearson's illustrated lecture, 'sMan
Turned Inside Out" was delivered to
large audience at Gospel Mission hall
last night.
The first prize in the Boston Globe adj
vertising contest last week was won by
Lieut.. Fred S. Smith, formerly of the
Portland Mechanic Blues. 1t was solid
gold Waltham watch.
The meeting of the Portland Typo
graphical Union for the election OF dele
gates to the International Union was ad-
iourned to Saturday evening at 7.30 o.
clock. at the Painters and Decorators
shall.
J.H. Hamlen & Son of this city have
recently secured a tract of land in Little
Rock, Ark, upon which they are to
erect a stave mill to be used in their
cooperage business. The building and
machinery will cost about 100000 and
will employ $50 hands.
The following delegates were elected
to the NIcAll annual meeting to
be held in New York: Mrs. II.
w. Noyes, Miss Annie Clark, Mrs. J. P.
Champlin, Miss Ernestine Libby.
The officers of the Walters Alliance,
recently organized in this city, are John
Walsh. president; Thomas L. Devine,
John Murray and John Mcfarland ex-
ecutive committee.
MI. Woodbury. S. Dana, SO many years
senior partner of the firm of Dana d Co.,
retires, and Mr.. Samuel Bearce will
carry on the business. Possibly MI.
George Trefethen will be associated with
Nj. Bearce.
The first of the series of three Scottish
rite meetings was held at Masonic hall
last evening After delicious banquet
the sixteenth and eighteenth degrees
were worked.
The water in the Congress street main,
from Monument square to Franklin
street, was shut off yesterday forenoon
in order to allow workmen an opportunity
to put in new hydrant at the corner OF
Pearl and Congress streets.
Conductor Fred e. Sanborn took
charge of the train formerly handled
by Conductor George E. Whitney on the
Maine Central Tuesday. Fred J. BiatheY
baggage master on Conductor Healey's
night Pullman, has been transferred te
Conductor McIntire's train and S. Peter.
son will succeed MI. Biather.
The new steamer Lilac, for the Light
house station here, has been launched al
Cleveland and is nearing completion
She is 20 feet longer than the Iris, anc
has handsome accommodations. She
might come on soon, if she had not tt
wait for tie ice to leave the locks of the
canals, which will be from about tht
first to the tenth of May.
Portland Union, No. s, Boot and Shoe
Workers International Union of thi;
city, held very important meeting las
evening. Several new members were
initiated and ten reinstated to member
ship and resolutions were adopted en-
dorsing the Typographical, Cigarmakers
and Hatters' Unions labels.