The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-10-05
BRIEF JoTTlNGs.


Yesterday was cool and cloudy with
frightening skies at sunset.
The Rossini Club, at its annual meet
ing, reelected all of the officers.
Warden Cushman seized dory con-
tanning All short Holsters yesterday.
Workmen are laying a brick sidewalk
in front of the new Eye and Ear Infirma-
ry building.
The Martha Washington Society will
meet Thursday afternoon, with Mrs. N.
E. Redlon, No. 46 Brown street.
The Samaritan Association will meet
Thursday afternoon with Mrs. W. L.
Billings, No. 100 Franklin street.
The monthly meeting Of the managers
of the Temporary Home will be held to-
day at the Fraternity rooms at p. m.
The Syrian wedding at the Second
Parish church tomorrow evening will be
a novelty ana very attractive.
The brick and masonry work on the
new exit at City Hall is completed, and
it is now ready for finishing off by car
penters.
The well known optical store of Mr..
Cyrus Farley on Exchange street is re-
ceiving thorough renovation on the in
side.
George DeCost, while tending tow
horse at the rear of Calf Block ware
house, was thrown down and badly
bruised Monday.
Readers will not forget the First Free
Baptist fair at Congress Hall today and
tomorrow. Tomorrow night the Haydn
Quartette will give concert.
Tickets can now be procured at Stock
bridges and Harrington 6 Bickford's
for Rev. J. J. Lewis's lecture on
Through the Canadian Rockies
At a civil service examination at the
custom house yesterday, five candi-
dates presented themselves, three for po-
sition of inspector and two for the posi-
ton of clerk.
A musical festival was held at Saliva
ton Army hall last evening. The New
England Life Guards band of Boston
were in attendance.
There will be a meeting of the Cum
berland Rowing Association tomorrow
evening. A lunch will be served after
the meeting.
At the meeting of the Phillips &
Rangeley railroad directors, called at
Auditor York's Office, Maine Central
railroad offices, no business of a public
nature was transacted.
All Knights of Pythias who are going
to Lewiston on the second annual Pythi-
an day are requested to meet at Pythian
Hall, Congress street, Thursday morning
at 7.45. Line will then be formed, head
ed by the American Cadet Band.
Mr.. William L. Taylor, the collector
for Randall & McAllister, has a pair of
carrier pigeons. Sunday. Mr.. Fred Ell.
johnson, who lives at Gorham, took the
pigeons home with him and let them fly.
They were back in the city in 20 minutes.
At meeting held by the Builders Ex-
change yesterday morning, Robert w.
jackson was appointed delegate to at
tend the mid-air convention at Minneap-
oils October 18th.
The famous little steam yacht Snow
Them arrived in the harbor yesterday,
and anchored off the Portland Club
house. She is owned by Mr.. Addicks of
the New York club, and is one of the
fastest yachts in the world. She is about
25 tons, Sc feet long, feet deep, and
was built by Herreshoff at Bristol, R. I.
The Women's Auxiliary to the Young
Mems Christian Association will hold a
fair in City Hall next week, to which
they would call the attention of the pub
lie. Their object is building for the
Y. M. C. A. of Portland, which shall be
an ornament to our city and an attrac-
| ton to the young men.
It is reported that suit will be enter
ed against the West End Railway Com
pany of Boston, for the death of the late
Nh. Clarity of Portland, inasmuch as
negligence or carelessness is alleged on
the part of those in charge of the car.
It is said that Hon. John FL. McDonough
of Boston, brother of Rev. M. G. Nc
Donough, of this city, has been retained.
Womens Maine Indian Association.
The meeting at the Friends meeting
house on Oak street yesterday afternoon