The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-01-18
For additional Local News see
Fifth Page.
BRIEF JorTINGs.


There were 20 arrests last week, of
which IL were for drunkenness.
January 2Sth is the date of the Cum.
bertrand Bar dinner at the Falmouth.
An important meeting of Maine lodge,
/. o. O. F., is advertised this morning.
The annual meeting of the Portland
Railway Company will be held at 8 p. m.
today.
The Steam Railroad Mems Protective
Union held meeting yesterday after
noon.
The High School Cadets will give their
first annual drill and ball at City hall,
February 9th.
Prof. Whittier gave the public school
teachers their second drill at City hall,
Saturday.
City Electrician Cummings has invent
ed a switch board that cannot be burned
out.
The Wheel Club will not forget the
talk on Australia, to be given tonight at
the club house.
At o'clock this evening the Methodist
Social Union will meet and there will be
addresses by pastors and others.
Mrs. G. A. Dyer of this city, has had
two pictures accepted and hung at the
18th exhibition of the Boston Art Club.
Mr.. Fl. E. Murdoch, the optician, has
presented Machigonne No. 1, a very
handsome thermometer.
meeting tonight and nominate officers
for the coming year.
Yesterday morning was the coolest of
the season. The mercury indicated five
degrees at Z a. m. 1t was bright and
clear.
The stall doors in the central fire sta
ton, which have been of glass since the
house was remodelled, have been board
ed up.
A chimney ON fire Saturday evening at
John W. behring's on Cumberland street
near State street, called out Machigonne
No. 1. The damage was slight.
The new exercise sled built by Driv-
ers Burnham and Boutelle and Engineer
Porter of No. L. is a very creditable
piece Of works
Last weeks exports were valued at
S191, 543. Steamer Enterprise is being
overhauled, and her boilers repaired by
Quinn & Co.
Messrs. Dow &. Pinkham, the insur-
ance firm at IS Exchange street, are pre-
senting to their friends the compliments
of the season in the shape of a fine calen-
dar for 1892.
The order of Railway Conductors held
meeting in the city yesterday. Only
routine business was transacted. The
members dined at the Falmouth hotel.
The Portland Evangelical ministers
will meet in Y. M. c. A. hall at 1890 this
morning. Subject: 'sPresent State of
Biblical Criticism opened by DR.. Dali
ton. ~
Remember the supper of the Method
list Local Union at Chestnut street church
vestry this evening. There will be ad-
dresses by resident and visiting pastors.
The ladies of the 18th Maine Auxiliary
have presented Nh. and Mrs. S. B. Day
silver nut dish, gift recognizing Mr..
and Mrs. Days 32d wedding anniversary:
The English steamers in port had their
colors at half mast Saturday for the
Duke of Clarence The Sarnia is due to-
day from Liverpool and the Texas from
Bristol tomorrow.
MI. Curran fell the length of flight
of stairs and broke his elbow. Dr.. War
zen attended him. MI. F. NJ. Dyke,
horse car conductor, has dislocated his
arm.
A young girl named Bertha Cook, who
works in saloon on Commercial street
took poison while suffering from de-
preston, but antidotes were admins
tered in time.
Deputies Gould and Chute, Saturday
evening, seized four quart bottles of
whiskey and a basket full 1of pocket
TASKS in a stall.of a Centre street stable,
and thirteen quarts in grain box.
James McDonough,, a boy who attends
Chestnut street school, struck his teach
er, Miss Grover, two. tremendous blows
in the face. Judge Gould, on Saturday,
sent him to the Reform school during
his minority. 2:fsaa 3@s,a
Next Saturday afternoon, January %,
at Bosworth hall, the Woman's Literary
Union will meet and American women
will be discussed under the head PRO