The Portland daily press., 1892-11-08
BRIEF JOTTiNGS.

Workmen are blasting for sewer on
Federal street, near Market street.
Copies of the new revised ordinances
were distributed among the city govern
ment last eveng.
Arrangements are about completed for
the Central Labo@ Unions grand ball on
Thanksgiving eve.
The new land on Back Bay has been
converted by the boys into base ball
and foot ball ground.
The basin of the fountain in Lincoln
Park is being cleaned out preparatory to
boxing up for the winter.
The registration was lively yesterday.
About 100 were added to the lists or
had their residences changed.
The Cumberland Rowing Association
have made arrangements for grand
ball in City Hall on the 22d inst.
The projectors of the Eye and Ear In
Urinary propose to give the grand
Kermiss of Nations in Portland in Janu-
airy.
c. Thornton Libby, ESQ.,, has admitted
law partner, Mr.. Frank III. Hill of Cape
Elizabeth, who has just been admitted to
the bar.
A telegram has been received from
Miss Cummings cancelling her engage
1nent with Free street church on account
Of sickness.
There will be meeting of the ladies
and gentlemen of the executive commit
tee of Munjoy Lodge fair at the armory
on Plum street.
Hon. M. P. Frank and Gen. S. j.
Anderson addressed Democratic rally
at Westbrook last evening. Mr.. Kimball
Eastman presided.
Woodoine Lodge, D. of R., have re-
ceived and accepted an invitation from
Mizpah Lodge of South Portland, to visit
them on Friday evening.
Yesterday was winterish in the early
morning but the mercury ran up into
the fifties and rain threatened all day
with a southwest wind
The Society of Art will give their win
ter exhibition beginning December 18th
and lasting to December 31st. The
private view will be given December 10th.
The cistern and the brick work of the
boiler at the House Island disinfecting
station, just completed, have collapsed,
owing to the undermining work of frost
and water.
Mary F. Stevens's book "By Subtle
Fragrance HEIDI is having great sale
at Loring, Short & Harmon's. The first
invoice was sold right off and a second
one procured
Miss Mary Selden McCobb has arranged
to give three Shakespearian readings in
the small hall of the Bangor Young
Mems Christian Association building,
the first of December.
The first of the series of winter soci
ables of the students of Gray's business
college was held last evening at the
college rooms. There were music and
games and general good time.
Four arc lights were placed over the
main entrances of the Atkinson House
Furnishing Company's building yester-
day, two on the Middle street side and
two on the Pearl street side.
The free drawing school of the
Mechanic Association will be opened
this evening at their hall and will con-
tinue four months free of charge to
mechanics, journeymen, apprentices or
those intending to follow mechanical
pursuits.
J. Ell. Soule, milkman from Wood
fords, was driving up Middle street yes
terday morning, and when opposite
Free street his horse slipped on the paw
ing and fell down. Every effort was
get up till he got ready.
The ladies' sewing circle of the Danish
Lutheran church will have their annual
fair in the vestry of Preble Chapel ZEN
trance from Portland street) on the eve
nings of Wednesday, Thursday and Fri
day this week. The benefit is to aid in
building church in this city. Friends
and wellwishers are invited.
Schooner Union, of fremont, Me-,
while loading paint at Chilmard on the
north side of the Vineyard Saturday
morning, for Boston, dragged her
anchors during a gale and went
ashore. She lies badly ashore in dan
gerous position, and is making some
water. She has on board 100 barrels of
paint.
At the City Treasurer's office, new
and ingenious labor saving machine has
lately been put into use, which does the
work of two men at least. 1t is comp
tometer, SO called. 1t is built on the
principal of a type writer. 1t will add,
subtract, multiply and divide up to any
desired amount 1t will reckon interest
and perform all sorts OF operations with
fractions.
Congregational Club.
fter vacation since the Nav meeting