The Portland daily press., 1892-10-06
BRIEF JoTTINos.

Cloudy, shoWery and raw yesterday.
The Alice has gone on the ferry route
for the present.
The First Free Baptist fair will be con-
tinued today.
The Supreme Court will begin its ses-
sion next Tuesday, Judge Walton pre-
siding.
There will be meeting of the Veteran
Firemen i'll Reception hall this evening
at 7.30 o'clock.
Attention is called to the advertise
ments of the Maine Central White
Mountain and Montreal excursions.
The contract has been signed between
the city and J. P. Wescott, the latter to
erect the addition to the West school.
The schooner Hattie Maud, released
by the Canadian authorities, has been
brought to Portland and will enter the
mackerel fishery.
pleasant dinner and social time at the
club house last evening closing the
yachting season.
The Syrian dinner at the Second Par
ish church was a very pleasing novelty.
We regret lack of space prevents an ex-
tended notice.
The treasurer of the Home for Aged
Men gratefully acknowledges the receipt
through MI. Frederick Fox, executor, of
$4,000, bequest of the late Joseph Wal
ker.
In the list of officers of the Argonauts,
published yesterday morning, the name
of the president was misprinted 1t is
Charles D. Mcdonnell, not Mcdonald.
Ex-Deputy Sheriff Webb took DeRosa,
the murderer, and several other SEN
fenced prisoners, from this city to the
state prison Tuesday night
Rev. DR.. Blanchard will deliver an adj
dress on Christopher Columbus in Bath
on Columbus Day, under the auspices of
the city authorities.
The directors of the Public Library
have decided to allow the present ar
rangement to continue and Miss Kurdish
will remain librarian.
John Thuote was brought before the
Municipal Court, Westbrook, on charge
of drunkenness and disturbance, and
was fined So and costs.
The Kingss Daughters of the West
Congregational church by their enter
tainment, raised $4S, which cleared the
Sunday school from debt.
Mr.. Frederick Fox, trustee, has hand
ed over $4,000 each to the French Provi-
dent and French Charitable societies,
from the Walker requests. All the be-
quests to charitable societies are now
paid.
The October meeting Of the Equal Suf-
frage Club will be held at Baxter hall
next Saturday at 8 p. M. At that time
Mrs. George S. Hunt will present paper
on illegal Rights of Mothers A dis
cussion will follow. The public are cor
daily invited to attend.
1t is reported that Patrolman Hanson
has received check for $3.50, from Mr..
Geo. H. Rugs Of Apalachicola, Fla, for
kindness to his family when they were
in Portland. Mr.. Hanson neither afirms
nor denies the report.
Michael McGrath had his foot bruised
by heavy iron bar, and John Kinds
was struck on his stomach by the handle
of truck while unloading freight from
the steamer Portland yesterday morning.
Both men were taken home.
Schooner Sarah E. Hyde brought $500
live Holsters yesterday, shipped to J. w.
Marston, Alwilda Morse, 5000, Exchange,
5000 to J. Warren Trefethen; Superior,
21o0, Sentinel, 24oo, G. W. Marston &
Co.; Gen. Worth, 5000, S. A. Skillings &
Co.; Glad Tidings, 10 barrels salt mack
erel, Webb & Sheppard, Edith NJ. Prior,
Is, 900 cod and paddock, 10000 bake to
John Willard