The Portland daily press., 1892-02-23
For additional Local News see
Fifth Page.
BRIEF JoTTINos.

A boy was arrested last night for steal
ing hogsheads to make bonfres.
F.. E. G. Robbins has an interesting
little sketch in the last number of the
Youths Companion.
Congressman Reed has an article in
the March North American Roview, on
depending Public Money"
Yesterday was beautiful, balmy day;
the mercury was in the forties and the
streets were running water.
The stores on Commercial street were
generally closed yesterday afternoon.
All the public offices were closed all day.
About forty-five first class postmasters
have been invited to Washington to con-
suit on postal cards. Postmaster Small
is among the number.
Rev. Mr.. Bellows drew much inter-
ested audience last evening to his lecture
on sTranscendentalism," which he ham
died in mastery manner.
Members of the Maine Charitable Me-
chanics Association are invited to attend
the funeral of the late John r. Horr to-
day at half past o'clock from his late
residence ON Neal street.
There will be meeting of the Press
Club at 4. 45 this afternoon at the rooms
in Casco Bank block. Important bust
ness will come up and large attendance
is much desired.
Thursday evening at s o'clock in For
esters' Hall the two divisions of the An
Gent Order of Hibernians in this city will
unite in a banquet celebrating the six
teenth anniversary of the order in this
state.
A number of members of Machigonne
and Cogawesco tribes of I. o. R. M. Wis
tied Masconomo tribe at Knightville last
evening. A number of palefaces were
raised and Masconomo entertained the
party handsomely.
A car is in the Maine Central yard
which is intended to bring bacon direct
to Boston from the West for shipment.
It would be better if it stopped here and
the bacon was shipped from here.
Mrs. VIM. Butler will deliver an adj
dress before the Women's Foreign Mis-
sionary Society of Chestnut street church
next Thursday evening. This will be
the anniversary of the society.
The Boston & Maine, Western division,
has received two new saloon cars of the
latest improved pattern. They have the
observatory tops and safety ladders at
both ends.
The bonfire on Congress square was
the first seen there for years. The flames
shot up to great height and hundreds
of people gathered about the fire. The
boys are indebted to Mr.. j. E. Carter of
the Cumberland Club, chiefly, for so fine
a bonfire
The art collection of Miss Alice M.
Gould will be sold at auction at her stu
dio, 5673 Congress street, next Saturday
afternoon, the sale beginning at 4 o'clock.
There are many valuable water colors,
oil paintings and pieces of china. They
will be on exhibition after Wednesday
next.
Yesterday afternoon a pony attached
to a cutter, belonging to Mr.. Chase of
Long Island, came down Exchange street
ON the dead run. Near the PRESS Office
the cutter struck the sidewalk and was
smashed, and Mr.. Chase thro IN out. The
pony was caught only a few feet from
the scene of the accident.
Next Friday evening at City Hall will
occur the first grand concert and ball by
the Emerald Association, and they are
striving hard to make the occasion one
that will be pleasantly remembered for
long time. Chandler will furnish con-
cert from to 9, and at intermission the
grand miscellaneous concert will take
place.
George Cleeve Settlement, Order Of
Columbia, celebrated the evening of the
22d by gathering at Columbian Hall.
G. N. E. Kimbali read an account of the
death of Washington and the action Of
Congress upon it, from paper published
at Kingston, New York, in the year 1900,
called the Ulster County Gazette.