The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-10-19
BRIEF JoTTlNGs.

uC ulIiS UoGttsS, I1iC Pd1AN So"'Ss
ball complimentary to the Freeport fire
department at Mason Hall, Yarmouth,
last evening
Cogawesco Tribe, I. o. r. NJ, worked
the adoption last evening. After the
work a fine entertainment was given by
s'Batty," who was seen in whistling So
los, recitations, limitations and musical
speeialties.
The Benevolent Society will hold its
annual meeting at 4 p. m. today.
The Samaritan Association will meet
Thursday afternoon with Mrs. G. F.
Loveitt Fessenden street, Oal1dale.
Mr.. Alba w. Currier, the photograph
er, made some very fine views of the
Governor and party, who left last Satur-
day for Chicago.
There was a large fleet of wind bound
coasters in the harbor last night.
The Dallas left yesterday for cruise
to the eastward,
The steam yacht Restless went west
ward yesterday.
The Y. F. S. c. E. of the First. Baptist
church will have a sociable at the vestry
on Thursday evening, to which old and
young are invited. A pleasing entertain
ment, also ice cream and cake will be
provided. A small admission fee will be
asked.
Complaints have been received of the
larceny of clothing from several hall
ways of houses on Cumberland street.
Three pvercoats and two umbrellas were
taken yesterday from one house. The
property was valued at about 800.
A lace spread, the exclusive work Of
Mrs. A. M. Lawrence of Massachusetts,
that took her year of constant employ
ment to make, was on exhibition yester-
day. There are in it 100000 stitches.
Mrs. Lawrence values the spread at
$500. 1t will go to the Chicago EXPOSE
ton.
Much interest is manifested to hear
the address of Rev. J. M. King. D. D., of
New York, the secretary of the National
League for the Protection of American
Institutions, which is to be delivered in
Baxter Hall this evening. Admittance
free.
There will be another Maine Central
excursion today. Train leaves at S.45
a. m. and arrivesback at $40 p. M
You have three and one-half hours at
Fabyans. This is glorious weather for
ride through the Notch.
Steamer Ben Hur took the boiler and
material to House island yesterday for
the work on the quarantine station. The
city engineer was present.
The patrol wagon went on an expedi-
ton after DRINKS on Kennebec street
yesterday afternoon. Three men were
gathered together from one place or
another, and all taken to the station at
once.
At the market of G.. w. Lombard &
Co. on Congress street there is exhibited
giant halibut that was caught few
miles off the Cape. The fish is the lar
gest of it's kind that has been caught in
this vicinity. It weighs more than $50
pounds.
The first coffee party for the season to
belgiven by the First Parish Society will
be held at Gilbert's ssHall, October Goth.
The Board of Health held meeting
yesterday afternoon and discussed mat
tiers connected with the disinfecting sta
ton.
Yesterday morning was cold and chill
ly. About 730 o'clock a heavy cloud
passed over and there was slight spit
of snow, the first of the season. Later
the skies cleared and the day was fine
and much warmer
There were 2200 cases of canned blue
berries from Burnham & Morrill's facto-
ries located at Liscomb, N. S., arrived
yesterday by schooner Dido.
The fire alarm bells will be struck to-
day atS2 o'clock during the flu
neral services of William Reed.
A meeting of the members of State
street parish will be held this evening at
7.30.
When the procession was passing on
Washington street yesterday afternoon
little child was run over by a passing
team and somewhat injured. The pa
troll wagon was sent out but when it
reached the spot the child had been
taken home.
The Lewiston Journal says: Last
week a Portland paper said that one
Barry of Portland, an enthusiastic slug
ger, was practicing for afight with Gagne
of Lewiston, said fight to come off in the
skating rink at Lewiston, the 9th of Oc
tober. City Marshal McDonough says
''you may tell them the fight won't come
off. We are not going to have any fights
in Lewiston this WINTER -
The Portland Longshoremen's Associa-
ton has passed resolutions of respect to
the memory of their late member,
Charles Peterson.
The Donaldson Line.
The first two steamers of the Donald
son line this fall will bring coal. The