The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-04-01
For additional Local News see
Fifth Page.
BRIEF JoTTINas.

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hibition in Portland netted over $500.
Albertus E. Litchfield has been APP
pointed foreman of the city stables.
Another fine day yesterday to be add
ed to the beautiful weather Of the pre-
ceding fortnight
The American Cadet orchestra of this
city will furnish music at the grand mas
querade ball at North Windham tonight.
The sewing circle Of the Woman's
Auxiliary to they. NC. A. will meet to-
day at 2.30 p. m. A full attendance is de-
sired.
Four knitting machines have just been
put in place at the new hosiery mill at
Cumberland Mills, and more will soon
be ordered.
The County Commissioners have set
tied the damages on the Newman estate,
Deering, to the satisfaction Of all par
ties interested.
The Society of Art met Wednesday
evening. The business related wholly
to preparation for the spring exhibition
April 18th.
The Y. P. S. G. E. of East Deering
will observe their first anniversary this
evening, at Ilsley Hall. All are cordially
invited.
A meeting of the Diamond Island As
ISOLATION was held last evening, but
nothing of public nature transacted.
Rev. W. C. Robinson will lead the BIZ
BILE class at the Y. N. G. A. tomorrow af-
ternoon at 4.30. All are invited.
The Falmouth Loan and Building AS
ISOLATION placed to it's credit at the Reg
istry of Deeds yesterday, the building Of
another new house in Westbrook.
A delegation of Bath school teachers
visited this city yesterday. They visited
the High School and examined the meth
DDS in use here.
The trustees of the Public Library
met Wednesday evening, and instructed
the finance committee to see what aid
would be received from the city the
coming year.
The Eastern Forge Company has re-
Gently received over the Grand Trunk a
hammer and anvil weighing 125 tons, the
largest in New England. There are only
ten larger ones in the United States.
The steamer Oregon brought several
hundred iron anvils, of all styles and
sizes, from little ones for jewelers. use
ND the the large ones for the use of iron
workers.
Through the favor of Mrs L. M. N.
Stevens several of the members of the
Home for Aged Women enjoyed the
privilege of attending the lecture given
by Lady Henry Somerset and Miss Will
lard
A boy by the name of Conley has been
missing from his home on Ponce street,
and yesterday telegram was received
from Boston saying he went to Boston
with Captain Craig on the steamer. and
will be home this morning.
Messrs. Cressey & Jones have COM
pleted arrangements with Colonel F. n.
Dow for the store 53s Congress street,
formerly occupied by Miss Eta M.
Owen & Co., and will occupy it May LIST.
A man left the Boston 6 Maine wharf
suddenly yesterday, but soon returned.
He fell into the dock and might have
drowned had not bystander fished him
out. The mans name was not learned.
Lieutenant George F. French gave an
interesting lecture at the Young Men S
Christian Association last night, his sub
ject being "The Signal Service in the
War of the Rebellion" A large number
of war time pictures, shown with the
stereopticon, illustrated the different
ways of communicating intelligence.