The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-01-17
BRIEF JoTTINGS.

a large party OF SyflanS WenI uiiiooSA
on the Grand Trunk from Boston, yes
terday, bound for Ell Paso, Texas.
Harbor Master Began reports seven
inches solid ice from Curtis's shipyard to
Chebeague Island.
The Sandman will take 1900 barrels OF
Canadian apples, all she can load, for
Europe this week, and 1900 barrels OF
Maine apples will go on the Bostonian
via Boston.
The members of the Art Club will be
civen an exhibition OF lantern views this
evening. All members invited.
A iclass of twenty pupils has been
formed in Volapuk with DR.. Wood, U.
S. A., teacher. Mr.. Perkins is president
and Dr. Fellows secretary.
The Odd Fellows Mutual Relief will
hold it's annual meeting at 7.30 O'Clock
tonight.
Miss A. NJ. Beecher will lecture at the
Falmouth hotel at O'Clock this after
noon.
The Portland & Ogdensburg will hold
its annual meeting at the Maine Central
offices at 10 a. m. today.
At D. m. the annual meeting of the
Portland Steam Packet Company will be
held at their Office today.
The annual meeting of the Base Ball
Association will be held at Gage Bros.
at 7.30 o'clock tonight.
The new bell for the Westbrook Meth
odist church has already been ordered
and is. expected in three weeks. Its
weight will be over 1000 pounds and will
be made at the Fulton Bell Foundry,
Pittsburg, Pennsylvania.
Among the cargo of the New York boat
Saturday were 1900 bales of cotton which
will be sent to the mills at Biddeford and
Lewiston.
A horse belonging to livery stable in
the city took fright and ran away Sunday
afternoon. He broke through the safety
gate at Vaughan's bridge and fell into a
hole. AS he had broken his legs he had
to be killed.
The January parish reception of Con-
gress square church cakes place this eve
ming at 7.45 o'clock.
Yesterday was bright and clear after
the light snow fall of the night previous.
1t was warmer, also, in the middle of the
day than for several days past.
The pictures of the officers and men of
the Light Infantry were placed on exhi-
bition in Fogg's window, Middle street,
yesterday.
Mrs. George W. Merrill of 567 Cumber-
land street fell on the icy sidewalk and
dislocated her ankle.
The regular Monday night clam supper
was held at the Portland club rooms last
evening.
Fred Plaisted has signed contract to
coach the Lurline boat club of Minneap-
oils this summer. He enters upon his
duties the first of May and continues
throughout the summer.
Yesterday morning. a lighted candle
which was left in one of the private off
ces at Mr. E. Fl. Sargent's, Commercial
street, was overturned during the tenn
porary absence of the clerks, who re-
turned to find the room ablaze. The
flames were extinguished without an
alarm.
The steamship Vancouver of the Do
minion line arrived here at noon yester-
day. She brought cargo of 1920 tons,
mostly dry goods. Captain Williams re-
ports fair weather until the ship left
Halifax. Then heavy north easterly
snow storm was encountered.
Mark Anderson of Hollis lost a valua-
able colt Friday by peculiar accident.
The colt reared and fell over, striking
the back of its head in such manner
that death followed Immediately.
The Lincoln Club will observe the S4th
anniversary of the birth of Abraham
Lincoln by banquet and appropriate ex-
ercises at their hall on February 18th.