The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-03-06
BRIEF JoTTINos.

A full Republican vote will defeat In
graham and Eunoombe today.
Yesterday was cloudy and quite cold.
Tonight will be the last meeting Of the
city government Of 1S92-93 and all bust
ness will be cleaned up.
There will be an evangelical preachers
meeting at the Y. M. c. A. rooms at 1890
this morning.
Miss Julia F. Curran of 145 Brackett
street fell on the 10y sidewalk Sat urday
evening and broke her wrist.
Ivanhoe Lodge, Z. of p, will confer
the rank of Esquire tomorrow evening
and also transact some very important
business.
Two boys engaged in fight Saturday
at the corner of Congress and Temple
streets and broke the large front window
in Greenleaf's paper store. They paid
the damage.
A water pipe burst at the corner of
Middle and Hampshire streets Satu rday.
For the past month the number of
patients of the Diet Mission has num-
bered IS, with 80 visits, and 81 tickets
have been given. The churches to serve
for March are-the Catholic Cathedral
two weeks and st. Luke's Cathedral
two.
The Portland Wheel Club are to have a
snow-shoe run to Deering tonight at 7.30
O'Clock.
Mr.. Fassett will remodel the Old Brad
ley house at Fryeburg for DR.. S. G.
Gordon.
At the close of the board of registra-
ton Saturday evening a fine collation.
was served at the expense of the city.
William Clifford who was lately en-
gineer of the Alice is to act as captain Of
Mr. James P. Baxter's new yacht which
is being built in Bath.
Miss MaryS. McCobb will render ssThe
Merchant of Venice in Gard ner March
18th under the auspices of the Ladies'
Aid Society of Christ church.
ThesBible reading at the st. Lawrence
street church today has been changed
from to p. m. Subject-"Justifica-
ton by Faith"
Cadet Davis, Co. A, P. II. S. c., is the
winner of the second prize in the ticket
contest for the recent ball.
The Boston Journal says another three
hour train is to be put on the Western
division.
Erwin Morrill,, of West Cumberland. is
an aspirant for the honor of being the
champion fox hunter in this vicinity.
He bagged his Goth fox last week, MAX
ing good winters work.
Saturday evening the Ancient Order of
Hibernians, Division 1, held banquet
and celebration in honor of Robert EN-
mett's birthday at their rooms. A large
number were present including the
National Delegate from Massachusetts.
A derrick on wrecking train coming
in on the Boston 6 Maine at Thompson's
Point, struck an auxiliary wire over the
track, breaking the wires and fixtures,
causing them to strike the main wires,
and causing the fire alarm from box
Saturday afternoon.
The off-shore fishing feet have been
unable to do any fishing the past two
days on account of the heavy sea and
high wind outside. The only arrival
Saturday was schooner Penobscot, with
$4,000 pounds.
The Cottage City of the Maine Steam
ship Company will, it is thought, be out
of the dry dock in New York this week,
and make her first trip Saturday night.
Fishermen get 25 cents apiece for
Holsters and in fact they are scarce at
any price. The Electric Light brought
1000 and the Addie and Hattie $500
Saturday.
Wednesday, March 8, at 8 p. M,
number of lantern views from Provi-
dence, ST. Louis and Minneapolis will be
shown at the Society of Art rooms.
A farmer tipped his pung over in
Monument Square Saturday afternoon
loaded with eggs.
Whole number of arrests for last week
was 81, of which 38 were for drunken
ness.
The total amount received at the
Volunteer Hose Company fair was
$559.73.
The sheriffs seized liquor at O'Brion
Brothers, at 20 York street and the
Union station Saturday.
Mr.. Maurice Rich while walking down
Exchange street Friday slipped on the
ice and badly sprained his ankle.