The Portland daily press., 1893-01-09
BRIEF JoTTlNas.

Electric bells will take the place OF the
hand bells in the Mayors office.
The Portland Company has delivered
a narrow gauge locomotive to the Kill
kenny Lumber Company of Dublin, N.
II.
In the window of Whites shoe store,
Monument square, is model OF full
rugged ship and of the tug c. A. Warren,
made by III. L. Began.
At the installation of Bosworth Post
officers Friday night gavel was present
ed by Comrade Fitz cut from tree on
Lookout Mountain, in which bullet
was imbedded.
Saturday and Sunday were bright,
clear and cold days.
At the regular monthly meeting of the
Diet Mission held Saturday it was an
nounced that there were 81 patients dur
ing Decem er.
The Carey lockout is ended. The old
cigarmakers will return to work today at
the old rices.
Lots of skaters went to Westbrook
Saturday, while the pond at the Oaks
was well patronized. A lady fell n the
ice at the Oaks and it was feared her arm
was broken.
The coal steamer Reading, from Phila-
delphia, which arrived Saturday was a
mass Office.
Mrs. Charles McVane was badly cut by
falling through rotten plank on Long
wharf.
The annual meeting of the Base Ball
Association will be held at Gage Broth
ers next Monday evening, January 10th,
at 7.3O o'clock.
The new electroliers in City Hall are
great improvement. They afford much
more Ii hit.
A boy named O'Hare was arrested by
Officer Sylvester Saturday for the larceny
of cigars.
Bosworth Post will give a campfire
Friday night, to which Thatcher Post
and Sons of Veterans will be invited.
Tomorrow evening from to $50 o'clock
they will have conundrum supper.
The annual election of the Young
Mems Democratic Club will occur to-
night.
Tonight Mr. A. D. Sweetsir gives his
usual celebration of the battle of New
Orleans.
Miss A. M. Beecher's lecture at the
Second Advent church at 7.30 o'clock to-
night will be free, but collection will
be taken to pay expenses.
In the future little ones will be re-
ceived at the Day Nursery on Oak street
to be cared for during the day free of
charge. A fee of 10 cents was formerly
asked.
The whole number of arrests last week
was %, of which 16 were for drunken
ness.
The officers of Thatcher Post were in
stalled last week and the Relief Corps
had banquet at their anniversary held
Friday night. Saturday evening the Off
GERS of Elizabeth Daughters of Rebekah
and Pythian Sisterhood were installed.
Warden Cushman seized barrel con-
tanning Is short Holsters Saturday at the
Portland & Rochester freight depot
The Bath Times, speaking of the dec
orations of the Universalist church by
Jost, the fresco painter of this city, COM
pliments the painter in high terms.
The Portland Turnverein are making
-,o..oro%sorse +o xyooo+a THAR r11ortorc
corner Of Brown and Congress streets,
for the Athletic Association club house.
Ivanhoe Lodge, K. of P, will confer
the rank of page tomorrow evening.
The ornamental front to the main en-
trance to Evergreen Cemetery is COM
pleted and the new drain, 1900 feet in
length, is completed.
Mr.. Cassidy of Boston, the purchaser
of the Iris, which came into collision
with the schooner A. Paine, off Boone
island, some time ago. offered the cap
tain of the schooner $500 in settlement,
but the offer was declined.
Mr.. Scion S. Cahill of Brunswick came
to Portland Saturday and delivered to
the Eye Ear Inirmary the donation
of s1Oo from Aleppo Temple of Boston.
The Cottage City arrived from New
York Saturday evening. Owing to the
severe storm the boat laid over in
Provincetown from Thursday afternoon
until Saturday morning. The teamer
brought four passengers and large
freight. She was nsiderably iced.
The members of the Portland Club are
reminded that their Monday night clam
supper will be held at their rooms at $50
this evening. Ali members are cordially
invited to be present.
The Portland Company.