The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-05-13
BRIEF JoTTlNas.

interesting town meeting at Cape Eliza
beth.
The adjourned meeting of the stock
holders and creditors of the Plush Mill
will be held at the Board of Trade rooms
today.
John H. Flanagan, the contractor, is
laying out grounds for lawn tennis at
the Portland Athletic Club headquar-
tiers.
Quinn & Co., have shipped a 15-ton
boiler to Boston, to be placed in the big
dredge Bosfeld, recently built for Moore
& Wright.
Father Murphy extends an invitation
to the Sheridan Rifles to accompany his
juvenile band to the Worlds Fair next
August. Action will be taken upon
the invitation at the next regular meeting
of the Rifles.
There is strike in the Grand Tru nix
freight sheds in Montreal among the
handlers. Mr.. Stephenson says it will
be impossible to accede to their de-
mands.
Yesterday was bright with a cold east
wind. The mercury indicated only 6Oo
at noon.
The Belknap is in the Webster dry
dock having new rudder post set.
Dana battery of Lewiston, will give a
grand drill and ball next Thursday
evening at Lewiston City Hall, compli-
mentary to the Sheridan Rifles. Partic-
ulars of interest will be found in the adj
vertising columns.
An unlucky workman dropped an iron
tool yesterday and broke one of the
large plate glass windows now being ut
in Carter Brothers store on Congress
street, 1t was an expensive accident, as
the glass alone costs about $75.
Sehooners Chapel Brothers and Supe-
rior each brought 10000 live Holsters
yesterday, the G. B, Harrington and
Nina Davis 5000 each, the Irene 5000 and
J. R. Atwood 1000 from Nova Scotia.
Major Susie Swift of the Salvation
Army, will speak at City Hall, Portland,
Thursday evening, June LIST, on Darkest
England and the Way OUT
F. & C. B. Nash have just received
their 1898 catalogue of Economy Heat
ers. All who are interested in house
heating should have one
The meeting of the Lindsay Chau-
tauqua Circle, which was appointed for
Saturday evening, has been postponed
until Monday evening next. The Circle
will meet at the home of Miss Cook, 8
Monument street.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Young Ladies Mission Band, will be
held at the st. Lawrence street church
this afternoon at o'clock. The subject
will be 'The Schools Of Our Board,'' il :
Illustrated by maps and pictures.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Portland Typographical Union, will oc-
cur this evening at the regular meeting
place at 7.30. Important amendments to
the constitution will come up.
1t is stated that Grand Trunk engin-
GERS are looking over the route for a
track from Lewiston junction to Poland
Springs. The survey will probably be
made next week. A direct line from
Lewiston to Poland Springs will thus be
secured, as well as giving the big hotels
rail connection with both east and
west.
The fine steam yacht Restless, Capt.
Eldridge of the New York Yacht Club,
was in the harbor yesterday ON the way
to Quebec, and from there she will go
via the St. Lawrence to Chicago.
A horse, one of a pair attached tc a
coupe, fell on Congress street, opposite
Stockbridge's, yesterday morning. An
other attached to hack fell on Middle
street, near Temple.
Rev. G. Everett Bean will preach at
Knightville Sunday afternoon at 2
o'clock
The Second Parish Sunday School will
observe its 10th anniversary tomorrow
afternoon at 3 o'clock. The service will
include special music by the school and
afternoon choir, solos by Misses Knight
and Kicker and addresses by the pastor
and Dr.. A. P. Foster of Boston.