The Portland daily press., 1894-02-12
BRIEF JoTTINas.

The gospel service at the Y. NJ. c. A.
was largely attended yesterday after
noon.
The Methodist Preachers Association
of Portland and vicinity will meet in Y.
NJ. C. A. hall at 10 O. clock this morning
The Athletic Club will give grand
athletic exhibition at city hall March
18th.
The new appraiser of customs, Mr..
Kimball of Norway, was in town Satur-
day and will assume the duties OF the
post in fortnight.
The young ladies of the Congress
Square Annex wish to correct the state.
ment in the papers concerning the second
annex party. 1t will take place tonight,
instead of Tuesday or Thursday, as pre-
viously stated.
Pride of the Port, a lobster smack, got
ashore near Friendship Saturday. Hell
Holsters were put in car to preserve
them. at high tide the smack came of
all right, but the car with 700 Holsters in
it, hoated off and was lost. The HOLSTERS
were consigned to c. W. Marston q Co.
At the celebration of Union Defenders
day by Shepley Camp tomorrow, Rev. M.
S. Hughes, Hon. Josiah FL. Drummond
and Clarence Hale will speak and Mr..
Percy Wallace's quartette will furnish
music.
There were 26 arrests last week: II for
drunkenness. The police brought in
Belle Busby Saturday night. She was
found drunk in snowdrift.
The liquor deputies made seizures
Saturday at 65, 400 and SAB Commercial
street, 342 Free, Il Centre and 81 India.
The Oregon of the Dominion line is
due tomorrow.
Mr.. William Hatch. the freight brake
man who was supposed to have been
killed at Beverly, is all right. He con-
tinued with the train to Boston and failed
to telegraph that fact to the officials.
During December and January there
were SO funerals at Evergreen; 81 bodies
were placed in the receiving tomb.
Owing to the slippery sidewalks Satur-
day afternoon and evening, there were
many falls. Park Commissioner Smith
fell at the corner of Tolman place and
Congress street and broke his wrist; Fred
E. UNDERWAY fell on Centre street, near
Atwoods, and broke his ankle; James
Desmond cut great cash in his head by
fall in front of Thatcher Post hall.
W. Fl. Scott, with Haskell & Jones,
lost his balance in the store, Saturday,
and fell forward. thrusting his hand
through window, and cutting it badly.
A large party of ladies will attend the
winter meeting of the State Federation
of Women's Clubs at Brunswick Wednes-
day.
The Columbian stamps have all been
used at the post Office.
The Camera Club will give fine exhi-
bition, tonight, of views from the Mime
apolis, Schuylkill and Chicago clubs.
There was heavy, damp snowstorm
Saturday, and the trees presented a
beautiful appearance when the sun rose
yesterday.
Secretary Baker of the Overseers of
the Poor assisted 40 families last week.
The moose which MI. Daniels mounted
for the Chicago fair were pronounced by
the Forest and Stream to be the best
shown at the exposition. $3.50 and $500
were offered for them and refused. The
heads have just been returned to him
and may be seen today.
Schooner NJ. B. Witherell, Capt. Geo.
Hewitt, brought in 10000 pounds OF
mixed fish Saturday. Six shore fisher
men came in on account of the heavy
weathsr with tut fares.
John Hession of Freeman street, while
working about the Grand Trunk sheds
last Wednesday, received a serious fall,
iniuring his side and he is in very
serious condition.
Mr.. John Fl. Feehan, guard of the
State Prison, will take to Thomaston
today, "Nappy'' Reardon for assault
with knife, Fred Wiggin, breaking and
entering and Clarence Nutting, larceny.
Thomas S. S. Lee, who was so seriously
hurt in the Grand Trunk yard several
weeks ago, was allowed to go out of the
hospital for about two hours yesterday.
The Allan liner Laurentian came in
yesterday after having laid off the coast
since Saturday morning. The storm
prevented her entering
Dinner for the Poor,