The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-12-21
Baby cried,
Mother sighed,
Doctor prescribed Castorias
BRIEF JoTTlNGs.

Portland Colony No. 81, United Order
Of Pilgrim Fathers, will celebrate Fore
fathers day at their regular meeting Fri
day evening, Dec.1 ~ at Reform Club hall,
corner Temple and Congress streets, with
an entertainment and supper. liz IS
hoped every member will be present.
The Christmas Racquet is out in
dainty cover, designed by Mr.. Smaller u.
Cushing.
Our entire stock is positively for sale
at retail until December 3Oth. The
goods must be sold, as we vacate our
present store at that time. We. shave ev-
erything that can be found in jewelry
store, WV. Mansfield g. Co., wholesale
jewellers. SO Exchange street, city. Open
evenings.
The first shad of the season was dis
played by C.W Lombard Thursday.
Rev. f. C. Rogers will give special SER
mon at the Pine street church next Sum
day morning on "The Deity of Jesus; or
What the Methodist Episcopal church
Believes Concerning the Saviour"
A splendid autumnal day yesterday.
Mrs.W. B. Haggett of Cape Elizabeth
fell in the yard in front of her residence
yesterday, breaking her left leg and
spraining her ankle. Mrs. Haggett has
been partly crippled for years.
The Salvation Army In Portland Will
give Christmas dinner to about 200
children in their hall. 239 Federal street,
OIL the afternoon of Christmas day. Any
donations of food or money toward this
object will be gratefully received by
Captain Tranuen, at IS Free street, or on
Tuesday at the hall.
Haskell & Jones in Monument square,
will keep open Friday and Saturday eve
nings of this week, and Monday evening
of next week.
A large Maine Central excursion from
Cookshire, Quebec, Colebrook, North
Stratford, Lancaster and Whiteheld, N.
H., will come into Portland today.
Portland is the business centre for all
that region, and many people there like
to come here during the holidays.
Mr,F. Fl. Fassett is making plans to
cover contemplated changes in the opera
house at Biddeford.
cart of E. F. Golf was coming up Elm
street, the horse, stout, well condi-
toned animal, suddenly dropped dead in
the shafts. Heart disease was.the cause.
The Maine Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union will hold a conference in
Augusta, Thursday, January 31st. The
opera house has been engaged for this
I'D
from every county in the State. Lady
Henry Somerset and Miss Frances E. Will
lard are to be the speakers of the eve
ming. The leadingrstopic to be discussed
at this conference will be woman
suffrage.
Work .peganssyesterday at the yard of
the Portland Shipbu:lding Company,
upon the new steamer for the Harpswell
line. her keel was laid. 1t is 104 feet
long.
Rev. E. q. Hughes delivered his lecture
on "Our People andsOthers." at Chest
nut street church to large and interest,"
ed audience last evening. q
There will be special service this eve
Mig at 7.45 in the Second Parish ves-
try, under the auspices of the Y. P.S. G.
E. Members of the society, church and
Sunday school are requested to be pres
ent. The public is cordially invited.
The fair of the Williston church, held
last evening wlllEbe continued this eve
ming. ThereSwill be vocal and instru-
mental music and reading. An auction
sale will close the fair.