The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-12-01
BRIEF JoTTINGs.

Clark & Moore, Skowhegan, bought
for their lumber business in Portland,
a fine pair of matched work horses
weighing 1850 pounds with harnesses
on, for which they paid but 1925.
A new passenger locomotive for the
Portland & Rumford Falls Railway has
arrived. This is No. Z and weighs
about 40 tons. Chief Engineer Davis
has put the machine in order and after
proper exercising" the new locomotive
will 20 on Conductor Aliens train for
service.
Is is excellent skating on the pond in
the Oaks, and hundreds of people en-
joyed it yesterday.
j. Wesley Gilman, Department Com
mander of Maine, G. A. R., announces
that the annual state encampment will
be held in Gardiner February IL and ID.
.Adjutant S.. L. Brengle, of the Salvation
Army, will speak in the Vaughan street
church at Z p. M, on the work OF the
a rmy. There will be special praise
service with solos and duets from
.Hymns of the Christian Life"
The monthly business meeting of the
Diet Mission will be held at the Fra
ternity rooms, 70 Spring street, on
Saturday afternoon, December 1sU, at
O'Clock.
Two cases of scarlet fever were report
ed yesterday, the patients being Murray
and Lottie Murch. at 103 Federal street.
Yesterday morning, the mercury was
down to 10 degrees, but later the mercu-
ry rose in the tube considerably. The
clouds. cleared, but they gathered again.
and the snow began to fall.
The Typographical Union have their
annual dinner next Saturday night, De-
cember s.
The Portland Lodge of Elks Melted
over $500 from their recent Performance
es
The Peoples First Progressive Spirit
ual Society at Reform Club hall, on
Thanksgiving afternoon distri buted food
and clothing. wood and coal, to 80 fam
lilies, providing n bountiful supply to all,
consisting of flour. sugar, tea. chickens,
meat potatoes, pastry and clothing.
MIR. Arthur K. Hunt, treasurer of the
Peoples Ferry Company, presented each
OF the married members of the crew of
the steamer EIzabethCity with turkey
and each of the single c1en with dollar
as Il THANKSGIVING present.
Messrs. Floss O'Connor. of the United
married employees with fine Thanks
giving turkey. There were fifteen in all.
The special term of the United States
District Court adjourned sine die yester-
day morning. The United States Cir
cult Court will convene on Tuesday.
Mr. James E. Wengren of this city dis
covered fire in clothing and bedding that
was being aired at his, summer cottage
at Freeport, Thanksgiving afternoon.
He extinguished the fire with a pail of
water The damage was confined to the
room where the fire started.
Today the tug Belknap will go to
Freepert to tow to Portland from there
a dledge belongi ng to the New England
Dredging Company, that has been at
work there.
A telegram was received yesterday by
the Maine. Steamship Company, from the
signal station at Chatham that coal
laden schooner had sunk in the course
of their steamers, about three miles
north of Pollock Rip.
The board of fire engineers met last
evening, and after the business meeting
a clam supper was served.
There will he an oyster SUPPER at
Wood bine Lodge. this evening, after the
regular session. The supper committee
are requested to meet. at the banquet
hall at Z o'clock.
The physicians of the city. are request
ed to meet at the medical school this al
ternoon. at O'Clock, to take action
concerning the death of DR.. Henry II.
Hunt.
Members of the Athletic, Club are re-
minded of the sparring exhibition to-
night. Some excellent settos are prom
Used.
On account of the storm being SO severe
at Boston, the boat did not leave there
for Portland till II O'Clock. The boat
at this end did not go out unil after mid
night.