The Portland daily press., 1894-10-13
BRIEF JoTTlNGs.

The Cumberland Rowing Association
have engaged City Hall for Nov. 2nd for
their annual ball.
The tower of City Building has been
repaired and painted within and with
out, and when the debris is swept up it
will be a very nice place indeed.
Persons who held policies in the de-
funct Maine & New Brunswick Life Iu-
surance Co. are receiving few dollars
as a remembrance that such an institu-
ton ever existed.
e Secretary Partridge of Augusta, was
unable to attend the meeting of the
Maine Commission of Pharmacy at Port
land, on account of having severely
wrenched his hip.
At the last meeting of Thatcher Relief
Corps, it was voted to furnish a room
in the Invalid's Home.
There will be Sunday school concert
at the First Baptist chucrh Sunday
evening. The children will take a
prominent part. The offerin will be
for the benefit of the library.
Yesterday was another beautiful Octo-
Der day.
There will be Sunday school concert
at the First Baptist church Sunday eve
ming. The children will take promi-
E,ent part The offering will be for the
be nett of the library.
By the kindness of Colonel f. E. Booth
by, of the Maine Central. Miss Goold's
geol ogy class from the High school was
able to visit Crawfords and study the
formations In that vicinity.
The Haywood seats for City Hall have
arrived and will be used by Mr.. Elliott
C, Mitchell in his entertainments.
All the losses Sustained by the fire on
last Monday afternoon have been satisfac-
torily adjusted.
At Gorham, y. H., the Grand Trunk
Company are building large reservoir
on tire hill hack of the slope, to supply
their engines. doing away withzthe tanks
now in tho house. The reservoir will be
4OxSO feet, aud will hold about 100000
gallons
The regular monthly meeting of the
Young Ladies' Mission Band will be
held at the Bethel church this afternoon
at O'Clock. Tie subject will be sour
missionaries.
The Quarterly Conference was held at
the Pine street church last evening, af-
ter class meeting.
The man named Rene, whose mind
as affected by his being hit on the head
with hammer, and who was taken to
the Maine General Hospital for treat
ment and ran away twice, escaped again
Thursday night, and the police are look
ing for him.
Ii today proves as pleasant as yester-
day, what an opportunity for an excar-
sion up through the Notch to the White
Mountains. The train leaves the Union
Station this morning at 8.45 o'clock.
Take lunch with you or small
amount of cash, sufficient t pay sfor
your dinner at the 1ntervale house or
Fabyan cottage.
: An individual more than usually
drunk, was brought in by the police
last eveningssIt was ascertained that he
had been drinking mixture of vinegar
and whiskey. the nuid resulting being
especially potent.
The steamer Herman Reesing brought
1000, and the steamer Mary Jane $500
Holsters yesterday.
There was only one case before the
Municipal Court yesterday morning. 1t
was drunk, and he was fined So and
costs.
The county commissioners were out of
town yesterday giving hearing on a
road case.
Sportsmen who have been out after
partridge and squirrels report game to
be very scarce within radius of 20 miles
OF Portland.
The Ben Hur yesterday morning moved
the broken buoy that has been in the
way of the ferry boats, opposil tie Custom
House wharf.
The Forest Queen brought up hand
fire engine from Peaks Island and car
ried another back in is place yesterday.
A new hook and ladder was also car
ried there on the same trip.
The meeting of the committee on new
buildings, called to give a hearing to
compliments against. the erection of a
stable, was unnecessary last evening,
as the matter was settled prior to the
meeting by the interested parties.
The regular. monthly meeting of the
Portland Typographical Union occurs
this evening. commencing at 7.30. The
amendment affecting the label will be
acted on.