The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-10-12
BRIEF JoTTlNGs.

at the Pine St. church Friday evening
after class meeting.
A Junior Epworth League of 81 mem
bers has been organized by the pastor OF
the Pine street Methodist church.
The Montreal Star says that the ship
ping ports of Halifax and Portland are
not likely to have all the vacant space
taken up during the next close of navi.
gaion to the St. Lawrence. The Allan,
Dominion and Beaver steamship lines
intend laying up nearly all the steamers
during the coming winter. The two
former will only run..their mail steamers.
doing away with the. Bristol and Glasgow
service to these winter ports.
Today and Saturday Pequawket Tribe
No.17 of Cumberland Mills entertain
about forty Red Men from Stoneham,
Mass. Saturday they will be taken to
Pond Cove, Cape Elizabeth, for shore
dinner.
Mr.. Frank Cushing's two st. Bernard
dogs were brought to this city from
Cushings island Wednesday. The dogs
on Tuesday night killed valuable
sheep presented to Mr.. Gushing by Mr..
j. 5. Monks, the artist, who spent he
summer on the island.
A gentleman interested in railroads
said yesterday tina the day is not far
dlstast when railway will be built
from Bangor to Rockland !, and that it
Will be an important one, opening up a
portion of the State not easily reached
at the present time.
Passenger train No.25 on the Maine
Central was about an hour late Wednes-
DAY evening. owing to break down of
the engine on the Boston & Maine train
that connected with No. a5. The other
evening when this train was going up
to Augusta it struck skunk, and for
some time afterward the passengers
hardly dared to breathe.
There will be meeting of the Equal
Suffrage Club at Second Advent church.
Congress Place, Saturday afternoon,
from three to four O'Clock. A large at
tendance is desired. All are cordially
welcome. The Little Samaritan Aid
Society will hold meeting today al
4.3o p. M, with Mrs. Antoine Dorticos.
107 Clark street. A full attendance is
desired.
Yesterday was bright, beautiful Oc-
tober day, with the exception of wind
squall at noon. and slight shower in
the afternoon. sssa.
Ihere will be meeting of the EQUAL
Suffrage Club at the Second Advent
church, Congress Place, tomorrow after.
noon, from 8 to O'Clock.
Mr.. Philip F. Turner, manager of the
companies insuring the Maine Savings
Bank building, writes Alderman Little.
chairman of the fire committee. in terms
OF praise of the way the chemical COM
pany handled the fire at the st. Julian
Hotel part of the building, October 18th.
Schooner Ella M. Doughty brought
Is, 200 pounds of mi xed fish yesterday.
The business meeting of the W.C.T.U.
will be held at 36 Oak street this after
noon, at $50 O'Clock.
The Coburn Cadets went to Cane
Elizabeth on the ferry boat Elizabeth
City yesterday morning. and visited Fort
Preble. They were cordially received
and had delightful visit
Lieutenant" Taylor, mate of the Mer-
ryconeag, shot two white-backed eulls
during the trip up yesterday morning.
Mr. W. II. Waldron exhibits full blown
roses and rosebuds picked in his garden
yesterday morning from bushes which
have borne one full complement of bios
SONS this season. The second crop is an
handsome and as fragrant as were the
roses of June.
President Harris, of the State College.
was the guest of the Cum berland County
Pharmaceutical Society at the Rreble
House last evening, and spoke on the
scientific education given by the institu-
tion.
carrier pigeon came aboard schooner
Matilda D. Borden at s a. m., on Octo.
Der 2, twenty miles off Fire Island with
Fire Island bearing N. by E. from the
schooner. The pigeon hadRa silver band
on the right leg, with the letter "Cn and
figures 10075
All members of Ivanhoe Lodge, K. of
F., who wish to go to Mr.. Libby's to-
night. should be at K. of 2. hall at lis
O'Clock.
Ninety pupils, of whom "a were wom-
en-, were in attendance at the evening
school last evening.
Ship Henry Failing of Portland, Ore
gon 1900 tons, arrived at Hiogo, Japan,
October 8th, where she will be loaded
with rags for Portland, Me.