The Portland daily press., 1895-12-07
BRIEF JoTTlNes.

"iliotoH Cuurcu UOnOffUW, hef. ~. AL.
Pratt will preach Oh the Armenian
Massacres and similar previous persecu-
lions in Christian history"
The annual meeting of the Mutual I'm
provement Club will be held with Mrs.
Il. II. Sargent, 40 Atlantic street, on
Monday afternoon, December 9th. All
mem bers are requested to be present
A meeting of the Loyal Women of
American Liberty will be held with
Mrs. e. S. Osgood, 48 Winter street. this
afternoon, at 3 O'Clock. Mrs. Burgess
will read paper on Patriotism. All
interes ted are invited.
There was a hearing before Judge
Strout in chambers yesterday on the
question of compensation of Mr.. Jack
son, trustee of the estate of Philander
Coburn. Judge Symonds and f. c..
Payson, Esq ;, were the counsel.
The monthly business meeting of the
Diet Mission will be held in the parlors
of the Fraternity House, corner Spring
and Oak streets, Saturday afternoon, De-
cember 9TH. at four o'clock.
GLOW to Distinguish the Divine from
the Human Elements in the Bible" will
be the subject of DR.. Dalton's sermon at
St. Stephens church tomorrow morning.
In the U. S. Court yesterday Sandy
Rushton, of Sanford, a malt liquor dealer,
was fined $50 and costs for selling liquor
without United States license.
Miss Sargent will open a class next
Monday to fit pupils for the fourth, third
and second classes in the grammar
school.
Last evening Mr.. Joyral of Somers-
worth, N. H., arrived to take back home
his runaway boy who mas been detained
at the police station. The little fellow
is very sorry for his misdemeanors and
sobbed bitterly when confronted by his
father.
The fifth discourse on the agreements
and differences among Christians, will
be given by the rector of ST. Paurs on
Sunday evening. Subject, 'sOur
Friends the Presbyterians. y
A delegation from the Lewiston Y. NJ.
G. A. will attend the Sunday afternoon
meeting of the Portland Y M. G. A. on
the 22d inst.
Mr.. VIM. G. Davis has purchased g
large lot of land Of Capt. L F.QuinbJ
Of Westbrook
The Ladies' Aid Of Shepley Camp, 8.
Of ", will hold it's annual election O,
officers at the meeting Monday evening.
Capt. James Webster of this city, is OF
the list of donors to the Belfast Girls
Home to the amount of $780, Z
County Commissioners Allen and
Seayey have gone on trip among the
shoe towns of Massachusetts,, where they
will make contracts for the output Of
heels from the jail workshop for the en-.
suing year.
During the storm Thursday night,
two young men found a middle aged
man asleep on the steps OF the Natural
History Building on Elm street. He
was drunk, and would probably have
| never awakened as he was half covered
with snow when discovered
Thieves entered S. d. Strout's barn il
Cumberland one night last week and
took two colts, but fortunately they
were discovered before they got away,
and when they found some one was after
them they turned the colts loose and
made their escape.
An American Express Company horse
fell on Middle street yesterday, so as to
obstruct the railway track. A jigger
was obtained,a couple of planks employed
and the horse was got on the team and
taken to the company's stable.
The insurance men place Cressey,
Jones Aliens loss at the fire, Thursday
at $500.
AT the Gospel temperance meeting this
evening at the Gospel Mission, the subject
will be illustrated with fine colored stere-
opticon views by Rev. S. f. Pearson
All are invited
Owing to the storm Mrs Lewis will
continue her exhibition of needlework
through Saturday.
Rev. Horace Bunstead, DID, president
OF Atlanta University, will speak at the
Second Parish church, Sunday morning
on '"The Education of the Negro.'' Presi.
dent Bunstead is not only an educator.
but d strong speaker, and all who can
hea him should do so.
There will be a special meeting Sunday
afternoon at 4 O'Clock of the Ladies'
hall
For the Sunday dinner. English White