The Portland daily press., 1895-12-14
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS TODAY.
BRIEF JoTTlNes.

The annual business meeting of the
First Free Baptist parish will be held
Monday evening, Dec. 10th for the cleo
ton of officers, committees etc., for the
ensuing year.
There will be a new time table on the
Maine Central on Dec. Goth. The changes
will be mostly ON the branches.
Mr.. W. S. Morse, assistant street COM
missioner. while cleaning up aeTmess of
rubbish in the city yard Wednesday dis
covered stone tablet that evidently
came off building, inscribed Female
Grammar School, No. 2, 1929" Mr.. Morse
turned it over to Commissioner Smith,
who will put it where it was before if
be can find the place.
Senator Soldiers will deliver the Memoir
ial Day address before c. S. Doughty
Post of Dover.
Patrick Caffidy, claiming his residence
as Portland, was arrested, in Gardiner,
Thursday, by Special Officers Andrews
and King for begging at houses. He
was subsequently taken before Judge
Larrabee, who sentenced him to go days
in Kennebec Jail, for being tramp. He
was taken to Augusta by Messsr. An
drews and King, in the afternoon.
The Nelson Tenney Co. has been or
ganized at Portland for the purpose Of
doing business in all kinds of stoves and
furnaces and hardware, with $75, 900 CAPT
tai stock, OF which $3.50 is paid in. The
officers are: President, Edward II. Ten
ney of Portland: treasurer, George r.
Stevens of Portland.
Dr. A. g.. Young, secretary Of the State
Board of Health, and registrar of vital
STATISTICS, has recently sent to the city
clerks in the State summary Of the vi
tai statistics of the New England States s,
being statement of the marriages, di-
voRces, births and deaths in each of the
six States.
A very bright and attractive Christmas
carol, with chorus, alto solo, soprano and
alto duet, by Charles R. Cressey of this
city. has just been received by Cressey,
Jones & Allen.
Il The usual Saturday evening Gospel
temperance meeting will be held at the
Gospel Mission tbs. evening at Z. As O'Clock
and the subject will be illustrated by q
series of stereopticon views. All are cor
daily invited.
The net proceeds of the Police RELIEF
ball were $3.50. Last year the proceeds
were about $500 more.
The contract to build the iron fence
A
ed to Thomas Laughlin for 1896.
The big stand pipe at the Maine Cen
ira. depot has been moved to another
part of the yard and men are now at worl,
putting it in running order.
The second afternoon of the Woman's
Literary Union occurs today at p. M,
at the Advent church. The programme
is in charge of Mrs. B. f. Brown, Mrs
Geo. B. Bagely, Mrs. A. E. Chase, COM
mIttee on science and economics
Ehe Portland & Cape Elizabeth railway
oos1napy arp placing heavy beams along
side Of the car tracks on Portland bridge.
The beams are intended as a safeguard
In ense the car should leave the pals.
Tickets 70 the Unitarian Women's ALI
anpe course Of lectures may be obtained
of Mr.. Albion Keith at Merrill's jewelry
stora. Mr.. EInery Mcclellan at Stevens &
Jones's. Foss's drug store and at the door.
Ths annual meeting of the Portland
Typographical Union will take place this
evening at Central Labor Hall at Z
O'Clock. Every member is specially re-
rr1ostoi tc be
Hh st's the matter with the st. Steph-
en- S bell. 1t is said it has been quiet for
seyera. days.
The special services held for the past
two weeks at the Clark Memorial M. E.
Church, have been productive of great
good. Several have entered the service
Of Christi and others have been restored
from their wanderings. Services will
be continued every evening next week
except Saturday. Revs. G. o. Lindsay
and William Wood will continue to as
sist the pastor.
Very little steamer freight-outs;de of
loose grains came yesterday over the
Grand Trunk.
w ESTBROOK.