The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-01-03
THE PRESS.
DR.. Grin Fitzgerald at Falmouth hotel.
Portland, Wednesday, January 9Th. jan2dtd
BRIEF JoTTINos.


Attention is called to the advertise
nent OF the illustrated lecture on Hol-
land, to be given by DR.. Boiles on Jan.
10th. Part of the proceeds OF the lecture
will be for the benefit of the W. G.. T. y
Free kindergarten.
The Chebeague has been taken to the
Portland Company wharf from the
Marine Railway, where she will be fitted
for service.
It liz thought the Relief Association
will net 81, 500 from their ball.
boy stealing ride on a jigger sled
on Union street Tuesday was struck by
the sled and his ankle broken.
Messrs. 'Rourke and Jason will play a
series of games of cribbage to-day to de-
termine the ownership of picture pre-
sented by Mr.. Joy of Ladder II of Bos-
ton.
The parishioers of the Universalist
church at Augusta rendered a reception
to Rev. Z. A. Hayden, pastor, Tuesday
evening, and about $50 were present.
C.S. Hichbor and wife, Charles Mill
ken and wife, Capt. Cole and wife, P.O.
Vickery and wife. and W. II Gannett and
wifi composed the reception committee.
1t was an informal one and all took
special delight in the occasion. Ice
cream and cake were served, both of
which were de Ii cious.
The Veteran Fl remen will hold their
regular weekly meeting at their room in
City Building tonight.
The deputy liquor sheriffs have taken
the room on the main floor of City
Building, in the sheriff's suite, formerly
occupied by Deputy Sheriff Porter.
The third lecture on electricity in the
Y.M.CA. course will be given this
evening by Professor Chapman. By a
slight mistake some of the announce
ments read January 4th, but should
have read January Sd.
The children of the orphan asylum on
Stat. street were made happy by their
Christmas gifts and the managers are
grateful to the many generous contribu-
tors
Mr.. E. H. Rice, freight agent of the P.
& R.R.R., was presented Tuesday with
a handsome Morris chair. as New
Years gift, by his former associates in
the B. & M. freight Office, where he was
formerly the cashier.
the new schooner Clara E. Randall
made the passage from Portland to Ha-
vana in the quick time of eleven days.
The damage from water of the stores
of M.Stinert & Sons, Carter Brothers,
and Ira C. Stockbridge. caused by the
overflow of pipes in the Mechanics
building. will be, it is said. quite large
After half century of honorable SER
vice, the famous sloop-of war Ports
mouth, the dying Portsmouth," has
gone out of commission for the last
time.
The ninth conclave of Portland Com
mandery, KIT, will be held at Mason
io Hall, next Tuesday, at p. m.
to work the Red Cross. Right Eminent
Grand Commander Sir WI. Landers will
make an official visit at 7.3O p. M, and
a banquet will be served at $50 p. m.
Yesterday was beautiful, clear win
tsr's day, with an agreeable tempera-
ture.
A wrecking pump has arrived from
Mass, on the steamer Ire
mont, for Nat Gordon, the diver. 1t is
claimed to be the most effective pump
made, and will be placed on wreoking
scow.
I'll ,yx u nd Stor of tho
West brought 1000 Holsters yesterday,
the former 5000 and the latter 1000.
The schooner Edith Wayland arrived
from shore fishing yesterday, with a
catch of $4,000 pounds.
A large feet of vessels, mostly lum-
Der laden, sailed yesterday.
A Standard Oil Company wagon ran
into and demolished an electric light
pole on the corner of Oxford and Pearl
streets yesterday afternoon.
The West School was closed yesterday
morning on account Of some trouble
with the heating apparatus. The build
ing was SO cold that the children could
NOT safely stay there.
The steamer Cape Breton arrived yes
terday morning from Sydney, G. B.,
with 2,154:.tons of coal for the Maine Cen
trail railroad. The vessel is consigned
to Ryan & Kelsey. This cargo completes
the contract of the Dominion Coal Com
pany with the Maine Central railroad
for the supply of 10000 tons.
Twelve cars, containing 1900 sheep,
Tor shipment on the steamship Pomeran
ian, arrived yesterday over the Grand
Trunk railway from Canada.
CIark's Red Figure Sale.