The Portland daily press., 1895-12-25
BRIEF JoTTlNGs.

Tbs committee on electrical appliances
and police held meetings yesterday to
approve bills.
@gThe committee on public buildings held
a meeting yesterday after noon to approve
made for lire escapes on Monument street
and Centre street school houses and on
the almshouse.
The committee on fire department will
meet at 10 a. m. today.
The ice in the oaks affords good sb at
ing, although the edges are surrounded
by water One of the bears has gone to
sleep for the winter and the other one is
preparing to do SO.
The Portland & Rochester has just set
up new derrick car, No. 1874. This car
has derrick on the side with two bra
oes extending across the Car with the der
rick itself as the third side. The car
works with a windlass motion and is cap
able of raising 90 tons.
The annual meeting Of the Martha
Washington Society will be held in the
parlor of the Chestnut street church,
Thursday at O'Clock sharp.
Mr.. Otis Harlan, the leading comedian
of Hoyt's ga Black Sheep" gave a
Christians dinner to the members of the
company at the Falmouth Hotel last ev-
ening after the performance. Twenty
five plates were laid.
During the last six days Of this week
1,O97 people visited the Llbetral Art Ex-
hibition, and on Sunday III people visit
ed the rooms.
Randall & McAllister's span of horses,
attached to q heavily loaded coal wagon,
ran away on Federal street yesterday
afternoon. Two men jumped off the
wagon seat and were not hurt. The
horses were stopped without Damage.
The headquarters OF the Maine Press
Association, january 9th will be at the
Falmouth. The title of Mr.. Boardman's
Sanotum," and that of MIR. Colley's poem
Lille Dobson's Pilgrimage"
The PRESS wishes all it's readers a
cherry Christmas.
Yesterday morning Deputy Marshal
Hawkes. found in his yard just inside the
fence, on the corner o. Carleton and
Brackett street. a handsome worsted arti-
Gle, such as ladies wear on their heads.
How it came there is mystery.
At the Cape Neutrality-suspicious. at the
Cape yesterday noon part of the betting
broke and the power was shut off for an
hour
The store of Fred L. Merrill will be
open this forenoon.
Dr. W. L. Dana has removed his Office
to 500 Congress street, a few doors east of
the public library.
1t was another fine day yesterday and
the rush for holiday gifts before Christ
mas, was made.
THE total clearings at the Portland
clearing house yesterday were S249, $50.
Fer the corresponding day last year they
were about $4,000 less.
The Telephone Company's men were
engaged yesterday morning in putting
the new telephone cable in their conduit
at the corner of Exchange and Middle
streets.
hall was at half mast yesterday out of re-
spect for the late W. II. H. Baioh of Nor
rili's Corner, whose funeral occurred yes
terday afternoon.
There will be a Christmas entertain
ment at the Gospel Mission this evening
at 7.30 All are invited.
A large number of members and ex-
members of the class of '9l, P. II. S.,
have signified their intention Of attend
ing the fourth annual reunion which o.
ours at Thatcher Post Hall on Free street,
Thursday evening. 1t will be a delight
full occasion.
There were number of traInps who
sought the police station to pass the
Christians eve, and several men arrested
for drunkenness.
The Christmas tree and evergreen deal
ers extend their trade further and further
up Congress street every year. This year
they reached Park street.
The Grand Trunk kept even with its
incoming freight yesterday and several
special freight trains during the day. 1t
will be ready for the rush sure to come
the latter part Of the week
Up to o'clock this morning there had
been Is arrests and 20 tramps had applied
for lodging at the station.