The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-10-26
BRIEF JoyTINGs.


There will be meeting of the Super
intending School Committee, at their
rooms, City Building, Monday evening
next, at f. 80 o'clock.
Tho small engine at the power house
was started up Thursday afternoon for
the first time since the breakdown last
Saturday.
Capt. Soule of Shepley Camp, together
with other members of the camp, and at
tended the installation of the officers OF
Wade Camp at Westbrook, last evening.
MIA d. Brackett is tearing down his
old mill on kennebeo street preparatory
to building new mill, so by 60 feet on
| Hanover street.
| Only one week remains in which to
paw your taxes and secure the discount
of per cent.
There will be missionary service at
the Young Woman's Christian Assocla-
ton rooms Sunday at 80 p. m. Special
music and paper will be read on wom-
ans work in Turkey. All women are
cordially invited.
1t is reported that the fortune of the
late Mr.. ..Sisk amounted to about $50, 900.
After the family and Mrs. MoDonough,
who was his mothers companion, are
remembered, it is said the remainder will
go to the ST. Elizabeth Orphan Asy-
lum.
Yesterday was ST. Crispin's day. But
machinery has killed the romance of
shoemaking, as ST. Hugh's song says:
"Our shoes were sow'd with merry
notes,
And by our mirth expel'd all moan;
Like nigntingales, from whose sweet
throats
Most pleasant tunes are nightly blown:
| The Gentle Craft is fittest, then
For poor distressed gentlemen p
A ballot box over so years old, former
ly owned by Washington Hook and Lad
der Co., No. 1, has been presented to the
Veteran Firemen's Association by Mr..
James T. Jason.
The Numidian of the Allan line will
leave Liverpool for this port November
18th. and will arrive here between Noyem-
Der 18th and the Goth. She will5 leave
Portland for Liverpool on the return trip
November. 2Sth. The Laurentian will
leave Liverpool for Portland November
2lst, returning December 18th. The
Monaghan leaves Liverpool for this.port
December 9Th, returning December Goth.
These committees hold meeting yester-
day and approved bills; Police, public
buildings, public works and overseers of
the poor.
| TO o6 tn a w h4lOnO
to E, Swasey & Co., the crockery dealers,
took fright on Portland street and
wrecked team yesterday, and then ran
up Preble to Cumberland street, where
he was caught. No one was hurt.
At meeting OF the directors Of the
Lowell Cycle and Ether Motor Company
of South Portland, held in Boston, Oc-
tober %, the resignation of Mr.. W. I.
Twombly IF this city as director and
clerk of the corporation was considered
and accepted by the board In the va
cancy made by the resignation of Mr..
Twombly they elected as clerk of the cor
poration Mr.. Albert E. Hall. Mr.. Hall
is with the John P. Lowell Arms Co..
1so-1s2 Middle street. .thls-city.
Last evening colo snap reminded
people that it won't be long before they
will need to wear very thick clothing
W. S. Parker & Co. i 522-524 Congress
street, have just received a large lot of
outside clothing for ladies comprising
fur capes and jackets. and the prices they
have placed their goods are right 1t will
pay any lady who is thinking of buy
ing fur garment to call at the store of
Parker & Co