The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-01-14
BRIEF JOTTiNGs.

At meeting of the Martha Washing
ton Society held Jan. 10th, it was the
vote of the society, to thus acknowledge
with thanks, cash donations from the fol-
lowing gentlemen: Neal Dow, Woodbury.
Dana, Mr.. Harmon of Loring, Short &
Harmon, E.S. Warehouse, Fred Turner,
Harry johnson, Mr.. Carter and Walter
Corey.
The weather continued foggy and mild
Saturday and..Sunday.
The Daughters of the American Revo-
luton will hold their monthly meeting
in the reception room (Union Mutual
building) today. at $50 pm.
Regular rehearsal of the Haydn Asso-
citation at Kotzschmar Hall, this eve
ming. Dudley Bucks beautiful cantata
"The Light OF ASIA" will be given as
early in February as possible, and 1T IS
very desirable that every member should
be present at rehearsals.
Mr.. Tompson, the architect, is making
nlans for a handsome house for Charles
e. Baker, to be erected on the upper part
of Danforth street.
Schooners Hiram Lowell and Edith M.
Prior brought $4,000 weight of fish Sat-
urday.
Commercial street, from the bridge to
Clark's ice house, was lined with teams
loaded with ice Saturday.
A drunkard f1ourished revolver in j.
j. Beardsley's store, corner of India and
Federal streets, Saturday evening, and
smashed the glass in the door panel.
Officers Morse and Webster took him in.
Parties interested in forming an in
door rifle and pistol club will meet at
the J.P. Lowell ArmsS Company at 1879
Middle street, at o'clock tonight.
Four boys snowballed Mr.. S. H. Weeks
Saturday and were arrested. AS they
are sons of we'll known families, they
were allowed to go with the promise to
answer in court this morning.
Fred Montgomery of Deering fell and
fractured his ankle Saturday.
At the old Printers Exchange, so Fore
street, MIC. A Dixon has esta blished
soup houuse, and gets up good, not.
rich soup for small price. While not
a charitable, but a business institution,
it affords the charitably G disposed a good
chance to help the unfortunate.
The North and Butler schools will be-
gin today.
Members of the Board of Trade will
remember the annual meeting to be held
this afternoon at O'Clock.
Last weeks foreign exports were val
ued at 1881, 265.
The annual banquet of the Deering
Ward Seven Repu blican Club will take
place tonight at Quimby Hall, Stroud
water. the special car provided by the
Lincoln Club will leave Preble street at
7.30 p. m.
A.G.Achorn has been elected Vice
Chancellor of Pine Tree Lodge, K. OF p.
Bosworth Post will he presented the
battlefi ags of the 23d Maine Volunteers
The Buzzards' banquet will take place
at the West End Hotel at 7.30 O'Clock to
morrow night.
The officers of the Fraternity Social
and Debating Club are Mrs. E. G. Jordan,
president, John Mitchell vice president,
Annie M. Harradon secretary, Mr.. LeaIy
assistant, and Miss Early treasurer
There were 26 arrests last week, of
which II were for drunkenness.
F.O. Bailey & Co.'s employees had a
| delightful sleigh ride to the Cape and a
supper Saturday night.
A checker tournament for the cha m
pionship of the state is being played at
the store of E. G. O'Brien, at II Pearl
street The contestants are Albert Ding
lev. M.O'Brien, E. K. Chapman, Frank
Rounds, ia. Dow, J. J. Roche, B. F.
Strickland, L. Harvey, and John F.
Littlefeld. 1t is said that the win
will challenge W. A. Golden, the present
hoIdar of the medal