The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-12-09
BRIEF JoTTlNGs.

All members of Canton Ridgeley, No.
1 are requested to be present at the reg
ular meeting Monday, Deoem Der 9th.
In the windows of the Congress street
drug stores are some very fine photo
graphs of scenes from the "Fatal Card"
The testim onial which the Department
of Maine is to present to the Henry Weis-
senger Tobacco Co. OF Louisville has been
finely engrossed by Shaylor and is now
being framed. 1t will be placed ON exhi-
bition in few days.
Saturday morning was cold and cloudy.
In the afternoon just enough snow fell
to glaze the sidewalks and caused many
and warm.
Mr.. Inness. the contractor, who engaged
laborers to work at Hartland, and failed
to meet them Saturday morning in Port
land, appeared Saturday afternoon and
furnished the men with meals and tickets
for their destination.
The Congress street sidewalks were
sanded yesterday morning. 1t is to be
hoped they will receive careful attention
this winter Saturday night many PEG.
pie had bad falls.
William Doughty and companion
bagged eight ducks at Green Island Tues
day, and 10 Wednesday.
z The feast of the Immaculate Concep-
ton was observed in the Catholic church.
es yesterday. A collection was taken in
aid of ST. Josephs' Home at Deering.
There were A arrests last week, of
which "a were for drunkenness.
Mt. Vernon lodge will celebrate its
fifth anniversary at fits hall Decem Der
10th at 8 O'Clock. Supreme Warden Hon.
Geo. H. Howard of Cambridge, and Su-
prems Secretary Frye will speak.
Beginning tomorrow Miss Anna J.F.
King of Brunswick will give a three
days exhibition at the Art Club building
of her work for the past two years in Par
is, in water colors. She has been highly
praised by foreign connoisseurs for her
work The exhibition will be open from
10 a. m. to IL p. IN.
The pictures of the various scenes in
1.-THE Fatal Card taken by the celebrat-
ed photographers arony, will he seen in
the various drug store windows 5his week.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Women's Maine Indian Association will
be held in the vestry of Williston church
Tuesday afternoon at 8 O'Clock p. m.
Among the invited guests to the Com
mercial Travellers banquet to take place
at the West End hotel, Decem Der 28th,
are Gov. Cleaves, Mayor Baxter, Hon.
WV. Thomas, Jr., Messrs. Payson Tuck
er, J. E. Blabcn and Rev. ]. B. Shepherd.
Given's orchestral club, and John P.
Welch, vocalist, will furnish music.
The annual meeting of the Maine Press
Association will be held in this city on
Wednesday and Thursday, January sth
and 9th, 1895.
The repairs in the basement of the But
Ter school house are completed and the
school will reopen today.
James Kennedy, alias John lyman, of
Biddeford, was discharged Friday from
jail, having served 80 days for drunken
ness. He at once went and stole two coats
from Melville f. Griffin and he is now
back in jail again.
And now there is talk that Grand
Trunk syndicate will build fine hotel on
the Eastern Promenade.
The infant son of Mrs. Samuel Knowles
No. 9 Salem street, has diphtheria.
The new double house. situated on the
corner of Pine and Neal stee.s, will be
finished about the middle Of January.
One half will be occupied by Harry T.
Harmon and the other by Charles W.
Allen.
at I,>ering point in the spring, Of the
same height as the old one, but will cover
more ground.
The ladies of the 1sts 10th, and 29th
Auxiliary will meet with Mrs. Weeman,
165 rearl street, next Wedne sday at 7.15
p. IN.
The Stevens Silver Company gave a
fine supper to their employees and invited
guests at Cliff Cottage Saturday evening"
The party YVES conveyed to the cottage in
Faifleld's team.
G. II. Farley has been running his
stained glass works, day and night to
complete the windows tor the Friends
church at Vassalboro that was dedicated
yesterday.
Rev. Father Doyle will address the
Catholic Total Abstinence Society at
kavanagh hall this evening.
-Four boys will go before Judge Robin
son this morning on complaint eharg-
ing them with snow -balling in the
streets.