The Portland daily press., 1895-12-04
BRIEF JOTTlNGS.

Engine Co. No. presented one Of
their members, who has lately resigned,
handsome banquet lamp, Monday.
Yesterday was cloudy in the early
morning, but the skies cleared before
noon. In the afternoon the weather grew
peroeptibly colder.
Judge Peabody entertained the Frater-
nifty Club at the Sherwood Monday night.
A new pavement is being laid west OF
the office of the Maine Central railroad
company in st. John street.
The inspecting officers of the Maine di-
vision, S. of ", have finished their offic-
ial visits to the camps of the state. They
report the order in Maine to be in very
fourishing condition.
The liquor deputies were engaged in
splitting beer vest erday morning, in the
basement of the county side of the city
building.
Mrs. Booth will visit this city and de-
liver an address on Human Wreckage'
in the First Baptist church, tomorrow
at Z. 40 p. IN. Admission free.
Mrs. Austin, Bradford. street, whose
child has been sick witch diphtheria ro1
several days, now has the disease herself
Boys, SO it is supposed, broke into a
periodical store at Knightvile Monday
night and stole about ten dollars worth
of periodicals and stationery.
The committee appointed to make ar
engagements for the proper observance OF
Forefathers' day by Portland Colony, U.
0. T. F., to occur the middle of the
month, is making good progress.
The Ladies' Veteran Firemen's League
will meet tomorrow evening at the Vet
eran Firemen's Association Erooms or
Spring street at o'clock. All members
are requested to attend.
A state meeting of the Unitarian Wom.
ems, Alliance will be held in the First
Parish house on Thursday, December 9Th
at II O'Clock a. IN. Box luncheon al
IL. 80 o'clock. Papers by Mrs. Burgess
and Mrs. Jordan in the early afternoon.
This evening occurs the regular meet
ing of Portland Lodge, N. E. O.P. Nomi
nations of officers and other business will
come before the lodge. All members are
requested to be present.
| The tenth annual banquet Of the Maine
Commercial Travellers Association will
be held at the West End hotel in this
city, Saturday evening at o'clock. A
business meeting will preoede the ban
quet, beginning at 6. 30.
This evening the Myles Standish Rifle
Club will open their new quarters at No.
II Cross street to their shooting friends.
They will be glad to see any persons in
terested in rifle shooting. Tickets may
be obtained of the members.
The annual meeting of the Associated
building, Thursday, at p. m.
The lecture on Venice to be given by
the Rev. r. T. Hack in the Second Parish
church tomorrow evening, will be illus
trated by views of more than usual mer-
| it.
this city over the Grand Trunk last night
and one over the same road from this
city. The above are in addition to the
regular Grand Trunk freight train.
Guy Burnham, who was so severely in
jured at Saco last Saturday, was bro ugh
to the Maine General Hospital yesterday
afternoon and the limb amputated. Last
| night he was comfortable and will proba
bly, survive the shock.
| Mrs. P. H. Rowe of Seabrook, N. H.,
who has been visiting her brother, George
+. Wiley at Saco, was in the city last
Friday and while here lost three dia-
monds valued at $500
Three sailors, yesterday got too frisky
and while on Fore street amused them
selves by kicking in doors and the like.
The sons of the seas will GO before Judge
Robinson today.
Portland, Mt. Desert g. Machias Steamboa,