The Portland daily press., 1895-02-13
BRIEF JoTTINGs.

The Mission Circle of Congress Square
church and Mission Circle of the Church
of the Messiah will hold a union meeting
Wednesday afternoon at $50 O'Clock, in
vestry of Congress square church. Dr..
Blanchard, Rev. Mr.. sKimm ell and Rev.
Mr.. Hooper, State missionary, will be
present.
The Lewiston Snn says: The Portland
Commandery, K. 6. E., will not come to
Auburn for the advertised competitive
drill.
The death of Capt. Locke it appears
| by letter, was caused by the spanker
sheet block striking him on the head as
he was wearing ship going into Matanzas
harbor, killing HIM instantly.
Charles Bartlett, Jr., and Thomas Mat
thews of this city and Capt. James Per-
kins of Bath, are negotiating for the
| purchase of the tug boat Cornelia of
Rockport, Mass. for towing purposes in
this harbor in connection with the tug
A. Demorest.
Jack Daniels, the pitcher, has been
signed as second member of the Portland
Base Ball Club.
| A ten months old child was sitting in
its mothers lap in this city the other day
when it suddenly picked up knife from
the table at hand and cut the mothers
arm so. severely that doctor had to take
twenty stitches to close the wound.
| Rev. DR.. Hunter will lecture at Chest
nut ST. this evening on babel Builders.
Ancient and Modern"
| There will be an adjourned meeting of
the State street Parish this evening, at
| 7.3O o'clock.
John Gillis, ship carpenter at work
on the Matte ]. Allies, yesterday morn
| ing cut his instep severely with an axe.
| The New York steamer and the New
Brunswick of the International line,
sailed about p. m. yesterday.
The Portland citizens OF Russian de-
scent are providing their countrymen on
the Labrador with provisions.
at the Y. W.C.A. rooms Wednesday
evening, the entertainment will be a
shook" social. 1t is requested that each
one who comes will bring book or a
piece of a book.
Portland Commandery, G.E., has
sent word to the Auburn Commandery
that they will be unable to go to Au-
burn for the advertised competitive
drill.
Last week, on one of the rcoldest days,
butterfly fluttered through an open
window into the house of Mrs. Bowers,
on Federal street.
Yesterday was the festival of ST. Eula-
liza, virgin of Barcelona, patron saint
of sailors. The French have it:
"If the sun smile on ST. Eulalie's day,
1t is good for apples and cider, they
say"
Yesterday was beautiful mild winter
day, and the sidewalks were quite slop-
py at noon.
Freight for the Mongolian Ii delayed
by the blocking Of trains with snow in
the western states and Canada. The
cold has also prevented the loading of
cars. The temperature at point in On
tario where consignment of apples
which were loaded, was reported to be
3s degrees below zero at the time of
loading. apples. cheese and eggs are
kept from freezing in the ordinary
freight cars by the means of stoves.
The "Tiffany" summer and winter cars
will preserve them against frost above
80 degrees below zero. Cheese will
freeze at zero.
The Portland Dramatic Association at
their meeting Monday night, chose these
officers: Charles A. Ross, President;
Eugene Il. Moulton, vice president; F A.
Gilpatrick, secretary; Melzra O'Brien.
assistant secretary; Walter E. Snow,
treasurer; Walter A. Goudy, assistant
treasurer.
The union services are held every af-
ternoon at the Gospel Mission at 8
O'Clock. All are invited.
A man fell overheard from Frank lin
wharf last night, and was pulled out
after he ha1.received thorough ducking.
He was full and was taken to the sta
tion. A bottle of whiskey was on his
person, and was not broken by the
plunge.
A unique subject. "Babel Builders,
Ancient ana MooerH, Will De Greateu Dy
Rev. W. J. Hunter, DID,, at Chestnut
street church, this evening. DIR. Hun
ter is one of the ablest clergymen of the
Dominion, and there will be a great
many who will be delighted to hear
him on his first appearance here. Dr.
Hunter mas been pastor of the largest
Methodist church on the continent for
the past three years-the great St. James
in Montreal.