The Portland daily press., 1895-05-07
BRIEF JoTTiNGs.

Hon. Elliott Wood of Winthrop was in
town Saturday.
The Boston & Muine announces
that q Bar Harbor sleeping car
will run on trains and 2sson Wednesday,
MAY II, and the Bar Harbor parlor car
on trains IL and Ga on Wednesday, May
IS.
Today the Masonic grand bodies will
begin their annual meetings in this city
The Masons. began to put in an appear
ance yesterday and today the town will
be full of them.
Readers will remember that the spring
exhi bition of the Society of Art is open
at their club house on Deering Place
from 9 a. m. to 9 p. m. daily.
This afternoon the railroad commits
sioner will come to Portland and hold a
hearing on the petition of the Cape
Elizabeth Electric road in reference to a
crossing of the Boston & Maine railroad
at Commercial street.
The school of instruction for the
officers of the 1st Regiment, G.S. M. !,
will be held in few days at Lewiston.
Col. E. C. harrington of Augusta, State
inspector of rifle practice, is preparing
an address which he will deliver tefore
school.
The harrington estate has improved
the store in the Boyd block, near the
corner of Middle and Exchange streets,
occupied by Delayina, the tobacconlst,
immensely. The ceiling has been sheathed
and the walls tinted among other feat
ures.
Professor. Chandler of sWestbrook will
lecture at the EChurch of the Messiah to-
morrow, "wednesday evening. 1t is
highly commended as a graphic exposit-
ion of the new starsworlds.
Yesterday was bright aud warmer, the
mercury reaching 60 degrees.
At the First Baptist church, Sunday,
As were admitted by baptism and 8
by letter and experience, making So in
all. Most of these were converts at the
Mills meetings. There was a very large
attendance at the communion service
and 4S recei we'd the hand of fellowship.
The Fraternity Club was entertained
by Dr.. Jenkins at the Sherwood last
evening. The paper was by Hon. Geo.
E. Bird.
A man named Perkins is alleged to
have obtained SO from Kate Dalton of
the almshouse last October, by represent
ing himself to be messenger from a
teamster named John Hughes. Perkins
was in court yesterday morning, but
was not arraiened.
n MIR. S. Higgins at Sebago Lake Sun
day, caught the largest and gamiest sal
mon of the season. 1t took HIM an hour
and 40 minutes to bring him into the
net.
The wife of John E. Ford of Cumber-
land Mills, who was drowned near the
life saving station on Cape Elizabeth,
arrived here yesterday morning from
Lawrence, Mass, and took charge OF
the body. The funeral will take place
today in Cum berland Mills at 30
O'Clock.
The wife of MIR. Fred Brackett of Lii
gonia, was the daughter of Mr.. Nelson
Morton, one of the victims of the Acton
disaster, and Mrs. Morton Eand another
daughter are at Mr.. Brackett's.
Among the visitors at the sheriff's Off
ce today was a gentleman who had
reached the stately height of 6 feet
inches.
The Fresh Air Society will meet at the
Y.M.C.A. rooms at p. M. today.
:. A great many people will read this is
sue of the PRESS. How many of these
will read the advertisement of Messrs
Eastman Bros. & Bancroft regarding
their sale of underwear and hoiserY fol
Wednesday? By noting this advertise
meat you save money by getting new
desirable goods at less than one hall
price.
The next session of York District Lodge
of Good Templars will be held with
Highland Lodge of Old Orchard, We'd
nesday, May 18th.
A number of vessels expected here
have been laying for a week in VineJ arc
Haven waiting for fair wind to enable
them to get around Cape Cod.
An address will be delivered at Cit
Hall tonight by Rev. S. F. Hershey, OF
Canon Law and the Constitution of th,
United States. Tickets at the door.
Andrew Cross delivered the last O
his series of lectures on hypnotism a
Gospel Mission hall last evening. L. B
bennett, Esq, presided, and a large auC
attentive audience listened to an abl
presentation of the subject.
Left Deering the last of June and il
fifteen minutes arrived in Portland earl,
in March. Judging by the temperature.
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