The Portland daily press., 1895-08-03
BRIEF JOTTlNGS.

in Advent Church Tuesday and Wednes-
day, is said to handle her subject,
"Heredity and Woman's Higher Life"
delicately but fearlessly. She invites all
women to attend these lectures free of
cost.
Capt. Ben. Willard took party of
friends out to sea on the steameri Fanny
G. yesterday morning in pursuit of sword
fish.
A number of jelly fish were afloat in
the easterly dock at Custom house wharf
yesterday.
A new crossing is being put in across
the Grand Trunk railroad on Commercial
street at the foot of Pearl.
The Portland Gas Company is renew
ing it's pipes along Cumberland street.
Work on the laying of the underground
telephone is now progressing.on Portland
street.
New granite cross walks are being laid
acrosssC Congress.st atlWeymouth street
A layer of gravel, in places 10 inches
thick, is being laid on West street, near
the Butler school.
The Royal German Band of Philadel-
phia arrived in the city last evening,
they having been engaged to furnish mu-
sic for the anniversary of the Venerable
Gunner Association next week.
Finesyesterday for the most of the time.
There was slight shower II. the after
noon.
Capt sButler of the Signal Corps Of the
First Regiment has received from Bos-
ton the brilliant blue and yellow trimmed
uniforms to be worn by his company at
the coming muster.
q The midsummer number of the Board
of Trade Journal is quite attractive ex-
terrally and contains much Of interest.
The Portland Veteran Firemen's Asso-
citation will probably attend the. .fremens s
muster at Kockland next September.
The High street church will be closed
during August.
The Old Orchard people are agitating
the connection of Old Orchard and Bos-
ton by an electric line.
The regular meeting of the Fresh Air
Society, by request of it's president, will
be held at Pine Point. Monday, August
s. Train leaves Union station at 10 a.
m.
The moonlight trips of the steamer So
kokis up the Presumpscot river, adver-
tised to take place August and 6, have
been cancelled.
The members of Trinity Lodge, No. 46,
K. of P, are requested to meet at Castle
Hall, No. 80 1-2 Exchange street on Sun
day at 9. Is a. M, to attend the funeral
of John R. Chaplin.
Rev. Francis E. Clark, D. D., founder
of the Christian Endeavor movement,
will speak in YIN. c. A. hall on Sun
day.
The annual meeting of the Seventh
Maine Regiment Association will be held
at Camp Benson, Newport, Me-, August
q and %, 1895. Business meeting on
Wednesday, August 81, at pm. Camp
fire on Thursday.
Another case of diphtheria was reported
Thursday that of Susan McDuffy, II
Boyd street.
The Oriental Powder company of South
Windham is going to open an Office in the
Office on Exchange street, lately occupied
by Pullen & Crocker.
The schooner Josephine Swan that
came in yesterday brought five fine sword
fish. The captain says he was struck by
tremendous squall off the southern part
of Georges Banks, Thursday and expected
everything to go. but luckily escaped
without damage.
The committee on floral parade of the
New England Fair, held a meeting last
evening and talked matters over, but
nothing was decided on.
Monday, August s, is to be W. G. T.
q. day at Fryeburg, in charge of Mrs.
L. NJ. N. Stevens. Mrs. Helen G. Rice
ofsBoston, Mrs. Anna NJ. Hammer, presi-
dent of the Pennsylvania W. c. T. U,
Mrs. Mary j. Denman of New Jersey,
one of the early crusaders, Mrs. Margaret
T. w. Merrill and Miss H. A. Leavitt of
Portland, will participate in the meeting.
Foster Bros. have taken the Jose store
at the head of Widgery's wharf. They
are dealers in vinegar.