The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-12-03
BRIEF JoTTINGs.

The masquerade ball to be given by the
Infantry will take place on the 23d, not
sd, as printed yesterday.
Mr.. Moses Sawyer of Durham drove tc
market yesterday morning. a ride of %
miles, through the rain and mud. Mr..
Sawyer in 81 years old and drives to this
city from his farm every Monday morn
ing, starting often at IL O'Clock at night,
arriving here at 6 in the morning and
returning the same day. He rarely
misses trip, summer or winter.
1t rained quite copiously during the day
yesterday, and the mercury was up in
the ffties
Twelve Scandinavians arrived from
Minnesota yesterday and took passage on
the Labrador for Liverpool and will sail
Wednesday to pass Christmas at home in
the old country.
The pavement on Fore street at its
junction with Market street has been
torn up again. to enable the Portland &
Cape Elizabeth railroad to put in the
turn. Work on the trolly wire at this
point was also being done yesterday. The
cars will be running into the city on
Wednesday.
The suit of the First National bank of
this city against the Lewiston Horse
Railway Co., assigned for trial last week
in the Androsccgain county court, was
put over to the January term.
The repairs in the Butler school base
ment will be completed this week. Pos
sibly the school will reopen Thursday or
Friday, but probably not until next Mon
day.
The superior court, November term,
adjourned yesterday afternoon. The
December term will commence today.
The storm vestibules have been put in
at the entrances to the Union station.
The Laurentian left Halifax at g. 80 yes
terday morning. She will be due here
about noon today.
Mass was celebrated Sunday in the
new chapel at Fort Preble for the bene-
fit of the Roman Catholic soldiers of the
garrison, by Rev. Father O'Brien. This
is the first occasion that the Roman
Catholic service has been held at this
fort.
day afternoon at O'Clock, December 18th,
at Union Hall, Congress street (entrance
143 Free street). All come prepared to
work.
The Portland & Rochester Railroad has
contracted with the Laconia Co. for fifteen
gondola coal cars Of 5000 lbs. capacity
each. These cars will be up to date in
every respect.
Judge Strout has sustained the demurrer
in the Rumery will case and granted a
weeks delay during which the complaint
may be amended.
We have received Leavitt's Farmers
Almanac for 1896 from Loring, Short &
Harmon who have it for sale.
There will be Gospel Temperance
meeting at the Gospel Mission this eve
ming. Subject illustrated by stereopticon
views. All are invited.
The Liberal Art Exhibition. together
with the work of the Fox Studio, will
open at 507 1-2 Congress street. The ex-
hibition has secured larger rooms than
heretofore to accommodate the increase
unusually interesting.
The Little Sauna. itans Aid Society will
meet at Miss McGregor's, 295 Spring
street, this afternoon at 400
Yesterday Mr.. Charles II. Crooker's
horse, attached to wagon, took fright
in front of Rines' store and ran down
Congress street. Before he had proceed
ed far, or had done any damage, he was
seized and stopped by Officer Roger Nc
Grath.
The Salvation Army Aid Society will
meet in First Parish house tomorrow
at 1890 am.
The anniversary meeting of Mt Yer
non Lodge, N. e. o. P, has been post
poned from December 9th to December
10th, at which time the. Supreme Warden
and Supreme Secretary of the order will
be present and address the members and
invited guests. Thesregular meeting will
be held December 9. -Four candidates
were initiated at the. last meeting and
more. applications are before the lodge.
The usual weekly chalk talk, conduct
ed by Bro. G. Edwin Woodman, pastor
of the Church Of Emanuel, will be held
in Williams hall, this evening at 7.3O.
All are cordially invited
J. r. Libby is giving handsome
souvenir with every purchase of S. or
upwards in the dress goods department.
Children inlthe first class of Chestnut
street school will meet in the school
house this morning at 80 O'Clock, and
from there go to the jackson and Casco
street school houses.