The Portland daily press., 1895-04-15
BRIEF JOTTINGS.

Ivanhoe Lodge K. of P. will confer
the rank of Page tomorrow evening.
The Portland Evangelical ministers
will meet in. Y NJ. CA. hall at 10. so this
morning.
The Great Council of Maine. will meet
with Machigonne tribe next Thursday
morning at 10 O'Clock.
Thatcher Post will attend service
Memorial Sunday al. the Church of the
Messiah.
Ligonia Ledge will celebrate the 10Th
anniversary of Odd Fellowship April
26th.
The Peoples Ferry company are to
build new head house, ticket Office and
waiting room,
1t has been suggested by the commit
tee on fire department that Hayes truck
go into the India street house, and the
small truck be put into the Central sta
tion.
Collector Deering is trying to get the
government to refurnish the custom
house.
The Congregational club will hold its
regular monthly meeting at kthe Prehle
house tonight.
Last weeks foreign exports were val
ued at S122, 1854
The Bowdoin alumni dinner will be
held at the Preble house April Oath.
Mr. P. Mcclure missed his train in
New York and therefore was unable to
deliver his lecture at City hall Saturday
evening on 1.-The Labor Problem"
There were sixty -one arrests last week,
of which thirty-five were for drunkenness
The house 43 Hanover street, was Wis
tied Saturday night and the inmates
ordered to leave the city.
Saturday was showery, and a raw
easterly wind prevailed.
A man who was passenger on the Bos-
ton boat Saturday morning, was robbed
of forty dollars by thief
The directors of the Portland National
hank have voted to increase the capital
stock S45, 600. and have bought $4,000
new government tours, and deposited
them as security in Washington.
Charles o. Lowell, who was arrested
here some time ago for forging orders
on Owea, Moore & Co., and other deal
ers, found guilty and his case placed OH
special docket provided he left the city,
Las been arrested in Gloucester, Mass,
for some crookedness.
The fire department COMMITTEES inspect
ed the engine houses and fire boat Satur-
day.
The Little Women have contributed
$50 from the proceeds of their ball to the
Little Samaritans' Home for Friendless
Boys.
The two men in the beer wagon who
were chased by Marshal Trickey Friday,
and their team captured, were Edward
T.Doyle and John ]. Twigg. In the
Municipal court Saturday, Doyle was
punished severely, but Twigg was dis
charged as he was only passenger.
Word has been received at the custom
house that hereafter all civil service ex-
aminations made by the local board be
sent to the commissioners at Washing
tonsfpr REORGANIZATION.
The JEWISH passover will end Tuesday.
Until then the three services asday will
be held in the synagogues in this Fcity.
The attendance yesterday at the syna-
gogues was large and the services were
very impressive.
The cellarsof the building SO Middle
street, occupied by Mr.. A.G. Arey, was
flooded by water yesterday afternoon.
The damage will be considerable, and
last evening the water was still rising.
Mr.. Arey said it come from the sewer.
Other cellars in that section will proba-
bly, be found to have been flooded.
Mrs. j. j. Pooler, at present acting Sec
rotary Of the Samaritan association would
like all members having work out 10 send
1t completed il possible to her residence on
Cumberland street before Thursday.