The Portland daily press., 1895-02-11
BRIEF JoTTINGs.

lVann0e LoQges IL. OF L. Will coh1oA WV
rauk of Knight tomorrow evening using
the long form of the ritual.
The Daughters of the American Reyo-
luton, will meet this afternoon at the
Union Mutual at $50 Members having
duplicates. from Washington please bring
! them.
Rev. r. j Hack will give an illustrated
| lecture, entitled "Gladstone and no"
| Saw Him. on Thursday evening, FEB
ruary 18th, at the Second Parish church.
under the auspices of the Ladies Circle.
There will be short organ recital be-
fore the lecture by Mr.. c. H. Toby. All
those who heard Mr.. Hacks previous lee
| ture on Rome and the Catacombs will
be pleased to hear him again.
The Casco Loan and Building Associ-
alton have reelected the old board of
officers with the exception that MrC W.
T. Cooling takes the place OF Mr.. Prentlss
Loring on the board of directors.
The horse attached to R. S. Rand's
crockery team, started on the run from
Casco street Saturday, and ran up Con-
gress street. AS he turned the corner OF
Casco street he upset the pung. and the
crockery few in every direction. The
horse was caught before any further
damage was done.
Last weeks foreign exports were val
ued at $3.50, 1928.
Portland branch, N. E. Firemen's
League, has elected George W. Beal pres
| ident, J. C. Ward vice president, and A.
| ]. Cummings secretary and treasurer.
They will act ON code of bylaws to-
night.
The city bath houses were badly dam
aged by the late storm, and the landing
OF the Harpswell Steam boat Company at
Orr's Island was carried away.
On the passage of the Oregon from
Portland to Halifax, the heavy seas
smashed some Of the cattle pens.
The public hearing before the Board
of Aldermen in regard to granting the
Portland Railroad Company permission
to erect poles and do the necessary work
to prepare for an electric railroad, will
be held 1ext Wednesday evening.
The Jury in the Hughes case attended
the First Baptist church yesterday morn
ing.
The street commissioner was busy put
ting Portland street into the best of con-
dition Saturday.
Bosworth Relief Corps will attend the
Lincoln exercises given by the Shepley
Camp on Wednesday evening. TIE dele
gates elected to the department conven-
ton are Mesdames AS Spaulding, M. A.
Kennard, H A. ingalls,, G. G. Berry. and
M. Sawyer.
The Society of Friends held their last
meeting in the Oak street house yester-
day. The old building will now be de-
; molished preparatory to building the
new one.
: Tomorrow nights celebration of the
, Seth anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's
birthday at the Preble House by the
Lincoln Club will be noteworthy occa-
sion.
J Steamer Ben Hur was engaged in
clearing the docks of ice Saturday.
Schooner G. W. Pierce, that arrived
Saturday, was badly iced up.
Ward Republican Club will probably
make their headq uarters in Hooper &
Leighton's old building.
The Ladies' Auxiliary 1-10-29th Reg
inlent will hold fair at City Hall the
. last of the month.
: The Grand Trunk ran six snow pillow
E trains between Portland and Gorham
Friday.
Part of the pond at the Oaks was
cleared of snow and covered with skat-
ers Saturday.
! Saturday was bright, but the colo
weather still held its grip. The mercury
was degrees below in the early morn
ing, rose to 10 degrees above, and was Z
degrees above at midnight.
,, Mr.. Menish, a traveller for the Twitch
ell-Champlin Company. had large
, coonskin overcoat stolen from him al
: Gorham. On the train to Portland the
e overcoat was discovered, in bag on the
train checked to Portland by some one.
When the train arrived here no one
called for the bag. but the authorities
are laying for him.
The Independent Ten Wheel Club will
give complimentary ball to the York
s County Wheelmen at Gilbert's, i'll this
city, March 10Th. The hall will be dec
grated. Wefferling will cater, and Gil
bert's orchestra furnish the music
Tonight the Odd Fellows mass meet
ing will be held at the Odd Fellows hal
to consider the acceptance of HON.. P
BAKERS offer of accommodations in hi
new block.
Officer LON bard arrested d thief who
stole coat from Jew pawnshop OF
y Fore street, near Union, Saturday, ant
who, in trying to escape, was caught BY
one of the Hebrews while he W as climb
ing fence
/. There were 43 arrests last week, o
which ~ were for drunkenness.
The Bohemian Association will go OF
their annual sleigh ride and supper tt
the Sea View Cottage Wednesday night.
O The annual reportsof ST. Elizabeth
Orphan Asylum shows receipts last yea
: of 81, 657 "A and expenditures of 81, $50. 60