The Portland daily press., 1895-01-19
THE PRESS.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS TODAY.
BRIEF JoTTINGs.

Judge Peabody is engaged IN drafting
the medical registration bill, soon to be
presented to the legislature.
The new building at the Oaks will be
opened today. Skaters are reminded
that they must not wear their skates in
the waiting room. A cheerful omen
fra was burning in the crate yesterday,
and the building looked particularly
neat and cosy.
The annual meeting Of Portland Typ
ographical Union Relief Society will be
held Mt the Argus office this afternoon
at SIS O'Clock.
The Friday night Whist Club met at
the Sherwood last night. After their
games they enjoyed delicious supper.
The florida orange crop was badly
frozen last week, but many of the orang-
es have been shipped north. The freez-
ing gives them a bitter flavor. Some
think oranges are unhealthy when froz-
en-, and others say that frequently Or
anges for sale reach the north that have
been chilled, and no bad results follow
from eating them. The California and
Valencia crops are said to be large and
good this year.
Yates Lodge of Perfection will hold its
annual meeting February 1st.
The lecture on Historic Holland" by
Rev Dr. Bolles has been indefinitely
postponed, as the subscriptions did not
reach the required limit.
There were six arrests for drunken
ness yesterday.
The union services at the Gospel
Mission this afternoon at 8 O'Clock will
be conducted by MIR. S.A. Skillings, OF
the Congress M. e. church. Gospel meet
ing at 7.30 p. m All are welcome.
1.-THE large store on Commercial street,
beyond Union street, formerly occupied
by the firm OF Ryan & Kelsy, ship brok-
ers, has been purchased by Hon. G. F.
Libby and Judge Symonds. and is being
put in fine condition.
Mr. Benjamin G. Miles left TWO boxes
of matches in the Kitchen of his house
on Beckett street Thursday night, and
in some way the matches signited, and
burned a hole in the PARTITION. Mr..
Miles promptly extingushed the flames.
MettaIuc Lodge, No. SO, K. of p, was
instituted at Rumford Falls last night,
with 80 charter members. Grand Chan
cellor F. M. Robinson, Grand K. of R.
and S., Wesley G. Smith, and others went
to Rumford alls on the noon train yes
tsrday.
Damon Assembly. P.S., will visit
Calanthe Assembly of Westbrook, sSatur-
day afternoon and evening. Sisters will
take the 2.10 car.
Yesterday was bright clear day,
much colder than Thursday.
The schooner William B. Sumner. con-
signed to Deering, Winslow & Co..
with 500, 600 feet of hard pine lumber.
arrived yesterday morning. The captain
reports hard passage OF thirty days,
during which he encountered no less
than five gales.
The steamship Numidian was reported
passing Cape Race Thursday afternoon
at D. m. She left Liverpool January
10th, and has therefore made remarka-
bly, quick voyage. She is due to arrive
here Sunday morning. The Allan liner
Partisan will make ner usual spring trip
early in March.
The Knights of Columbus, Portland
Council, will visit Bangor today, leaving
the Union Station by II p. NJ, train,
to assist in instituting new council in
Bangor.
There was meeting of the directors
of the Maine Central yesterday. but
only routine business was transacted.
Rev. Henry McGilvery will speak at
the Y.M.C.A. mems meeting tomorrow
afternoon at 4.30.