The Portland daily press., 1895-02-21
BRIEF JOTTINGS.

The Portland Rubber Company has
been organized in this city for the pur-
pose of manufacturing and dealing in
rubber goods, with capital stock of
$4,000. James Aiken of Franklin Falls,
NH, is president; Allen Shedley, OF
Portland. general manager, an Edward
G. Woodford of Portland, treasurer.
Capt. Townsend of the steamer Phan-
tom is building cutter yacht. She is
27 feet over all, 9 foot beam and about
5 1-2 depth. She will be completed in
about two weeks.
The Yoke Fellows of High St. church
will give supper and entertainment at
the vestry this evening.
The ladies OF Congress street Methodist
church opened their fair and entertain
ment..in the vestry last evening. Aunt
Jerusha's album was opened and afforded
amusement. Superior music will be
furnished this evening, and useful and
fancy articles will be on sale.
The Rev. Scott F. Hershey lectures this
evening at O'Clock in City Hall. The
lecture is free. Mr.. Hershey is said to
be equal in style to Ruskin. The Tenn
pie Quartette will favor the occasion..with
music A large audience is expected.
Mr.. William A. Chase, the pressman,
who had trouble with Charles P. Bah
cock of this city, has returned and is at
work at his old place.
Ernest R. Bowie was arrested at New
buryport, Mass, by Off Ger Jones of this
city Tuesday, on charge of embezzle-
ment from Gately & O'Gorman. He is
charged with taking S25, in the warrant.
and yesterday Judge Gould gave him
sixty days.
The Samaritan Association will meet
with Mrs. W. 7. Kilborn, No. 2O4 Brack-
ett street, on Thursday afternoon, at
g 80 O'Clock.
Yesterday was beautiful day, as mild
as spring.
Rev.J. j. Lewis of Boston will deliver
a free lecture in City Hall, on the Fas-
sion Play, next Sunday evening, illus
trated by the stereopticon.
When the new steamer Sebascodegan,
of the Harpswell line goes into commits
sion, it is reported that Captain Ivan
Bryan, the present captain of the Merry
coneag. will take charge of her. He will
be succeeded in the command of the
Merry by Captain Long, who last
Alice and Madeleine.
Repairs are being made rapidly on the
steamer Mary ". Libby. 1t is expected
she will be in running order by the end
of the week.
Stalls for AZ horses have been con-
structed on the steamship Labrador.
The harbor was very beautiful in the
sunshine yesterday, and until big coal
barge was towed down and anchored,
it was entirely empty, not single
floating object being at anchor in sight
except the buoys.
The schooner Nettie Cushing that
was towed in here some weeks ago, IN a
disabled condition, by the U. S. revenue
cutter, has been repaired and will pro-
ceed immediately to her destination in
New York.
Professor Leslie A. Lee, of Bowdoin
College,sw give his interesting illus
trated lecture on The Depths of the Sea
at the First Parish House Friday even
ing, March first.
Mr.. WA. Macdonald, injured in the
Wild River accident and who was insured
Id the Preferred Accident Co. for $500,
has received check for the amount.
The Portland Yacht Club will have a
Smoker Saturday night.
A lofty ambition-to be the best
dressed man in the city.-Argus Edi-
toriaI.
To imagine that an unwashed, un-
kempt vagebond appearance is genius is
not lofty ambition.
Rev. F. c. Rogers will deliver lecture
this evening at the Observation-Disclosures
church, on the subject of Marriage
The United States District Court will
be open for naturalization Saturday
| next (February 23) until II p. M. Par
ties are advised to be at the clerks office
at 9 a. m., to have the petitions pre-
pared, or to come on a preceding day
for that purpose.
The union gospel meeting will be cid
at the Gospel Mission this afternoon, at
8 O'Clock. Rev. T.S. Samson, OF the
FIR ee street BaptisJ church, will conduct
the services. All are cordially invited
to attend.
AT the Church of the Messiah vestry
last night there was a church supper and
entertainment of universal interest and
enjoyment. There were more present
than could sit down to the tables, and
after the supper there was a pleasant
prog ramme of entertainment.
ABYSS inian Church.