The Portland daily press., 1896-10-08
BRIEF JoTTINGs.

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ing.
The Harrington building on Congress
street. near Casco street, until recently
occupied by Loveitt's fish market, is
being renovated. Fessenden, the new g.
dealer, will occupy the Building.
Rt. Rev. Bishop Hsaly on Sunday
last administered the sacrament of con-
firnation to 500 persons in st. Peters
church, Lewiston.
The Pine Tree club will hold its regu-
lar meeting Friday evening at 772 Con-
gross street.
The Samaritan Association will meet
this afternoon with the president, Mrs. T..
o. Bailey, so Deering street.
Canton, Ridgely, No. l, will leave Odd
Fellows hall Friday morning, October
ethSat g. 40 a. IN. Train for Gardiner leaves
Union station at am.
About 100 sails were in the harbor yes
terday awaiting good weather.
Frederick S. Vail, has rented the store
No. 4S Exchange street lately occupied
by Ire Berry, Jr., to Mr.. Philip Turner.
Special Agent of the German American
Insurance Co. of New York.
Attention is called to the notice Of the
change of time of the steamer Salacia.
III another column. The change takes
effsot next Monday.
The Maine Central will begin the Sun
day excursions to Fabyan's next Sunday.
After this dull weather the trip should
prove splendid one at low figure.
The Woman's Auxiliary gave a very
tooghsome New England supper at the
YIN. g. A. rooias to the mem bers last eve
ming.
IL was cloudy. raw, and showery yes.
tarday.
The adjourned annual meeting of the
Portland Fraternity will be held at the
fraternity house on Spring street, Fri
day evening, when officers will be elect
ell. The advertisement will be found
elsewhere.
The erection of the addition to the
Public Library on the land in the rear,
formerly occupied By the Society of Art
building, is progressing rapidly.
The schooner Lizzie E. Dennison, of
Portland, that went ashore near Havan
nah, Ca, during the recent gales has
been towed off and is only slightly dam
sgud.
One OF our shipping merchants says
that while but a few years ago the aver
age schooner was 300 to 600 tons, it il
row LOCO tons, AMI it costs no more to
run the larger vessel than the smaller,
except on towage and little in the rig
ging.
A merchant says that more care is used
by Portland ship chambers than in any
other city, and that better supplies are
given out here than in Boston or New
York.
Dir. S. T. EVeleth of this city, has i'm.
ported young white Persian cat whose
cost was large. The animal weighs thir-
tsen pounds and has blue eyes, the por-
tian of the eyesthat is generally white be-
ing also blue in this species of cats.
The general committee on the coming
ODD Fellows fair is now we'll organized
and the work has been skilfully planned.
The committees have been enlarged aad
they are ready to do with enthusiasm
whatever is expected of them. AL signs
point to one of the most successful fairs
ever held here. in fact 1t will probably
surpass all previous ones.
The Cape road will hold another
athletic contest at Willard October 18th.
ss-Nsher Motor works employees will get up
a team to compete with the Cape road
employees.
g@ About $50 tourists went on tho Mai ne
Central excursion to Crawford Notch
yesterday.
Warden Benjamin R. Gribben Tuesday
seized 100 short Holsters which were
Struggled among a lot of smelts that
were being shipped to New York.
The international committee of the
Young Women's Christian association
has appointed today as day of prayer
for young women. There will be SER
vice In the yestry of Free Street Baptist
church this evening at s O'Clock in re-
cognition and Rev. Leroy Bean will de-
liver an address.
Oak street, will give Harvest Supper
in the vestry this evening at z O'Clock,
followed by an interesting entertain
ment. ALI are welcome. ~~
The Harvest Supper committee of
Fern Lodge, No.2., will meat with sister
Barker. No. 90 Wilmot street, Friday
evening. Every member on this COM
mittee is requested to be present to make
final arrangements for Tuesday, October
10.
The fall meetings of the Catholic
Young Mems Literary and Debating So
ciety will commence this evening at KAY
anaugh Hall at O'Clock.
Day of Prayer for Young Women.