The Portland daily press., 1896-05-12
BRIEF JCTTlNGSe

The annual meeting of the Eiremel's
Monument Association will be held at
$50 Congr ess street, Wednesday evening
May ID, at s O'clock.
Bosworth Post Will decorate the Egraves
also those in Calvary and Western ceme-
teries, while Thatcher will decorate those
in Eastern and Forest City.
There was decided change in the tenn
peraturs yesterday. The mercury dropped
to So degrees in the morning, the skies
were clouded, and there were occasional
SHOWERS.
The Portland Light Infantry will oele-
brate their anniversary. June 9th at the
Sea View house.
Miss Annie Tobin, the chief companion
Of Columbia Circle, has presented in be-
half OF the association, to Court Fal-
mouth Of the Forssters, a yeryshandsome
flag.
The Maine Genealogical Society has re.
ceivod $500, from the Walker fund.
Cars on the Cape Electrics yesterday
Began running every twenty minutes to
all points on the line.
Yates lodge, Scottish rite, worked the
18th degree yesterday and banqueted at
o'clock. Prince Of Jerusalem conferred
the degree Knight of the EEastern Sword
in the evening. Thursday evening Dun
Jap Chapter, Rose Croix, will have ban
quet and work the 18th and 18th degrees
and elect officers.
AS the Red Oaks have ohallenges,for
three Saturdays ahead they can not az
cept tho one of the Young PortIands.
The regular meatng Of the Little Sauna
ritans' Aid Society postponed from last
Tuesday will he held at 295 Spring
street this afternoon at 4. 80.
The fraternity club was entertained
Last night by Charles e. Jose, Esq. Paper
by William II. Bradley, ESQ.
THE High School Football association
will elect q manager Wednesday.
MT. R. W. Dunbar, of Andover, coached
the High school track team Saturday at
Presu1n psoot Park.
The old bell formerly on Kennebec
street. tower will not be used as striker
ON Peaks Island The tower has been
IL
ing.
Fred Plaisted's four selected to row
at Halifax in July will consist of Plais-
ted, ConIey. Casey and Ten Eyck They
will have the Bowdoin college she'll
Dr.. Merrill yaocinated 145 children at
the North school yesterday. This COM
plebes the list. and now every child at
the North school has been vaccinated.
Among the different kind of birds to
be found in the behring's Oaks aviary
are: Blue mountain loreys. Mexican
ST George jay, indigo birds, island of
Java long sparrow, long canaries, Euro
pean goldfnch. cockatells.
The steam roller was at work On Con-
gress square yesterday where portion of
tile street is being 1nacadamized.
Work WAS begUn yesterday on the i'm.
proyements at the Vest End hotel.
The members Of the board Of aldermen
went to Augusta yesterday to visit the
insane asylum.
One of the large new locomotives re-
Gently received by the Boston & Maine
railroad YVES given severe test yester-
day Wh en- it hauled train OF 50 loaded
freight eaIs from Portland to Boston over
the Western division, leaving Portland
at 8. 10 a. m. and arriving at SomerYille
at 3. 10 P. III.
The beautiful ladies' Rambler bicycle
which cost over $1,000 to build will be
on exhibition Tuesday ard Wednesday
at the store Of n. II. Perkins & Co.,
FEea street.
The clerks at the freight Office of the
Grand Trunk depot in this city pleasant
IL remembered Landlord John O'Connor
OF tho Hotel Plaza, Boston, during the
pass week by the presentation Of beau
tiful writing desc.
There is petition in circulation for
signatures, protesting against the con-
gTegating Of SO many bicyclists On Cum
be1land street. evenings.
The Mission circle of the Congress
Square church, will hold the last meet
ing OF the season at tho church vestry.
Wednesday at pm.