The Portland daily press., 1896-04-28
BRIEF JoTTINGs.

There will be a mass meeting ut Union
hall, South Portland, Wednesday eve-
ming in the interest of the soldiers
monument. Speeches will be made by
Past Commanders Z. C. SWEET, William
Il. Green, Richard Gately and W. r.
Anthoine.
The English steamer season Of 1856
will close today when the Laurentian OF
the Allan line will sail. She will go
two days earlier than is customary and
instead of stopping over at Halifax will
go direct to Liverpool.
The prizes for the girl and boy selling
the most tickets to the carnival of May
LIST, are to be seen at Todd's jewelry store.
Chairman Lord of the Board of Coun-
ty Commissioners wishes it stated that he
Is not candidate for nomination as
commissioner.
Ex-Sheriff Doughty of Gray says that
he is candidate. for sheriff.
In TIE municipal court yesterday morn
ing was young man who testified that
his father, Erastus Aver kept drunk all
the time and abused his wife, the young
The son asked that his father be sent to
Jail, and the man accordingly got 30sdays.
The nth anniversary of Odd Fellow
ship will be observed by Canton Ridgsly,
No. 2 at Willard hall, this evening.
Thore will be a concert by Chandler's
band, after which the floor will be cleared
fer dancing. A supper will be served.
Iacy, l.,
stock sold at auction by Messrs. B. O..
Bailey & Co., on Saturday, was pur-
chased by Woodbury. & Moulton at 81.
The Fraternity club were entertained
by DIR. j. L. Jenkins at the Sherwood
last evening. The paper was by DR.. T.
Fl. Gerrish.
District Deputy J. A. MCGOWAN offioi-
ated at the comforting of the third de-
gree by Lewiston council, Knights of
Columbus, last week.
The Wholesale Flour and Grocers' As
ISOLATION, have decided that beginning
on the equality plan and that on and
after that date no authority shall be al
lowed statesmen on the road to make
prices for the commodity.
The choir boys of St. Lukes made their
annual excursion to Bluff cottage yester-
day.
Ivy lodge, Daughters of Rebekah, made
q visit to Evening Star Of Brunswick
last evening.
Two new open cars arrived for the Cape
road Saturday, and two boilers set in
the boiler house for the new 500 horse
power engine.
The double tracking operations on the
Maine Central between Yarmouth and
Freeport are progressing favorably. About
three miles of track is already laid and
is being ballasted and preparations for
laying the remainder are we'll under
way.
1t is reported, but without confirma.
ton, that the Bangor & Aroostook will
run the Flying Yankee this summer to
Boston by way of Dover and Foxcroft,
running from there over the Maine Cen
trail, instead of by way of Bangor as here
tofore, thus saving more than an hours
time in the run between Aroostook coun-
ty points and Boston.
The committees on public buildings
and agency met yesterday to approve
bills.
The yacht club held their annual
dinner at the club house last night. 1t
was an informal affair, confined to the
mem bers.
The Illustrated Magazine was given
last night at Woodfords for the benefit of
the Episcopal church.
Canton Ridgely, No. LIP. EM., at their
regular meeting last night. voted to make
an excursionto Albany, N. Y, leaving
Portland, Saturday, June 10 by New
York boat and return to Portland the
morning Of June 18th. They will take
band with them.