The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-02-05
BRIEF JoTTINos.

The regular monthly meeting of the
Salvation Army and Society, will be held
today at 10. 80 a. m. in the vestry Of the
High street church.
There were seven boys coasting on Fore
street hill, Monday evening, when the
sled slued by the Portland Company's
gate throwing the boys eff The leg of
Peter O'Donnell of 40 Franklin street was
fractured, and boy named Carney was
knocked senseless but not seriously hurt.
Yesterday was cloudy and disagreeable
with splits of snow.
Remember that the Camera club will
have lantern slide exhibition in it's
rooms at the Art Society building to-
night at O'Clock, to which the public
are cordially invited.
Most of the Maine State College boys
left for school yesterday noon. Several,
however, will stay until after the Port
land High School Cadets ball, Friday,
and will then return.
Yesterday morning the principal of
one of the public schools was searching
for some charitable people to assist him
in getting a number of his pupils into
school. He said that several boys were
unable to leave their homes because they
had no shoes and their parents had
mot means to buy the needed footwear.
The Martha Washington Tea Circle
will meet with Mrs. Rufus Tibbetts, &c
Braokett street.
Hadattah Lodge, No. III, I. o. o. f.,
will work the initiatory this evening
A team belonging to Mir. William
Sawyer of Pownal, ran away from Milk
street on to Middle street, yesterday
forenoon. but no damage was done.
The Women's Literary Union of Lew
iston, has secured Mr.. E. c. Swet5 of
this city to give his lecture on 'tPiotur-
esque Maine," at an enter tainment for
the benefit of the union this evening,
March 5.
Mail Carriers Mitchell and Murray of
this city, have been invited to attend the
banquet Of the Bangor letter carriers,
Saturday evening at the Penobscot Elk
change.
Mr.. Charles Rowe, the young man
who fell down the elevator shaft at the
King Manufacturing Company, Middle
street, last week, has sufficiently recoy-
cred to be at work again yesterday.
Elmer Barter, a native OF Isle au
Haute, and known in Portland, where
he had number of warm friends, was
a member Of the crew of the Inflated
Falcon, lost in the big gale of Deem Der
II and Il. on Georges Banks.
The semi-annual civil service exami-
nation of applicants for the grades of
carriers and clerks was in progress in
the common council room at the city
buildinsg yesterday. There are 166 male
applicants and four female applicants.
The test OF the new peat-asphalt fuel is
to be made with engine No. 5, Thursday
afternoon. Chief Jackson has not been
able to get out yet.
The officers of the State of Maine Reed
Club are extending their work to large
territory. Yesterday 5000 copies of the
life of Mr.. Reed were secured and are
being sent all over the country.
Geo. G. Shaw & Co.. are having a spec
ial sale of strictly fancy sweet corn
this week at price that will pay anyone
to lay in stock sufficient to last the bal
ance of the season.
At the opening of the Superior court
yesterday morning for the trial of Ellen
Dolley, it was the proper time for the
opening Of the February civil term,
which was, however, adjourned till
next Tuesday.
There is noticed in the window of Cres-
sey, Jones & Allen, some excellent
photos of the statue poses of Lula Z.
Cutter. The photographs were taken by
G. E. Jackson.