The Portland daily press., 1896-01-04
BRIEF JoTTINas.

The monthly business meeting of the
Diet Mission will be held in the parlors
of the Fraternity House, rs Spring street.
on Saturday afternoon, January 4, at 4
O'Clock.
This evening at 7.30 O'Clock there will
be meeting of the Social and Debating
club at the Fraternity rooms. The subject
will be "Twelfth Night"
Tickets can be secured at Loring,
Short & Harmon, for course Of lectures
on Modern Religious Thinking in Re-
lation to Humanity" at Union hall, by
Rev. E. J. Prescott, under the auspices
of the Current Events Club. The first
lecture will be given next Wednesday af-
ternoon.
The regular Gospel service of the
Young Women's Christian Association
will be held in the vestry of Free street
church. tomorrow at 4. 80 p. m. Rev. W.
S. Ayers will give an address on Bible
study. All women are cordially invited.
| Yesterday was for most of the time,
bright and clear, but at others there were
heavy winds clouds.
| Deputy Sheriffs O'Brien and Maxwell
seized large quantity Of liquor in jugs
and kegs Wednesday night In Lewiston
from the II. 30 train from Portland.
Rev. Mr.. Wright of St. Lawrence street
church, will preach an historical sermon
tomorrow morning, covering the 25
years of his ministry in Portland.
Thn
meet at the High street church this after
noon at 8 O'Clock. Instead of the regular
programme there will be an address by
Mrs. Capron of India. =
Judge Robinson gave young man a
chance yesterday who had been arrested
for drunkenness. Hefsfound that the
young man was intelligent, and upon
his signing the pledge let him off with
the understandings if brought up again,
he would get 80 days in Jail and besides
fine an costs.
| Mrs. Capron had very good audience
of ladies present at High street church
yesterday to hear interesting talk on
Eastern Turkey.
| Beef has taken another jump. The
wholesale prices sof rumps and loins have
gone up to IL and IA cents, an increase
of so cents a hundred. The retail price OF
the best steak is Is cents pound, an
increased of five cents, as some dealers
have been selling for 20 cents all through
the fall
OF the So cases of diphtheria reported
in Portland since September 1st, only
eight proved fatal, the use of anti-toxlne
having greau effect.
Thursday evening Mr.. Joseph Thaxter,
in the employe of Goudy & Kent.
sprained an ankle by falling through
scuttle in Gabrino's store on Congress
street. =
| At the Portland Club next Monday
evening the regular clam supper will be
held and Hon. Josiah Fl. Drummond will
deliver an address on "The NationalsCon-
vention which Nominated Lincoln and
Johnson I"
| In the United States Court yesterday
morning Owen j. Ryan of Portland was
fined s25 and costs for selling liquor
without a United States license
| The Portland Slate Engraving and
Manufacturing Go. has been awarded the
contract for the sanitary work in the
new Biddeford city building, and also for
the Westbrook school buildings.
| Rev. George L. Mason will deliver an
address in Reform Club hall, Monday
evening on "The Home Against che
Saloon" The public are cordially invit.
ed to attend.
Alderman Dam gilded this tablet on
the Baxter block yesterday: 1885.
Erected by James P. Baxter, in memo
riam Elihu Baxter
Yesterday afternoon at o'clock
special meeting of the Elks was held
and four mem bers of the Katherine
Rober Company initiated into the order
Following the initiationa lunch was
served.
| The plan to make the Amesbury home
of the late poet Whittier memorial is
receiving commentator on every hand.
The monthly business meeting of the
Diet Mission will be held at the Fraterni-
ty house, rs Spring street, Saturday af
ternoon at O'Clock
The Mutual Improvement Club will
meet with Mrs. NJ. E. Irish, 48 Deering
street on Monday afternoon at O'Clock.
The Willard Guards have presented
Capt. Benz BIZ. Willard an elegant gold
mounted cane.