The Portland daily press., 1896-01-03
BRIEF JOTTlNGS.

Yesterd ay was fine, clear day. The
wonderful weather continues.
Miss Olive A. Mills of Brocton, Mass,
is to commence series of special services
in Congress street Methodist church this
evening at 7.3o A cordial invitation is
extened to all.
All ladies Of this city of every denomi
nation are invited to attend the meeting
at High street vestry today at p. m.
Mrs. Capron will speak. A collection
will be taken for relief work in far
Eastern Turkey under the supervision of
Miss Grace N Kimball::.
Mrs. Noah Burgess will read her paper,
"The Literary Value of the Bible"
which was read before the Federation of
Der in the Parish House of the First
Parish church this afternoon between 8
and 5 O'Clock for the benefit of the Uni
tartan Woman's Alliance. There gwill be
music. Tea and fancy cakes will be seved
by the ladies of the Alliance.
Ligonia lodge will have its public in
stallation of officers at Odd Fe lows hall
this evening. The entertainment will be
| a delightful one.
DR.. Merrill of the board of health, says
that diphtheria has practically DISAPPEARED
from the city, though isolated cases are
liable to turn up at any time. A case
of diptheria was reported on Hampshire
street yesterday.
J Considerable damage was done to the
sea wall at Peaks Island by the late
storm in many places, and the cobwork
of the old wharf, the original Brackett
wharf, on which was Built the present
Casco Bay landing-was carried entirely
away.
The Mission circle of the Church of the
SWEET to give his lecture Picturesque
Maine'' in the chucrh on Monday even
ing, January 9th.
horse belonging to Samuel Davis of
Deer1ng, attached to a wagon containing
Mr.. Davis and another man, took fright
Wednesday on Preble street from wheel
coming off, threw out the two men and
ran. Several presons had a narrow es-
cape and the peanut stand was damaged.
The fire department. has received 20
tons of Pennsylvan camel coal, which
was distributed yesterday to the various
engine houses. This coal costs $40 ton
delivered and is far superior to the
English coal, which the fire department
has been using for many years.
The party of immigrants that arrived
on the Mum idlan Monday. and who were
detained by Inspector Fogg, have been
released.
An immense whits pelican, gift from
q California friend to Mr.. George Burn
ham, Jr., has been mounted by Daniels.
The wings extend six feet and the bill
is Ii inches long.
The annual meeting Of the Loyal Wo-
men of American Liberty. will be held
with Mrs. E. S. Osgood, 48 Winter street,
Saturday, January 4th. at 8 p. m.
The regular monthly meeting of the
board of managers of the Women's Chris
tian Association, will ooour this after
noon at 8. at 26 Spring street.
The new register for 1895 at Swett's no.
tel, bears the date Wednesday, January
l, 1896, and device consisting of the
A merican and British flags crossed with
a scroll bearing the words, "The cruel
war (talk) is over.'' 1t is the work of
Mr.. Michael T. Mulhall.
There were about 800 pounds of halibut
arrived yesterday and Lombard secured
it all for his Congress street store
Chandler's orchestra played in Win
throp New Yeas eve for the Payson
Tucker Hose Company, and on New
Years night for the Independent 26 at
Mechanic Falls.
The Northern Banking Company reel
ected their old off GERS yesterday.