The Portland daily press., 1896-01-06
BRIEF JoTTlNGs.

The regular monthly meeting of the
Women's Maine Indian Association will
be held in the vestry Of Congress Square
church on Tuesday ut p. m.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Female Provident Association will BIZ
held in room 9, City building, this after
noon at 2. 80 clock A fnll attendance
is desired.
Attention is called to the advertisement
of Mr.. v. Wieren, Hand also to the course
OF lectures on German literature which
he is giving every Wednesday morning
at II O'Clock at the residence of DR.. Addi-
son S. Thayer, Congress street.
Thers was but one arrest all day yester
day, and that was for intoxioation. Sew
eral dodgers were housed last night from
the severity of the weather.
Mr.. Charles Fairfield expects to have a
barge fully equipped and running by
the use of An naphtha motor, such as is
now built and experimental with in Rw
York city, by March 2Sth.
Saturday was very disgreeable. The
sun was bright, but the wind was high
and great clouds of dust blew which,
added to the low temperature, made the
day trying one. Yesterday was bright,
but the mercury did not rise above 10 de
grees, and was down below zero at times
District Deputy T. H. Higgins will
install the officers Of Ivanhoe Lodge next
Thursday evening.
In (yorvoiJ
Of L., will meet Monday evening, Janu-
airy 9th at their hall So 1-2 Exchange
street. There will be an Initiation, in
stallation and supper. A large delegation
from Star of Liberty Council, No. 8. Of
Westbrook. are to be present. All m en-
bers are requested TO attend.
The County Commissioners of Maine
will meet at Bangor January 2sd at 10
a. m.
The Portland and Cape Elizabeth street
railroad is considering the use of pa
tent swivel trolley wheel. The swivel
turns on an axle near where the wheel is
attached to the trolley pole, the aim be-
ing to conform to the inclination OF the
car going around curves, and t hus to
obviate delays caused by the trolley leav-
ing the wire.
The eighth annual ball of the Relief
Association of the Portland Fire Depart
ment, will be held at City hall, Thursday,
January 10Th.
Through the efforts of Mr.. George Fl.
Babb, head teacher of manual ira in
ing in the Portland schools, a wood
turning lathe has been secured for the
North school without single dollar OF
expense to the city. Mayor Baxter gave
the lathe at cost of about $50. The
Belknap Motor Company has given the
use of a two horse power motor for
year. King & Dexter and Emery & Wat
erhouse have donated the necessary belt
ing. The Portland Company has given
the shaft. pulleys and hangera. The
Electric Light Company will furnish
the power free for a year, and c. j.
Mcdonald will give the lumber necessary
for setting up the motor.
The Portland Steam Packet Company
has changed its name to the Portland
Steamship Company. The company has
been reorganized, but the officers of the
new corporation will be the same as the
old one This change took effect January
/.
Saturday morning Chief Clerk Charles
H. Mitchell of the ms, was instruct
ed by wire to appoint E. L. Merriman of
Waterville acting postal clerk on the
Skowhegan and Portland 1un in place
of Mr. L. D. French, who has been as
signed temporarily to act as assistant
chief clerk, under Mr.. Mitchell
The church which is to be built, prob
ably within year, by the Catholics,
will. it is understood, be built on one of
the streets near tho Union Station, if a
suitable lot can be obtained. It is UNDER
stood that the bishop has placed the Mel
len street lot in the hands of real estate
dealer. The new church will cost in the
vi,inity Of $40. 900, and the mon ~ neces-
sary to construct it will be raised by sub
scription.
The new dormitory of the Portland
School for tho Deaf, was inspected Satur-
day by large number of citizens, and
everybody praised the nne appoint
ments for the comfort OF the children and
teachers. The princiapl. Miss Taylor,
and the assistant teachers, were in atten-
dance to show people over the house and
explain tho use to which the different
rooms are to be put. Now that the fur
niture is all in place and the rooms fully
completed the house bears a homelike
appearance that is not often seen in an
institution of this kind.
John Vickers of Hay nesville and Isaac
La Plante Of Caribou, were before Judge
Webb Saturday, charged with violation
Of the internal revenue law. The former
was fined s25 and in default Of payment
was sent to Alfred Jail for 80 days. The
latter was continued for sentence.
The annual meeting of tho Portland
Montge merry Guards will take place at
their a. mory Monday evening at 8u'clock
The Fortnightly Club dined with Rev.
Mr.. Wilson Of Woodfords Saturday even
ing. - 49, - ..aA.-