The Portland daily press., 1896-01-01
Z BRIEF JoTTINes.

Yesterday vas pay day for state PEN
sions and about 5000 was disbursed by
the city. treasurer. There are nearly 1875
state pensioners III this city and each
receive 50 month from the state.
Today will be the last day of the Chick
ering Piano Co. S stay in Portland for
the present.
meet Thursday with Mrs. Rufus Tibbets,
No. 66 Bramhall street.
Tom Winder, the bioyclist, who was in
Portland last summer on his tour of the
coast line of the United States, has COM
pleted his journey. He did it and had
nearly months time to spare.
The Police Relief Association have re-
ceived a contri button from W. W. Brown
of the Berlin Mills Co.
4 i.ongfellow Lodge, No. 4S, K. OF P,
will elect it's officers this evening. A
full attendance is desired.
After DR.. Thompson's autopsy, the
baby, supposed to be Rose Dolly's. was
buried yesterday.
Haskell & Jones call attention of the
ladies to their display of garments in
low prices marked on them which is less
than cost.
Longfellow Lodge, N. E. o. p, will
meet and install its officers this evening.
A full attendance is requested.
Saturday evening, January 4th. Rev. E.
P. Allen of Harpoot. Turkey, will give a
free illustrated lecture on the "Keign
of Terror In Armenia. % He will be as
sisted by three Armen1ans, dressed in
Turkish, Kurdish and Armenian Co.'S
tums.
Register Reynolds says that the probate
office will be closed all day today.
For the entire year the clearing house
receipts were s65, OO3, 624 and for the year
1894 they were s62, OF. sos -
The stockholders of the Poland Paper
Company will visit the company's mills
at Mechanic Rails today. A train leaves
the Grand Trunk station at 755. The
return will be made on special, arriv-
ing in Portland at g. 10
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street.
Grimmer's orchestra played fer New
Years ball at Windham last night
City Marshal Trickey will present the
usual sorder relating to streets for COAST
ing, at the next regular meeting of the
city government.
There will lie a lecture tonight at the
Second Parish church by Rev. Rollin
7. Hack on can Evening in the Land
of Scott and Burns
There was an entertainment at the
Veteran Firemen's hall, Spring street,
last evening.
The committee on public buildings
has instructed Architect F. A. Thomson
to prepare plans for the erection of fire
escapes on the Monument and Centre
street schools and almshouse
Longfellow Lodge, No.ss4, K. of P, will
elect its officers for the coming year this
evening.
l.. T. Boothby of Waterville. says that
he remembers in 1S4S, winter which
parallels the present. The 2Sth day Of
December. 184s, he assisted in pI6wing
and grading the lot on which was built
the Oxford Normal Institute at South
Paris. He said that at that time the
ground was entirely free from frost, and
there was not quite SO much, mud as
there is this year.
This morning Rev. DR.. Dalton will
give a short talk on Armenia to the Sec
ond class In the Butler school.
Yesterday forenoon the longest sign
ever hung in this state was placed on
the cigar store of John Rolfe, corner of
Exchange and Middle streets. The Mid
die street section ia IS feet long and the
Exchange street section 35 feet in length.
The centre piece is 7x9 feet The total
number of square feet in the sign is 800.
Mulhall painted 1t and McCann hung it.
The meeting for the organization of
the State Reed Club will take place JAN
uary Is. The clubs headquarters at st.
Louis, will be at the Southern Hotel.
where two of the largest parors have
been secured, and rooms also have been
engaged at the Lindall.
Ocnoouer AppHla ana Amelia, Capt.
Williams, from New York for Portland.
put into Boston Monday to land boiler
which is to be used in the new ferry boat
now in process Of construction at Mont
gomery & Towards yard. Chelsea, and
which is to ply in New Bedford harbor
in connection with the N. Y, N. H. &
H. r. r. system.
The Standard Clothing Company, 255
Middle street. have issued very hand
some calendar for 1885,
TIE Y. M. G. A. will receive their
friends this evening from to 10 O'Clock.
There will be music and refreshments.
During the day yesterday there was
not single arrest.
There were number of watch meet
ings held last night.
There was many private parties last
night to see the old year out and the new
year in.
Rines Bros. store will be closed all day
today There will BIZ some attractive
bargains when business is resumed to-
morrow.