The Portland daily press., 1896-01-02
BRIEF JoTTlNas.

houusty evening IN bne presence OIL Gn0
officers of the 6. A. r. posts and Relief
Corps of the city. The installation Ewill
be performed by past president of the
Maine division. A dance will follow the
installation.
Saturday evening, January 4th, Rev.
E. P. Allen of Harpoot, Turkey, will
give a free illustrated lecture on the
Reign of Terror in Armenia. He will
be assisted by three Armenians dressed
in Turkish, Kurdish and Armenian
costumes
This evening occurs the regular meet
ing of Casco Lodge No. 70 A. o. U. W.
veryssmember is requested to be present
as business of Importance will come be-
fore the meeting.
Tuesday Willie Durrell of Hallowell,
was received at the Reform School. he
having been sentenced there for stealing
horse.
The police pay roll for December will
be paid today. 1t amounts to $3,545. 40.
Cassassa, the fruit dealer, who has often
served in the municipal court as inter-
pr eter. came to the police Office yesterday
and left in the deputy marshals' room
a delicious New Years present in the
shape of a liberal supply OF apples, pears
and grapes.
That festival Of the vested choirs of
Maine that was postponed from last
November, owing to the fact that the
new organ had not been placed in st.
Luke's cathedral, will come off in July.
1t cost little over $4,000 to heat the
city building last year. The county pays
half this sum, and day or two ago the
county treasurer paid over into the oity
treasurer tie sum of $4,000 as the county's
| share of the expense.
Capt. E. P. Pickett. the friend of all
the sailors coming into this port, has
been presented with handsome book
entitled s"Gems of Religious Thought, !"
by W. S. Jordan & Co. The book is
from the works of Talmage. \
The Portland Paper Company, which
is making Is tons of pulp per day, at
It's Gilbertyille mill, has record worth
mentioning. 1t employees 100 hands and
has never yot missed paying them fort
nightly.
At the Foxoroft factory of the Portland
Packing Company, preparations are be-
ing made for pack twice as large as the
pack of 1886 A cew of eight men and
a foreman is already at work manufaot-
uring the tin cans to hold the corn and
some men will be kept busy about the
factory nearly all the time until the
canning season opens again.
AS yesterday was New Years and a
bank holiday, the annual meeting of the
Northern . Banking Company, called for
2 O'Clock January 1st, was adjourned to
today at the same hour
| The examination of applicants for
teachers certificates for second grade,
night. Yesterday the examination for
| first grade certificates was continued and
there were three candidates, one each
from Bridgton, Gorham and South Thorn
| aston.
The United States and city Offices were
closed yesterday, and also the probate
court room.
The fence between the North School
and the Eastern cemetery blew down
Tuesday.
The lecture at the Second Parish
church, by Rev. Mr.. Hack, was post
pOned to this evening at O'Clock.
Subject, "Ihe Land of SCOTT and
Burns.''
One of the Cape Electric cars broke an
axle on Fore street, yesterday.
The lack of snow has prevented many
men from earning money shovelling it
from the sidewalks and this helping
them through the winter There are
consequently more applicants forscity aid,
To-day the city treasurer will pay out
$S9, 900 in salaries for city officials for the
month, on the city pay rolls and on
monthly bills.
The installation of Portland colony,
10. P. F., which was to occur next Fri
day evening, has been postponed until
the evening of January IT,
The 6.55 a. IN. car yesterday morning
carried the first mails out to Willard
and South Portland over the Portland
& Cape Elizabeth electric road, and the
mails went through smoothly according
to schedule all day.
By the liquor commissioners annual re-
port it appears that SIG, 900 worth was
sold at the Portland agency.
1t is good news for patrons of the Otta-
wa house, Cushing's Island, that Me- B.
c. Gibson. who was SO successful and
popular his its landlord last summer, has
renewed his lease for term of years.
The pier that runs from Thompson's
Point to, the P. & O. shops, was badly
wrecked its entire length by the gale of
Monday night and Tuesday. A construc-
ton train and crew of men were at work
Tuesday making repairs.
Impressive services were held yesterday
at the Cathedral of the Immaculate
Conception yesterday. Bishop Healy
preached sermon at the grand mass
Rev. Father McDonough was celebrant
and was assisted by Fathers GiIfillan and
Collins.
All ladies of every[denomination are in