The Portland daily press., 1896-02-27
BRIEF JoTTINas.

A leap year parlor gociable will be
given at No. Lincoln street this after
noon and evening from 8 to and from
to 10 O'Clock, in aid of the Zion church
mission work
the second and third degree rank to-
night. All are invited.
Our readers are reminded of the Uni
versity Extension lecture to be given by
Mr.. Cole at Assembly hall, High school
building, tonight at s O'Clock. AS previ-
ously announced in the PRESS, the
American society is taking this method
to Introduce University Extension, and
the public are cordially invited to attend
There will be no recital of the Rossini
club on Thursday of this week. A meet
ing of the active and student memb ers
is desired.
NJ A. 6. Sohlotterbeck said yesterday
the property at the corner of Temple
and Congress streets had been bonded
by the Masons for Masonic purposes.
Yesterday was bright and pleasant.
Shepley Camp, S. Of ", and Ladies'
Aid have received an invitation from
Wentworth Camp at Gorhsm to visit it
Frid ay evening.
The Law Students Club last evening
listened to an address by Hon. Peroival
Bonney on Criminal Procedure. At
ter the lecture a mock conrt was held
with Henry j. Conley as presiding JUS
tice.
bo+ Mo-
of the Grand Trunk has decided to have
no private cars on that line. is denied.
The Grand Trunk Commercial Tray
ellers' Associations will mold its annual
meeting and banquet this evening at
the Lancaster House, Lancaster. N. II.
The party Of Maine excursionists. or
ganized by Hon. Fred e. Richards of this
city, which left Portland, February IL,
arrived at Pasadena, California, Mon
day. Col. f. e. Boothby has received
despatch from Mr.. Richards, dated at
the Hotel Green at Pasadena, stating
that the party was all we'll and happy
and should be at that point at least
three days.
Frank Saunders, the Spanish sailor,
who disappeared from the schooner J.
B. Manning, February s. returned to the
city yesterday. He was all right.
: J. S. Winslow & Co., rendered COM
Pulmonary banquet to the members of the
Randall McAllister Company last eye-
ming at the Union Station cafe.
Friday evening the Portland club will
entertain at one of its clam suppers the
Republican nominees for the city coun-
Gil, including Mayor Baxter and the can
didates ssfor aldermen and councilmen.
The supper will be informal and will
be served at $50 O'Clock.
The new signal tower at Scarboro
crossing on the Boston & Maine. is fn-
ished and in operation.
The high school boys are training daily
for the indoor meet which is to take
place in the High School Assembly hall
in about two weeks. The contests will
be public and will consist of the follow
ing: 10 yards dash, 20 yards dash, 90
yards hurdle, standing broad jump, run
ming broad jump, standing and running
high jumps, pole vault, potato race,
putting the shot.
The supper and entertainment at the
First Free Baptist vestry, announced
this evening. has been postponed indeti-
nitely.
Major Buck related an interesting CO.
incidence to PRESS reporter at the
Veteran Firemens' reunion last evening.
Forty seven years last night he ran to a
fire on Danforth street from the same
house in which the supper was held
then Casco No. l engine house.
At about p. m. yesterday country
man driving team knocked down a
woman who was about to en- ter an cleo
trio car at the corner of Congress and
Preble streets. The man drove off with
out waiting to discover what damage he
had done. The woman was carried into
the electric car station. 1t was found
tn ct she was not Generously hurt.