The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-01-14
NEW ADvERTIsEmENTs TO-DAY.
BRIEF JoTTlNos.

The Portland auxiliary of the McAlI
Mission, will hold parlor meeting on
Tuesday at 3 O'Clock, at the residence
OF Mrs. Prentiss Loring, 11e Spring
street.
Tho next session of the York District
Lodge OF Good Templars will be held
with Seaside Lodge of Kennebunk port,
Wednesday, February 9Th.
e. r. Purdy, pastor of the Friends
meeting house on Oak street, is holding
a very interesting series of revival meet
ings at the church.
Mrs. Will Corey has bought the other
one of the TWO Waugh houses for $1,000
Yesterday was a very pleasant, mild
winters day.
A reporter from the Halifax Herald is
In town to get figures as regards the COM
parative population and financial stand.
ing of Portland with St. John and Hall
fax.
Ar. Philip F. Turner has an old Port.
land Directory of 1861; volume of
337 pages.
District Deputy McGowan of the
Knights of Columbus, conferred degrees
on ten candidates and installed the off
GERS OF Portland Council last evening.
Two Portland Railroad loan bonds
were sold at auction On Saturday by r.
l. Day g. Co. A $1,000 Portland 6's, due
July, 1897, brought 10s, and $1,000 Port
land 6, due September, 1907, brought
lis ~.
The work of finishing the vestry of
the West End church is being carried on
steadily. Donations of laths and other
material have been received, due to the
energy of Mrs.sBen. Burnham. A pipe
organ replaces the old one, this being
made feasible by the liberality of the
music tIrm of Cressey, Jones & Allen.
The Supreme court, Judge Strout pre-
siding. will come in this morning and
GASES will be assigned for tri al
The fraternity Club met with Judge
Bonney laust evening, and Rev. j. G.
Perkins read the paper.
Tbs back door of Lessard's barber shop
i'll the West End, was broken into Sun
day night and several razors homes, a
stolen. There is no clue.
The report that the big mastiff owned
by Mr.. Cashier of the West End hotel had
met his death by the electric cars, was
erroneous 1t was small dog owned by
tie same gentleman that was the victim.
The rowing canine mariner which has
been constant visitor to the wharv IS
and privileged passenger on the harbor
steamers during the last two seasons, was
seen yesterday ganboling in the best of
health and spirits, round the donkey
drawing Mr.. Cashiers wagon on Com
mercial street. AS the wagon had to halt
when turning out of the International
line wharf to allow an electric to pass
chance was afforded to observe just how
the sagacious mastiff regarded an electric
car. He stopped his play and stopped
still at a safe distance until the car
passed, showing clearly by his general
demeanor that he was too old traveller
to run any risk of being caught under
the Wheels.
Mrs. Lillian Stevens of North street,
will entertain the Cresco club on We'd
nesday of this week The members will
all be there If possible.
The street commissioner is to be con-
graduated on sanding the sidewalks on
Congress street yesterday. They had be-
come very slippery owing to the light
snow OF Sunday night.
There were only two arrests yesterday,
both for intoxication.
The week of prayer service will be
followed by meetings at the Pine street
chruch, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday evenings, conducted by the
pastor.
The SaInaritans will have picnic sup
Per and entertainment at the hall corner
OF Brown and Congress streets, over
Schlotterbeck & Foss's drug store on
Thursday evening.
Governor Asa bushnell of Ohio, wa
inaugurated Monday.