The Portland daily press., 1896-11-30
BRIEF lOTTINGs.


The Samaritan Association will meet
at Riverton Thursday afternoon. AT
7o'clock a supper will be served fol-
loved by an entertainment in the even
ing.
Rev. B. O. Thayer is indexing the
pamphlets in the Maine Historical
rooms. He will follow the method in
vented by Mr.. Joseph p. Thompson,
librarian of the Genealogical Society,
which is said to be preferable to any
in use.
The new rooms of the Catholic Liter
Rry and Debating Society will be opened
tonight. he Ladies Auxiliary will
assist with music and readings. There
will be hop and refreshm ents will be
served.
The Ladies' Circle of the First Parish
church will give an apron sale, and
tarkey supper at the parish house next
Tuesday evening.
A sermon on the Brotherhood of st.
Andrew was preached at st. Luke's
Cathedral last evening
A collection was taken up at the First
Parish society in aid of the Unitarian
fund in aid of needy churches, yester-
day.
Saturday the day was damp and rainy,
with very high temperature. the mer-
curry reaching 62 degrees. Yesterday the
mercury nai dropped to 80 degrees in
tho morning. The day was lowering.
Street Commissioner Staples had a
very narrow escape from serious acci-
dent by the breaking of the rear axle
of his ca rriage.
The Portland & Cape Elizabeth Ferry
Company has presented SO to Miss
Lemone Dyer. who had most of her
clothes burned In the fire in the head
house on Thanksgiving day.
Gascoe Brothers are tearing down the
historic house, corper Of High and Free
streets, formerly occupied by the Cum
bsrland Club.
Today the public gchools will resume
their sessions.
DIR. Addison S. Theyer will read a
paper OF scientific character before the
Current Events club. next Friday morn
ing at the Fraternity house.
The exports during the past week
have been TO she British West Indies,
office, hay, cabbages and general mcr-
ohandse valued at s1,671; to British
Guiana, general merchandise. valued at
81,
Saturday night man named Feeney
was injured while wheeling dirt at the
Grand Trunk elevator. The man IS head
was badly cut and several teeth knocked
out.
The December term Of the q. S. Dis
triot Court comes in on Tuesday. The
final call of the docket of the September
term was made yesterday.
The Ladies' Aux iliery Of the Y. M. c.
q. will hold an all-day building sale on
Wednesday, DECEMBER 2. A turkey din
ner and supper will be served in connec-
tion with the sale.
The Fresport High School foot ball
JEAN defeated the LIN. T. E. A. U. by
score of IS to ~.
Fern lodge of Odd Ladies have accepted
an invitation to visit Auburn lodge of
Auburn. Friday evening, Decem ber 4th.
Tickets will be good On any train
through the day at reduced rates.
The number of arrests for the week
were 40, and of these 20 were for intoxi-
cation.
The Excelsior Club meets with Mrs.
G. Il. Roberts, SO May street, this after
noon at O'Clock. Subject, "French
Settlements in America %
The boys at the home in Deering were
provided with a generous Thanksgiving
dinner, fruit and candy were donated
in abundance, and TO some of them the
turkey dinner wasS the first genuine
Thanksgiving of their life.
Members of lvanhoe lodge, z. of P,
are reminded that tomorrow evening the
rank of Page will be conferred and also
that severel important changes in the
bylaws effeoting dues and benefits will
be acted upon.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Women's Indian Association will be held
in the State street chapel on tomorrow
afternoon at O'Clock.
Tne Advent season began Yesterday
which was the first Sunday in Advent
and which was duly observed in the
Episcopal and Catholic church.
The annual election of the officers of
Shepley Camp, No. q, s. of ", will &C.
our Tuesday evening. AT this election
the delegate and alterDates will he
chosen to attend the division encanlp-
mant nesting at Norway in June, 1897.
The attention Of the mem bers OF
Thatcher Post, No. III, q. AR, is
called to the regular meeting this even
inz. The nomination of officers for the
ensuing year will be called.