The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-04-09
BRIEF JoTTINGS.

Don't forget the parish sale at ST.
Luke's parish house today, or the de-
liahtful musical entertainment to be
given tonight.
The Second Parish ladies' circle will
serve an excellent dinner from 10 to 2 p.
m, at the vestry today, and supper
from 6. 80 to 7.30 p. m. There will also
be a sale of pretty things. and free en-
Tertainment in the evening.
The w. c. L. U. business meeting will
be held at SO Oak street today at 2. sc
o'clock.
Beacon Commaudery, No. SO, Ancient
and Illustrous Order of Knights OF
Malta will hold their regular meeting
this evening, when the Black degree
win be worked ON three candidates.
DIR. A. K. P. Meserve of Portland, Sec
rotary of the Maine Board of Medical
Registration, reports that the next meet
ing of the board swill be.held in Portland.
July 18th.
Wiley & Calhoun have secured the
contract for heating the new Baxter
memorial block. The elevators will be
furnished by Marshall of Boston.
The patrons of the University Exten-
sion lecture course will pleasesb bear in
mind that the second lecture in the
course will be given ton light at s O'Clock
in Assembly nall.
The Executive Council will meet at the
State House, Augusta. today. Quite q
number of matters willLbe considered.
Yesterday was bright and plsasa Mt.
but it was pretty cold in the early morn
ing.
The members of the Builders Exchange
enjoyed their usual monthly supper
Tuesday evening.
Prof. r. B. Hall says there is no truth
in the report that he will return to
Wateryille. 1t is pleasant to know that
SO good musician is we'll satisfied with
his homo here.
The Reece Button Hole Machine Com
pany have elected II. A. Shea president,
and F. L. Cody, treasurer, and these
with Z. Fl. King, D. II. Hardy and
James Phelan, directors.
Two small boys, aged about 9 years,
were arrested yesterday for stealing q
watch. some cigars and doughnuts al
Mrs Elizabeth Chamberlain's. One Of
the boys was Mrs. Chamberlain's son
and the other playmate named O'Con.
nor.
Mrs. Knowles was presented by hel
music class in the Butler school hand
some banquet lamp and bouquet Of
piuks.
The lighthouse board has awarded the
contract for provisions for this district
so W. L. Wilson; that for fuel to Ran.
dali & MoAllister; stove gally and furni
turs to Portland Stove Foundry Compa.
ny; moorlng stones to W. A. Healey OF
Rockland, Couyage. Bagaduce river tc
H. Perkins of South Penooscot.
"Owney," the famous travelling dog
Of the post office department. was il
Nashua, Monday night on his way hiJher
a party of Royal Arch Masons went tc
Yarmouth last evening to visit Var.
mouth Chapter and witnessed the work.
ing Of the Royal Arch degree.
The young deer which was secured this
winbe- by the Portland Railroad Compa-
ny, which with the moose they have al
their Car house in Deering, was to have
formed che neoleus for the menagerie at
Pride's bridge this summer, is dead.
The Tennessee Centennial Exposition
will be held at Nashville, May 1, 1897,
and Mayor Baxter has been invited and
is requested to appoint five citizens as
issioners.
The fine, bright day yesterday worked
wonders in strengthening out the roads
in the vicinity of Portland. A few more
such days and the thoroughfares will be
in good shape for driving or wheeling.
Mayor Baxter yesterday afternoon ap-
pointed John Smith as driver Of the pa
troll wagon in place of Samuel E. Taylor
No reason is given for the change.