The Portland daily press., 1896-03-19
BRIEF JoTTINGs.

This evening occurs the regular meet
ing Of Casco Lodge, No. ~, A. o. u.
". All members are requested to be
present
The monthly meeting Of the Associated
Charities will be held at Room 9 City
Building. this afternoon, March 10, at
4 O'Clock. Subject, Probation Officers
and their work. All interested are cor
dially invited.
Hon. James P. Baxter has been elected
prssident and Charles S. Fobes vice presi
DENT OF the Merchants National bank.
Capt. B. E. Bradbury of Norway has
been appointed surgeon of the First Regi-
mentgwith rank of major, succeeding DR..
Frank s. Warren. Lieut.. J. B. O'Neill
Of Portland lis made assistant surgeon
with the rank of captain and Gilbert Nj.
/ Elliot Of Brunwsiok assistant surgeon
! with rank of first lieutenant.
Today is the last day of winter. The
vernal equinox is set for nine O'Clock
tonight.
Yesterday was another beautiful
spring day.
A man named Murphy is at thespolice
station for stealing a Coat from Simon
Miller on Fore street.
a handsome silver water pitcher was
presented Mavoshui lodge, K. of P. !,
tlless donors: Josiah H. prummond,
Henry G. Peabody, Joseph Fl. Chute,
Wyer Greene, B. B. Chase, Luther b.
Roberts, Vim. L. Taylor, Edwin O. Rey-
Media, Portland: B. F. Chase, Lewiston
Irving L. Elder, Deering; Charles A.
Moses, WestbFook; WesleyG. Smith. Old
Orchard; Edward Parsons, Kennebunk
Tho benefit performance which was to
bs rendered to the late Michael j. Mad
dan win be given as proposed. Tickets
Grs selling rapidly. Mr.. Madden left q
wsdow and two children and the profits
frorn the entertainment will go to them.
Little Willie Wallace, son of Franz
Wallace Of Smith street.. aged years
fol backwards into a pail of boiling wat
eT Monday and was badly burned.
case OF scarlet fever is repor ted OF
Haacock street.. This is the first case
of contagious disease reported for 1
naznb sT of days
Me- Charles r Milliken says the Gle1
HOUSE viii not be rebuilt this year.
The Maine division, L. A. w., has re
ceived an Invitation from the Massachu
sets division to tie it's guests on Memoir
al day at Boston. The Portland Whee
club has accepted the invitation.
Baaaahan lodge, K. of.P., viii WORT
the rank of Knight this evening.
The business department. Of the PRESS
sessdvea remittance the other day that
was Somewhat out Of the ordinary, be
lcaAHs it ineladGd two oid-fashioned 10
cent bills that have entirely gone out O
GircH4atdsn. They were of course lega
steEller and good for 10 cents each, bu
to eoIlaedors they ara mnoh more yalu
| able than that.
ThD Catholic Literary and Debating
lSneiety will hold a meeting this eve
-.tstng at sso'elnnk at Hibernians' hall
George Washington Council, o. U. A.
NJ, and Martha Washington Council.
d. ofELs viii, visit Star of Liberty Coun
eli Of Cumberland Mills, this evening
Hf9iGAb4AgS alss1ge HaA convey IneI1l, ANT
/ viii ieaRB head of Preble street..as p
IN. skaHp-
The Sansaritaza Association will NEE
this afternoon at Onkdnie hall, Desiring
A5shaR PAST six o'clock picnic suppel
-wzn be served, to be followed by az
esrfar'hhadsEsaemt in tbs evening. The pub
lie are invited
Una EEnnslnpnant, No. 46. I. o. o. r.,
Will ceafsr tie golden rule degree thi.
eFeBiMg.