The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-17
BRIEF IoTTlNGs.

We have received from MCGOWAN 3
Young copy of the Catholic Family
Annual for 1887, which is beautifully
illustrated and contains mucn useful in
formation. The Annual gives list of
all the Church festivals Throughout the
year.
During the session of the High school
Tuesday three or four overooats were
stolen from the dressing rooms.
Al a meeting of the Veteran Firemen IS
Ladies uxiliary yesterday an amend
ment to the bylaws was acted on.
The ladies of the Speciality club will
continue their sale of needlework and
fancy articles today at Mrs Q. A. Plum
mer's, 655 Congress street.
The Emergency club held pleasant
meeting on Tuesday with Mrs. Hanson.
The ladies feel pleased at the advance
made upon the sewing The next meet
ing of the club will be held on the Goth
with Mrs. Hodgkins, N Congress- street.
The Equal Suffrage club meets at 1923
Western Promenade, corner Of Pine street,
on Saturday, December 18th at 3 p. N.
The Portland China Decorators club
entertained mum Der of the mem bers Of
the Augusta Decorators club Tuesday.
The projects for Holsters is SO poor that
there is little doubt rnat Maine and Pro-
violence packers will charge more the
coming year that at the present, says a
Portland man interested in the business.
A Portland dealer says the prospect is
that Valencia oranges will be plenty and
cheap this season.
The broad platform for the gallery
promenade of the Spring Point light
houss has been put in position, adding
greatly to the massive appearance of the
work.
A case of dipththeria is reported from
No. Cedar street.. Emily Psttes. aged
|, 10 Quincy street, also has diphtneria.
Yesterday morning Judge Robinson
sent young Hearn, the habitual truant
10 the Ref orm school during his minori.
by.
A young lady who obtained lodging
at the police station Tuesday night, was
taken to the Greedy hospital yesterday
suffering from Illness
In the communication in yesterday s
Christian Science" the sentence "Per-
haps the physicians off those days did
not do now as much as the Lord, u
should read, perhaps the physicians
off those days did not know as much as
the Lord"
~ Of ho tho 1oHtos
have decided to continue the I. o. r. M.
fair to Saturday night, when the opera
Penelope will be repeated by request.
Eraluhall league gave supper last
evening to Mr.. Payson Tucker. 1t was
very handsome affair as Bramhall
league suppers always are The affair
was entirely informal.
The. Samaritan Association will meet
with Mrs. l.. Billing, Franklin street,
this afternoon.
The Ladies' Veteran Firemen Auxili-
airy were to take action on proposed
amendments to their bylaws at the
meeting last evening, but owing to the
disagresable weather only small num-
Der were present so that action will be
deferred until their next meeting. &
The regular meeting of the Washing
tonians which Was to have been held
last evening at the Gospel Mission was
postponed owing tofthe small attendance.
The interest in the work of the Wash
ingtonian movement is good. and doubt
less if the weather holds good until their
next meeting there will BIO the usual
large attendance.
George Washington council, No. s. S.
o. A. NJ, will hold its regular meeting
this evening. Nominations CT officers
and business of imp ortance is to be con-
sideyed.