The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-04-12
BRIEF JOTTlNGs.

Father McInerney will have charge of
the mission. He is one of the most
eloquent pulpit orators in the country.
The Hedemptorist Fathers Lynch,
Hogan, Bloom and Aulhall closed the
mission for the men on Sunday after
noon. The same fathers opened mission
at st. Dominio's last evening.
The musicians OF the West End have
organized brass band. The band meets
in the Forest Creamery building, where
are held two rehearsals weekly. Mr..
Howe is instructor.
MIR. VIM. Bowdoin with two other men,
was trying to raise rock with Cow
bar at Prout's Neck, Saturday. The bar
slipped and this rock fell in Bowdoin's leg
and broke 1T. He was taken to the Maine
General hospital.
A young man stole 800 from his en-
ployer lately. The employer wrote TO him
and told him to return home; that he
would give him chance to retrieve him
sci.
Saturday WAS raw and disagrseable
with thick clouds. Sunday was raining,
melting as it fell.
There is hole ON Clark street where
the sewer has been opened, which ought
TO be repaired. A horse went into it Sat-
| urday.
The regular meeting Of Elizabeth Wads-
worth Chapter, D. A. r., will be held in
parlors one and two of the Congress
Square hotel today at p. N. The board
of management ia requested to meet at 2
O'Clock.
| The mem bers of st. Alban Commandery
drill squad celebrated their first anpivef-
sary Friday evening at Masonic hall
After a snort drill supper was served
which was greatly enjoyed by all present.
During the evening Elm. Commander
Redlon presented En-. Sir E. d. East
man with an elegant gold templar charm
suitably inscribed, gift from the drill
squad.
The recording clock system will not be
| introduced into the post office until July
/, and that is the date also when the
package collection system will also be-
| gin.
| The Rochester Water company has been
organized at Portland for the purpose of
manufacturing machinery for wafer
works, ETC., with 500. 900 capital stock of
which $500 is paid in. The officers are:
President, James g. Fox of Portland
treasurer, Harry M. VerriIl Of Portland.
1t is estimated that the cost of widen
| ing Franklin street, between Fore and
numerical, as proposed, will be about
s35, 900, including land damages. The
proposed work will neoessitate taking a
corner from Stafford block, and the
| moving back of the Quinn Boiler COM
pany building.
The Brush and Thimble club which
has been busy with brush and Thin BILE
hibltion of their bandiwork at the Perry
rooms on Congress and Oak streets We'd
nesday, Thursday and Friday.
| Yesterday, Deputy Hartnett and
| Officer Pickett made seizures at John
| Duprez Middle street, Hannah O'Toole,
Pleasant street, and M. A. Conley's, 80
Centre street.
There were glimpses of blue sky and
sunshine during yesterday afternoon.
A dance will be given at Gilbert's A ril
| 82d, supplementary to the York County
Wheelmen.
The Haydns will have their rehearsal
this evening at Kotzsohmar hall,
tins Second Advent church not being
large enough. for the purpose.
The ladies of the 1st-1Oth- Goth Aux
Hilary will meet Tuesday evening with
Mrs. W. P. Gilman, a99 Cum berIand
street. A large attendance is desired.
| The noon train from Bangor over the
| Maine Central railroad Saturday had a
party of 1875 immigrants. brought
through from ST. John, N. g., where
they were landed from Europe by the
Beaver line steamer. These people are
the better class of immigrants and will
locate in the manufacturing towns near
| Boston, and also in New York state.
There is possibility that the famous
Ancient and Honorable Artillery compa-
ny of Boston will be in this oity during
the month of August. In that month
the company will make one of its pill
grimages to Halifax, conducted on a
plan similar to the one to England last
summer, and it Is likely that the compa-
ny will stop over here several hours
A recent addition to the office of the
Union safe Deposit and Trust Company
is handsome Seth Thomas regulator,
from Fred Il. Merrill & Co., the FederaI
street jewelers..
! The regular nesting OF the Ladies'
Veteran Flremen' 3 Aid Society will be
held at Reform Club hall, Monday
evening at T. 80 o'clock. All the members
are requested to be present
A couple of Portland men were walk.
ing down Federal street last evening just
before dark, when big pane of glass
came from third story window and
struck exactly between them, breaking
into a thousand pieces on the sidewalk.
Had it struck either of them 1t would
likely have done some damage.