The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-10-29
BRIEF JoTTINos.

ARRANGEMENTS have been made with
the water company SO that the rifle range
can be used by the rifemen today and
Saturday of this week.
Messrs. Howard G. Smith and William
IA. Gay have returned from visit of sew
eraI days to North Twin dam. Mr.. Gay
brought back a caribou while Mr.. Smith
was fortunate in securing two fine deer.
St. Alban Commandery, No. 8, K. T.,
of this city will confer the order of the
Red Cross on Thursday. Nov. IS, COM
mencing at p. m. In the evening there
will be a reception and entertainment
complimentary to the ladies.
The Signal Corps has voted to purchase
foils and masks and have the members
Instructed in the art of fencing.
DR.. Dalton will speak on American
Politics. before the Current Events Club
at Fraternity house, at 1890 a. m. today.
Ferry boat Elizabeth City will go on
to winter time table Sunday, October 81.
Cressey, Jones & Allen have just re-
ceived the song, ooh. What Beautiful
Ocean, sung with such success by May
Irwin at The Jefferson last week. The
words and music are by VIM. B. Tray,
the well known writer of comic and SEN
timental songs.
The W. G. T.aaU will hold it's regular
weekly meeting this afternoon at three
O'Clock in their rooms, 36 Oak street.
Important business will be brought be-
fore the meeting, and it is hoped that
there will be large attendance.
The committee on claims held 6
sidered several claims for damages. The
committee will report on them at the
November meeting Of the City Council.
A meeting of the executive committee
Of the woman ssauxiliary to the Y. NJ
G. A., will be held Friday, October. 29th
at 8 p. m.
Yesterday was cloudy, raw and damp
with rain late in the afternoon.
The seventh meeting of the Maine Min
listers association will be. held in the
High street Methodist Episcopal church,
Auburn, Wednesday, November 10.
John A. Logan camp, S. of ", of Var
mouth was inspected last evening, and
some of the Maine division officers from
his city attended.
County Commissioners W. B. Allen, N.
81. Seavey and Gardner. Walker, are at
tending the state convention of county
commissioners at Skowhegan.
There were no new cases of diphtheria
reported yesterday. One case of typhoid
fever was reported at 90 Melbourne street.
Work has begun on the brick basement
for the new Danish Lutheran church on
Mayo street.
A man named Robinson arrived from
Boston Wednesday morning with his wife
and several children. The man deserted
his family here and they %vere taken to
she almshouse. Robinson had been un-
successful in getting work.
There are now about 60 patients at the
Eye and Ear Infirnary under the new
conditions so can be readily accommodate
ed.
MIR. Arthur c. Corliss, representing the
interests Of the Boston Food fair engaged
the Auditorium yesterday morning for
one week, beginning November s, and the
refusal Of the hall another week if de-
sired.
Miss Magdalene Knault of Gray street
entertained some of her young friends
at a pink tea on Thursday, the occasion
being the young lady's fourth birthday.
Messrs. Joe Sturtevant, Sam Stickney
and Frank l. Pillsbury returned yestar-
day from two weeks hunting trip in
the Moosehead region. The party
brought back two deer as spoils of their
trip. On the same train that brought
them out of the woods were rs deer and
moose with one moose weighing $50
pounds.