The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-01-23
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS TO-DAY.
BRIEF LoTTlN0s.

Wa have received the eleventh annual
renort of the Maine Eye and Ear Infrm-
sry from VIM. NJ. Marks the printer
The reports we're published in the PRESS
at the time OF the annual meeting.
z The Liberal Art Exhibition will be
open Sunday afternoon. and will close
wednesday night, January 27th.
Mrs. Walter Russell, the evangelist,
will speak at the Young Women's Chris
tian Association rooms, Sunday, January
81 at 4,30 .. IN. All women welcome.
Come, help and be helped.
In the municipal court yesterday
morning William Il. Metcalf for larceny
was fined S. and costs. He stole the pool
balls from pool room on Fore street.
The roof of the Chestnut street school
house leaked badly Thursday and the
walls in two rooms wers badly defaced
and discolored.
There was good sleighing yesterday,
about as many vehicles being on runners
as on wheels.
The Signal Corps have voted to al We a
drill and ball at Westbrook on February
cad and to produce their military comedy
at Rcd Mems hall, Deering. February
9th.
A. D. Smith put in the new splendid
lights in the Owen, Moore Company
store yesterday.
The work of putting the roof on the
new theatre was commenced yesterday
afternoon.
A party of Knights Templar will visit
this city Tuesday evening and after
working degrees at the local lodge will
lunch at the West End hotel.
case Of diphtheria at 80 Warren
street was reported to the board of health
yesterday forenoon. The patient is a
child.
Charles B. Stanwood's pointer. said to
be one Of the most valuable dogs of his
class in the city, las been poisoned.
Mr.. Stanwood had refused $3.50 for him,
and old hunters say he was the best dog
they sver shot over.
The county commissioners will make
trip to Martins Point bridge today to
make preparations for the. crossing OF
the Yarmouth electric road.
Monday evening, January 25th the
officers of Mt. Vernon lodge, N. g. o.
p, will be installed by Deputy Grand
Warden Mrs. L. Fl. Webster and suite.
The sisters are requested to bring cake.
Atsp.m., today at Pine street church,
Mrs. Alice freeman Palmer will lecture
for the school decoration fund On Obi
cycling in Europe.
Yesterday was bright and mild after
the storm. The street department had
the sanding carts out and they were the
most welcome sight. The commissioner
had them out Thursday evening and is
entitled to praise for his proInptness.
Deputy Skillings fell Thursday eve
ming on tho icy walk near the Jail work
shop and WAS badly bruised.
The class of '99, Portland High school,
had very enjoyable gathering at River
ton last evening.
reported number of tickets sold for the
lecture may do SO at the church after
O'Clock today.
Evangelist Russell will speak at the
mems meeting in Z. NJ. G. A. hall,
Sunday afternoon ut 4. 30 o'clock. His
subject will be the "Dignity and Destiny
of Man."
Rev. George D. Lindsay, pastor of the
Congress street Methodist church, will
deliver an address at Oakdale hall, Pitts
street, Oakdale, sunday evening at. 80.
The Portland Theosophical Society,
$40 1-2 Congress street, will hold Its
reg uiar meeting Sunday at 7.30 p. m.
The subject will be: States Of Con-
sieusness. The public is cordially in
vited.
Mr.. Frank II. Deering of Boston, a
prominent dealer in real estate, visited
Riverton Park Friday with the view OF
purchasing five acres recently sold by
Mr.. Amos Knight to Portland parties.
Mr. Deering purchased the Palmer
block. $50 Middle street, last summer
and has several Investments in this city
and vicinity.