The Portland daily press., 1897-10-04
BRIEF JoTTlNes.


The Fraternity l5and will be open
Monday, October 4th, at five O'Clock, at
the Fraternity House, corner Spring and
Oak stress.
Mr.. S. L. Holbrook of Brunswick has
written a letter saying that he is in favor
of Mr.. Oren L. Despeaux as candidate
for sheriff of Cumberland county, and 80
long as there shall be any chance for him
he shall not himself be a candidate for
any county office.
The regular meeting of the Ministerial
association will be held this morning
at so o'clock in the parlor of the Y. M.
C. "A. A paper will be read by the score
tary, Rev. Theo. A. Smythe. Subject:
lis the World Growing Better. .
There was civil service examination
at the Custom house Saturday. Twenty
two candidates divided up as follows,
took the examination: For clerk, 2;
inspector, IA; boatman, g.; Waterman, 2;
janitor, L. The examination was opened
by the local board at 9 O'Clock and it
was before it had been completed.
The Veteran Firemens association has
decided to hold a ball in the auditorium
on the evening of November "a, and has
decided to offer silver tea set as prize
to the lady friend selling the largest num-
Der of tickets, and two prizes to the mem
bers selling the largest number of tickets,
as follows: First, barrel Of flour; SEQ
ond, ton of coal 1t has also been pro.
posed to have dry hose coupling contest
in the auditorium before the dancing be-
gins, open to all fremen, for prize Of
s25 in gold.
There will be meeting of the Society
of the Children of the American Revolu
| ton for the election of officers at Mrs.
Ingalls,, 231 High street, today 4.SO
p. ~.
4 The total number Of arrests for the week
ending Saturday night was 40, of which
81 were for drunkenness.
Patrolmen Chase and Phillips rescued
Edward Canary who tumbled overheard
from Custom house wharf Saturday night.
The 25th anniversary and field day of
the Montgomery Guards will take place
at Long Island today. Special boat
leaves Custom house wharf at 9.45;
regular boats at 1890 and 2 p. m. 1t is
desired that members connected with the
company in it's early days attend.
Y. NJ. c. A. Congress will meet tonight
to elect officers and committees.
Saturday and Sunday were bright and
clear. Sunday was warmer than Satur-
day.
The special committee of the mayor and
aldermen is holding a conference with the
officials OF the Grand Trunk road this
afternoon Oh the petition presented at
Fridays meeting.
The annual meeting of ssthe Portland
Fraternity will be held at Fraternity
house, Spring street, on Tuesday next at
7.30 O'Clock in the evening. A full at
tendanc is desired.
| A special, meeting ofsthe Excelsior club
will be held at the home Of Mrs. j. e.
Noyes, SO Melbourne street, this afternoon
at O'Clock.
| The powerful interests of the Standard
Oil Company are behind the 5 per cent
gold bonds offered in our financial col
umn by Chas. f. Flagg, II Exchange
street.
The regular monthly meeting of The
Portland Yacht club will be held Wed
nesday evening.
Company A, Portland Light Infantry
Capt Dow, will go to Lynn on Tues ay
as the guests of the Lynn
company of the Massachusetts nava
bripade The compapy will be accompa
MED by many Of it's honorary and ex
members.
The AXE races begin at Rigby this af
terpQon.