The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-05-15
BRIEF JoTTlNos.

The Fort Preble contractor paid off his
men Thursday There are about $50 men
now at work there.
A car will leave Beckett street at o40
a. m. Sunday, May 10Th, to connect with
the 7.2O train for Waterville for the meet
ing of the Order of Railway Conductors.
The committee on Public Buildings met
yesterday morning and ordered advertise
ments to be inserted in the papers for
the city's coal.
Committee on New Buildings met yes
terday and examined the report of Build
ing Inspector Ward, which was favorable
on all cases that he reported.
The skies clouded yesterday afternoon,
and the weather was colder.
Yesterday was bright and summerish
in the morning, cloudy and raw in the
afternoon.
The Brynlys, the handsome new schoon-
er owned by Messrs. Nathan and William
H.Clifford, Jr., is at anchor off the yacht
club house. She was brought here from
East Boothbay, Wednesday. Thursday in
the blow she dragged her anchor and
collided with schooner, but no damage
was done
Yesterday forenoon there was a still
alarm of fire from the house of Mr..
Charles S. Chase on Carleton street. In
chamber window drapery caught fire
from gas jet, the fame being blown
against the lace. The damage was consid-
cradle, but was fully covered by insur-
ance.
The annual school reports for the year
1896-97 are printed and ready for distribu-
tion.
Yesterday noon when the band struck
up on Monument square horse left with
no attendant on Middle street, started to
run away and would have done damage
had not Mr.. S. A. Stone stopped him.
DR.. Whitman, president of Westbrook
Seminary, will preach at the Union Opera
house, South Portland, Sunday at
2.30 p. m.
The Law Students club has decided to
hold it's annual banquet at Weferling' S
next Tuesday evening at $50 o'clock. No
formal order of exercises or toasts has
been arranged.
Trains from Lewiston and Auburn
brought many visitors to the Fair yester-
day.
The Y. M. c. A. congress has finished
its meetings for the present season. 1t
has been decided to hold no banquet this
yiar.
The Get One Club of the Y. M. G. A.
has suspended operations until fall. The
club had very successful season, having
increased the membership of the asso-
citation considerably.
At the meeting of the Junior Order,
u o. A NJ, last evening, Stone, Brown
and Barker from Ward spoke on the
city charter.
Mystic lodge, l. O. G. t., will hold a
special meeting Saturday evening at s
O'Clock to elect delegates to the district
lodge.
The Cape road has resumed work on
the Delano park extension beyond the
point in controversy. There has been a
delay of a few days on account of the
storm.
The Church club of Maine has post
poned its semi-annual meeting and ban
Quet to May 26.
The New England Machine company
has organized at Portland for the pur-
pose of manufacturing and doing gen.
eral business in machinery, with capital
stock of $50, 600 of which $500 is paid in
The officers are: President, Henry S.
Payson; treasurer, John F. A. Merrill
Portland.
The contracts for furnishing the coa
supply at Fort Preble, have been awarded
to +. Fl. johnson & Co., of this city.
:. :, The Glass of '97, of the High school
presented the drama ''Lend Me Five
Shillings," at Assembly hall last eve
ming. The play was given in an excellen
manner.