The Portland daily press., 1897-03-25
BRIEF IoTTlNos.

Beacon Comma ndery No. 90 Ancient
and Illustrious Order, Knights of Malta,
will work the Malta degree on three can
didates this evening and as there are
matters OF interest to come before the
Commandery full attendance. is desired.
1t is also expected that report from
those who attended the working of the
Red Cross on six hundred at Boston,
Will be interesting.
George Washington Council No. 8, o.
U. A. NJ. will hold their regular meet
ing3this evening at O'Clock. Degrees
will be conferred and matters of impor-
tanoe will be presented for action.
The Union Sociable of the First and
Free street Baptist societies will take
place at Free street church this evening.
A horse belonging to Chief Eldridge,
while drawing load of cement to the
new theatre yesterday, dropped dead.
The work of rebuilding Martins Point
bridge is progressing.
The repairs are about complete on the
Foster, Avery store, and there will be a
grand opening on Saturday April Sd.
There is talk of new floors for City
building this year at Cost of 500. 1t
is said that the 81, 500 paid for rent of
hall for polo games will take. care of the
expense.
Yesterday there was a damp snow
the streets were nasty enough. :,
"Linc" Daniels, reports the ice 10
inches thick at Lake Sebago, last year at
this time it was 81 inches thick, and went
out on April 18. 1t may be expected to
GO out about the second week in April
this spring.
A claim for damages againt the city
for fumigating in a case of diphtheria
has bssn laid on the table by the COM
mittee on claims until the next meeting
Stated communication of Portland
Lodge, No. 1. F. aud A. M, was held
at Masonic hall, Exchange street. 7.3O
last evening. Work, M. M. also official
visitation of District Deputy Grand Mas
ter Frank R. Redlon andsbanquet.
Today is Annunciatiop Day and it
will he celebrated in the Catholic and
Episcopal churches.
Lieut.. Morton has accepted the inv ita-
tion of the non-commissioned officers
association and will address them at
their meeting in April. The subject
will be "The Duties of nom Commits
siond Officers, /" and. "Guard Duty"
In Senter's window is an old photo
graph of Exchange street, taken from the
dome of the city building.
The adjourned hearing before the board
of railroad commissioners on the pstition
of the Portland & Rochester to cross
Washington street and the Marginal way
will occur this afternoon at 2 o'clock at
the West End hotel.
Preparations for work on the new Y ar
mouth Electric road are being made. En-
gineers will lay out the curves in the city
and in East Deering some time this
week. Contracts have been let for the
iron work. oars. poles. electric plant
There was no change in the condition
of Giovanni MastTiano today. The chan
ces for his recovery IRE regard ed as good.
One of handsome span of horses be-
tohSAh6 W 1AI. SAdElcS SudS0, Uu6
truckman, dropped dead yesterday fore
noon at the corner of Fore and Cross
streets. The cause of the horses death
is not known.
The storm of last evening iced the
trolley wires making the movement of
the. electric cars matter of some difficult
ty. The lights in the cars would almost
go out every few moments. On the Cape
line on Federal street there was ball of
fire on the trolley wire at times as big as
mans fist.
The walking last night was about as
bad as it well could 0e.
There will be a social at the Y. nj. G..
A. rooms tonight, free to all members. A
fine entertainment has been arranged.
The Portland base ball directors will
hold a meeting at Swett's hotel next Sat
urday evening.
The little fve-year-old daughter of
Joseph NJ artin of Willard died yesterday
of scarlet fever. The funeral will be pri-
vate.