The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-03-27
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The Mutual Improvement Club Will
meet with Mrs. NJ. S. Fisher, 1913 Cum
berlapd St.. Monday, the goth. Roll call
from eighth and ninth chapters of the
Manual.
A new police signal box has been put
nm at the corner of st. Johns and Con-
gress streets. '
The directors of the Portland Base Ball
Clnp will hold an important meeting at
swett's Hotel tonight.
DR.. ". S. Eldridge will give his inter-
estine and instructive lecture on "An-
cient Symbolism. before Harmony
Lodge, /. o. o. F., this evening. Mem
bers will do we'll to attend. An invita-
ton is extended to members Of other
lodges to be present.
II ia said that the board Of mayor and
aldermen Withhold meeting at o. clock
Monday afternoon at which the appoint
ment OF George W.Sylvester as oity mar
sbal will be announced and the case of
Patrolman Lombard will be acted upon.
General Manager Evans Of the Maine
Central has issued an order to the effect
that liquor shall not be sold at any of
the Maine Central railroad restaurants.
The deeds conveying portions of the
Eastern promenade park extension pur-
chased from Hon. Geo. p. Wescott to the
city of Portland, was recorded at the reg
istry of deeds Thursday. The oonsidera-
ton of the first transfer was 1858. 10 and
eoon Tow tho aonond
The trustees of the State Normal school
at Gorham have advertised for bids for
the construction of the south wing OF the
new dormitory, to be opened at 1a O'Clock
noon, April 10, at the Office of f. Ii. &
Il. f. Fassett, the Portland architects.
This afternoon at 8 o'clock the special
committee on the offer Of the Portland
Railroad Co. in regard to the crossing of
Turkey bridge, will hold hearing at
which the Yarmouth, Cape and Port
land street railroads will be represented.
Extensive inn rovements are being
made at the Perry House The house has
been renovated from top to bottom and
new plumbing has been put in.
Mr.. John Stevens while alighting from
a grocery wagon on Emery street Thurs
day broke one of the small bones in his
ankle
Capt. Nicholas Drinkwater has pane
of glass in one of the sitting room win
dows.in his house at the Foreside that
has quite remarkable history attached
to 1T. 1t ia over so years old, and twice
since it was put in place, in the great
hailstnrms of 1886 aud 1881, every other
pane of glass in the window was shat
tered to bits. 1t is no different in appear
ancs from any ordinary pane of glass.
Repairs are being made on the steamer
Phantom by Capt. Townsend and Engi-
nesr Startling.
The Ladies' Aux iliary 1-10-29th will
mest Thursday evening at 7.80 with Mrs.
Dyer. 1903 Erackett street.
"The Book and Prophecies" will DE
the subj cot of DR.. Dalton's lecture Sun
day afternoon at O'Clock. All interest
cd invited.
The Portland Theosophioal Society,
542 10 Congress street, will hold an in
quirer's meeting, as usual, Sunday at
5p. IN. These meetings are small aid
Informal and as [every opportunity lie
afforded. for asking question, one may
get an excellent idea of theosophy. At
1880 there will be a lecture on "Duty and
Destiny" A cordial invitation extended
to adj.
The Haymakers banquet which was to
have occurred last evening at the Wind
uNp haG od
Friday In April, or until April 9.