The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-04
BRIEF IoTTlNas.

Rev. Peter Mcmillan of Woodstock, VT
viii preach at the Williston church, Sun
day. morning and evening.
A large crew of men are at work laying
brick sidewalk on the Oaks side of
Portland street, following the lines of the
widening.
Commissioner Smiths men have been
soraping the snow offsthe ice in the Oaks.
EMF. George E. Davis of the firm of
Charles Mclaughlin & Co., slipped and
fell on Spring street near High, Wednes-
day evening. He struck his head on the
curbstone and cut it very badly.
The readingIroom of the Public Library
will begopen to the public on Sunday
afternoons from 1870 to O'Clock.
Clocks make fine presant. Willis A.
Gates, the ieweler, has a choice line of
Dresden, both French and American
movements,
The monthly business meeting of the
D ct. Mission will be. held at the Frater-
nifty House 70, Spring street Saturday
afternoon, December 4th, at 4.o'clock.
Yesterday was dull and leaden with
splits of snow. g.
Three cases of diphtheria were report
ed yesterday, two at the rear of 43 Hunt
ress street, land one att Trowbridge place.
Extensive improvements have been
made at the reform school at Cape Eliza
beth. The firm of j. NJ. Watts & Son
have just completed the marble tile floor.
Rev. DR.. Jenkins of the State street
church will deliver an address at Frye
burg Sunday afternoon before the Chris
tian Endeavor convention.
f, Martin W. Best is displaying on Free
street a moose weighing over 600 pounds
and a large deer weighing over 200
pounds, both of which were shots Thanks
giving day near Kineo.
1t is said that EFT. Burrowes Company
of this city has brought suit against the
Pullman Parlor Car Company of Chicago
for an Infringement of q patent. window
device
The Law Students club held meeting
last evening at the office of Coombs Il
Neal, IS Exchange street, when Hon. A.
F. Moulton delivered an address on
Negligence"
NJ o. S. Taylor, who sang at Congress
Square church a few weeks ago, will
sing solo at the morning service tomor-
row.
Judge Webb called the docketyin the
District Court yesterday and then ad-
iourned the court SHE die.
This afternoon there will be a meeting
of the Sons of the American Revolution
at Baxter hall, Public library building,
at 2. so O'Clock to see if the society will
vote to combine the two societies, the
Sons OF the American Revolution and the
Sons of the Revolution.
The Mutual Improvement club will
meet with Mrs. G. H. Nearpass, 26 Lo-
Gust street, December at p. m. Roll
call will be from the 18th and 18th chap
tiers of manual.
Sunday evening there will be a lecture
on 'sThe Life of Jesus as told in the
Gospel Story at the New Jerusalem
church, High street. Rev. Samuel Wor-
cester will deliver the lecture and will
illustrate 1t with beautiful stereopticon
views, some of which are new and have
never been shown III Portland. "a coll
lection will be taken in aid of the Sum
day school library.
Rev. z. r. Purday has fully recovered
from his recent illness and will take his
place in the pulpit as usual Sunday
morning at 1890.
The Klondike whist club twas pleasant
~ entertained Thursday evening by Miss
Georgia Scott, 80 North street. The larg-
est scores were made by Mr.. Alfred Clark
and Miss Annie Williams, and the small
est by Mr.. Erwin Clark and Miss Lizzie
Willard. Refreshments were served dur
ing the evening.
If you want a good cup of hot choco-
late, go to La Partisan. Everyone COM
mends its richness.
Brotherhood Natures Law" will be
the subject of the lecture before the Port
land Philosophical Society at their regu-
lar meeting on Sunday at 7.30 p. M,
at 542 I-2 Congress street.