The Portland daily press., 1897-04-07
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take place today, with shooters from al
parts of Maine, and other states.
Members of the Yacht Cub will ri
member the monthly meeting this even
ing.
The Maine State Society for Proven
ton of Cruelty to Animals will hol
their annual election for directors toda
at s96 Congress street.
Mr.. Whitehouse will address the Law
Students Club on the rights of Mar
ried Women" this evening.
The Veteran Firemen's Association ar
talking of buying a first class hand tul
for muster purposes.
The mission now in progress at th'
tendance and 1t promises to be one Of thu
most successful of any ever held here.
The first service in the basement Of
the new church of the Sacred Heart
will be celebrated next (Palm) Sunday,
by the pastor, Rev. Fr. O'Dowd.
The schools will close for the May va
cation Wednesday night, April 81, and
reopen Monday morning, May 8.
A regular meeting OF Portland Senate,
No. 1925, Knights of the Ancient Essenic
Order will be held this evening at
o'clock.
A large picture of the team that will
take part in the indoor meet of the
athletic association of the High School,
is on exhibition in M. Steinert & Son.
window on Congress street, and attracts
much attention.
The Scandinavian people in the city
are cordially invited to attend the Bible
lectures Sunday at 1890 a. M, and Cos
pei meetings Thursday at 2. 30 p. M. to
be held in the Swedish language in Will
liams hall, $40 Congress street.
The Fresh Air Society, for lack Of a
quorum. adjourned it's annual meeting
yesterday to April 18th.
Randall & McAllister have petitioned
the harbor com nissioners for permission
to extend their wharf to the harbor COM
missioners' line.
The department. of Maine, g. A. r..
has been invited.to participate in the OK
ercises of defeating the new Grant
monument at New York.
The regular monthly meeting Of the
Salvation army aid society will be held
in the vestry of High street church today
at 10. 80 a. m.
The Portland Police Relief Assooia-
ton has reelected the old board Of
officers.
The Portland Builders Exchange held
its monthly supper and meeting last
evening.
The Red Mems hall in Harrington
block was occupied for the first time last
evening by Cogawesco tribe. The new
furniture is of handsome substantial
oak.
Bosworth post. g. A. R., will have a
camp fire Friday evening, to which all
veterans are invited. Gen. Joshua L.
Chamberlain will lecture ON "The Sur
render of Lee"
Members of the Pythian Sisterhood in
Portland went to Brunswick last evening
where they were entertained by the sis
terhood of that town.
The Past Chancellors' association has
voted to keep open house during the ses-
sions of tine grand lodge in this city next
month.
Monday a gold watch and severallrings,
all of the value of about SIS, were stolen
from Trohock & Morton's tailoring
store, No. 40 Congress street. The thief
broke little hole in the window in front
Of the store and then reached In for the
things.
There were two openings at Turkey g
bridge during the month of March. Three
vessels passed through with total ton
mage of 400. The figures for last year
were as follows: Openings, 8; number
of vessels, 10: total tonnage, 1910.
The Madonna Tea to be served at IA
Mellen street, from 8 to 10 p. M, today
will doubtless prove very attractive. The
paper on the Madonna in Art' and the
photographs exhibited will prove very
interesting. = sSi4
The friends of the State Mutual Fir e
Insurance Company of Portland, are
pleased to learn that it was another COM
pany of the same name, that sustained
the severe loss on the Pulp Mill fire at
Gilbertville. The Portland company had
no insurance there.
The trap shooting tournament has
been postponed = week from today, to
Wednesday, April 14th.
Z The Haymakers' association hold
their annual banquet at the Windsor
hotel on April 1879 A great time lis ex-
peoted.
There was meeting of the Portland
board Of fire underwriters yesterday after
noon at which some changes proposed
in the bylaws were discussed. but no
business of public Importance trans
acted.
A meeting of the Reed club was
scheduled for last evening, but for some
unknown reason it did not take place.
The annual meeting of the Young
Mems Christian Association will OCCUR
thisievening at o. clock.
AMI GIVEN ER e