The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-04-10
THE PRESS.
BRIEF JoTTINas.

The piers of the new Tukey's bridge
have been completed. The contracts for
the shore abutments to cost about $40, QUO
each will be let next week.
The Boston, & Maine officials announce
that new mail train will be run from
Boston to Portland, beginning in June.
1t WILDE due here about 10 O'Clock in
the morning, leaving Bostongat 6.15.
The Mutual Improvements club will
meet with MRS c. F. Roberts, 81 May
street, Monday, April 18th.
- Palm Sunday at Williston will be OBJ
served ny special service in the even
ing. The choir will render music APP
propriate to the day, and the theme Of
the sermon will he "The Triumphal
Entry" aS E@
A special meeting of the Woman's
Literary Union will b held in the YES
try of Pine street church, Saturday after
noon at $50 to consider the proposition
of the ways and means COMMITTEES re-
garding the purchase Of the property No.
81 Spring street for club house purpos-
es. The reports of the clubs will also be
made at this meeting. Mem bers will
bear in mind the change In time of meet.
ing.
The Church of Christ will hold pro-
tracted meeting in the city next week.
Evangelist S. Keffer will preach every
evening except Saturday. The meetings
they have been holding at Plsasantdale
were very successful There have been
% additions up to last night since these
meetings started. All are cordially in
sited to attend tho meetings next week.
Remember that the John p. Lowell
Arms Company have their annual BIZ
Cycle opening this evening, to continue
one week when they will show one Of
the handsomsst lines of wheels ever seen
in this city. Be sure and attend.
Robert T. Whitehouse of this city has
been retained by Mrs. Percy W. Roberts
of Bath, whose husband has brought suit
for divorce, alleging cruel and abusive
treatment and alienation of affections
by John o. Patten.
The Unitarian Woman's alliance held
Its monthly meeting yesterday after
noon.
City Clerk Dyer has arranged to secure
a.handsome portrait of ex-Mayor Baxter
and 1t will soon he added to the collec-
tion of the portraits of ex-Mayors in the
Mayors office.
The Little Women will hold special
meeting SATURDAY. afternoon at 'clock
at 1704l-2 Neal street. Business of i'm
portanoe will come before the meeting.
There will be stated meeting of Port
Ian Council, No. 4. r. IS. NJ, at Ma
sonic hail. Monday, April 70 at 7.s0 p. m.
Dr.. Dalton's lecture on the Old Testa-
ment tomorrow afternoon, will be a re-.
view and..recapitulation of the preceding
lectures Of the course to show how far
there Is a general consensus of opinion
asSto the origin and authorshipIof the Old
Testament Books.
The Portland Theosophical Society,
$40 10 Congress street, will hold its
weekly meeting Sunday at p. m. At
7.s0 .. m. the subject of "Death and
Hessen" will be concluded. The public
sbAO OS4aAoA4y AAv1Utas-
By the dropping ont Of figure In the
date Of Mr.. Whitehouse's lecture to be
given before the Equal Suffrage club, the
PRESS yesterday made the date the 9TH
instead of the Gath of April, the time
when the lecture will be given.
1t was steady pour of rain all day
yesta3day. except part Of the morning
whe1 the rain was mixed with snow.
Ono case of intoxieation was all that
occupied Judge Robinson's attention In
the municipal court yesterday morning.
The next pay day for public school
teachers will be April q, change having
been made on account of vacation week.
Sedsetary Partridge of the commission
ers q pharmacy, announces that there
will be large class at the next examina-
tions to be held in Portland April II.
AT thas meeting of the board oonsidera-
BILE tsatter Of q routine nature will
oome ND for attention, regarding the
new Jaws. especially. which the secretary
says are well provided with "teeth.'
Il. ". MoCausland, the bicycle dealer,
I16 and 41s Congress street, requests those
Intending to purchase a wheel this sea-
Jon q look for his special announce
ment in the Sunday papers tomorrow,
Tor bargains. -
The Elder-Demster line steamer As
baye, wrecked on Seal Island, has been