The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-03-11
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS TO-DAY.
BRIEF JoTTINGs.

Some elegant new electric chandeliers
have been placed in the Union station
waiting room, replacing the arc lights
formerly in use there.
The board of engineers will wear
aluminium hats this year. The alumni
NUN hats are much lighter than the
regulation leather ones, and stronger and
better able to resist the force OF falling
bricks or other debris.
BrsmhalI Lodge, z. of P, will work
the rank of knight this evening.
The Womans' Auxiliary to the Y. M.
@. A are to give On entertainment at the
Association rooms, Wednesday evening,
March 18th. The programme will be
aivens BY Given's Orchestral Club with
Mr.. Fred Given as violin soloist and Pro-
lessor bennett, the reader. Those who
attend will not only help worthy cause
but spend a most enjoyable evening.
Ancient Brothers lodge of Odd Fellows
will work the third degree this evening
on three candidates and will have an EN-
tertainment after the work.
Yesterday was rainy and mild in he
morning, with glimpses.of sunshine in
the afternoon.
Local cigars makers are petitioning
against rise on duty in Havana filler.
The say that the % cent rise would add
81 a thousand, and the rise on Havana
wrapper would add 81 thousand. Ha-
vana has gone high on account OF the
war. and makers cannot change the
amount of stock used on established
brands.
The county commissioners went to
Augusta yesterday to attend the hear
ing on the act to make Pride's bridge a
ounty bridge, and the hearing on the
act to authorize the commissioners OF
Cumberland county. to negotiate loan
for the payment of land damages.
A special meeting of the city council
will probably he held next Monday eve
uing, when Mayor Randall and Presi-
dent Virgin of the Common Council will
announce their committees.
S, Keffer of the Church of Christ of
Stouffville, Ont, who ia to commence a
protracted meeting in Pleasantdale next
week, will preach in Oasis hall, Knight
vile. this Friday evening at the regular
meeting there. Services begin at 7.30.
Prof. Chapman gave lecture on the
X-ray at Y. NJ. G. A. hall last evening.
Manager Farnham of the New England
fair left for Boston on the O'Clock train
yesterday morning to attend meeting
of the directors Of the association. If
President Cleveland makes his con-
teplplatsd visit to Maine this summer, a
strong effort will be made to induce
him to attend some of the great meets at
Rigby.
Yesterday forenoon a live wire broke
from the pole at the corner Of Centre and
Fore streets. No damage was done.
Hose responded to still alarm yes
terday morning. A pail of old rags in a
closet of the house Of Mr.. Frank Free
man, 1874 Braokett street, caught fire
and filed the house with smoke. The
blaze was extinguisned by the pony
chemical and there was but slight dam
age.
1u0 ldIk6 JULIET IOI UEc U6AU1l6 III LII In
being placed in position in the basement
of the mill in Fairfield. 1t is very
large one and was recently made by the
Portland Company.
There was a delightful concert last
evening at the Seamen's Recreation
rooms. The programme, ;, was made up of
vocal and instrumental music, reoita-
tiops, step dances, etc.
Beacon commandery, No. 90, Ancient
and nlustrious Order Knights of NAL
ia, will work the black degree and in
stall off GERS this evening. A full atten-
dance is desired.
The spring arrangement on the Inter-
national Steamship company will go
into effect Monday.
The Signal Corps were inspected last
evening at tho armory and it is very pro-
bable that some of the othsr companies
will also be inspected by Lieut.. Morton
during the week.