The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-06-28
brief JoTTlNes.


Yesterday was bright with cold north
wind.
The Grand Trunk seaside special vesti-
bule train arrived from Chicago yesterday
morning.
At $40 a. m. today the Christian En-
deavorers will leave Union Station for
San Francisco.
The musical festival committee will
meet at the Council chamber at p. IN.
today.
The monthly meeting of the school
committee will be held this afternoon at
D. m. instead Of 4.30.
Tonight Portland Council, A. P. A.,
will celebrate the 40Oth anniversary OF
John Cabot's discovery of North America,
and the Women's Council will assist.
Deputy United States Marshal Smith
went to Rockland Friday and attached
the steamer S. B. Jones on libel. The
action is one in which John E. Lynch OF
Boston, doing business as e Hodge &,
Co., and the Morse Trussel McLoon Ma
chine company are the libellants in a
cause of contract. The case is return
able at Portland on July 9th.
In the municipal court, Saturday,
Thomas Norris was fined IS and costs for
intoxication, and Augustus II. Frates
sent to Jail for 80 days for the same
offence.
Mrs. George S. Hunt of the Women S
Council has extended an invitation to
Miss A. L. Mcdonald to read her original
poem ga Tribute to Old Glory at the
entertainment July Sd in City hall.
The chemical engine was called to the
rear of the Lakeside Press building Sat
urday night to extinguish small blaze
in barrel of refuse which endangered
the building.
At the close of Ivy Rebekah lodge
Saturday night a pleasant entertainment
was furnished by members of the lodge,
consisting of a "Book Social" which
was much enjoyed by the members pre-
sent. At the close of the entertainment
ice cream and cake were furnished.
One hundred members and friends OF
The Portland Wheel club made run to
the Checkley house, Prout's Neck yester-
day. An elaborate bill of fare was served.
The Pallas, it is reported, will sail to-
day for Halifax.
The police made seizures at SWEETS
hotel and r. g. Thompson's, 27S Middle
street, yesterday.
The New York boat arrived at 5.55 r. mi
yesterday She brought large list Ct
passengers.
A number of yachts were enjoying
spins in the harbor yesterday.
The Alice had an excursion party
aboard yesterday, and a band of music.
The Sea Side special arrived from Old
Orchard last evening and left over the
Grand Trunk for Chicago.
The committees of the various lodges OF
the New England Order of Protection
of the city and Westbrook chosen to ar
range for field day for the order, will
meet with Mt. Vernon lodge at Mystic
hall, this evening.
The challenge cup regatta OF the Port
land yacht club for first-class yachts
will be started off Willard Casino this
afternoon at IL O'Clock.
The island and suburban routes were
well patronized yesterday.
There will be an ice cream sale at J.
E. Palmer's Thursday evening, June 20.
g. A. Nash has moved to Newcastle.
The regular meeting of the Portland
Theosophical Society was held last eve
ming at 7.45. Two articles were read from
the June number of Theosophy, one by
B. o. Flower, recently editor of the
Arena, on the influence of oriental
thought on occidental civilization; the
other by DR.. Jerome A. Anderson, the
leading old school physician of San Fran.
cisco, on a short outline of Theosophy
The hall will be closed Wednesday for the
summer.