The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-03-01
BRIEF LoTTlNGs.
Vote early.

Vote early.
The Female Provident Association will
hold it's regular monthly meeting at 2.5U
o,c,oet In room 9, City building. A full
attendance is desired.
Saturday and Sunday were bright and
beautiful days.
There was one case of scarlet fever re-
ported Saturday at ss High street, and
one case of diphtheria at 46 Paris street.
This evening at Williston church Rev.
Mr.. Hack will give stereopticon lecture
ON 1.-THE Life of Christ" under the
auspices of the Williston Sunday school.
Division /, A. o. H., B. of E., will
celebrate the anniversary OF Robert EN-
mats BIRTH at their hall on Free street
the custom OF this society for years to-.
next Thursday evening.
A woman named Belle Burke. while
working at a house OF South street Sat
urday. was badly burned about the head
and arras by her clothing taking ire
Sba YVES removed to her home on Cum
bertrand street.
Bosworth Relief Corps will entertain
the Relief Corps of Auburn. Lewiston
and Freeport, at their hall on Free
streat. March IL. A fine musical enter
tainmens and banquet will be given.
A new service book has been put into
the First Parish church and was used
yesterday.
The little daughter of Albert s. Davis,
driver for Princes express, was run
over on Congress street late Friday at
ternoon by a horse sled, but was not bad
ly hurt. The little girl fell in front Of
the sled while jumping off from one
ahead on which she had been riding.
1t is reported that the steamer Lewis
ton of the Boston and Bangor line hRs
besn purchased by Capt Emerson. form
erly of the Morrison Steamboat company,
and Others, and that the steamer will
NV between Boston, the Isles OF Shoals
and other north shore resorts this sum
mer.
A mum Der Of applications have been re-
ceived from Caribou, Saoo, Lewiston an
Portland for boys to be placed IN the
Home for Frienhless Boys at Deering. A
bright little fellow. aged three, from
Brunswick, was admitted last week.
All the final contracts were signed Sat
urday forenoon for the electric road wori
on the Martins Point bridge and work
will begin promptly this morn
ing and will be pushed as rapidly as pos.
sible The material was being forward
ed to the bridge Saturday.
A young daughter of Warren Chute, the
driver of the Naples stage, was severely
bitten by a dog few days ago. She
was apparently on the TOAD to a speedy
recovery, but has had slight relapse.
The Ladies 1st-I0th-29th Auxiliary
will meet Tuesday afternoon with Mrs.
Weeman, l65 Pearl street.
of New York. will speak at the Second
Parish church this evening at 7.30. His
subject will be "Home, Sweet Home"
A meeting of the Little Samaritan Aid
Society will be held Monday afternoon,
March LIST, at half past four o'clock with
Miss Swasey. No. 8 Desring place.
The Portland Philosophical society,
5421-2 Congress street, held an enquirers'
meeting Sunday at 8 p. m. At 7.30 the
subject was "The Voice of Conscience. -
Afterwards paper on Concentration
was read. The subject for next Sunday
will be 'sJesus the Initiate"
Yesterday was Shroye Sunday, and to-
day is ST. David's day.
The wind piped up from the northwest
yesterday afternoon and il was very cold
last evening.
Mr. and Mrs. John S. Foss of Glen
wood avenue. Deering entertained the
"Bouleyelue" club of this city Saturday
evening. A fine dinner was served at .
O'Clock, after which the evening was
passed very pleasantly in whist, singing
and instrumental music. The party left
for home at late hour all declaring it
the most enjoyable occasion of the season.
The next meeting Of the club will be at
Naples on the Boulevelue. -