The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-01-04
BRIEF IoTTlNas.


Post took place the first of December ano
were given In the PRESS at that time.
Yesterday, as we'll as Saturday, was
very mild and damp, the mercury rising
into the forties. The thaw brought til,
frost out Of the ground so that the water
was running in the cutters
There will be gospel services, conducted
by the pastor, at the Friends church or
Oak street every night this week except
Saturday.
Deputies Firth and Plummer made thu
following seizures Saturday: No. 3!
India street. beer; 242 Fore street, beer
1862 Fore street, beer; Danforthf street
ale; 81 York street, beera and whiskey;
Danforth street, beer; 1877 Commercials
street, ale; 547 Commercial street, ale.
During the week ninety seizures were
made out of which were ten cases.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Female Provident association will be
held in Room 9, City building at 80 p
N. today.
The engine company on Peaks island
will celebrate it's anniversary this eve
ming by supper at Golden Cross hall Il
is expected that about seventy i've per.
sons will be present.
Patrolman John Heating has returned
from New York where he was called by
the untimely death of his sister Mis-;
Ellen Kesting, whom 1t is believed was
murdered By mulatto named Alfred A.
Wright. just after midnight on December
9th, and for which Wright was held by
the court.
By the will of the late Judge William
A. Richardson. chief justice of the
United States Court of Claims at Wash.
ingtoD, Harvard college is left the
portrait of Rev. DR.. Thomas Hill, which
was painted by DR.. Hill himself, and
which was his first work.
The st. Julian hotel has become the
Windsor hotel
The board of county comm issioners has
organized for 1898 by the choice OF
Walter B. Allen as chairman. Mr..
EIbridgs Lord, the retiring commission
er. will sit with the board for few day
closing up the years business.
Representatives from nearly every fire
department. in Maine will asse BILE in
this city on January 20th for the purpose
of forming State Fireman's Associa-
zion.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Diet Mission was held Saturday. Forty
eight cases were received for help, more
than was ever before known at this time
of year. During the month the following
churches will supply: First Parish
church, Williston church.
The regular meeting of the Portland
Past Chancellors' Association will be
held on Monday evening, Jan. 4th 1887
All Past Chancellors arc invited to be
present and to assemble at 6. 45 p. m., as
supper will be served at p. m. sharp.
An amendment to the Bylaws will
come up for action, and it is hoped that
large number will be present.
The number Of arrests for the week
were IS. OF these 90 were for intoxica-
tiOlp eWO VI ouaP1oloA3 AOuI lOI 3dI CouJs
and one each for assault, malicious mis-.
chief and truancy.
There will be meeting of the Mont
gomery Guards, Go. E, First Regiment,
N. G. s. NJ, tonight at o'clock.
Officers for the ensuing year will be
elected.
There were ten deaths in Portland in
the week which ended Saturday loon.
TIL deaths were due to apoplexy, bron-
ohitis (3), carcinomia uteri, cerebral dis
ease, diabetes melitus. senile gangrene,
pneumonia, cerebral tuberculosis.
The Thompson Mason suit before Judge
Strout, after brief session Saturday
mornipg, adjourned to Thursday next. d.
Aunt Jerusha's Album will be given
by Miss Evangeline Pearson, assisted by
the Wessbrook Ideal Mandolin, Guitar
and Banjo club. at Gospel Mission hall,
this evening at 7.45 o'clock for the bene-
fit to the Mission.