The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-11-25
BRIEF JoTTINas.

Small mahogany case travelling clocks
at Willis A. Gates, the jewelers..
A special meeting of the Ladies Veter-
an Eiremen's Aid will be held with Mrs.
Aioseley, 4S4 Congress street, Friday at
$50, Nov. 20.
Portland Senate No. 1926 L. A. E. o.,
will give banquet at Riverton Saturday
night.
Capt. II. b. Conley will address the
emesting of the non commissioned officers
association on Dec. 1st, in the rooms OF
Company c, at the armory.
The Boston & Maine directors have de-
clared the regular quarterly dividend OF
11-s per cent payable January LIST, to
stockholders of record Nov. Both. Sep
TENDER gross earnings increased about
SIG. GOO with the improvement maintained
in October and November promising
we'll.
Engine No. of the Portland 81 Rocbes-
ter broke driving rod yesterday while
out on the road with freight train Tues
day. The engineer. blocked up the dis
abled side and the train proceeded all
right.
The school of instruction of the officers
of the first regiment will consist of three
sessions One in the afternoon and even
ing of the Sth, and on the morning of the
9Th.
The front steps of the City building
have been planked for the winter.
The Y W. c. A. rooms will be closed
until p. IN. today. A Thanksgiving
supper will be served at $50, to which
the members who are boarding in the
city are invited.
The dinner Of the inmates of the coun-
ty jail today will consist of sparerib.
vegetables. mince pie, apples and nuts,
land that at the almshouse will consist
OF turkey, pudding and minoe pie.
The election of officers and reorganiza-
ton of the Uniform Rank, A. o. H.,
has been postponed until next Tuesday
evening owing to the absence Of the coun-
ty president.
Fire Inspector Hanson has made care
full examination of the premises where
the fire of Sunday night occurred and is
of the opinion that it was doubtless of in
much of the loss at that fire might have
been saved if the city had had g. ladder
company on Munjoy hill.
Several city committees met yesterday
and approved bills.
At the Abyssinian church, Newbury
street, an illustrated lecture will be de-
Iivered on Thanksgiving night at 7.30
O'Clock Subject, 1.-The Life and Work
Of the Worlds Redeemer. All are COR
daily invited.
The square near the old Market place
in front of the Armory building present.
ed quite an animated appearance yester-
day Here were gathered many teams
from the country laden with produce and
Thanksgiving truck and the square was
for some hours filed with customers
and market men.
1t was reported yesterday that Hanna
ford Brothers the produce dealers, had
leased the building on Commercial street,
formerly occupied by D. W. True & Co..
and will open a wholesale fruit and pro-
duce exchange in a few days.
Martha Washington Council, No. 2,
Daughters of Liberty, will hold a special
meeting next Monday evening. Business
pertaining TO the new. state council will
be brought up.
The SAVIOR Faire club of Portland has
engaged the services of one of America S
greatest parliamentarians, Prof. Orpha
III. Conklin Off Brooklyn who will deliver
a lecture before the clubs of Portland in
the early part of January, to be followed
by four parliamentary drills. The Savoir
Faire club members are being trained by
Mrs. c. A. Dyer of Portland, and already
have little knowledge of parliamentary
law and its usage. A meeting was held
at Mrs Pooler's, Cumberland street,
Tuesday. The topics for the afternoon
were current events and what advant-
age, If any, has woman suffrage.
The ladies of the Samaritan association
are very busy preparing for fair to be
held in City hall on the 18th, 8th and 9th
of December. The fair is to be run on
large scale and will close with whist
party. An entertainment will be given
the first two evenings.
The Samaritan association will meet
with Mrs. W. T. Kilborn, Bracket strest,
Friday afternoonn.
The Unitarian Women's Alliance will
meet Friday afternoon at o'clock
The wives. mothers, sisters and daugh-
ters of the members Of the Jr. o. U. A
M, ere requested to meet at their hall,
433 Congress street Friday at p. IN.