The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-04-06


tea 10 be given from to and to 10 p.
M, Wednesday evening at No. IA Mellen
street.
The regular monthly meeting Of the
Women's Maine Indian Association will
be held in ST. Lawrence street church
this afternoon at O'Clock.
The annual meeting Of the Annex. for
the election Of officers. will be held on
Tuesday afternoon at thee o'clock. A
full attendance is req uested.
The steam lighter Panuco of New
London has arrived with the first of a
series of soargoes Of granite blocks for the
government fertilization on Diamond
island.
Six open cars have arrived over the
Portland. & Rochester. from the factory
of j. g. Brill, for the Riverton division
of the Portland electric road.
Some scapegraoe threw a stone through
the, window of an elecJrio car that was
going up Munjoy hill and narrowly es-
capped striking some of the passengers.
: There Ia report that half burned rod
of oakum was found on Central wharf,
between two piles of lumber Sunday,
and burnt match indicating an incen-
diary attempt.
3 The regular meeting of the First Par
ish Unity will be- held in the Parish
house on Tuesday, A prii at p. IN.
The annual meeting of the Fresh Air
society will he held this afternoon at
o'clock in the parlors of the Y, M. G. A.
A meeting of the Ladies' Veteran
Firemen's auxiliary, No. 1, will be held
at Congress hall, tomorrow, at 7.3O p. m.
A full attendance is requested to act D.
on amendments to bylaws.
Yesterday was perfect spring day.
The early morning gave showers that
laid the dust, and later there was alter
nate clouds and sunshine The mercury
touched So degrees.
The city crew was busily engaged
cleaning the streets yesterday.
The anniversary of Odd Fellowship &C.
ours on the Goth of April. 1t will be OBJ
served by Ivy lodge. D. of R., at its re-
guiaF meeting, April "a.
The regular monthly meeting of the
fire underwriters was beld at the board
of trade rooms yesterday morning. The
fire patrol matter was not brought IN
der discussion except to wonder who
was running it, and what was expected
to be done by the board. Routine mat
tiers were attended to.
Charles T. Stubbs, Joseph W. DeCos-
ter and BENZ. K. Paine have been drawn
INV rh torp Of ha Gu,
preme judicial court.
The Barnes Rufin Co., has been orga-
nized at Portland for the purpose of do
ing general work of contractors, supply
ing labor and materials, etc. with $780,
600 capital stock of which $50 is paid In.
The officers are: President, N. H. Dres-
ser of Portland; treasurer, Stanley
Ruffin of Boston.
The Fraternity club was entertained
by Rev. q. C. Cummings at the Sher-
wood, last evening. The paper was by
Rev. w. Fl. Fem, ID. d.
A number of Congregational ministers
had meeting and dinsd at the Sherwood
yesterday.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Salvation Army Aid Society will be held
in the vestry of the High street church,
Wednesday, April 9TH at 10. 80 a. m.
= The Martha Washington Society will
meet Thursday with Mrs. Stearns, 80
Paris street. If stormy will meet the
next day.
Mr.. Frank 81. Chase, formerly with
Dean Brothers, Is now with 3. @. White.
Mr.. j. b. Hutchinson has added three
more chairs to his shoe polishing par
1ors and is now ready to do rushing.
business. See his advertisement in an
other column.
Steamer Corona. Baxter, cleared yester.
day afternoon and will sail this morn
ing for London.
A heavy fog enveloped the city last
night.
The Past ChanoeIlors had a large at
tendance at their meeting at Pythian
hall last night.