The Portland daily press., 1898-04-16
NEW ADyERTIsEMENTs Topaz.
brief JorTINos.

Fern lodge Of Odd Ladies visited Au-
burn lodge of Auburn last evening.
DR.. Fl. q. Brock has caught ten
pound salmon at Lake Sebago and Messrs
James Hamilton. John Lane, a. B.
Farnham, and Miss Crosby ely Rod)
have secured fine specimens. Miss Crosby
sent hers to General Manager Evans of
the Maine Central.
: St. Stephens Easter music will be re-
psated tomorrow by request.
.ssThe Ideal Athlete will be the subject
ofthssaddress by Rev. ]. K. Wilson, D..
D., Of Melrose, Mass, at the mems meet
ing snnd4y afternoon at $50 O'Clock, fat
the Z. MO-. "A. ION CONFESS Square.
The second meeting of.the Symphony
Concert committee will be held at the
Pssbie House. On Monday morning, April
18th, at II O'clock. ALI interested are
invited.
Yesterday was an April day with fire.
quent showers.
The committee on new buildings met
yesterday afternoon and took out the petit
lions forspermissions to erect new houses.
The Portland Gun club will have its
annual shooting match on Fast day. A
valuable cup has been presented by Presi-
dshtaWm. N. #Taylor, to be shot for on
.thatday
PA special nesting of Portland Typogra.
phieal Union No. 66, will be held this
afternoon DIT 5 O'Clock, at their room,
Harrington block. Every member Is re-
qnssfed to BE present. as business of i'm.
poTfApce IL to come before the meeting.
eeSAjapng business men yesterday there
was very general expression of satisfac-
doh that The New England fair is to be
held here. They say 1t will be lively
week and will bring much trade to Port
lllAnd. They propose to take hold and help
make it great occasion.
psEighty-fiye tons of steel rails on two
cars came in over the Portland & Roches-
/. ter railroad during Thursday night billed
tot:L. p. Wheildon, Portland. Probably
these are for the Yarmouth road and are
to be laid in the city.
! James E. Friel, accused of stealing a
post from David Schwartz, was before
Judge Robinson yesterday morning. His
case was continued.
= The meeting of the Excelsior club for
the election of officers will be held at tho
home of Mrs. j. G. Noyes, No. IS Mel
bourne street, Monday afternoon next.
A case of scarlet fever is reported
Thursday at 6 Brattle street.
The Shakespeare room, Butler school,
was dedicated yesterday afternoon with
appropriate exercises.
The regular annual session of the board
ofsEassessors for the purpose of receiving
lists of the polls andUsestatess taxable in
this city, closed yesterday.
All the stores in the new Y, M. G. A.
building are now let but one. II. E.
Murdoch, the optioian, will occupy the
High street corner store.
The Ladies' Foreign Missionary society
of the State St. church met YESTERDAY af-
ternoon at O'Clock. Papers were read
on the "Great World Religion" inter-
spersed with appropriate songs.
/ The high school boys from upper Spring
street arc preparing play, which comes
eE Saturday, the 10Th at 375 Spring
street.. The play "Dave Brown" will be
finely presented if all we hear about it
prqzes true, it will be "a la Jefferson in
miniature. There will be matinee at
! 2Sp and evening performance at 73o
O'Clock.
+ Mrs. Susan Graham Clark will speak
at the women's meeting to be held at the
Young Women's Christian Association
rooms at 4.S0 p. M. Sunday. All women
are cordially invited. On account of the
Christian Endeavor convention to be held
10 Portland, the usual Monday evening
.EpofaEwin not be held at the rooms.
!, The "Ways and Means Club" of Great
IsDiapond island will hold meeting this
afternoon at O'Clock at the residence of
MI. A. A. Kendall, No. 10 henry street.
Every member of the club is urgently re-.
quested to be present as business of i'm.
portance is to be brought before the meet.
fing.
: TAT the business session of the Maine
! Woman's Suffrage association April 18th
s1ne various committees for the meeting
to be held in this city may 10 and IA. re-
ported and arrangements are nearly com-
pieted for a successful convention. 1t was
voted to extend an invitation to the presi-
dent and one delegateIof every state Or
ganization of women in Maine.
RETTJRNEn THE Co1rnr s