The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-04-27
BRIEF JorTINas.

At meeting of the committee on pub.
hard wood floor in City Hall and not to
permit it's use for any more games Of
polo. MI. Neatly was elected janitor of
North School.
W. j. Weir,tC. W. Pierce and c. W..
Bennett have been elected to fill yacan.
prevail of fire committee.
Two new open cars numbered 140 and
al, arrived yesterday at Beckett street
shops from the j. 6. Brill Co., in Phil
adelphia. They are to be used on the
Congress street line, and are fitted with
all the latest improvements.
In the Supreme court yesterday Cells
G. Penoexter was divorced from Carl B.
Pendexter for non-support.
There were meetings of the city com
mittees on finance, electrical appliances
police. public works. agency, lights
and fire department. yesterday for the
purpose of approving bills.
The committee on finance made the
annual inspection yesterday Of the city
treasurers securities and verified them.
Members holding tickets for the cele.
bration of D. A. r. April 22nd are re-
quested to make returns as soon as pos
sible to the secretary of committee, 77S
Congress street.
The Ladies' Circle of the First Baptist
church will meet in the vestry Wednes-
day afternoon.
Threatening weather with occasional
CLEANS of sunshine yesterday. Wind raw
and cold.
The Portland Railroad company will
petition the city council at it's next meet
ing for permission to commence work on
the extension it's tracks over Mitchell &
bill, connecting the Westbrook and
Stroudwater lines. The Deering city
council will also be asked for permission
to cross territory in that city.
The Lincoln club flag was at half mast
in respect to the memory of Convers o.
Leach as was also the flag on City hall.
The Freshmen class at Bowdoin Col
lege has chosen Mr.. Ripley Lyman Dana
of this city as toastnaster at the annual
class banquet, Mr.. John Alexander
Pierce as poet and Mr.. Kenneth G. NJ.
Sills to deliver the closing address, also
of Portland. The banquet will be held
in this city the last week of the term.
Rev. B. Fay Mills will preach next
Sunday in the Congress Square church.
Grocers, provision and fish dealers will
close their stores Fast day.
Ny ~
will holds its semi-monthly meeting at
Red Mems hall this evening at eight
O'Clock. The work of the second degree
will be given. Treasurer Walter S.
Bailey hasagone.to Cincinnati as delegate
to the Supreme Assembly.
The actual placing of the torpedoes oc.
Cured yesterday. Those who are obliged
to navigate the waters of the harbor and
vicinity must, however, use great deal
Of care in following the exact course
prescribed for them in thesofficial orders
that have already been issued. Major
Hoxie will also issue another cautionary
order.
The funeral of the .late W. f. Hardy
win take place Thursday at ST. Luke's
: cathedral at $50.
The Harpswell line boat came in by the
main channel last night.
The Samaritan association will give a
suppsr and an entertainment at Recep.
ton hall, City building, instead of Red
Mems hall, Wednesday evening, April
27. The public are invited.
The quarterly police examining board
meeting was held last evening and a
number of candidates for the force ex.
amined. s1o =,
The Spring St line broke its trolley at
Congress Square yesterday noon and the
trips were -disarranged for about half
an hour.
Mr. John Hammond has bought the
D. B. Murdoch store in MonumentSq uare
late occupied by. Babbidge.