The Portland daily press., 1898-01-29
BRIEF JoTTiNGs.


hold its next meeting at the home of Mrs.
M. s. Fisher, 276 Cumberland street,
Monday, jan 31st, at p. m. Questions
in response to roll call will be from the
10Th and Goth chapters of the Manual.
Cressy, Jones g. Allen have "ooon"
window that is attracting lots of atten-
tion. The window is filled with all the
latest coon songs and instrumental Sc
Iections by the best known composers.
John M. Fox & Company have received
the contract for wiring the Emerson
school building for electric lights.
The Racquet says that the profits OF
the recent High School minstrel show
were between $50 and $50.
The Portsmouth Times says: John
A. Duball, of Portland, who is serving
a sentence in the county Jail in this city
for the larceny of BARRIERS tools from
George H. Leonard's shop, viii. be re-
leased early next month, but will be re-
arrested for similar offense committed
in East Boston.
The next tripTof the east bound steamer
of the International Steamship Co. Will
be on Tuesday, FEBRUARY list, instead OF
Monday.
The Emergency club will meet with
Mrs. Quint,3 Bracket street on Wednes-
day February 2, at 10 a. m.
RevW. E. Berry will address the men S
meeting at Y M. c. A. hall tomorrow
afternoon at half past four.
Will every member of the committee OF
Tuesdays entertainment of Pine Cone
lodge of Odd Ladies, be present on Sat
urday afternoon for the final rehearsal
if stormy, Monday afternoon.
Miss Montgomery will Lad the WON
ems meeting at the Young Women s
Christian Association rooms Sunday af-
ternoon at 4.3O. All women are invited
to attend.
The annual meeting of the Woman S
Auxiliary to the Y. M. @. A. will be held
Monday, January 3lst, at p. m. full
attendance is desired.
Sunday is Christian Endeavor Day,
and will be observed by the First Free
Baptist church Y. P. S. G. E. in giving
the exercise, "The Christian Endeavor
Locomotive very delightful service,
specially prepared for the day. Service
at z. 80 p. m. All are welcome.
A number Of the members of tho local
military companies went to J3iddeford
last night to attend the Light Infantry
ball.
In response to an invitation from the
Associated Charities. MIR. VIM. M. Cole
will deliver lecture upon the Tramp
Question: in Reception hall, next Mon
day evening, January 81, to which the
nublio are Cordially invited.
The American Express company has
iven a pension of SIS a month to Capt.
g. Pendleton, in consideration of his long
anG Iuithful services.
The Republican CITY committee will
meet next Tuesday, it is said, to fix the
late for the ward caucuses
Miss Edes of Roxbury, will speak at
M, at Fraternity home today on In
tiustrial training.
A needle all rusty, was found in the
heart of rooster, killed at Stroudwater,
Yesterday, that had evidently been there
long time
The members of the Past Chancellors'
association visited Pine Tree lodge, K. of
P, last evening.
The class of '99 of the Portland High
school, held reception in the assembly
hall of the building last evening. 1t was
a very bri liant party.
The recent issue of the Rochester, N.
H.. Record has an account Of the bravery
of Mr.. S. W. Smith, formerly assistant
secretary OF the Portland Y. NJ G. A,
now general secretary of the Rochester
Y. N. g. A.. in reseuiDg lineman from
a very perilous position in mid-aid last
Wednesday,.
Rev. John T. Beckley, D. D., will sup
ply the pulpit of Williston church tomor-
row.
Steamer Armentio of the Hamburg
American line arrived here early yester-
day morning from Hamburg via Boston.
with part of cargo of rags.
Steamer Grecian of the Allan line ar
rived yesterday afternoon.
The United Commercial Travellers
meet at the Falmouth hotel this after
noon at O'Clock Several candidates for
membership are expected and the re-
mainder of the officers will be elected,
it being the last day of the dispense
i ton.
Mr.. ]. G. Strout. one of Twitchell-
Champlin's popular drummers, has re-
turned from trip to the wild woods OF
New Brunswick, where he had great
success in hunting Zig game, having
killed no less than three moose and two
bears.
PERSONAL.
On Thursday Day Signal officer Alon-