The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-08-13
NV ADyERT,sEMENrs TO-DAY
BRIEF lOTTlNos.

Mat O'Brien and Mckinley and Sohn
r. O'Brien and Black have deposited ten
dollars for the two boats to take part III
Labor Day races and decided to leave the
challenge open until today at f.oo p. H.
for any other entries.
There will be regular meeting OF the
Democratic county committee at the
rooms of the Jefferson Club, 573 1-2 Con-
gress street, in this city. today at 10 a. m.
The committee on fire department. and the
committee on electrical appliances had an
outiue to Harpswell, on the yacht Vivian
Thursday with NJ. T. Denver, assistant
general manager of the New England
Telephone Co., H. j. Pettengill of the
Postal Telegraph Co.. Thomas Roche of
the Western Union and a representative
of the Eureka Fire Hose Co., as guests
They went first to Harpswell, then to the
casino at Willard where they had supper
and attended the theatre In the evening.
Another disagreeable day yesterday
with a few glimpses of sunshine.
There were 10 fire alarms. during the
month of July, four bell and six still
alarms.
The Portland Rolling Mills will begin
running on full time with two-thirds
crew on Monday, August 10, and with
a full crew Monday, August %.
The Maine Central will run a special
excursion to the White Mountains to.
morrow. The train willIleaye the Union
station at 1910 a. NJ, and return at 5. IS
p. NJ, going as far as Fabyans.
Venus and Jupiter will be remarkably
near together on the evening of August
IS. and will constitute a picture of I'M
exoelled beauty.
The Portland Wheel club run tomorrow
will bs to Scarboro Beach with dinner
at the Kirkwood Inn. The wheelmen
leave the club rooms at 11.30 and the run
is to be slow one.
The new uniforms for the members OF
Merriman's band arrived yesterday and
they are much liked by Leader Chandler
and his men. The uniforms are blue
black.
Two additional entries were received
Yesterday for the Firemen's Muster, the
Gen. Putnam of Worcester, accompanied
by rs men and a drum corps, and an
eneine from Watertown, Mass.
Rev. Wallace Nutting Of Providence
RI, will supply the pulpit of Willistor
church tomorrow.
MIR. Lewsen of the firm of r. 81 NJ. Lew
sen & Co., left last night for New York
where he will remain a week or ten day
selecting fall and winter goods. During
the absence of Mr.. Lewsen the final mari
down sale will continue
The IRE near Rigby. Thursday after
noon, was Quint's soap house. building
standing on the land recently purchased
by real estate concern.
The annua! clam bake at Little Dia
mond Island will be opened Monday af
ternoon on the arrival of the 4.20 steam
er from Portland.
Mrs. S. S. Hussey, president of thu
Young Women's Christian Association
will speak at the association rooms Sun
day afternoon at 4.3O. All women ar
cordially invited.
The Cumberland County Pharmaceuti
cal Society will have their annual outing
at Spurwink on Tuesday next.
Rev. Mr.. Bluett will deliver his lect
ure at Red Mems hall, 439 Congress
street, on Sunday evening at 80 o'clocl
on Glow he came to change from Catho
ic to Protestant religion" On tn,
following Thursday at the same hall hi
will lecture on "The Rapid Growth O.
Professionalism in Catholic Countries"