The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-10-29
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rbe second meeting Of the anton OF
all lodges of Odd Fellows of Portland.
will take place under the auspices OF Har-
mony lodge. this evening at P. m
Otto Aiathison, the Norwegian IN the
employ of the Mcdonald Dredging COM
many. who suffered a paralytlc shock last
Friday and was taken to the Greedy hos
nital is improving and will be out in
two or three weeks.
Car No. of the United States hsh COM
mission. has gone to Green Lake with 600
bass. The car will be used in this state
in sending fry from the hatoheries 90 the
various ponds and lakes.
The contract for building st. lgnatius
church at Sanford has been awarded TO
Mr.. James Kelly of this city. The plans
have been prepared by Mr.. 4. d. Fassett
of Portland.
Rev r. B. Webb, D. D., of Boston,
will occupy the pulpit of Williston onurcn
tomorrow.
Yesterday was bright with bracing
air. The mercury indicated only " de-
grees at a. m.
Heretofore the men at Great Diamond
island have worked in shifts OF eight
hours. but new order makes but one
shift. and the men will bsgin work at
n. M. and work until q p. M. being
allowed one day and q quarter for this
time.
Portland leads. 1t has the Keeley cure.
There is to be an important meeting
of Thatcher Monument association this
evening, at Thatcher Post hall at 8
O'Clock. The election Of officers will occur
at that time.
The Portland police force have receiv
invitations to attend the ball of the Lew
isson patrolmen next month in Lewiston
City hall.
A petition is being literally signed
among the business men and citizens of
Auburn and Lewiston for the Maine Gen.
trail and Grand Trunk railroads to restore
the 2 p. NJ. train to this city.
The Portland Wheel Club will have a
run to Saco tomorrow, with dinner at the
Saco house. Ahe slow division with the
ladies start from Vaughan's bridge at
III o..
club rooms at 10 o'clock.
The committee on accounts met at
o'clock yesterday afternoon to attend to
the usual monthly grist of routine work.
About % members Of Pine Cone d.
vision, ladies' auxiliary of the Order OF
Railway Conductors, were in Boston yes
terday attending union meeting OF the
order They returned at night
Among the hunters who passed through
Bangor Thursday with game were G. W..
Doten, Portland. one deer; W. Gilmore,
Portland, one deer; W. Harmon, Port
land. one deer; W. II. Hatch and A. u.
Marks, Portland, each one deer. ~.
Tho Numidian of the Allan line viii
sail from Portland for Liverpool. Noyen-
Der 10Th.
There was lively runaway down Con-
qress street about p. m. yesterday. A
horse attached to a light buggy went
through the street like shot, narrow
IL escaping lady in front of City build
ing, His driver steersd him straight and
On Munjoy hill he was winded and pulled
down.
The steamer Frank Jones due here last
night, having been detained by rough
weather, will not arrive until some time
tonight, and will not leave on the return
trip to Machiasport until 10 a. m. Satur-
day morning.
A team belonging to the Portland
Rendering company and heavily loaded
with barrels of lard, broke down yester-
day afternoon on Commercial street. and
for time blocked that thoroughfarc.
The Sunday school of the Chestnut
street Methodist Episcopal church. will
be held at 10 NJ, at the close of the
morning service, beginning with Noysm-
Der 18th.
Mrs. Willing who speaks at Chestunut
street church tomorrow at 030 a. m,
is q speaker of great reputation and has
q topic that will interest all.
he Congress street NJ. E. church will
hold harvest concert tomorrow evening.
The annual meeting of the Women's
Maine Indian association will be held in
the Friends church, Oak street, ON Tues.
day. November 1, at O'Clock.
The postponed team tournament of the
Golf club will occur this afternoon on
the club links.
The monthly 3 usiness meeting of tho