The Portland daily press., 1898-10-08
TBE PRESS.
brief yoTTINos.

l0uIEG 00s
Thursday was the twenty fifth anniver-
sarv of the appointment of Night Signal
onerator Caleb K. Newcomb as polio
man.
Yesterday about thirty members OF the
High school left on the s. 45 train for the
White Mountains on a geological excur-
sion, They were accompanied by Miss
Gould, the teacher of geology.
Yard Master Griffin began work Thurs
dav on the sidings at the new yard at the
stock ward at East Deering. The grading
is done, but the rs tracks remain to be
laid down.
The Portland b Yarmouth Electric
Railroad Co. has purchased a Ruggles
double end rotary snow plow and pro-
poses to keep the road open no matter
what happens in the snow line this COM
ing winter. :.
Rev. Lewis Malvern, of this city. will
supply the pulpit of Williston church to-
morrow.
Every member of the Degree Staff OF
Hadattah Lodge I. o. o. E. is earnestly
requested to be present at the lodge room
Monday evening. Oct 10th, without fail.
The Mutual Improvement Club will
meet Oct. 10th with Mrs. Rice, ~ Thorn
rs street. Roll call from the first four
chapters Of the manual.
Tho st. Lawrence Sunday school will
observe Rally Sunday tomorrow at IL
O'Clock. A large attendance is desired.
Tomorrow will be Rally Sunday at the
Chestnut street church. SThe pastor will
preach special sermons appropriate to
the day and the Sunday school will have
exercises Of an unusually interesting ma
ture. Every member of the church and
school is expected to be on hand.
From the Western Promenade yester
day morning, Mt. Washington stood out
bold and clear, almost completely covered
with snow, the first, which seems ex-
tensive enough to remain.
There was heavy frost Thursday night
in this vicinity the fields being noticeably
white this morning.
The S. P. c. A. officials are receiving
complaints that some parties are keeping
sheep the year round on some of the
small islands in the vicinity of Pema-
quid, without adequate shelter. The au-
thorities will make thorough investi-
CATION of the matter.
1t was real October morning yester-
day. The sun was bright, the air clear
and mercury down to 40 degrees
Elm street is to be paved between Con-
gress and Cumberland streets and the
granite blocks are piled up on the west
side of the street preparatory to the work.
The sidewalks and cutters on Myrtle
street., between Cumberland and Oxford.
are to be relaid.
The relief committee of the Relief as
ISOLATION of the Portland Fire depart
ment has awarded a benefit to Driver
Fred e. Burnham of Hose 1.
Next Wednesday thelmembers of Machi-
gonne Engine company will observe
their 3sth enniversaryz by q :. clam feast
at Spurwink.
The annual convention of the county
commissioners of Maine will be held at
Alfred, October 20.
The Maine Historical society is prepar'
ing programme for meeting to be held
the last of the month.
Prof. Averill and his assistant, Mr..
Booth, are now engaged every evening
in drilling the chorus of the opera Zephra
which is to be given at the Jefferson in
November by the Bosworth Post. There
are to be 200 people in this production,
which will far surpass anything of the
kind ever seen here in the amateur line.
The Bosworth Post will hold camp
fire on October Goth, which will be one
of the best of the year. A very attractive
programme will be presented together
with the usual.good supper.
The Evangelical Ministerial association
will hold it's regular weekly session
Monday at 1890 O'Clock a. m, in the Y.
NJ. G. A. rooms. Paper by Rev. S. F.
Pearson, "Prohibition; it's origin, sue
cess, hinderances and needs"