The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-03-21
6RIEF LOTTlNGS.

Yesterday was the first day of spring.
The sun entered Aries at 9 a. m. 1t
was bright, mid day. warm and tran
qull in the morning with the mercury up
to so degrees. In the afternoon the
March winds began to blow with much
force from the west.
The March meeting of the Associated
Charities will be held today, in room y,
City building, at a. m.
Abel H. HERMAN of Bridgton, has
decided land in Bridgton Centre to Frank
A. Libby.
Another contribution of $25 has been
received for the industrial department
of the Maine School for the Deaf.
The next meeting of Maine Academy
of Medicine and Science, April II, will
be ladies' night The evening will be in
charge of DR.. Jane Lord Hersom and Dr..
Harriet Lewis Miss Taylor, principal of
the Maine School for the Deaf. will give
a paper on Education of the Deaf, and
several children will be present to illus
trate her talk.
The Casco Bay line proposes to develop
the beach between Peaks island Landing
and the limits of the Greenwood Garden
property as a bathing resort. A gang nf
men is at work with horses, stump
pullers and other implements cleaning
I'D all stones and Says and other obstruo-
lions to safe and successful bathing.
AT the Kelley Institute, ISL Congress
St. drunkenness and morphinism iscured.
Next Thursday evening, the grand
officers of :. Forest City lodge, No. 1, 10.
o. p. Bramhall's new side rank. in
which the mem bers are taking much In
terest. will assemble and initiate candi-
dates. after which there Will be banquet
at Swett's hotel.
Bosworth Post will visit V. Mountfort
Post of Brunswick next Thursday even
ing.
Mr.. James A. Dickinson of Hartford,
Conn. was in town few hours Satur-
day on his way to St. ohm. While hereMr.
Dickinson had occasion to visit the public
library, and spoke in high. terms of
praise of the institution. He was agree
ably surprised at the excellent arrange
ment of the Portland institution, and
regarded it as one of the best he
had ever seen in city of this size.
Frank Davis, the prisoner ut the jail
who was SO badly burned on Wednesday.
is still at the Maine General hospital,
and is rapidly improving. Within a
few days it is likely that he will be able
to go back to the jail
Judge Hall of the probate court Of
Sagadahoc county, has granted the petit
ion filed by ex-Gov. Cleayes in behalf
of Mrs P. P. Walker, Of Topsham,
widow of the late Wildes 2. Walker, ask
ing for an additional allowance to Mrs.
Walker from the newly discovered assets
that have come to the estate since the
filing of the former inventory. Judge
Hall In his decree allows to Mrs. Walker
the sum of So, 339.62.
A mission was opened at the Cathedral
ana other Catholic churches yesterday
by the RedeInptorist fathers.
The West End Republican club will
give whist party this evening. Re-
freshments will be served.
Seizures were made Saturday at SO
Centre street, So Commercial street, liz
Fore street. 400 Commercial street, 43
Washington street. 3s3 Commercial street,
2S India street, so Pleasant street, 343
Fore street.
In the window Of the Douglass Shoe
store may be seen a handsome model of
an up-to-date sIoop yachtof the ocean
racer style. The yacht is full rugged and
is complete in every detail. 1t is the work
of Captain J. E. Lindsay of Beckett
seresA
q ciam supper will be served at the
Athletic club Tuesday evening at $780,
free to the membsrs. Hand polo be-
tween teams representing the business
and professional men will follow at $50.