The Portland daily press., 1898-05-28
F. o. Bailey s. Co.
BRIEF IoTTlNos.

The e. G. Jones insurance agency have
temporarily removed their office to No.
81 Exchange street.-the old Mosher store
owing to the fire.
Yesterday was stormy day. The rain
was fine and penetrating and at times,
the wind was quite high.
The alarm struck for no school yester-
day afternoon.
The New England Eclectic Medical
Association closed it's sessions at the
Preble house yesterday. The list Of
officers, given in yesterdays. PRESS.
were elected. 9our5
The kindergarten in Ward One will not
be in session Tuesday as a church meet
ing will occupy the school room.
The work Of rear-anging the Grand
Trunk yard is processing we'll. Nearly
all of the old sidings are to be taken up
and replaced with new through tracks
The new main line has been built the
entire distance with tt 8 spaced the new
distance, II inches apart.
Adjutant Clark of New York city, spoke
at the Salvation Army hall last night on
the subject, From College Cap to Army
Bonnet. y. Captain Kilrain, niece OF
the pugilist ; sang and played cornet
solos.
The people who took part in the May
Day Carnival have accepted an invitation
from the Memorial Commissioners to
sing the national anthems at City hall
next Monday evening, Memorial Day.
There will be a rehearsal at G. A. Il.
hall. Free street, this morning at nine
O'Clock, under the direction Of A. NJ.
Sawyer, Every member Is requested to
be present
On account of the storm the sale of the
T. w. Clark property was postponed to
next Tuesday.
The engineers detachment of twelve
men from Willett's Point, N. Y. which
for some time has been engaged In lay
ling mines and planting torpedoes In
the coast, have completed their work.
A special cantonment will be held at
Canton armory this evening at eight
O'Clock. All Cheva!iers are urgently re-
quested to be present as business of inn
portance is to come before the meeting.
The Portland Yacht club has issued its
book OF rules ard list of members for
1898.
Several seizures of liquors have been
made by the liquor deputies of the sheriff
department..
Miss Isabel Allen, will lead the gospe
meeting at the Young Women's Christian
Association at 4. 30 p. m. Sunday.
The. Y. P. G. U. of Congress Square
church will hold a special memorial ser
vice in the vestry Sunday evening at sew
en- O'Clock.
Rev. William Jackson of Halifax, N.
s.. will preach at tine Abysinian church,
Newbury street, Sunday at II a. m.
Mrs. George W. Craig, Melbourne
street. will leave today for New York.
Before her return to Portland she will
visit relatives in Brooklyn and Philadel.
phia. ea
Regular mems meeting at the Y. NJ.
q. A. tomorrow afternoon at 4. 60 O'Clock.
Alt men are cordially invited. 3
Rev. G. E. Martin, ID. D., of st. Lou
IS, Mo. will supply the pulpit of WilIiston
church tomorrow.
Among the articles destroyed at the fire
on Excnange street yesterday was some
ii ae old-fashioned furniture and crockery
ware, the property of the Steele heirs that
wee stored in the upper part of the
block.
= The behring's and strong Westbrook
SENS. will play a. game of ball Memorial
Day. Monday, May goth at 2. 80 p. m.
Strong rivalry exists between these teams
and those wishing to see an exciting
game should attend