The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-10-27
BRIEF JoTTENos.

The four.masted schooner Alicia 3.
Crosby. Capt. Bunker. which arrived
here Tuesday from Norfolk, made the
round trip out from this port and hack in
ten days-the run home being sailed in
sixty hours
The alarm sounded for emo SCHOOL,
yesterday.
Portland leads. 1t has the Kelley cure.
The Martha Washington Society will
meet Thursday with Mrs. Stearns, 80
Paris street.
The total number of cars that have
come into the Grand Trunk yard loaded
with export grain so far this season is
173.
A hearing will be given in the suit OF
D. M. GRAHAM VS.. 2. n. Ray for an
accounting in the case of Elias Dodge
estate of Westbrook before Judge Peabody
this morning.
In the case of John Coffee for the lar
ceny of watch from the person OF Axei
7. Moses, probable cause was found in
the Municipal court yesterday morning,
and he was held under. $500 bonds. John
J.
ceny of $3.50 from James E. Grady and
his case was continued to today. There
were six cases of intoxication, one of
yagrancy and onesof common drunkenness
also disposed of.
The Boston & Maine railroad has placed
with the Manchester locomotive works
an order for six ten-wheel freight loco
motives.
MIR. John d. Williams, cashier of the
Western Union telegraph, has in his yard
on Congress street, rose bush which
has about half dozen. buds upon it,,
several of them SO near blooming the past
week that the red of the petals showed.
Mr.. w. +. Trask is drilling an artesian
well on the government reservation at
Cushing's island.
The ladies of Williston church will
serve salad supper in the church par
lors tonight at O'Clock, followed by q
violin recital.
Two cases of diphtheria are reported at
20 Anderson and SIS Washington streets.
The Second Parish church is undergo
ing extensive repairs.
The schooner Ira G. Hall arrived here
from Boston yesterday to load with oak
lumber at the Portland & Rochester for
Sackville, N. B. The skipper of this
vessel sailed right around this wharf in
Back bay, through the Grand Trunk
bridge without the aid of tow boat.
This is a feat that is not accomplished
very often.
Last evening at the regular meeting of
Longfellow lodge, No. 43, K. of P, ar
engagements were perfected for entertain
ing the delegation of the Portland Past
Chancellors' association which will &C.
company Past Grand Chancellor Edward
c. Reynolds, the delegation making the
second ANIMAL visit on next Wednesday
evening. 1t is hoped as many of the
members of the association as can will be
present as we'll as the members of the
K. of P. lodges of the city and vicinity.
Nonesuch lodge No. 81, z. of P, at
Scarboro. will be visited by a delegation
from the Portland Past Chancellors'
association next Monday evening, provid-
ed the weather is suitable.
Nl.egular meeting of Forest City lodge.
No. &c. Ancient Order of United Work
men, tonight
There was a meeting Of the Festival
chorus last evening, but the formation Of
q permanent organization was postponed
until the voices of the COMMITTEES have
been tried, which will be done today.
About 200 members of the Zephra
chorus attended the rehearsal last eve.
ming. Splendid progress has been made
and the rehearsal of the first act has been
completed. Mr.. Averill is doing good
work with the chorus,
Gen. Mattocks arrived home last night
from Washington.