The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-03-28
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The Mutual Improvement club will
meet this afternoon with Mrs. Hanson,
6Grant street, Woodfords. Roll call
chsptersIXV. and XVI. of the manual.
It lie reported that the High school
Cadets will make $500 out of the ball
gsyenrFfiday night. s---
tkYesterday openedscloudy, but it was
bright and clear later In the day.
There were only three cases before the
Municipal court Saturday: all for intoxi-
cation.
The street sprinklers are gladly well
Donoed on the streets where the dust flies.
Now it would be we'll for the street de-
partment to. take the nasty snow and Ice
Dub ofthe side streets.
A few Eastern salmon from the Penob-
scot have been received at Quincy Market.
Boston, and are selling at s1.50 per
pound.
Peaks leland will have military COM
pany, Already thirty men have been
enrolled and tits hoped by the men to be
placed In the National Guard. j. Il.
Dow was elected captain on Saturday
night; Robert Sterling, FIRST and VIM.
Stevenson second lieutenants
The county commissioners have appor-
sdoned che tax for the present year. Cum
berland county win have to pay $4,000.
The apportionment of the towns is the
same as last year.
No cases of contagious disease have been
reported in Portland for three weeks.
Miss Barnaby of Rockland, sang most
acceptably at Congress Square church
yesterday in the absence Of Miss Twigg,
who is i'll.
About thirty members of the Wheel
club engaged the last Saturday night
supper at their rooms.
A large consignment of books has ar
rived for the Greenleaf Law Library.
j. Freedman's horse ran away from his
house on York street yesterday. The
horse WAS found On the street and taken
to Leeman's stable on Neal street, where
freedman recovered it.
There was lively grass fire on the
Eastern Cemetery, yesterday, that burned
over quite portion of it, blackening
stones and monuments. 1t was extin-
cuished by the Chemical and a stream
from the hydrant served by Hose 2.
The number of arrests for the week
ending Saturday night was 40, of which
go were for drunkenness.
At the Keeiey Institute, ISL Congress
st. drunkenness and morphinism is cured.
Probably all of the fire companies in
Portland will eventually be equipped
Suith the aluminium helmets. The fire.
msn have to buy these themselves. as the
city only furnishes them with their rub
bercoats. Several of the companies have
already voted to purchase the helmets
and the Brackett street hook and ladder
company has just received them.
Mr.. David S. Ray, a driver for Chief
HGldridge of the fire department, fell
Snrough a hatchway in the floor of the
house Saturday forenoon and injured
hts back. He was assisting in moving
some of the fire department property
and did not see the hole, and fell
abhrough. He will be laid up for some
Aime.
The 1-10-e9 Auxiliary will meet this
afternoon with Mrs. J. III. Beal, IL Dow
street.
Begnlar meeting of the Ladies' Vet
eran Firemen's Aid society will be held
at Orient hall, this evening at 73O
O'Clock.
At a meeting of the directors of the
Union Safe Deposit and Trust company,
held Saturday forenoon, dividend of
21.a per cent was declared, payable
April lst to stockholders Of record March
%, 1898.
Next Thursday evening the Ladies'
Circle of the Second Parish church will
give an entertainment in the vestry. Mr..
IL. Dennett of Lewiston will read with
Miss Lizzie Brown, as soloist, and other
talent. Every one will want to hear Mr..
bennett.