The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-05-25
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At the special meeting ofythe Portland
Past Chancellor sAssociation held Monday
evening 81 new members were elected,
giving the association total member
ship of 215. Remarks for the good of the
order and the association were made by
those present.
The Festival chorus had an excellent
rehearsal Monday night. Mr.. W. r.
Chapman was present and the war songs
were taken up with good effect.
At the Kelley Institute, ISL Congress
st. drunkenness and morphinism is cured.
The May meeting of the Portland Nc
All Auxiliary will be held today at 8
O'Clock at the home of Mrs. Grant Nc
Donald, 161 Pine street. Interesting re-
ports of the annual meeting in Boston are
to be presented. All ladies interested
in tho work are cordially invited.
John Berry and Wm.F. Partridge were
drawn yesterday as grand jurors, and W.
P. Hersey and Henry W. Varney petit
Jurors for June term of the U. S. court
to be held at Bangor. i
The Maine Historical society will not
meet again until its annual meeting in
June.
The Portland Law Students club will
probably hold no banquet this year. t
The Lincoln club has abandoned the
idea of field day this summer.
Chief Eldridge began opening the old
reservoir in Monument square yesterday
afternoon, preparatory to filling it.
Mr.. Byron Douglas telegraphed Mana
ger Cooling that he wonld leave New
York last night on the steamer Manhat.
tan fer Portland, with his entire com.
pany.
On account of the bad weather the Bos.
ton Cash Market company decided &c
postpone their grand opening and band
concert until this evening.
Red Cross of Constantin will elect off,
GERS Thursday night. -
The coroner's inquest regarding the
death of Daniel B. Kennedy, the tramp,
which was called for 10 O'Clock yesterday
forenoon, was adjourned for one week.
John Calvin Stevens has drawn plans
for large business block..to be erected
by the John Bird Company at Rockland
The Sheridan Rifles will hold special
make arrangements for the decorating
of the graves of their deceased comrades
Memorial day. All members are REQUEST
ed to be present.
Portland Senate, No. 1926. <. A. E.
o., will work the third degree this eve
ming, after which banquet will be
servsd
The Portland Ladies' Veteran Fire
mems auxiliary will hold regular meet
mig at Firemens' hall, tonight at 7.90
p. N.
NJ. Stsinert & Sons, ST. Congress street,
will have charge Of the reserved sale OF
seats for BARLEY McCullum's new thea.
tire at the Cape.
The ladies' aid of the Church of the
Messiah will meet in the yestry of the
church this afternoon.
The Martha Washington Society will
meet Thursday with Mrs. Bailey, AZ
Ocean street, Wood fords.
A feet of miniature models of 90 Unit.
ed States warships, in the show window
Of Hooper, Son & Leighton's store, at
tracts a great deal of attention. The
crafts are the handiwork of Rev. n. W.
Winkley. rector of Trinity church, Saco,
and Christ church, Biddeford, who Is
attending the Episcopal diocesan con.
vention. 5#akgsas
The chsmical engine was called out on
needless run last evening. Smoke from
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Express Office was discovered issuing
from a window, and somebody sent in q
still alarm.