The Portland daily press., 1898-07-16
BRIEF JoTrINos.


citation held basket picnic yesterday at
Greenwood Garden, Peaks Island. The
first dance of the season was given last
evening at Forest City hall, Peaks Island
Dancing was kept up until IL O'Clock
and the Casco Bay line ran a steamer to
the city at the conclusion of the evenings
entertained for the benefit of the dancers
from the city.
Excellent are the results of treatment
at Kelley Institute, Portland, Me.
Rev. Ward Beecher Packard, of Cleye-
land, Ohio, will supply the pulpit of Will
liston church tomorrow.
The mems meeting at the Y. NJ. G. A.
tomorrow afternoon, at 4. 80 o'clock will
be in charge of Mr.. o. S. Norton.
At O'Clock yesterday afternoon Officer
Skillings arrested three boys who are
charged with stealing shoes and other
articles from stores in the lower part of
thesoity. They will be brought into court
this morning
The July term of the law court opens
Tuesday of next week with some $50 cases
on the docket.
Ivy Rehecca lodge will go to Cape Cot
tage this morning at 10 O'Clock for an
outing.
St. Joseph's Union of Biddeford will
come to Portland harbor by steamer
tomorrow and spend the day at Peaks
island.
1t is rumored that the new commander
of the Montauk will cause her removal
down the harbor to spot near Fort
Gorges where she can command view
of the entrance.
G. A. Weston & Co., wholesale grocers,
will close their store all day today and go
on their annual outing. This year they
are to go TO Cousins island.
George Fl. Smardon will put an arti-
fetal stone sidewalk in front of the block
owned by Mr.. Baxter on Exchange street,
occupied by the Postal Telegraph compa-
ny and others.
The Burnham- Morrill, company will
pack 100000 cans of corn at it's Nor
ridgewock factory this year, double last
years pack.
A restaurant in connection with the
AZ
be established shortly. Plans for the
same were being drawn by Secretary
Holt yesterday.
The installation of Fern lodge, I. O.
of U. o. L., has been postponed on ac
count of the absence of several of the off.
cers-elect.
The outing Of the Maine Historical So
ciety will be held the first of September
The Portland Longshoremen's Benevo
lent society will hold it's annual picnic
at Sebago lake on Labor day, September
5.
A case of diphtheria was reported at
10 l-2 South street.
Casco Bay oommandery, U. o. 6. c.,
will visit Westbrook commandery this
evening.
The ladies of the. Volunteer Aid associ.
alton were busily at work yesterday in
room No. II of Rines block, getting
things ready for the soldiers in the Maine
regiment at Chickamauga.
There will be no religious service held
on loard the Nontauk Sunday morning
on account of repairs to deck,
Rev. W. c. Pond, d. D., of San Fran.
cisco, will speak at the Sunday morning
service in the Second Parish church.
The Emergency club will hold basket
picnic at Peaks island on Friday, July
22d. Take 0.30 boat at Custom house
wharf.
Tomorrow the Percy V. will make a
round trip to Orrs Island, Cundy
Harbor and New Meadows river. Il ere
is chance to enjoy a beautiful sail
through the most picturesque route
on this Atlantic coast. !: Steamer leaves
Portland Pier at 9 a. IN. reGutn at T. &c
p. m.
knights of the Ancient Essen1c order
installed their officers Wednesday evening
which was followed by very enjoy able
banquet prepared by e. c. SWEET.
1T WAS NOT LOADED.