The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-09-03
brief soTTINos.

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For the accommodation and convenience
of its customers and the public, the Casco
National Bank will resume its regular
daily banking hours e q. m. to p. m.)
on Saturdays, commencing today.
The West End NJ. E. church, after hav-
ing been thoroughly renovated, and the
audience room handsomely retinted, will
he open for service Sunday, Sept. 4th.
Rev..H. e. Dunnack, pastor, will occupy
the pulpit at both morning and evening
service.
During the past month 316 600 Holsters
were brought here and of this number
1000, were taken in Casco Bay.
Rev. Arthur Little, Phi Dot La Grange,
Ill, will preach at Williston church to-
morrow. Miss Katherine Kicker will
sing morning and evening.
Merry the Halter has just received his
fall line of the celebrated Dunlap hat.
It is the correct hat for style.
The regular Y. M. G. A. mems nesting
will be held tomorrow afternoon at 4.SO
o'clock.
Longfellow lodge, Sons of st. George,
meet the first and third Friday of each
month at Mystic hall, Congress street.
The boys of the First Maine were made
happyl by the receipt of news from James
Il. Mcdonald, wholesale fish dealer OF
Portland that he would ship 500 pounds
of cod to the boys for their dinner yester-
dav. It was the first fish dinner the boys
have had since leaving for the South, and
the kindness of MIR. Mcdonald has made
him friend to every boy in the regi-
ment.
The average temperature of August was
20 degrees three degrees higher than the
average for August for the past % years.
1t was the warmest August since 1889.
The August rainfall was 3.sS inches, a
trifie more than usual
The Monument street school house is to
be ventilated with 16 inch electric fan.
Superintenden Lord said that this Will
be one of the best equipped old school
buildings in the city.
A case of diphtheria is reported at 4a
Tying street.
Capt. O'Neil has received a telegram
from Surgeon General Sternberg inform
ing him that he could purchase whatever
he needed in the way Of drugs and sup
plies for the hospital at Augusta.
The only injured member Of the crew
of the schooner Ella NJ. Doughty, which
CT Columbian, arrived home yesterday.
His arm was badly jammed and he will
be laid up for some time at his homo at
Peaks Island.
The city almshouse is now full to over
flowing There are about 1874 inmates, the
largest known at this. time of year for a
long time.
Darius GRAHAM of Baldwin broke his
arm while wrestling with his brother and
was brought to the Maine General hos
pitaL
It was quite warm yesterday morning
but the east wind knocked the mercury
down in the sixties in the afternoon.
Mr.. John Wood, clerk for L. A. Merci-
or, was riding down Congress street on
his bicycle yesterday. He had paper bag
filled with apples in one hand. The bag
burst and one of the apples rolled under
his bicycle wheel. Mr.. Wood was thrown
of and badly bruised.
cF. o. Bailey & Co. sold the property
Nos. 1913 Merrill street yesterday to A.
j. Adams for $500.
There was lively shower last evening
accompanied by thunder and lightning.
Mrs. P, M. Wndsworth of Augusta, will
speak at the Women's meeting at the
Young Women's Christian Association
rooms at 4 80 p. m, Sunday. All wamen
are most cordially invited to come and
hear her.
The regular monthly meeting of the
PORTLAND Past Chancellor's association
viii be held at z. of P. hall Monday eve
ming, September 8 ats O'Clock. AS ti,is
Is the first meeting of the. season it is
hoped large number will be present.
The motion to amend the bylaws will
come up for action.
: Commencing next Tuesday the steamer
Salacia will omit landing at Squirrel
Island for the fall and winter months,
making Rockland the first stop. from
Portland.
There will be a communion service at
the Second Parish church tomorrow fore
noon and farewell meeting to Miss Nor
rill In the afternoon.
IMPROVEMENTS AT THE POST
OFFICE.
Postmaster SWEET has obtained from
the department. the promise to put new