The Portland daily press., 1899-05-06
BRIEF JOTTINGS.

Inc meu pcrS Ol Ine Ouity oiuo WA
invited guests, will enjoy their annual
banquet and dance at Riverton. Monday
evening, May 9th. Mr.. H. f. Cooling at
Casco National Bank, has charge OF ar
rsngements.
The Bridgton News thus recounts the
= activities Of Mr.. J. III. Lane, who was
formerly Of that town: 'He is building
the Bay Of Naples Inn; $4,000 summer
house for Dr. Weeks of Portland at Grand
Beach, near Old Orchard; II costly sea-
side cottage at Two Lights, near Port
land, for q Boston man; girls dormi-
tory at Hetron Academy which costs
90, ,O0O-a prinoely gift to that instltu-
tion; and has gone this week to Aroos-
took county to begin the erection OF
large and elegant house for ex-Attorney
General r. A. Powers, brother OF the
Governor, which will probably be the
pdinsst residence in that county"
Samuel l.. Bates, an attorney. has
withdrawn the suits which he brought
=; against the Portland Steamship company
on account OF the loss of the Portland.
judge NcMaster ut Indianapolis. has
ordersd the receiver of the Order OF the
Iron Hall to pay the final dividend, one
fifth Of Ter cent. The distribution OF
this dividend will close the receivership,
which has existed seven years, and which
Involved the collection and distribution
of S2.OO0. 600. OF the 6S,009e mem bers
throughout the country 45,eC0 prov ed
their claims, The total dividend has been
S5 1.5 per cent.
IN. D. Smith of this city will hold
praise service Sunday afternoon at >
O'Clock at Deacon Ssngils house, rear
of SO North street, and in the evening
at 1872 Paris street.
The board Of health will soon begin the
renovation and annual cleaning of the
pest house.
One case Of diphtheria at Montgom-
cry street was reported to the board OF
health Thursday night.
On Tuesday City Treasurer Libby COM
plotted IS years' connection with the city
treasuter's Office. a5n4s =. -
Thursday afternoon the committee on
laying out new streets held meeting
and decided to grant the requested extern
sion of Longfellow and Grant streets in
Deering.
A bi,ycle belonging to the young son OF
Rev. Joseph Wilson l. of the PineiStreet
Baptist church was taken from the
church vestry Thursday afternoon during
the session Of the Baptist convention. The
theft was reported to the police and yes
terday morning Officer Hanson found the
wheel on the street. No arrest has been
made
The office of the Equitable Life Assur-
auce company was closed yesterday be-
tween the hours ,of 10 and.l2 In honor of
tho late Henry B. Hyde, president of the
company, whose funeral occurred in New
York yesterday forenoon.
The Mutual improvement club will
meet with Mrs. Emma W. Moseley, so
Morning street, Monday next The roll
call will be the Goth Echapter of the Man
ual.
The committee on finance met at 4
p. m. yesterday and discussed the fnan-
cial condition of the city.
The committee on real estate met at 2
O'Clock yesterday afternoon to transact
routine business.
There was a meeting Of the Maine Cen
tral directors yesterday afternoon. Mat.
ters of routine business were transacted
but nothing was done of public interest.
The grand jury Of Cumberland county
are now in session and are examining
many witnesses every day. There are
some anxious ones waiting for the report
of the grand INQUEST
Over 300 feet of.s:hose .were used at the
brush fire in Deering yesterday afternoon.
At this rate the appropriation for new
hose will have to become available soon
a. the fire department is greatly hamp-
cred for want of hose at present Chief
Eldridge has asked tor 5u00 feet of new
hose as public necessity.
The new driver of tho chemical engine,
William Hebers, went on duty last eve
ming at o'clock.
Two weeks from now there will lie an