The Portland daily press., 1899-08-29
BRIEF J0TTINGS.

A cell for nesting OF the Democratic
district committee has been issued by
the chairman. II. W. Gaze. 1t will be
hell at his office. SO Exchange street,
Wednesday at 9 p. M. A call for the
district convention will he one of the
result Of this meeting.
S. l. kimball, general superintendent
Of the life-saving service OF this country,
is here on tour Of inspection CT all the
life saving stations on The coast. Satur-
day, in company with Superintendent
Silis II. Harding of this district, he paid
visit 10 the stations at Jerry's point
and Wallis iflsnds.
The ilay recently given at Loveitt's
hill By tbs youthful amateurs netted
$25, which is to b. made tho nuclsus Of
funa for tell The lirger cottages
have always been open for the general
good whenever musical or an enter
tainment was given. but with the increas-
ing poprl lrisy of this locality the need Of
q hsll has made itself emphatically felt.
The monthly meeting of tbs Ward
Republican club will be held Thursday
evening. A committee has been active
for the past few days looking for new
headquarters.
Thsre will be meeting of Co A at the
armory Thursday evening, August 81,
preparatory to the examination of re-
cruits by DIR. J. B. O'Neill one week
from Thurtday.
AS yet no pa'tor has been chosen for
4ha obxvfo ,~far oh. T. a.
The trustees have not as yet taken up
the matter. but 1t Is probatl, that the
first Monday in September something
VIII be done. The church will surely
have pastor the coming winter.
Congress square is considerably torn
up, whils the gas company is laying its
new pipes
Mr.. Edwin g 1odwin, the young man
who was serioufly injured by being hit
ty switch post, was discharged yester-
day from the Maine Gsnerel hospital.
MIR. Goodwin is getting wen rapidly and
will soon be In condition to return to
Ills position on the lunch cart.
Hurry E, Wilson, Herbert W. Pink
lam and John j. Abbott were yesterday
morning drawn for the petit jury for the
u 5. district court.
A casa Of liphtheria has been reported
AT the rear of so Pleasant street. The
house was qusrantined yesterday morn
ing.
1hs Sunday school teachers and men,
bers Of the choir connected with the Ca
thedral of the Immaculate Conception,
will go on their annual picnic today. Tbs
party will leave the city for Long island
this morning at 9 O'Clock The exc ur-
sionlsts will number in the neighborhood
Of 100.
The Cape Elizabeth rails were connect
cd with the rails Of the city street service
yesterday in front of the United States
hotel.
The COMMITTEES on entertainment of the
North Atlantic squadron met yesterday
morning and approved bills.
Messrs Roscoe Salisbury, John Nc
Donald, John Graves, John f. Casey,
Fiorent Dousette and Valyerd II. Grant,
all of Bangor, have Joined the United
States army at the recruiting Office in
this city, and will go to Camp Meade,
Penn, to join the 2sth infantry.
MhJuf w. .. stanton OF 5ne United
States engineers, is on the lighthouse
tender Lilac, making his annual tour of
inspection along the Maine coast to find
out what alterations or repairs are needed
at the various stations.
Mr.. j. G. Miller, the first assistant at
the Z. N. G. A.; has teen attending the
Friends quai terly meeting at Durham.
He was accom- panied by Mrs Nellie III.