The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-03-21
NEW ApvERTIsEMENTs TODAY.
BRIEF JoTvINos.

special communication of the Grand
Lodge of the Masonic order viii be held
at Gardiner, on Tuesday, March 70 at Z" oo
D. m for the dedication of the new hall
Ct HerInon Lodge, No. 30.
The Portland retail grocers, meat ana
provision dealers have reached an agree
mspt with the wholesalers whereby the
wholesalers are restricted to selling to.the
retail trade exclusively. Restaurants and
boarding houses which have been In TIE
habit of buying from the wholesalers are
also excluded from buying at wholesale
with the exception of the larger hotels.
Early yesterday large potato train OF
81 cars hauled by two engines passed
through Portland bound from Aroostook
to Boston.
The Local Union of Y. P.S. G. e., Social
Union of Epworth League, Y. M. {. A.
and Y. w. c. A., have jointly invited
the Yale Missionary Band TO visit Port
land, April 1920. and hold series OF
meetings to assist in arousing greater
interest in missionary matters. The ba nd
consists of five graduates OF Yale, '9s,
volunteer missionaries, who are devoting
a years time to work among the churches
of the larger cities.
DIR. Blanchard Bible class will meet
This afternoon at three O'Clock in the YES
try of the church.
The Ladies Aid OF the Church of the
Messiah will meet Wednesday afternoon
with Mrs Skilliu, No. 100 Cumberland
street.
Yesterday morning Isaac Webber and
James p. Lyman were drawn for petit
jurors, and John NJ. Conway and Arthur
G. Libby for grand jurors for the April
term of the Circuit court.
Winfield 5. Hinckley, Deputy Grand
High Priest of the Guard Chapter OF
Royal Arch Masons of Maine, was pres
emit last evening at stated convocation
Of Mt. Vernon Chapter.
Ralph Walker, son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Chas. II. Walker, AZ PARIS street, had
the misfortune to slip on the steps and
fall through sidelight which was glass,
and cut his arm very badly.
At the meeting of the Woman's auxili-
airy to the Y. III. c. A, arrangements
were completed for holding an apron sale
and supper at the rooms in the Y. NJ. &.
A. building, April -, the proceeds to &c
toward the building fund.
Postmaster SWEET has forwarded to the
department a letter asking for an appro.
priation of $500 yearly to pay for sub
stitrte in the clerical department at the
post Office here, SO that each of the clerks
can have vacation Of 10 days annually
with pny, as was provided by law In
1880
in the municipal court.
W. j. Ryan has issued fire alarm card
with a picture of his workshop on one
tide. which is very attractive ADVERTISE
ment
Yes terday forenoon Mrs. Sarah J.John-
son narrowly escaped being seriously hurt
by a. snow slide on Washington street.
The slide smashed several large panes OF
glass and the broken glass and mass of
ice and snow barely missed Mrs. John
son, who was passing by.
Clement A. Phinpey of Ward has
taken the physical examination require ed
for appointment on the police force of
Portland.
There will be concert tonight at Sea-
mems Institute 36S Fore street at
O'Clock. The talent will be furnished by
the crew Of the steamship Sarmatian.
The principal features Will be a clog
dance, costume parade Of the Muliigan
Guards and other variety entertainment
by the sailors. Ladies and friends are re-
qussIed TO be early in order TO secure
reserved seats and not bring children
with them. Refreshments will be served
infer the concert. Contributions of cake,
etc will te very acceptable.
Jack O'Connors was arrested yesterday
charged with stealing an overcoat be-
longing 10 Il man who works at the New
York boats. He Will be given hearing
today.