The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-03-24
BRIEF JoTTINos.

This is the 2Sth snow storm of the win
ter.
New hose is being received at the Cen
trail fire station.
The city marshal is having some OF
the unco,lared dogs killed.
There were rs dodgers at the police STA
ton last night at II O'Clock.
The Unitarian Woman's Alliance will
meet this afternoon at o'clock.
From 6.15 p. m. Wednesday until
a m. Thursday the storm blocked the
Yarmouth electrics.
The employees of the Deering street
department will lie paid at the city treas
urer's office, Portland, today.
The heavy snow made it necessary for
the street railroad companies to keep
their plows going about all night.
A small fire at Lunt's soap factory, COL
Commercial street, Wednesday afternoon,
called for the ministratons of Hose 3.
The Portland Railroad will soon estab-
lish five cent rate to the town line be-
tween South Portland and Cape Eliza
beth.
Mrs, L. NJ N. Stevens will be present
at the W. G. L. U. meeting today ut
O'Clock, at Sc Oak street, and address the
union.
There was single case before Judge
Hill in the municipal court Thursday
morning, an intoxication complaint
against a woman.
Casco Bay lodge, No. 3s9, Orangemen,
will give an entertainments and supper at
their lodge In Mechanics hall, Earring
ton block, this evening.
The Whittier club will meet this after
noon with Mrs Barnard, 2i Deering
street. The subject for discussion will
bs civilian Penn"
The Bible Society of Maine will hold
its annual meeting in room 2s, First Ma
rional Bank building, Thursday, April
8, at O'Clock p. III.
All members of the Ladies' Veteran
Firemen's Aid are requested to attend
the funeral of Mrs. Emily j. Kimball to-
day at 2 clock at % B-attle street.
During the Lenten season prayer is be-
Ing said daily at st. paul's chapel on Fri
day. This evening the rector Will give
his fourth lecture on the Life of Christ. y
The members of Bosworth Relief Corps
are requested to attend the funeral OF
Mrs Emily j. Kimball, No. 20 Brattle
street. Friday at 2 p. m. The Corps SER
vices will be performed.
The proposition for the city to purchase
.he old Il. o. j. Smith estate at Wood
lords for park is being revived. Ibis
estate is now a splendid grove. 1t is
owned by Hon. James p. Baxter.
thursday noon runaway no Sc draw
ing grocery pung twas stopped on Ex-
change street by Mr.. g. III. Donham
Just before noon Mr.. L. a. Mohenney' S
horse was frightened on Mayo street and
ran away, wrecking the sleigh.
The mortality report for the four weeks
ending Saturday, March Is, shows that
there were So deaths in the city during
that period. The principal causes were
pneumonia. II; meningitis 8; apoplexy,
7; nephritis, 8.
A successful charity whist for the bene-
Ht OF the Boys Home at Deering, was
held at Congress Square hotel Thursday
afternoon. The use of the hotel was given
by the kindness of Mrs. j. Henry Rines
Mr.. and Mrs. Stearns assisted in making
the affair pleasant and successful.
The cook on the schooner Henry, Capt.
Coffin, which came into port Wednesday,
tried TO interest the police in an alleged
assault made upon him by the captain
off Cape Cod. As the police doubted
their maritime jurisdiction, they could
give him no comfort. The captain says
rha cook is in fnult.
A full rugged ship which served as a
weather vane on the buildings of Thomas
Laughlin & Co.. ON Fore street, was dis
masted during the big gale In November
in which thu Portland was lost. To the
great delight of the sea fHring men who
pass by this place daily the ship has
been repaired and is again in position,
marking the many changes of the vari
allie March winds.
The time for the meetings of the over
seers of the poor are on the Fridays fol-
lowing the first Wednesday in each month
at 100 D. M, and on the Goth of each
month at z 80 p. M, unless the day falls
on Saturday or Sunday, when the meet
ing will be held on the Friday evening
preceding. The monthly committees will
De in session each Tuesday and Friday
afternoons between the hours of 4 and 5