The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-03-25
BRIEF JorT.NoS.

On Thursday afternoon near .Luh'
Corner, East Deerins. horse driven by
Andrew Jensen, Of Cumberland, boited
in front of an electric car. The sleigh
was broken and Mr.. Jensen was injured
to some extent.
On Wednesday evening, March 20, at
State street church, Mrs Ella freeman
Talmage, of Cambridge, will make an
address at the ladies' thank offering SER
vice.
Foster & Hersey have filed their answer
in the cases relating to the widow and
daughter Of George Prescott passenger
ON the steamer Portland. In addition to
s10. 600 claimed for the loss OF Mr.. Pres
colt, there is an additional claim for S3OO.
as follows: 800 for clothing, 500 for q
diamond stud and pin, $50 for lady's
coat and $50 for money in his possession.
Rev. Samuel Worcester will give by re-
Quest q lecture "Scenes from the Lille OF
Jesus as Told in the Gospel Story" In
the New Jerusalem church, New High
street, on Sunday evening March 90, at
$780, The lecture will be illustrated By
sixty beautiful stereopticon views inolu-
ding the we'll known Hoffman pictures.
The public are cordially Invited to at
tend. A collection will be taken for the
benefit of the Su nday school.
The monthly business meeting OF the
Diet Mission Will bs held at the FraIern-
ity House, as Spring street on Saturday
afternoon, March 25th, at O'Clock.
A meeting of those interested in the
needs of orr Primary and intermediate
schools, in what was formerly Ward 3,
Deeripg, will be held In the Council
chamber Odd Fellows Block, Woodfords,
at 7.S0 this evening
The monthly meeting of the Civic club
will take place today at M, at the
Falmouth Hotel, room Sc.
Mrs. f. c. Chase's spring opening of
pattern hats and bonnets will occur next
Wednesday, March goth.
X. H. knight, the art dealer, has just
received a choice lot OF dainty and exciu-
siye designs in art novelties for Easter
also all the Madonnas by noted artists
The toboggan, SO long feature OF the
old rink at Peaks island, may be set up
In the open air this year.
MIR. Louis LON bard, driver of ladder 3.
is laid up with IA lame arm. Spare driver
Ray is driving IN his place.
Deputy Sheriff Chute arrested man
named Quimby at Westbrook yesterday
for selling liquor. The man had in his
possession grip filled with liquors
which he is charged with disposing Of at
retail.
The following committee meetings have
been called for Saturday: Lights at
O'Clock. and salaries at O'Clock. On
Monday the committee on printing will
meet at z. 30 O'Clock and the committee on
agency at 4. 30 O'Clock.
Portland school teachers will re paid
next Thursday.
school committee will be held Monday
afternoon.
All the Deering schools closed last night
for two weeks vacation with the excep.
tion of the High School, which will CLOSE
next Friday for a weeks vacation.
MIR. W. Graham Hodsdon of Toronto
one of Canada's finest tenor singers. Will
sing at the morning service of the First
Bal list church tomorrow.
The city government committee on lu-
dicial proceedings and claims have elected
Councilman Pierce of Ward s, as clerk.
Not single culprit appeared before
Judge Hill In the Municipal court Friday
morning.
Harry b. Russ and John W. Condor of
Portland, and Charles p. Upton of South
Portland, are directors of the Puritan
Color Works corporation, organized in
this city recently. Harry B. Russ is pres
ident and clerk.
Arthur p Howard suffered a severe cut
of his wrist at the Portland Stove Foun-
dry company thursday.
Edward Clarke and Russell Sanborn
OF Portland have gone to Platts burg, New
York to enlist in the list New York in
fantry. which is being recruited to go to
Manila.
A party from the st. Lawrence Congre-
gational church, numbering 20, spent
Thursday evening in social enjoyment at
Riverton. They were escorted home by
snow plow.
Ii seems hard to believe that for two
days In March of last year open electric
cara were run in this city.
Three hundred and fifteen people in the
new wards have taken out public library
cards.
The Hibernian Knights will give a
grand entertainment, drill and ball in
City hall, Tuesday, May 20.
The regular mems meeting will be held
at the Y. Al. G. A. Sunday afternoon at
half past four O'Clock.
The board of oyerseers of the poor held
their regular monthly meeting st night.
No business of importance was trans
ed, the most OF the evening being devoted
to the approval of bills.
1t Is rumored that Judge Enoch Foster
has been retained to test IN the courts the
oonstitutio1ality Of the new ticket seal
per law.
A lively runaway on Federal street