The Portland daily press., 1899-12-30
BRIEF JOTTINGS.


hold thsir annual nesting and banquet
ut Riverton this evening. Dinner will
bs ssrvsi at 8 O'Clock, followed by an en-
te.taiumsnt. 1t Is hoped a large number
will attend.
All members Of the 18th Maine Regi-
ment association are requested to attend
the funeral services of President Winslow
Lawton at O'Clock p. IN. Sunday from
his late residence, POS Franklin street,
Burial at Evergreen.
DR. Smith Baker resumes his lectures
70 young people at Willist IN church To-
morrow evening. Topic "The Cultured
Young Woman"
The Mutual Improvement club will
meet with Mrs. S. Il. Colburn, Monday
afternoon, January 1, at ll6 Emery
street. Roll call from the first chapter
CT the Manual.
The q. IL. CON vention chorus will meet
at Erse street ehuron at . p. m.s Sunday
to sting at watch meeting. DR.. Nickersop
will lead.
The monthly business meeting OF the
Diet Mission will be held at fraternity
house, Spring street this afternoon at 8
O'Clock.
The stores Of W. l.. Wilson & Co Geo.
G. Shaw y Co, and grocers generally,
will olose at noon on Monday, New
Years Jay.
{. The usual watch meeting services win
be held at the Gospel Mission Sunday
evening. consisting of Sunday school
concert by the scholars of the school,
Bible readings, testimony and temper
apce meetings All are welcome.
Yesterday case Of diphtheria at No
l66 Vaughan street and cases Of scarlet
fever at l30 Brackett and 30 Cum berland
streets, were reported 90 the board of
health.
Funeral services for the lats Joseph
Il oils we're held at No. 81 Wilmot strset
at O'Clock yesterday afternoon. Inter.
ment was In Evergreen.
The monthly meeting of the committee
on accounts was held at 4 o'clock yester-
day afternoon.
In some way, unknown big daub OF
paint has bean splAshsd on the base of
the Longfellow monument. which great
ly defaces the surface, and spoiis the
lOOkG Oh the tnuQumhub. ~ WAS hIOO'
ably dcns by some one for mischief.
1he young man who was detained at
the police station, Thursday night on
su plcion of cruelty to q horse. which he
nired from Thomas's stable, "Wednesday
morning, was released yesterday, there
being no evidence sufficient to justify
prosecution.
49, nsclooL va.ta-dav aftsranau Har-
bor Master Samuel B. Kelsey, q. H. Far
ley and q. W. L, Cooling gave hearing
at the office of the county commissioners
on tho commissioners petition for au-
thority to drive number Of piles on the
eastern side of Portland bridge, forming
a sort Of buffer to protect 1t from the
er ,oachment OF vessels. There was no
opposition made to the petition and it
was granted.
f. A. Wiggin, ballot test medium,
will lecture and give ballot seanoes At
$50 and 7.3D p. IN. tomorrow In Mystic
hall. See adv.
The members Of the Portland Wheel
club will begin their regular Saturday
night suppsrs this week at z O'Clock.
The initial supper Of this season will be
followed by short entertainment. 1t lie
hoped that all members who possibly can
will attend and make the supper sue.
Gees.
Rev. j. d. Atwood will speak at the
Church OF the Messiah Sunday evening,
December 81, OH "What remains after
skedticism and critioi.ms have done their
work."
Just two weeks more and there will
occur in City hall the grand ball and
concert given by Court Falmouth. No. 2.
Forestsrs of America, Wednesday eve
ming, January 10th. The court will give
TO one Of its patrons of the ball $500 pi-
sno. Piano will be on exhibition In NJ
Stsinert and Sons store, bI7 Congress
str set, the week bef ore the ball.