The Portland daily press., 1899-01-12
NEW ApvERTrsEMENTs TODAY
BRIEF JoTTINos

There was a public installation OF
officers of Fern lodge, Odd Ladies, last
evening.
The l-l0-29th Auxiliary will meet
Friday afternoon after the meeting oil
: Bosworth Relief Corps.
Geo. Washington Council, o. U. A.
NJ, meets tonight. Deputy state Coun-
ciIlor, Freeman Ross, Of Lewiston, will
be present and install the officers for the
ensuing term.
Union Veteran Legion. National Com
mander Norcross, and the city board Of
Lewiston, visited Enoampment No l2'
at the hall on Plum street last evening.
The annual meeting of the Maine Gen
ealogical Society, will be held in the IL
brary at 1880 Wednesday evening, Jan.
18th.
westbrook Seminary Club meets Thurs
day at Z. 80 with Miss Morton at the Semi
nary.
The Samaritan Association will give
matt nee whist Tn ursday afternoon, Jan.
IL, at Mrs. KiIborn's, Bracket street.
The annual thankoffering meeting OF
the W. b. NJ. of Congregational churches
will tie held In High street church Friday
afternoon at three o'clock. Mrs. Pettee
Of Japan, dressed in Japanese costume,
will address the ladies upon the work in
that country. All ladies interested are
cordially invited to be present.
Forest City lodge, No. 10, Ancient Or
der of United Workmen, will meet this
evening at Orient hall, Harrington block
Capt. John f. Loring is confined.to his
bed as the result of fall few days ago.
He ruptured liGament and is likely
TO be laid up some time.
Mayor Randall has received from the
womans Literary Urion the snug sum of
si7s, and SO from the Woman's Civic
club Mr.. Sidney W. Thaxter has re-
ceived $40 from Mrs. Wealthy Williams
aud IS from Jabez True
The deputy sheriffs made seizures yes
terday at saloons on Oak and Centre
streets.
The only case before the municipal
court yesterday morning was vagranoy
complaint kept over from Monday. No
arrests were made for the "a hours includ-
ing Tuesday-and Tuesday night.
Owing to the indispostion of the pas
tor, Rev. Theo A. Smith, the revival
meetings which have heen in progress for
the past 10 days at the Abyssinian church
will be discontinued until further notice.
MIR. John McDonough of Gorham' s
corner, while unloading coal from vessel
at Randall a. McA listers wharf Tuesday
evening, fell ten feet between decks, Sc
verely injuring his back.
This evening at Castle hall, at the stat
ed convention of BraInhall lodge, No. g.
X. OF p, the rank of esquire will be con-
ferred. Visiting knights in the city are
especially invited to be present.
Steamer Portland relief fund has re-
lived SIS from the Ladies' Auxiliary,
Ancient Order of Hihsrnians.
The Pine Tree club will meet with Mrs
Whitman Sawyer. GO Congress street,
Friday evening at $50 O'Clock.
The statement published in the PRESS
that Deputy Marshal Joseph C. Sterling
was confined TO his house with sickness
was a mistake. Mr.. Sterling is not only
in good health, but he has been in at
tendance on the grand jury in perform
ance of his duty and will shortly take a
vacation, of which he was deprived earli-
or in the year, and make trip to Mont
raal with his daughter.
The steamship Assyriau sailed about 4
O'Clock yesterday afternoon with very
large cargo.