The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-01-28
NEW ADVERTISEMENT TO-DAY.
BRIEF JoTTINos.

The monthly business meeting Vi eno
Diet Mission will be held at the frater-
nifty House, Spring street, on SATURDAY
afternoon. January 2sth at O'Clock
The monthly meeting of the Civic olup
will be held at Fraternity House, Free
street today at p. m. Executive COIL
mittee will assemble at ESQ O'CLOCK
The name Dexter +. Harris as pup
lished In the Superior Court proceedings
should have been Dexter +. Haines.
Attn meeting of the Aldermen held yes
terday these were drawn to serve as traV-
erse Jurors for the civil term of the oupe'
r,or Court: Bernard c. Donahue, Eben
Marston and Geo. II. owen
The committee on police met yesterday
to approve bills.
Seizures were made by the liquor depu-
ties Yesterday at ADJ Commercial and u
York street
In the U. S. District Court before
Judge Webb yesterday, James II. .Devine
Of Richmond pleaded guilty to not using
q stamp as required by the 'nterna'
revenue laws, and was fined $50.
The ladies' auxiliary Of the A. o. H.
has passed resolutions In memory oil
Mrs. Patrick Cook
There will be an illustrated reading
from Miss wilkins's works at the First
Parish house next Friday evening.
The Portland Trust and Produce ex'
change will hold its annual meeting at
Riyerton this evening. special car will
leave the head Of PreSle street at p. m.
The banquet will be served at Z O'Clock.
The High School Cadets have just re-
ceived enough guns at the expense OF the
citv TO eouip the rest of the battalion.
The Cumberland County Pharmaceu-
teal association will hold its annual
meeting and dinner this year at Riverton
on February /.
The next monthly meeting Of the CON-
mon council will probably be held In the
Council chamber, for the first time since
the extensive Improvements.
A case of diphtheria is reported at 10
Howard street
There will b. a lantern exhibition at
the Portland Wheel club rooms Saturday
evening beginning at s. 80
Thomas Sweeney. u painter, belonging
In this city, is in safekeeping at the po-
lice station, as he is not in his rightlmind.
The Mutual Improvement club will
meet Monday, January 3oth, with Mrs
Kimmell, I04 Franklin street. Roll call
from the XIV. and XVI chapters of the
Manual.
The annual meeting of the woman $
auxiliary to Y. NJ. c. A. will be held
Monday, january Goth at 3p. IN. All
members most cordially invited
Mr.. Leonard. who was run over by a
Lewiston train and taken TO the Maine
General hospital. died at p. IN. yester-
day.
There was small fire in an old, I'M
occupied shed on FIeeman's court, rear
Newbury street, owned by Daniel Des-
mond, yesterday noon. An alarm was
given from Box "a. The damage was
slight. The fire is thought to have been
set by boys who were inside smoking.
Frederick 5 Vail has leased the large
store over Haskell u Jones's to Mr.. q.
c. Bickford, where he will conduct
wholesale and retail millinery business.
Exercises in memory of Hon. 4. Dudley
Freeman and Byron ID. Verrill will be
held in the ). j. cours room on Saturday,
February L.
Robert 4. Whitehouse. ESQ.,, last eve
ming entertained at bis house the school
committee and principals OF the schools.
The teaching of geography was discussed.
There will be a meeting of the 18th
Maine Regimental association at Bos-
worth Post hall this evening at 7.3O. for
the purpose of taking action on the
death of Col. Edward Moore.
The Christian Endeavorers Of Portland
are going TO celebrate the 18th anniver-
sary of their society by a mass meeting in
the Williston church. Wednesday, tebru-
AIRY ]. The service is TO be conducted by
Dr. Smith Baker of WillistoD, DR.. j. h.
Wilson of the Free street Baptist, and
Rev. Mr.. Ayres of the First Baptist
The St. Lawrence choir is to furnish
special music and lead the congregation
al singing. An enthusiastic meeting is
anticipated,
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