The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-06-02
BRIEF JOTTINGS.

A"tfttAnoa W w. Cuhee ou CumDariduu
street Wednesday evening, setting. fire
to q lot of clothing nearby. Mrs. Chase
pluckily threw ths whole outfit OUT Of the
window and prevented conaagration.
Her hands were somewhat burned.
Capt.sA John NJ. Wallace Of Cundy's
Harbor has succeeded Capt Howe In
charge of the steamer Percy v.
The Portland Medical club held It's
semi-aunual meeting last evening at the
residence Of DR.. G. w. Bray. The essay
ist was Dr. N. w. r. Straw.
The Ward Republican club will hold
their field day the last Of July or the
first Of August at Mitohell's on the Cape.
MIR. /. N. Halliday Of this city, field
worker of the Maine State Sunday school
association, will spend next week at
Presque Isle.
Large and handsome flags have been
purchased for the North and Monument
street schools.
During lthe month of May the fire de.
partment answered II bell alarms and II
still. The record for the month Of April
showed 10 bell alarms and IL stills.
During the next two weeks the work
of the City Diet mission will be carried
on by the Free street Baptistl church.
Misses King and Meline directing. The
mission now has 40 patients.
There are now so prisoners In the
Cumberland work Jail.
Admiral SIMPSONS squadron will visit
Portland the second week In July.
The W. @. 4. U. will hold its regular
weekly meeting tomorrow afternoon at
8 o'clock in its headquarters, $50 Free
street. A paper upon Portland streets
and systems OF sewerage will be present
ed. This is the last civic study for the
SEASON. An invitation ia extended for all
ginterested 10 be present.
The seth Maine regiment will hold its
annual reunion at Ellsworth In Augut t.
The Josselyn botanical society will
hold its annual meeting June "a, prob.
ably in Houlton.
The Contractors Plant company has
been organized, with Richard Webb Of
Portland, clerk.
The annual meeting of tho Maine His
torical society which win occur at Bow
doin college, June 81. at p. M, will be
devoted strictly to business matters
I The bell presented to the East Hebron
Free Baptist church by DR.. N. NJ. Mar.
shall of this city, was hung Saturday.
1t will not be rung, however. until the
centennial quarterly meeting June z.
The bell IL inscribed as follows: "Pre-
sented to East Hebron y. B. church by
n. NJ. Marshall. in memory of his sisters,
Ida q. and Lillian v. Marshall. /"
The schools win close In about four
weeks.
Mr.. Frank e. Marston, formerly of the
Hotel Atwood. Lewiston, is connected
with Mr.. Pom CO Of the Granite Spring
hquse. Long island.
4 "A week from next Sunday is the Vet
eran Firemen's memorial Sunday, and
appropriate exercises will be held in their
rooms, to which the public are CORDIALLY
invited.
The mercury reached 81 Wednesday and
q yesterday.
Manager Mcclure Of the Thomson line
says that the experiment. Of their line
with Portland as a summer port has been
very successful so far, far better than had
been looked for. The steamers have bsen
getting profitable freights and the out
look Is very bright. Contracts have been
made to carry large quantities of butter,
cheese, beans and other perishahls and
package freight across the water. The
Strathmore, which will sail this week,
will take over 1900 boxes of cheese, besides
much other profitable freight.
Mr.. Charles Wyer has purchased the
II. W. Bryant cottage at Great Diamond.
A meeting of the leaders of Kings
Daughters circle will be held this after
noon at 8 O'Clock at Mrs. Stewards, 80
Hanover street.
celebrate the national holiday of their
country ON June 8. Under the manage
ment Of committee the Danes will meet
In Mystic hall. Market square, and
march down Congress street to Union
sta ton and take the Maine Central,
Mountain division. to Sebago Lake, where
the day will be spent.
Ahe Guy oulc IS Will close from now un-
til September ut o'clock in the after
nooia and all Saturday afternoon.
The house at the corner OF tho Eastern
Promenade and Turner street was sold
at auction yesterday afternoon by b. o.
Bailey 81 Go. The house was built oy
Dalton g. Co, and brought 5000. W.
p. Carr was the purchaser.
Yesterday afternoon the law offices
closed at o'clock for the fist time this
season. They will continue to close at
O'Clock until September /.
The street department began yesterday
afternoon to place circular curb stone
about the State street entrance to the
Oaks. This department is also laying q
cement sidewalk in front Of the residence
of Mr.. Merrill on the Eastern Promenade.
ndsanother one on Morning street, near
the corner OF the Promenade.
The Conklin club will hold its annual
field day at Riverton, June 10th. Each
member is privileged to invite one guest,