The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-06-09
BRIEF JOTTINGs.

1t is found necessary to change the date
and place of the Annual Meeting Of the
Woman Board of Foreign Missions from
June 18th, at Yarmouth, as advertised,
to Thursday, June 81, at Portland, in
High street church.
For sale, new cash register cheap. Call
today. r. l.. H., SWEETS Hotel.
The Knights Of Columbus are to hold a
big field day in Portland this summer
and representatives of the order from all
over New England are expected to be
present.
Petitions in ba akruptcy were filed In
the United States court yesterday by
William j. Hall OF Madison and Edward
l.. Bran Of Lewiston.
Rev. j. X. Wilson, ID. D., breaches
the baccalaureate sermon before the
Normal school at Farmingt ON tomorrow
afternoon.
Quite number Of new rubbish tubs,
or "hokey pokey" wagons as some OF the
street department men call them, have
arrived from New York and are now be-
ing used about the Portland streets.
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a number of new rubbish barrels have
also arrived and have been placed at CIV
en- points along the streets.
Members interested in the formation Of
the Spanish War Veterans association,
will meet in the rooms of Co. l., at the
Armory, next Wednesday evening. to
arrange the preliminaries for organiza-
be Mainr EnIlinG and
others will be invited to address the meet
ing.
At the recent exhibition Of the Man
chester, n. H., Camera club, honorable
mention was given Portland exhibitors,
as follows: Messrs. Thurston, ION the
Androscoggin; Edison, IAN Incoming
Tide" Peterson, "a Bend of the Pre-
sumpscot;" Booth, Portland Head
Lighthouse" and Lamson, Figure
Study"
The Portland Odd Fellows have raised
500 in aid of the suffering people Of
Ottawa and Huh fire.
The street department men are engaged
in grading on Pleasant avenue and lay
ing new sidewalks on Deering and Wash
ington avenues. The grading of Island
avenue, Peaks, is progressing rapidly
and will be soon completed. The cutters
on this street are being turfed and some
sidewalk repairing is being done.
The Law term for the Western district,
sitting ut Portland ON the third Tuesday
of July, promises to be one of the heavi-
est in several years. A large number Of
cases We're transferred from the Middle
district term, recently sitting in Angus
ia. The term is apt to run far into Au-
gust.
II the families in the vicinity of Hen
nv street, will kindly abstain from put
ting in coal or beating carpets or other
wise creating an unusual noise for the
present on account of the dangerous ILL.,
ness of Ralph Kendall, it will be very
great favor to both patient and family.
Yesterday morning Ed Cocheran was
before Judge Hill for breaking into the
store of Ryan 81 Kelsey Wednesday
night. He was bound over to the Sep
TENDER term of the Superior court in the
sum of $500. Young Hall, who was with
him, was discharged, the county attorney
entering mol pros.
For the past two days at the Eye and
Ear Infirmary the examination Of candi-
dates for registration as dentists has been
conducted by the Maine Board of Dental
Examiners. There were 20 candidates
from different parts of the state and from
other states. The result of the examina-
ton has not yet been announced.
The person who hssitates about max
ing plans for picnic to take place next
Thursday Is wise. That is the day set
for the annual cruise of the Portland
Yacht club, and with the exception of
the old fashioned Bullockite quarterly
meeting no movable feast is so certain
to bring rain. -Biddeford Journal.
1t is found necessary to change the date
and place of the annual meeting of the
Woman's Board of Foreign Missions
from June 18th at Yarmouth, as adver-
tised, to June 81, at Portland, at High
street church.
The ladies' June handicap tournament,
holes, medal play, will take place
this afternoon. Silver cups will be given
for the lowest net and gross scores. A
large number of entries is anticipated.
The gross scores will be counted in the
competition for places on the ladies' club
team.
Next Tuesday the following members
of the fire department will go on two