The Portland daily press., 1900-04-03
BRIEF JOTTINGS.

The Fraternity club was entertained
By Captain K. Cogsweli last evening.
Rev. DIR. Dalton read the paper.
The sprinkling carts are out on the
principal streets In the business portion
Of the city and are needed Just as much
on the more travelled thorougbfarss, like
Cumberland street.
The location Of the new manual traiR-
ing building will be one Of thegquestions
for the city government TO decide this
spring 80 that the work may be begun az
soon IS possible.
During the month Of March the Port
land fire department responded to two
st.ll alarms and four bell alarms. The
record of February was twelve stiil and
seven bells.
Portland Knights Templsr oommandsry
has accepted the invitation Of Sir knight
Rev. Smith Baker to attend the Willis
ton church on Easter Sunday. They will
attend In full dress uniforms and accom-
panied by military band.
Thomas b. Simons, ESQ.,, formerly Of
this city, now q large manufacturer Of
brushes ana brooms at st. John. N. B.,
IL spending q few days with friends In
this city.
The Equitable Life Assurance Society
writers win hsnqust ct the Falmouth
next Thursday evening, 1t is expected
that about 100 will be present on this
occasion.
Yesterday the liquor deputies made
seizures Mt Nos. % India, 40 and 1877
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About Q O'Clock yesterday morning a
pedestrian CD Exchange street noticed
flames in the near Of the office of Charles
Thornton Libby, at No 10l Exchange
street aud notified Chemical ! and hose
.. They found that q gas tube feeding
q linotype machine had become ignited.
The blaze had made no material pro-
gress and WAS extinRuished by shutting
OF the gas.
curly haired 10y who frequents the
wharves during pleasant weather, fell
into the dock between Portland Pier
and Custom House wharf yesterday af-
ternoon and was rescued by William
Coffiu, an employe of N. +. Trefethen &
Co. Beyond a ducking the boy shove d
no Ill effects from his plunge.
Captain william Snowman, for 25
years q pilot on the Boston, Portland
line 10 seriously Ill at his home at George
town. Me.
William Henderson, foreman for the
Hamburg. line, who left ysstsr-
day morning for Montreal, was given
farewell send OF ut the home Of John
Hanlon on Adams street last evening". A
musical and stump speech entertainment
was given by "Low" MAcomber, "Hi'
Henerson, William Quinn and Johnnie
Hanlop.
The Ladies' Aid society will meet at
the home of Mrs. E. N. Greeley, No.
April 4th.
The Twilight club will meet with Mira.
O. j. Smith. North Dserins, Monday af-
ternoon at the usual hour.
The Portland Primary and Junior
Teachers Union will meet this after
noon at 40 at the Y. NJ. @. A., fifth
floor. Lesson for the following Sunday
taught by Miss Norton of the Portland
kindergarten Training School. All In
terested are invited.
Major II. s. Burrage will entertein
tie members of Ellsworth Post, GA. r.,
on Friday evening with the story OF the
seige of Knox ville.
In the United States Circuit court yes
tsrday petition In involuntary bank
ruptcy was filed against ]. =. Squire g.
Co.
There Is now proposition to remodel
the Lunt's corner schooinouse by adding
two rooms to the present building at
cost which viii be about $1,000. This
n considerably less than the first esti-
mates by the school committee, which
ccntem plated n larger addition at q cost