The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-01-02
BRIEF JOTTINGS.

The regular monthly meeting OF the
salvation Army Aid Society VIII meet
Wednesday, January g. at 1870 .. H.
with Mrs. ]. H. Fletcher, 1856 Spring
street.
rhe members Of the Bank Mems Asso-
citation Of this city will hold their annual
bapouet at the Falmouth hotel on the
evening of January 18th instead Of today
as has been previously announced.
Ths condition Of Eugene BENNETT, the
Portland and Rochester brakeman, who
was injured In the accident Of laft Mon
day, remains unchanged. The physicians
ut the hospital enttrSain hopes OF his
ultimate recovery. however.
Drrlng ths month Of December the sum
o, $50, 800 90 WAS extended In the various
ctr appropriations. This makes an az
gregats Of about si,03a,00) thus far ex-
panied during the m municipal year.
The FrAtsrnity club was entertained
last evening by p. J. LsrrAbss. The
paper was by Z. S. Fobes. ksq. Supleot'
"Postioai Elements In History"
The pupils Of the Maine School for the
Dssf will come back today AMI viii not
no home again until the summer vaoa-
ton.
The January term of the Superior court
viii begin today with the same grand
jury a. In September.
Some Of the city offices were open yes
tsrday and others were closed. There
was very little business done In any case.
The city schools open today after the
Christmas vacation of about ten days.
The annual meeting Of the Lincoln
club will be held Wednesday evening,
January 8 at s o'clock, for the following
business, 10 hear Reports of officers of
past year, election OF president, three
vice presidents. secretary, treasurer, exc
outiye COMMITTEES and membership com-
uittee fer ensuing year, and any other
business that may properly come at that
slime.
Now that the snow has come the COM
mittee on public buildings will take
steps TO have the sohoolhouss floors
washed. The work will be done by easy
stages, little each week.
Up to 10 O'Clock Sunday night a,4la ar
rests had been made by the police depart
ment since the frat of January. 1899,
while the number OF arrests for 1893 was
e,514.
From January /, 1899 until is o'oloc K
Sunday night the tire department had
responded to GIG calls divided rs follows;
Bell alarm, 9S; still alarms. ITO.
A horse on one of the big double teams
of the American Express company fell
to the ground yesterday forenoon on
Congress street. opposite the Eye and Ear
Intrmary. The animal was unable to get
nm and on examination revealed that he
was suffering from black water. drag
was summoned from Libby's stable and
the horse was removed there for treat
ment.
At 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon the
Joint special city government almshouse
committee met to examine plains for
an addition to the Deering almshouse IN
the form of parallslograw. prepared by
Architect u. ii. Fassstt. Mr.. Fassett Is
now working on plans for an addition
in another form. 1t is quite understood
that a wing to the Desring house shall
be constructed.
Two cases of scarlet fever at No. 81
Gilman street and cases OF diphtheria at
10 Brown and I'll State street have been
reported TO the board Of health.
At City hall, yesterday morning, the
aldermen drew these travers jurors for
service at the January term Of the su-
prsme court: John X. Heating. Peter 5.
Doyle and George Lord.
A brief bankruptcy session Of the Dis
tr,ct court was held yesterday morning,
Petitions In bankruptcy have been filed
By John Warren Lamont of waterville
and George L. Woodwork of Gardiner.