The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-12-11

BRIEF JOTTINGS.

third lecture of his course on "Studies
OF Christian History this evening at
quarter OF eight o'clock in the vestry OF
Congress square church. Subject
christian Thought In the Second
Century, All persons interested are
cor Tally invited to attend.
The valnabla roam mare OF Mr.. Her
bert A. Harmon, that was badly injured
In falling across the railroad tracks at
the corner of Forest avenue and Kenne-
bee streets, last week, is fast improving.
The December gueIt nesting OF the
Civic club will be held at the Falmouth
hotel next Thursday evening. Subject,
Taxation in Maine" Speaker Of the
evening, Calvin E. woodside, Esq.
The regular meeting Rof the Portland
woman's Council will be heldsWednesday
at 10 80 a. M, with Mrs. George 5. Hunt,
1866 State street.
The Bowdoin Bugle publication got
| ten out yearly by tine members OF the
Junior class at Bowdoin college. will be
printed this year by the Lakeside Press
of this city.
Among the new features to be intro
duced at Old Orchard the coming season
by Mr.. Hildreth OF Hotel Velvet is a
moving sidewalk.
There are now $50 prisoners in Cumber-
land jail and about ITO employed in the
jail workshop, The heel manufacturing
business is brisk at present and Con-
tractor Horne is turning out large
quantity Of goods at his Auburn, Port
land and Alfred shops.
The regular meeting of the Monday
club was held at the home of Mrs. NJ. p.
Frank, yesterday afternoon. At the
conclusion of the programme asooial
cup of tsa was served by the hostess as
"stirrnp'' cup for Miss Ernestins Lib
by, who is soon to leave town for the
winter.
The Columbia club held It's meeting
with Mrs VIM Irish yesterday afternoon.
The roll call was answered by quota
lions and the remainder of the afternoon
devoted to reading.
Inc Wayside club met with Mrs. Gran
dali on Atlantic street, last evening,
Postmaster Barker has received from
the postal department. at Washington,
orders for the Inauguration OF rural free
delivery route No. 2, extending from
Woodfords through Cumberland, Satur.
day The carrier will be Warren b.
Bailey. No. l445 Forest avenue.
Bowling is in the ascendant at ths p.
A. q. just now. More than 100 strings
were rolled Saturday night on Its alleys
and tournament in which a large num-
Der will enter will be inaugurated this
month.
Tax Collector Libby's sale of Portland
real estate on which '99 taxes remained
unpaid, yielded S3,6e last Monday and
1874 deeds were passed by the city. Only
about one-third of per cent still re-
mains uncollected on the 90 levy.
The street department worked crew of
men On the new Forest avenue brick
finished it at nigntfaIl, having laid alb cut
6l,U00 brick in two days. The depart
ment has its construction work OF the
season practically completed.
The committee on public buildings
yesterday held a nesting at which the
bids for the new manual training school
were discussed. Adjournment was taken
until today for further deliberations.
The Thursday concert of the Rossini
club this weak, win be devoted to operatic
music.
The Fraternity club was entertained
by Gen. @. Z. Mattocks last evening.
Paper by Rev. W. Il. Pheian. Subject,
Criminals.
Yesterday the liquor deputies made
seizures at Nos $50 and S44 Fore and
40 Commercial streets.
Petitions in bankruptcy have been
filed by VIM Il. Gatchell of Lewiston,
Willard W. Stront Of Lewiston, Ulysses
Grant Golden Of Webster, Della Goodwin
of Auburn, Aaron Brown Of Lewiston,
Walter NJ. Wood OF Rumford, George
Cloudman OF South Portland and Charles
Pickard of Biddeford.
Yesterday morning Marshal Sylvester
received word from the Bath police that
the man Jepson, now serving S, ntencs
in Portland jail FOR beating the Waldo
out OF week board. is well known in
Bath, Lewiston, Brunswick and other
PLACES for similar transactions.
The Martha Washington society will
meet Thursday with Mrs. Hopkins, b49
Cumberland street.
The Portland Mechanic Blues associa-
tion Will hold a meeting on Wednesday
evening, at Inclasp hall, s.. TemDls
street.
The Portland Camera club continued
Its exhibition through yesterday and last
evening Many visitors called at the
rooms. The exhibition OF this year was
the best that the club ever had.
MIR John w. Clapp, for many years
the head stavedore Of the New York
steamers, died very suddenly at his home,
1bl Cumberland street, lass evening". He