The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-03-10
BRIEF JOTTINGS.

meet Monday with Mrs. Geo. II. Walker,
o Grant street. Roll call from appendix.
On the evening Of March 14th the Equal
Suff rage club will repeat the Mock Hear
Ing which was go successfully given last
year.
DIR. Smith Baker Of williston Church
will speak tomorrow morning upon
Christ In the midst of the Golden Candle
stioks, but the evening lecture to young
People will be omitted on account of the
lecture BY DIR. Kneeland.
The funeral servic,s Of Mis1 Mabel
Hammond will to held at the Chestnut
street church this afternoon at o'clock.
DR. +. Austin Tenney, whose illness OF
typhoid fever has previously been report
ed, is able to re on the street again. The
doctor visited mis- office yesterday for the
first tims since It's damage In the Foster
ard Avery fire. He finds his office and
optical instruments pretty badly dam
aad, but ordered others and will be
ready for business In wesk or ten days.
There will be meeting for men only
at the Y, M. G. A. Sunday afternoon at
half past four. Rev. DIR. kneeland OF
Boston will deliver the address, and the
male quartette will sing.
A case of scarlet fever at No, $40 Cum
berland street and one of diphtheria at
No. z Pleasant street, have been report
ed to the beard of health.
Tho aldermen held a short meeting yes-
terday afternoon to dispose of an insane
case. 1t WAS the last meeting Of the
BOARD for the year.
In the police court yesterday, james
Sullivan was given 80 days in jail for
drunkenness and $40 fine for resisting an
officer; Thomas Malta, so days for drunk
cnness; Dominick Legion, 50 and costs
for the same offence; George Leonard
and Peter Huston were fined Sl00 and
costs on search and seizure warrant
from which they appealed, and Patrick
Conroy got 80 days In jail for assault
The regular monthly meeting of the
Pressn;en's Union, No. ~, will BIS held
at MoDonald's Office, at 5.l5. Business
of Importance.
The fourth exhibition of lantern slides
by the Portland Camera club, will be
held at the rooms of the Natural History
Saoiety. Kim street, on Wednesday eve
ming, March II, at s O'Clock. These
slides are extra fine, being prize oollec.
tion from England, many of them having
received medals. There will also be shown
a set from the New Haven Camera club.
The swivel on which the trolley arm
revolves became broken yesterday after
noon on Conductor Whittier's car Of the
WestbrOok division shortly after o'clock
yesterday afternoon on its trip to Port
land The car WAS coupled to q Riverton
car and hauled to the head of Preble
street, where the damage was promptly
repaired.
The services of ths forty hours dero-
ton will take place at tie Cathedral OF
the Immaculate Conception on Sunday
morning.
Bishop Co1man has bean invited to
preach at ST. Stephens church next week.
Councilman Cloudy Is not a candidate
for member OF the board OF overseers of
the poor.
The weather yesterday was the fAirsst
OF the season thus far and although there
was a slight wind 1t was almost an ideal
spring day. The mild weather has about
ruined the sleighing In the city proper.
Officer Thompson assumed charge
of bis new duties as turnkey at the polics
station on Monday evening, the former
Incumbent, Fred E. Emery, being as
signed TO the West End beat.
This evening In the aldermanic chamber
onnurs the banquet which is rendered by
the members of the outgoing city govern
ment to the newly elected mem bers.
Mayor Robinson will be the toastmaster
of the banquet and besides the regular
guests of the evening number Of invited
guests will be in attendance.
Mr.. Fred f. Sears of the United States
barge office was on Friday called to Bos-
ton on account of the very severe Illness
Of brother, Mr.. Sears was accompanied
by his mother.
Some magnificent palm trees have re-
Gently been placed in the rotunda of the
Falmouth hotel.
Manager Walter W. Burnham the well
known baseball man, Is still In ths city.
He is undecided as to his plans for the
coming season, but Is considering several
offers. Manager Burnham began his
career Of managing professional teams
seventeen years ago and there has been
only one summer that OF '94, during this
time in which he has not been at the
head OF team. Since the close Of the
polo season. Mr.. Burnha m has been en-.
gagged in the advertising BUSINESS in Port
laud.
All of the trainmen of the Grand Trunk
repers !, that there is Jet great deal
of snow on tho upper part OF the road.
They declare that this winter will easily
take rank as being one Of the most severe
which has been experienced in very many
years.
since the marked reduction of rates on
all branches OF the Maine Central rail-
road passenger traffic has shown a ma
erial increase on that road. The new rates
have already become very popular and
many good words are heard for the enter
prise Of the management.
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