The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-03-29
new ADvERrIsEMEKTs TODAY
BRIEF JOTTINGS.

DIR. BianohArd VIII preacn nexb Sunuhy
morning on "The Greatness Of the Prot
estant Reformation"
The Ladies' Circle OF the Second Par
ish church will give Chatting dish sup
Per on Thursday, March 30, at $50.
Substantial food as well as dainties will
be served. All are invited.
The memters OF the Conklin GLASS will
please notice tie change CT time. The
next meeting will be held ut the Fratern-
ity Parlors on Friday, March 80, at
p. m.
The Ladies' oircls Of the First Baptist
ohuroh will mold a business meeting In
the vestry of the church Thursday after
noon, at 3 O'Clock.
Portland parties are talking Of ooa-
structing mill In waterVills for the
manufacture of the felt used In pulp
mills.
Mr.. l.. NJ. leighton, the real estate
agent, will soon break ground for fine
residence at Coyle Park, Of which he is
the owner, to be occupied by himself as
room as complsted.
Portland delegates to the Biddeford
board of trade meeting today will leave
Union station at - 30 p. m.
The mast arms whiSh the Portland
Electric light company IL to substituts
for the short GROSS arms In mum Der OF
places, have now arrived and the work OF
substituting is nearly completed. Early
next month the company will begin work
on It's dam at Great Falls and about the
first Of May on Its new power house. By
the first of September 10 Is expected that
ovsr 5000 horse power viii be developed.
An Augusta man 10 interesting himself
In the formation Of q polo league Tor
next season. lie advocates rubber rollers
so no objection can be made to the effect
thatl-the game injuries the floors. He
coutsmplases including Biddeford, Port
land, Bath, Lewiston and Augusta The
idea is to have the league composed OF
locsl players and to keep the expenses
way down. Good hao king Is assured and
a meeting will be called In Portland
next June.
Mr.. q. W. Davis, who has been mana
ger of the offics of the John p. Lowell
company, South Portland, for the past
thrse and half years, also retained by
the assignees OF the above company for
the past three months, completed his du-
ties at the bicycle works last Saturday.
The books and records were shipped to
Boston as per order Of the AEsignees.
The funeral Of Alm0n Leighton was
held at the home of his father, Eugene
Leighton, 81 Lancaster street, at 2t0
O'Clock yesterday afternoon. Rev. Mr..
Freeman Of the NJ. Z. church offioiated
and music was furnished by a selected
quArtetts.
lesson, led by DR.. Baker, will be held at
7.45 this evening 10 Association hall.
Subject "The Bsatitudeh."
During the year ending LAST Sunday
the number of visitors to the Sail loft
meetings on Central wharf, was $500,
evidencing the grea. interest felt in the
work.
Mr.. Carpenter, representing the New
England Stamp company, exhibited In
this city last week . collection Of pos
tage stamps, which Is valued at nearly
500, COO. II was for nasrly the property Of
Mr.. Olney OF Providence.
The public library building at Clinton.
tine gift Of Mr.. W. W. Brown of this city
to the town, Is completed and 1t will be
opened with $500 volumes. contributed by
Mr.. Brown.
The new books OF postage stamps will
be on sale about May 1. They are certain
TO be popular.
Good apples are now very scarce in
the market and prices age high when
ever q small quantity Of hrst-ciAss fruit
can be found. Fifty cents q peck is about
the regular price.
s. II. Atwood has BEEN appointed post
master at Rumford Falls.
The first division OF Naval Reserves
held q most successful drill last evening
at infantry. Artillery drill will engage
them next week.
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