The Portland daily press., 1900-12-04
BRIEF JoTTINGs.

Beuiah Chapter y. n. o. VIII Nlale
Adah Chapser OF Biddefords next Friday
evening. Members VIII take tho four
O'Clock electric.
A meeting Of the Unity will be held ! n
the First Parish house, on Tuesday, De-
cember 4th, at four O'Clock.
A meeting OF the Primary and Junior
s. s. Teachers Union win be held this
afternoon at 4 SO In the Camera club
room, Y. NJ. q. A. Lesson for Decem-
Der Q, taught by Mrs. Margaret De Gar
mo; lesson in Child Study. Miss Abby
Morton; Methods OF Teaching, Miss Cas-
sic Chambers.
The regular monthly meeting Of the
Women's Maine Indian Association will
he held in the vestry of Friends church,
The public Are cordially invited to at.
tend.
Dinners will be served, under the aus
pices of the Ladies' Circle, at the vestry
of the Congress st. M. E. church, Tues
day and Wednesday, December 4th and
5sh, from 12 to D. m.
The Dlrigo Literary club Is to meet
street Friday, December z, at 2.30 p. m.
The view OF Mt. Washington from the
Western promenade yesterday morning
was very fine and despite the fact that
according to the calendar cold wealth er
should be upon us several people were
still enjoying the scenery from the sum-
mer house on the promenade,
Yesterday the street department was
engaged in laying sidewalks on Con-
gress, Valley and Newbury streets, laying
across walk at the intersection cucumber
land and North streets and finishing sew
eral other small pieces of work. The de-
partment has been very fortunate In the
weather this fall and it's years street
work is near to a close.
The article headed "Ritualistic Anar-
ohy' IN Mondays PRESS should have
been credited to the "Churohman'i and
not to the .Christian
The Primary and Junior Sunday
School Teachers union met yesterday af-
ternoon at 4 20 in the Camera club
rooms, Y. NJ. 9. A. Lesson for Decem-
ber taught by Miss Margaret De0ar mo.
Lesson in Child Study, Miss Abbie
Norton. Methods Of Teaching, Miss
Cassie Chambers.
Yesterday morning the docket was
called for the December term OF the u.
S. District court. The grand jury win
convene today. They have few cases,
none OF them important.
Petitions In bankruptcy have been filed
by Albert Kelly of Caribou and Simon
h Mason OF jackson.
A case OF dipntneria at % Stone street
has been reported to the board of health.
Yesterday the liquor deputies made
seizures at 70 Center and SO Pleasant
streets.
There was a lively runaway in Mon
ufnent square yesterday forenoon, which
caused considerable excitement but did
Iittlo damage. A horse attached to a
road cart came up Preble street at lively
clip ana ran cross the square to the Side
walk in front OF Loring, Short & HRr-
mons. ( From this point the horse pro
ceded along the sidewalk to point
nearly 4 in front of Oren Hooper's Sons
store, when the street was again crossed
by theinfuriated anima.. A double team
standing in front OF the old Longtellow
maution served TO check his progress
and he was stopped. Bystanders all
along the st rect were kept busy dodging
hut no one was injured.
The sale of real estate upon which '99
taxes are still unpaid was going on yes
teriay at Collector Libby's office. There
is an unusually small amount of seizable
property and the attendance at the saie
is light.
In addition to the soloisrs previously
announced for the festival chorus rehear-
sal of December II there will probably
be the great sextet from Lncia with sew
eral OF this best known artists in the
chorus.
A special meeting of the board of trade
will be held In the council chamber at
City building this Afternoon at O'Clock.
The board of trade rooms are being re-
paired 60 the council chamber Will be
used. An important matter to bs dis
cuEsed is the recent advance In marine
insurance rates at this port. Many prom
inent men have signiiied their intention
of being at the meeting as doubtless, all
WHO dI8 lnlclSclS0 AlA eAo "oAoAo "a
the port
The Fraternity club was entertained
last night by Rev. DR.. j. Il. Jenkins.
Paper by M. A. blanchard, ESQ.,. subject
Milton and His Daughters.
The city schools opened yesterday morn
ing after the Thanksgiving recess. The
Christmas recess VIII be the week which
includes December %. The schools will
be closed Friday the 2lst and Will reopen
the 3lst of December.
The Portland Odd Fellows lodges have
appointed a committee to consider the
question of establishing local past
grand association similar to those exist
ing in other cities, Such Portland
organization would have considerable
membership.
A petition In bankruptcy was filed in
the United States court yesterday by
Simon st. Onge Of Lewiston.