The Portland daily press., 1900-12-06
BRIEF JOTTINGS.

The sale to be helu touhy ny sno ioui0s
of st. Lukes parish at the Parish house
ON Park street win offer fine chance to
procure desirable articles for holiday
gifts. The sale viii begin at l0.SO In the
forenoon ana supper will be served from
to z 80 In the evening.
Una encampment will work the patrl-
otic and golden rule degree this evening.
Miss Uhase's hand painted novelties
win be at the Columbia the first fair day.
One of the results of the storm Of Tues
day evening was tnat the entire length
OF the new wall being built on the new
story OF the n. L. Telephone building
was Ieveilei, The wall waa about eight
fset high and extended along the whole
OF the easteriy side.
The ENTERTAINMENT at the vestry OF
Congress Square church this evening will
consist of q fine musical programme rem
dered by the choir OF the church, and OF
readir gs by Miss Agnes III. Stafford OF
westbrook Seminary, and DIR blanchard.
In the District court yesterday morn
ing Thomas Sutton of Rumford Falls
was arraigned on an Indictment for vio-
lation OF the internal revenue laws In
selling liquor without U. S. license,
pleaded guilty and was fined 800 by
Judge Webb. Unable to pay his fine he
was committed to Portland jail.
Charlotte w. Forster Of Portland has
brought in the U. 5. oircuit court bill
In equity against the Soammon Manu.
featuring company OF this city, praying
for an injunction to restrain defendant
from alleged infringement on patents
for the manufacture of wooden tooth
picks held by the complainant and asking
damages for infrlngements ayerred to
have been committed. Foster s. Hersey
ara counsel for the complainant.
The annual banquet OF the Maine Dsm-
ocratic club will bs held at Thomaston
on January s. ons of the guests will be
Robert Treat Paine, Jr., OF Boston, the
last Democratic candidate for governor
OF Massachusetts, and reputed to be an
orator OF muoh power.
President Seth l.. Larrabee of the Port
land 81 Yarmouth road, denies the ru-
NOR that the petition OF several Portland
men for a charter to build an electric
li06 W H0S0 WRA A11RASo
BY his road or that 1t has any interest in
it. 1--WE know nothing Of the so-called
ssaboard 81 stem from Bath to Boston, -
said President Larrabse, land are max
ing whatever moves we. undertake as an
independents venture"
The insurance firm of Norton & Hall,
No. II Exchange street, has been reorga-
ho
of Norton, Hall 81 Webster, with capi-
talization of 900 and the following
officers, all Of Portland; President,
Ralph Ii. Norton; treasurer, Albert b.
Hall; directors, Ralph S Norton, Albert
b. Hall, Charles S. Webster, VIM. #.
Little, and Leonard Ii. Gerrish, Jr.
Certidcats approved December 4.
Under ths direction of City Messenger
McGowan the mass of miscellaneous and
inflammable rubbish which has long
lain in the City hall attic Is being re-
moved. The attention OF the public
buildings committee was recently called
to its existence by the insurance ad-
justers and Mayor Robinson ordered that
1t be disposed OF.
Yesterday afternoon Coroner Perry
empaneIled the following jury to hold
an inquest Friday afternoon at $50
o'clock on the case of Patrick McDon-
ough, who was killed at the Grand
Trunk on Tuesday: James N. Read,
Hanson S. Clay, Henry 5. Trickey,
Charles f. Landers, Albert welch and
George ID. Loring.
The storm of Tuesday night carried
away about 200 feet of the board fence
around Rigby park. This means that
some good dollars must be invested be-
fore the track can be usei, aud Rigby
has swallowed up good many dollars
already without giving many In return.
A case of diphtherla at No. 3 HilbuIn
court has been reported to the board of
health.
At the office of the city clerk has been
recorded the. matrimonial declaration of
Elmer f. Hill and Eunice M. Fiokstt
OF Portland,
Yesterday City Treasurer Libby paid
the public school teachers their month
Iy salaries. the pay roll aggregating Si1. :
917.47.
j. W. Burrowes has purchased the
Conley property on the Western Prone
made at the lower side of the cemetery
and will have two or three houses erect
ed on It,
The Martha Washington society will
meet Thursday with Mrs. Stsarns, 80
Paris street.