The Portland daily press., 1900-11-06
BRIEF JOTTINGS.

A meeting Of the Unity VIII be held
In the First Parish House, on Tuesday
afternoon, Nov. eth, at four o'clock.
The Board of Bishops of the Methodist
Episoopal church will hold Its semi-an-
nuai meeting In this city May LIST. This
IA one of the most important executive
meetings in Me:hodism.
n The Fort Allen clan met with Mrs.
Jack on Morning street., yesterday after
noon. and Mrs. Benjamin Cotter read a
very interesting paper on William Ieii.
Rev. N. ID. smith of this city will hold
his nesting this week Tuesday, Wednes-
day. Thursday aud Saturday evenings, at
MIR. Berry s house, rear rs North street.
A frightened horse owned by Mrs.
Foye OF Scarboro and driven by her IT,
years-oid son, took fright while near the
head of Paris street yesterday noon. The
horse was attached to an express wagon
loaded with cord wood, from which ne
freed himself and dashed down the street
to Portland street The animal encoun-
tered tie show window in Morgan 81 ADJ
bolt drug store, breaking 1t into
thousands Of pieces and receiving several
cuts about the neck and chest. The boy
escaped without injury.
E:peter Meado,a workman at the Grand
Trunk coal pocket, was struck on the
head yesterday morning by a falling tim
her and received severe scalp wound,
He was taken to his home at III water
Vile street, where a physician dressed the
wound.
Repairs on Portland bridge ara pro.
crossing as rapidly as can bs expected
and Will be finished within fortnight.
Tne Portland end will be substantially
nav.
Yesterday noon at the head Of Temple
street, Marshal Sylvester arrested man
who had been begging from number OF
people and who was also under the In
fuence OF liquor at the time. He showed
considerable fight apd the marshal had
to use force to keep him quiet until the
arrival of the wagon.
The Portland club will this evening
begin their regular suprers, AMI ON this
occasion will have an operator for the
purpose of getting the cleo tion returns
promptly. Later In the evening lunch
will be served.
The Fraternity club was entertained
last night by f. v. Chase, Esq,, Paper
by Ii. l.. Chapman. Subject, "The Saxon
and the English Milton"
The regular monthly meeting of the
Salvation Army Aid Society will be held
Wednesday, November 2, at 1870 a. M,
with Mrs j, IL. Fletcher.
The primary and junior S. S. teachers
union this afternoon at so. In the
Camera club room, Y. Nj. q. A. build
ing. Programme: Second lesson In
child study Subject, Activities Miss
Abby Norton ''Bible Study" Mrs.
Margaret b. DeGarmo. Sug yestions on
the lesson for following Sunday. "Ieach-
ing New Song" Miss Mary (. Plum
mer.
All memoers--of the A. B. O. Klass are
requested to meet with Mrs. 5. A. Pack
ard, 10 Fessenden street, Wednesday, No
yember z, at $50 q. m.
Holmes circle will meet with Mrs. III.
Il. Barbeker, IL Cedar street, next
Wednes ~ afternoon.
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The election returns may be heard or
read tonight at many places in the city.
Many clubs will have special wires and
some bulletins will he displayed from
stereopticons. The telephone company
will have telegraph wire in its Central
office and there Its subscribers may get
the news. The PRESS and Argus and
she evening papers Will give the returns
by stefeopticons. They may also be heard
at the Portland Athletic club, the Port
land and Cumberland clubs. the Lincoln
club, in the Colonial Billiard parlors
where women may gather to hear them,
at the Congress Square hotel, the Palace
billiard parlors, the Jefferson and Port
land theatres, the two telegraph offices,
the EIks' lodge room, at Reception hall,
and the polo game at City hail.