The Portland daily press., 1900-11-20
BRIEF J0TTINGS.

Yesterday morning the aldermen drew
the following jurors for service at the
December term of the District court
Grand Jurors, Edward E. Rogers and
Walter A. Sterling; petit, william II.
Wood and Benjamin X. Cook.
/. Secretary Thompson of thu Portland
club has a letter from Governor-eisct
Hill, expressing his thanks for the BAN
quet to be given him by the club. he
win accept and signify his wishes with
regard to the date after his return to Au-
gusta.
Edward W. Murphy ct al, of Portland,
petitioners in bill In equity brought
against JohaDa Caswell ct al. OF Skow-
hogan, to determine the title to property
on the corner of Franklin and Congress
streets, have taken exceptions to the dis
missai Of their bill by Judge Strout and
win carry it to the full Supreme bench.
A case of diphtheria at 40 Watervilie
street, has been reported to the board OF
health.
Yesterday morning when Ex-Governor
CIeaves and MIR. Perry entered their
Office, they found there had been fire
Sunday. Ths cause was the crossing OF
electric wires. How they escaped So
rious fire and great loss is mystery.
The wires were tangled up, and from
the ceiling to the floor the woodwork
was charreu. The telephone call boxes
were burned out, and a carpet at the
door leading to the office Of Gov. Cleaves,
was burned In places.
Arrangements are now complete for
the opening OF the basket ball season at
the Y. NJ. q. A. on "wednesday evening
OF this week. The teams made up some
time ago have been putting in hard
practice for the opening games and
good showing is expected by all. Ac.
cording to the new system of ranking
In the gym exercises the basket ball
work receives credit the game as work
in other branches, This plan Will have
a tendency to make the basket bal
matches even more interesting than last
season.
Mrs. j. j. Pooler recently resigned al
president OF the Woman's Auxiliary
to Y. NJ. q. A., and Mrs. w. X. Irish
was 0leCIeu TO MA tuo NdCduCJ
Portland bridge was opened to travel
last Saturday evening, the repairs, ex
nept part of the railing on one side hay-
ing been finished.
Yesterday the liquor deputies made
seizures at SO Pleasant street, 80 Center,
Newbury, and the rear OF 5ls Danforth
streets.
A petition in bankruptcy has been
filed by Frank p. Green of Portland.
The Howe s. Locke company has been
Incorporated to do general publish
ing business. Capitalized at 9.C0O.
Certificate approved November II.
In all probability special fra alarm
hox will te put In at the new coal
pocket at the Grand Trunk bridge. The
Back Cows would not be a very nice
place to get to in foggy night for the
channel is narrow and crooked as RAM
horns. In case OF fire at the coal pocket
the boat would have to be depended
upon almost wholly.
The usual meet OF the whist club at
tine Falmouth, yesterday morning, was
we'll attended. There are several new
members and the play Is becoming very
scientific. 1t goes without saying that
"duplicate'' is their game. Sufficient
players are coaching up and membership
in the club is coming to mean more than
a pleasant pastime.
A new time table has gone into effect
on the Yarmouth electrics. 1t will be
found In our advertising columns this
morning.
The annual meeting of the Portland
Wheel club will be held, at the club
rooms Wednesday evening at O'Clock.
The annual banquet will be held at But.
ler's Vienna cafe after the meeting.
Street department crews are busy
with a number of small jobs In various
parts of the city. The Franklin street
paving, upon which men Eworked Sun
day, is being pushed as rapidly as po $.
sible and will be finished this week.
Catch basins are being built on Neal,
at the corner OF Vaughan and Carroll,
and Valley rear Congress. Vitritied
brick pavement is being laid at the corner
Of West and Vaughan and Fore street
10 being Strengthened between Hamp-
shire and Franklin. Gutter, curbstone
and sidewalk work is being done on
. Neal street.
Rev. N. ID. Smith OF this city will
hold meetings this week Tuesday, We'd
nesday, Thursday and Saturday evenings
also Sunday afternoon and evening, at
Mr.. Berry's, rear OF 2s North street.
Vha Fraternitr nluh xUo,.o authoritative 81
by Rev DIR. II. s. Burrage last evening.
The paper was by DIR. S. Q. Gordon, Ills
subject being 1.-THE Negro Problem in
the South"
The saoond of the series Of assemblies