The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-07-28
BRIEF JOTTINGS.

The Rev Fred S Sill, D. D., a for
mer rector of St. Pauls, will preach on
Sunday morning at ST Paul church.
Evangelist N ID. Smith will open his
Whatsoever VIII Mission, corner of Ian
caster and Pearl streets, Sunday after
noon at 8 o clock and 30; and hereafter
every Sunday the same and every evening
at 3d.
The W. W. Potter company, limited,
has been organized to carry on a general
printing, electrotyping and engraving
business, and to deal In real estate. Cap
italized at $3.50, COO Paid In capital, $780,
OOO. President, VIM w, Potter OF Brook.
line, Mass treasurer, Joseph M. Chap
pole, BrookIine, Mass. directors, w. w.
Pott and J. M. Chappele of Brooklyn,
S w. Nickerson OF Boston and b. j i.
Bulge Of Lynn, Mass. Certificate APP
proved July rs.
The caterers contract for the tremen' s
muster to be held at Daering park dur
ing Old Home week has been awarded
to James g. Ross of Plsasantdale. Mr..
Ross is a veteran fireman, a veteran of
the Civil war and past commander of
thatcher posi-, G. A. X.
Yesterday street department teams are
hauling paving blocks to Oxford street,
where paving work is to begin next
week. Congress street was to have been
taken next, but now the work there will
be postponed until after the Old Home
week celebration. The Deering street
macadam work will be finished this
week and next week the roller will work
on that portion of Congress square re-
Gently resurfaced. Brick walks are being
relaid on High and Congress street and
a new cross walk laid at the junction of
Deering and Avon streets.
The Smiths Hotel company has been
incorporated in this city for the acquisi-
tion ana management of hotels. Capita
liza5ion, $4,000. President, VIM. o. Al
den Of Portland; treasurer, James H.
Smith Of Portland; directors, VIM. O.
Alden and James II. Smith of Portland
and Edwin A. Hemenway of Boston.
Certificate approved July 20.
The members OF the Aged Brotherhood
with their wives, made up party of
about so and yesterday went on their
annual outing. They took a Casco Bay
Steamboat company boat from Custom
House wharf at 10 O'Clock and went to
Peaks island. The forenoon was spent
in strolling about the island and at
noon dinner was taken at Sawyer's
Peaks Island house.
The membership of the Maine Demo
cratic club is increasing at rate which
promises soon to include nearly all OF the
state leaders. The rolls now bear 610
names, 60 of which have been added dur
ing the present month.
Workmen at City hall yesterday re-
moved the safe in the Office of the over
seers of the poor to the office of the board
OF registration; the safe in the latter
office was removed to the overseers' and
a safe from the Office of the superinten-
dent of schools to the council chamber
ante room
Work is shortly to begin in grading the
yard of the North school something which
has been needed for a long time. Yester-
day surveys were being made for this pur-
pose
AOoOOANebJ OuO SUL6Sb men
were at work putting in a catch basin at
the corner of Kellogg and Congress
streets. City Engineer Fernald is not to
begin work on the paving of the souther-
~ side of Congress street from Washing
ton to North until after Old Home week
when this work is to be rapidly pushed
to completion.
The Berlin Mills company are running
their sash and door factory over time and
have been doing this for the last two
months. They work their men until
eleven 0 clock every week day night with
the exception of Saturday.
An alarm from box IS rang in at 8. so
yesterday morning, calling the fire de-
partment to a house on Cove street,
owned and occupied by William Porter.
The blaze was between the side OF the
10 Use and the plasterlng Of the first story
which had to be ripped out in the rear.
Damage was about $50 The all out came
In at 50.