The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-05-19
BRIEF JOTTINGS.

On next Sunday afternoon at three
O'Clock the new pastor, Kew. french MO
Apse,is to preach from she theme. what
Presbytsriaps Believe H." A renewed
interest Is evident on all lines 81 church
work and marked increase OF attenda nee
have ALREADY heen seen since the coming
of the new pastor. All who have mot as
YET TAI the privilege of listening to the
forcib lie and earnest preacher are especi.
ally invited next Sunday.
At st. Paul's church Sunday morning
Rev. j. II. Shepherd will give the third
sermon in the course. Suhjsct: us the
Episcopal Church Protestantf"
"The Greatest Famine of the Century"
will be the subj rot OF the nesting or the
Free Street BAPTIST Y. p. s. q. h. to be
held In the vestry Sunday at 9. 70 p. m.
Young and old are invited. A collection
for the 81 ffsrers Will be taken.
On the lot OF land on the Eastern prom.
enade recently purchased through the
leighton agency by Mr.. j. b. Bracket
q big three-tiAt house Is now being erect
ed. This fat when completed will bs
q valuable. addition to fast growing East
end.
., MIR. Il. q. Libby has about completed
q beautiful tower dwelling on the Eastern
promenade near Fort Allen. Others
buiidinxs at the East end are J. Is. Brack
EFT and Ed ward Il. Dam, who are both
erecting three fiat houses. Mr.. Bracket
is building on the Eastern promenade
MIR. Dams house IL going mp on North
nsar Cumberland street.
Mr.John ID. Burke will put up three
fat house ON the corner OF Congress and
Sheridan streets In place OF two story
and half house which IL being moved
In the rear with o frontage on Sheridan
street.
At 100 last evening joint special com.
mittse. consisting OF Alderman Brown
and Coucilman Bowers ana Fox, appoint
ed to formulate changes In the regula-
tions governing. Eversreeni cemetery,
nesess tated by the amalgamation OF
Deerlng and Portland, held their 1rst
meeting in City hall.
At the reg ular monthly meeting Of the
W. q. z. u. held yesterday afternoon,
Mics Florence Thompson, secretary Of the
Young Woman's ChTistlan association,
read the report recently read by her be-
fore the Woman's council.
Rev. Lewis Malvern has been REQUEST
ed by friends who will attend the Inter
national Christian Endeavur convention
IN London this summer to give his Illus
trated lecture, "a Day in London" for
their benefit HIS has oheerfuily CONSENT
ed to pivs free public lecture as above
in the vestry OF the FIST FREE Baptist
Cnurcn Anursuhy ue4b b0 O. ~ y. M
Mr. MaIvsrn gays hs will also give soE1s
Views Ct Stratford on Avon and Paris.
Lien hearings OF creditor OF Jabez
lane, a prominent Portland contractor
who suspended operations some time ago,
was compiled before Judge strout on
IhurEday. Lane made no assignment
but his creditors. largely Portland par
ties, agreed that they should finish bis
ipoompleted contracts and that lien
claims should be proven before Judge
StroCt.
The juvenile GLARS Of Miss Anna O..
Wiley will give piano recital Monday
evening to their friends. The advanced
pupils will play the opening numbers
and Miss Amy Richards will assist with
readings.
Tbs Open Congress held its last meet
Ing Of the Season at the Church Of the
Messiah last evening at 7.45. The sub
jcs for discussion was: care Strikes
Justifiable.''
At the May meeting of the Mems
club az the vestry OF the Free street Bsp-
tist church last evening. Gen. j l.. Cham
bsriAin delivered all address ONT This Sur
render Of General Lee at Appomsttox.