The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-04-05
BRIEF JOTTINGS.

Tho Ladies' Circle of the First Baptist
church viii meet in the vestry Of the
church Thursday afternoon, at O'Clock.
The Ladies' Circles Of the Second Par
ish church will meet with Mrs. Cameron,
No. 13i Sherman street on this afternoon.
DR.. Smith Baker will conduct the study
OF the international Sunday school Lesson
this evening In Association hall at 745.
Suhjsct, Preoepts and Promises.
TLa Unity room. 4l3 Congress street, Is
opsn to al, whom-so ever VIII, who de-
size to recs,vo the benefit Of tbs noon and
9p. m. silent thought Mr.. and Mrs.
Rogers are teaching the higher Life, and
how to obtain Individual dominion over
all undesirable conditions and oircum-
stances. Meetings held daily ct aud
ESQ D. 10. Wriltan questions submitted,
viii to answered Without name for the
good Of ell.
The Portland Board Of Trade will hold
general meeting Of the board ct B
o'cloos this afternoon at which fun at
tendance is desired.
Quite ! number OF the msInbsrs Of tbs
Portland Gun club are IN attendance up
on the Internr tional Pigeon shoot that Is
being held at Queens, Long bland, New
York.
Rev. DR.. Jenkins win preach at the
Socord Perlsh church this evening.
The trolley ride and supper at Riverton
Of the Free street Young People's soci'
ETY., which was to have oecursd this eve
ming has been postponed indefinitely.
Frank l.. Trssk. for the past two years
connected with K, S. Davis & Coz pany
in this city as salesman hiss severed his
connection with their house and ACCEPT
ed a position with E.GsteIy & Company
as collector.
The dra wtender at Vaughan's bridge
has reported to com missioner Ct Public
Works yernsld the following statistics
OF travel over this bridge on Tuesday
last: Vehicles, 496; pedestrians, i2l and
persons. riding. 562
No case of contagious disease has been
reported to the board OF health sincs last
FRIDAY and the tide of diphtheria and
scarlet fever which swept the city for
several months seems to have finally
sbated. The officers are beginning to
catch up with their fumigation which at
one time escaped their control.
Wheslmen are complaining about the
conditicn Of the Western promenade on
account Of the gravel and small, sharp
pebbles, which have caused many tire
punctures. 1t is claimed that proper
use OF the street sweeper would largely
remedy this difficulty.
% 10 limo Ia
hotel, is very seriously Ill at his rooms
in the Falmouth. He has besn unah'e
to attend TO his duties for the past week.
Last evening Gen. C.P. Mattocks left
for Washington where he will pass the
rest Of the week in pushing the Field bill
nov bstors the Senate. 1t is hill Civ
inc DAMAGES to f. L. Field Of Gray for
irjarie1 sustained through this fall Of q
derrick while 81 tie government employ
at Fort PIeble. Inc war department
has recommended the payment OF the
claim.
The Samaritan association will meet
With MN. g. Kilborn, Bracket street
Thursday afternoon. A full atSendsroe
Il requeft,d as business of Importance
win come hefors the meeting.
The Rgmford Falls suits bsfoie City
Solicitor Stroub as. auditor have now
been completed in testimony excert for
the possible introduction of little rebuff
tai. The arguments win be made next
week.
A petition in bankruptcy has been
fled by Fred Malcolm Of China.
Mr.. Frank Adrien. assistant shore Gap
tain of the Hambur g-Amsrioan line at
els port, was yesterday presented BY the
checkers of the line with an elegant diH'
naond scarf pin. lie leaves for Montreal
In few days.