The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-12-08
BRIEF JOTTlNGS.

The members OF l.. A. s., s. of ",
ara notified that the election Of officers
takes place Monday evening.
Professor Alfred Williams Anthony of
Cobb Divinity School, Lewiston. will
sneak Sunday evening in plymouth
church for the woman Missionary Sooi-
ETY. on the subject, motives for Chris
tian Expansion"
Ksy. DR.. Fem will lecture tomorrow
evening on 1.-The Decrease Of Fear in
Modern Life"
The subject OF the PASTORS Commute
address at the Church OF Messiah Sunday
evening will be Jonah and Its Message
to This Generation The whole service.
including the special music by the chorus
under Mr.. Calm is but an hour long.
Postmaster Barker announces that
hereafter the outer door into corridor of
the Post Office will remain open all
night, instead OF being locked from II
.. m, until 4 n. M, as formerly. This
will allow the public TO get at their
boxes at all hours, as well as to mail
letters.
Rev. ]. K. Wilson, ID. D., pastor Of the
Free street Baptist church, viii deliver
lecture on "Peter'' at the Y. M. @. A.
hall, sunday at 4.30 p. m. This is the
first one In the series of "New Testament
Characters, which viii be given on
three consecutive Sunday afternoons. An
orchestra will be In attendance at each
meeting.
In connection with the regular service
at the Gospel Mission Sunday evening,
quartette of children from the Little
Wandersrs' Home in Boston, will ran
address upon the work Of the home Will
be given by Rev. W. & Noyes of that in
stitution The public is cordially invited
Postmaster Barker has appointed
Joseph Dearborn, Howard E. knights,
CYRUS L. Sawyer and Clarence II. Spar
row as substitute letter carriers, t1llipg
the complement of seven allotted for
local service during the holiday season.
Oversesrs of the Poor Gowan and John.
ston, the November committee, have
filed their report, showing that during
the month the department assisted 295
families and 1908 persons. To the city
Institutions IS were admitted, 2S dis
charged, and there were four deaths.
one birth and one runaway. There are
now 1871 In the Portland house, ~ in
the Deering house and "a in the Greedy
hospital. Total. a04. Three patients
were sent to the insane hospital at Au-
gusta.
Among the speakers at the annual
banquet of the Maine Democratic clubs
annual banquet OF January 8, at Thorn
aston, Will be Miss Ethel May Miller OF
Rockland, the Bates college girl who
created a sensation by stumping Knox
county for Bryan In the lats national
campaign. Miss Miller Will respond to
the toast, Andrew jackson.
Gen. Charles p. Mattocks said last eve
ming that he expected to assume his new
duties as judge OF probate one week from
Tuesday. He is now busily engaged max
ing preparations to that end.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Printing Pressmen's union and election
OF officers will take place this evening
at 5.l5 at Mcdonald s office, Federal
street.
A notice has been posted in the post
offics that the government telephone line
to Cape Neddiok is for sale.
New lights have besn put in the read
ing room OF the public library and are a
great improvement.
Next Monday evening the Maine Acade-
my OF Medicine Will hold its regular
meeting at the Maine Eye and Ear In
Urinary.
This Portland Cadets are to give pub
lie exhibition at the armory on January
9th. The Naval Reserves ball Will occur
on January 25d and the Sheridan Rifles
ball week later.
The county officers are hard at work
clearing up their accounts preparatory to
the closing or the year.
City Messenger Ma cgowan has been
cleaning house in the City building and
has had hauled away several cart loads
of refuse, the accumulation of years,
At meeting of thu Firemen's Relief
association last evening only routine
business was transacted.
..The school committee, SO 1t is said, Will
take no action whatever In the complaint
made against Mr.. Andrews, principal OF
the Butler school, as this committee do
not believe the principal intended to in
jure the Coyne boy.
The committee appointed at the public