The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1901-02-11
BRIEF JOTTINGS.

Ths post office employees and few
friends enjoyed a tirst-class shore dinner
at the "Iron Clad yesterday afternoon.
The g. L. A. Cadets ara requested to
meet at their hall at so this evening
for inspection.
There will be special meeting OF
Court Falmouth, No. 2, A. Of A, this
evening to take action on the death Of
Thomas a. Donahue.
franklin Staples, at one time master
of the Staples school, has forwarded to
Principal Milliken Handsomely bound
volume containing maps drawn by pu-
pills of the school during his regime, some
of tie pupils now being leading lights In
the city business and professional life.
They were executed with draughtman's
tools and ink, and In many respects
compare favnrAbly with specimens OF
maps In modern Biographies.
Saturday morning the committee on
public buildings net ana voted to award
+. Il. Wheeler the contract for heating ap-
paratus for the Walker Manual Training
school buildirg. 1t was decided that the
cellar of the new contagious hospital
ham was authorized to devote what was
LETT OF the Stevens avenus engine house
appropriation to the purchase of site.
. Lieut.. Frank X. Lang, 9th us. Infan-
try, who is now home on sick leave re-
covering from the wounds received In
China, has passed the necessary exami-
nation and bean promoted to first lieu
tenant. He expects to be assigned to the
cavalry.
Inspector Boutelle, OF the rural free
delivery bureau, has decided to recon-
mend the establishment OF a route
through Windham and the Duck Pond
district.
Matrimonial licenses h ave been grant
ed Henry johnson and Mrs. Mary Clear
ing of Portland; Harry NJ Shannon and
Helen q. O'Connor of Portland.
The committee on public works, who
were directed by an order passed at the
February meeting of the city government
to report on the progress made with the
Exchange street sewer and the cause for
delayed construction, will report at the
March nesting, the last of the current
year.
General Charles p. Mattocks will rea
a paper on Major General II. q. Berry,
killed at Charlottesville. May 8, 1853.
at camp iirs next Friday evening, Feb
ruary 10, In Bosworth Post hall
In the District Court Saturday morn
ing, Patrick Cassidy of Houlton pleaded
guilty to an indictment tor smuggling,
and was sentenced by Judge Webb to 30
days in Houlton jail.
MIR. Walker, of the firm of Edwards
and Walker, denies that his concern con-
templates leasing the United States Hotel
property.
There have bean q deaths in Portland
this week: four from pneumonia; two
each from apoplsxy, grip and nephritis
and one each from other diseases.
This week the Portland police have
made 20 arrests, Tor the following offsn-
ces: Intoxication, IL; larceny, A. insane
and suspicion of larceny, each; ttowa-
way. 8.
= he Sunday afternoon meeting OF the
Mental Scientists has been postponed I'M
TIL farther notice.
The MAyhatma Club win meet Monday
with Mrs. Carr, "a Glenwood aven ue.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Elizabeth Wadsworth Chapter. ID. A. X.
will be held Monday, February 18th, at
p. M, at the Falmouth. A full atten-
dance is earnestly requested. Yearly dues
are now payable.
The officers Of the Boys Home wish TO
announce that on the afternoons OF We'd
nesday and Thursday, February IL and
IL, the new house viii be open TO visitors
from ESQ to O'Clock, and all friends OF
the society and the public generally ara
cordially invited to call on the above
mentioned days Special oars will leave
PrebIs street for Riverton at and 81
for the Home.
The next special programme to be CIV