The Portland daily press., 1901-01-21
BRIEF JOTTINGS.

The January meeting Of thu Associate d
Charities will ne held In Room o. City
Building, today. at o. IN. Major Smith
will give an account of the work of the
lyatlon Army in this city.
General Rict ards, the adjutant general
Of the state, Gen. Hoyt, the inspector
general, Col Kendall Of the First In
fantry, and other national guard officers,
and Gen. Mastocks, Capt. John bennett
of the u S. revenue Gutter Woodbury.,
and other Distinguished men Will be In
attendance AZ the Naval Reserves tali on
"Wednesday svening. The reception booth
which ral been CONTRACTED by Janitor
Brown, at the Armory, will be very
unique and appropriate to the occasion.
Forest Queen lodge, No. IL, Degree Of
Honor, will have public installation of
It's officers on Tuesday evening, January
%. All mamhsrs OF the AMBIENT Order
of United Workmen with their ladies are
cordially invited. Lodge meets in Orient
Hall, 4B9 Congress street
The members of Arcana lodge, l. 0. 6.
H., had the pleasure of listening to the
DIesntatiou of the pretty little drama
"Out OF His Sphere" by the Dramatic
club at Mystic hall, THURSDAY evening
The piece was ably staged and the work
Of Messrs. ThurIow and Donahue, Misses
Mcdonald and Sweeney was fine, while
the work OF Mr.. Sweeney would COM
pare favoyably with some professionals.
At the regular session of Windsor
Castle, No /, X. q. E., on Monday even
ing, January 2lst, will he debated the
question, "Resolve1, that the miser
makes a BE- tier citizen than the Spend
thrift" There Will also come up for
action at this meeting an important
amendment to the bylaws. All member
please be present to talk on both sub
jeots.
The 10Th anniversary banquet Of Ivan
hoe lodge, X. OF p, Will be held next
Wednesday evening at Rlverton. Special
car leaves head of Preble street at 7.l5
The first rank will be worked on two can
didates Tuesday evening.
The Mutual improvement club will
meet with Mrs. j. Wesley Davis. 68
North street. Roll call from tenthchspter
of the manual,
Last week the Portland police have
made 30 arrests, 81 for intoxlcation; lar
ceny, 9; safe keeping, 8; runaway, insane
and public disturbance, each; vagran-
cy, 3.
There have bsen 10 deaths in Portland
during the last week; from pneu-
monia, from blood poisoning and
each from SEVERAL other diseases.
Saturday afternoon the committee on
damages for grading streets, met and
voted to give William Bruoe's petition
for damage to lot at the corner of Quebec
and Emerson street leave to Withdraw.
In the United States District court
Saturday W. II. CULVER filed the libel
Of Edward ID. Cheney of Portland and
i've other men, late seamen of the schoon-
or George Waloott. against tina schooner,
her tackle and rigging, claiming wages
and damages amounting to several hun
dred dollars. benjamin Thompson APP
pears for the libelee.
Saturday morning Walter G. Emerson
and Elisha W. Conley were drawn for
grand jurors and James II. Hawkes. and
Frederick o. Conant for petit jurors at
the February term of the United States
District court which meets the first
Tuesday Of next month,
The alarm from box 1877 Saturday af-
ternoon was for small tire In one of the
DR.. Hardy houses on North street, oocu-
pied by family named Boyd. A boy &C
cidentally act fire to some shavings ina
woodbox and 1t blazed up fercely for a
few moments. 1t was put out quickly
and the only damage was blacksned
wall.
A meeting OF the committee appointed
to frame suitable pilotaae regulations
for the port of Portland and of all par
sons interested In the matter, win be heidi
at ths Board of Trade rooms at O'Clock
Wednesday afternoon. An invltatios is