The Portland daily press., 1885-07-25
BRIEF JoTTiNcs.

We have received the Masonic Token for
July from the press of Stephen Berry.
The schooner Matte t. Dyer brought in
325 barrels of mackerel yesterday.
Nineteen large and handsome trout are on
exhibition at the store Of Owen & Moore.
There viii be a gospel meeting at the Y.
NJ. C. A. rooms this evening at o'clock.
e. C. Hamlen & Co. displayed new flag
at half-mast yesterday out of respect to
General Grant.
An engine and pile driver will commence
work on the foundation of the new Lyman
block immediately.
A handsomely appointed billiard room will
be fitted up in the City Hotel, the work to be
begun at once.
The Peterson boy who fell from the ele-
yator in Printers Exchange Wednesday
morning, lies in a critical condition. His in
ternal injuries are serious.
The ST. Bernard dogs at the Bijou Theatre
have attracted considerable attention this
week. They will remain this afternoon and
evening.
Don't forget to come to the gospel meeting
held by Caroline E. Talbot this evening at
the Friends Church ON Oak street at 7.3o
o'clock There will not be any meeting in
the afternoon.
Bosworth Post voted last evening to at
tend the memorial services of General Grant
in uniform by invitation of the committee of
arrangements, and to drape their hall and
also the Generals portrait.
Rev. FL. P. Winter will preach at the OF
tawa House, Cushing's Island, on Sunday
morning at 1870 o'clock. The services will
be held in the music hall and the singing
will be led by an orchestra
Last evening as Mr.. William Edwards was
about to light the lamps in chandelier
hanging over a work table, the whole con-
Germ fell with crash, spelling garment
lying on the table,
There is much vandalism in grove in
Deering used by picnic parties. In this
grove cows pasture and the animals have
been set upon, horns knocked off, and one
carried home piece of club in wound
made by the weapon.
Deputy Marshall Crowell and Officer
Slower took possession in the name of the
law of fifteen dozen of lager at a place on
Moulton street yesterday, despite the guard
who was not sharp enough to save the
liquor.
Instructions were received Thursday night
by Collector Dow to have the custom house
and post Office draped in memory of General
Grant and work commenced yesterday. The
draping of the city building will be begun
this morning if pleasant.
A large party awaited themselves of the
opportunity to listen to Chambers Band
yesterday by taking the steamer Forest City
on the sail in the harbor. The weather was
fine, the music excellent and the trip much
enjoyed by all.
The steam yacht intended to be put on
Highland Lake by Drs. Perkins and Abbott
must wait till next summer because they
cannotget the engine until the last of August
or first of September The hull will probably
be built in Portland.
An excursion train runs from Gorham,
Saccarappa, Cumberland Mills and West
brook this evening to accommodate parties
from those places who wish to go to Peaks
Island and enjoy the moonlight and attrac-
tons offered by Forest City Steamboat Com
pany.
The board Of engineers gave hearing last
night in the case Of the quarrel between
Machigonne Engine Company, No. /, and
Portland Engine Company, No. 2. 1t is
charged by the Machigonnes that the Port
lands refused to allow them to take water
from Lowery hydrant at the recent fire on
Smith street. The decision of the board was
not announced.
There was bad break in the water main,
corner of Park and Pleasant streets, last
Thursday night. This is the second break
in that immediate locality within a few
weeks. The city lately had the street mac
adamized at great expense and when the
water company repair the breaks they carry
off carloads of stones SO that the street is
fast assuming its old appearance. Some
thing should be done by the city in the mat
for