The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-08-07
BRIEF JoTTINcs.

The Hull Yacht Club had not arrived last
night.
The Sons and Daughters of York will hold
their annual meeting at Great Chebeague
Island, August IS.
Prof. Gleason will appear at the Bijou Rink
from August 18th to 18th, inclusive, showing
his skill in horse training.
The casa transactions of the Post Office
money order department for the year ending
June Both foot up 81, o59, 2SO9l.
At the regular monthly meeting of the Citi-
zens' Mutual Relief Society, last evening,
only routine business was transacted.
Collector of Internal Revenue Redman re-
appointed all the old deputies Thursday.
The office, it is said, will be removed to Ban
gor.
Receiver Anderson of the Ogdensburg took
Admiral Luce and party of officers and
their ladies on trip up the road yesterday.
Admiral Luce will proceed to Saratoga.
The fishing steamer Novelty and schooner
Emma M. Dyer arrived yesterday morning.
Both vessels have made successful voyages.
The Dyer brings in 1873 barrels of mackerel.
The Harpswell Steamboat Company will
make two moonlight excursions to Harpswer
and return tonight leaving here at and sos
p. M, returning to the city at $50 and $50 p.
m.
The 18th annual exhibition of the Scarboro'
and Cape Elizabeth Farmers Association
will be held at their FAIR Grounds. Pleasant
Hill, Tuesday and Wednesday, Sept. 21st and
I'D.
Theyoung man who swindled the Falmouth
Hotel out of week s board and left town with
one Of JEWELS livery teams, has been oper-
ating the same swindling tactics in Skowhe-
gan.
The Maine Historical Society will visit
New Harbor, on the eastern side of the Penn
aquid peninsula this fall Arrangements
will be made to have the annual excursion
during September.
Will Hanson, young man in the employ
of Messrs. Shaw, Hammond and Carney,
while engaged in unloading car of flour
Thursday afternoon, caught his hand be-
tween some barrels and broke four fingers of
his right hand.
The body of another of the victims of We'd
nesday's drowning accident was recovered
yesterday by Charles Pettes. 1t was that of
the boy Benjamin Written and was imme-
diately brought to the city. A boy and girl
still remain under water.
One of the features of the Odd Fellows
session at Bridgton next week, will be the
exemplifcation of the work of the encamp-
ment branch by picked team comprising
some of the most proficient workers in the
Portland Encampments. The team will be
directed by Grand Patriarch Milton Higgins.
The Baltimore and Ohio Telegraph Com
pany will. put in third line of call boxes in
the city. The new line will extend up Con-
gress street as far as the Cumberland Club
house and take in both sides of the street,
also both sides of Middle, Plum, Union and
Cross streets.
At Pluminer's fish market, 223 Cumberland
street, can be seen fish that has underneath
the head fiat surface which has great sue
ton He adheres TO the side of pail or ba-
sin at%will. The gills open on top instead of
underneath. The skin is smooth and a dark
green color. He is about the size of a com
mon snelt
A number of mechanics and laboring men
of Portland and vicinity held meeting at
Mechanics Hull last evening, to consider the
(. matter of nominating candidate for Con-
eress in the First Congressional District 1t
was decided to nominate candidate fer Con-
eress, and also full board of county officers.
The convention will probably be held in this
city one week from next Wednesday.