The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-08-02
BRIEF JoTTINcS.

There were 81 arrests last week, OF winch
So were for drunkenness
The Atlanta sailed for Bar Harbor Satur-
day morning.
The United States Hotel will have an ele
vator in use next week.
The Lighthouse supply steamer Fern was
In the harbor yesterday.
The meetings at the tent on Alder street
yesterday were well attended.
Col. Dunn of Little Rock, Ark, will build
a handsome cottage on Cushing's Island,
adjacent to Mr.. Sidney Thaxter's.
The Star and Forest City lines of boats
carried over 10000 people to the islands last
week.
The new building of the Seventh Maine on
Long Island will be completed by August
21st.
That swapping turtle that has been on ex-
hibition at Lombard's will be served up at
Sam Lees today.
Children's Day at the Free Baptist Assem-
bly,, Ocean Park, Old Orchard. will be on
Wednesday, August II, not August 4, as
advertised.
Officer Thrasher Saturday night arrested a
servant girl who has been pilfering from her
employers. House linen was found in her
trunk.
The schooner Edward Boynton, Captain
Grover, brought beautiful marine plant to
this port last week, caught on Georges Banks
in trawl.
L. j. Perkins & Son, who assigned short
time ago, have obtained the assent of nearly
all Of their creditors to the settlement of 80
cents on the dollar.
An intoxicated man insulted some ladies
on Congress street Saturday evening, and
was struck over the head with can in the
hands of the husband of one of them, in
flicting two-inch scalp wound.
j. A. Merrill & Co. have made handsome
banner for Biddeford Commandery, K. T., of
white silk, black velvet and gold trimmings.
One side bears picture of knight in
armor.
A sailor and man-o'-war's man had fight
ON Fore street Saturday, and the man-o'-
wars man gave the sailor several cuts with
knife; and in row on Cross street. it is
said, man had an ear chewed off.
A frog was caught in Cumberland which
measured fifteen inches from toe to toe. On
opening the frog he was found to contain
two birds with the feathers on, a mouse and
beetle bug.
A swing-tail shark, regular man-eater,
measuring 16 feet long, was caught in a weir
at Cape Small Point on Thursday. Its tail
measures u feet. The shark lies on the
shore in front of the Merrconeag House,
Harpswell
An old man named Sheal placed ladder
,cf OF in, n
on Wilmot street, and climbing the ladder,
got half way in to the room, when the win
dow fell and pinioned him until he was
rescued.
The meetings at the Gospel Mission are
still being well sustained. Last evening
Volney B. Cushing of Bangor addressed the
meeting delivering an interesting address
for the temperance cause. He was followed
by number of other speakers.
1t is proposed to enlarge the Ottawa House
at Cushing's Island by an additional wing
containing fifty sleeping rooms and hand
some towers will be placed on the front of
the main house. The Ottawa is doing
splendid business.
Mr.. Alfred Higgins, engineer Of Cuniber-
land Steam Fire Engine No. 8. has patented
a torch, in which sulphuric acid sugar and
chlorate of potash are placed, and by inyert-
ing the torch a strong blaze is Immediately
obtained.
The long talked of York County Records
will be published the coming fall, under the
supervision of VIM. M. Sargent of this city.
The State has contributed an appropriation,
and many liberal Maine men have given
financial aid tn the entarnrise The voluma
will be full of meat for the historical student
On account of the unfavorable weather
last Tuesday, the excursion of the Aged
Brotherhood was postponed one week, and
it will therefore come off tomorrow, at the
Ottawa House, Cushing's Island. Boats
leave Franklin Wharf at 8 and 1890 a. m,
and the ceremony of adoption will take
place at $50 p. m.