The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-07-19
BRIEF JoTTlNcs.

Councilman Murphy has received the con-
tract to build the new city hay-scales.
There were 81 arrests last week of which
10 were for drunkenness.
The North Atlantic Squadron will proba-
bly, leave our harbor this week
The Maine Central brought 400 people to
the centennial celebration.
Fourteen trains are daily run to and from
the new Union depot between the hours of
- and o'clock
The choir connected with st. Dominics
church have presented Father Doherty with
an easy chair
Harry Browns new studio on Cushing's
Island, near the Ottawa, opened last week
for the summer.
A big porpoise weighing 200 pounds, was
caught off Richmond's Island last week by
mackerel fishermen.
st. Alban Commandery, K. T., will hold
another field day at Long Island next Thurs
day.
There are twenty new dwelling houses go
ing up in the space bounded by Cumberland,
Grove, High and Portland streets.
The regular business meeting of the "Y's"
will be held at the Y. M. G. A. rooms on
MOuudy dlucIuOOu dt U CiVCh"
Seven members of Bosworth Post have
manifested their intention to go to California
on the Grand Army excursion.
The Masonic Token for the quarter end
ing July 18th has been received 1t contains
much interesting reading for the members OF
the order.
A fire in the shop of Daniel Mccain on
Preble street Saturday was put out by the
employees after causing considerable dam
age.
After July Goth reduction is to be made
in the price of money orders. For amounts
under SIS five cents will be charged, reduc-
ton of nearly one-half
The exports for the past week amounted to
$2,S7O.O9, including 1888 feet of plank. The
imports included 50, 900 feet of boards and 800
hhds. of molasses.
The late rain ruined the ceiling in the Ii
brary room of the Maine Historical society,
City Building. A large section of clustering
has fallen to the floor.
About twenty members of the Y. M. G. A.,
held praise service on board the U. S.
flagship Tennessee last evening. The meet
ing was in charge of Mr.. V. R. Foss and the
singing was led by Mr.. A. B: Merrill.
A fire in the house situated at the head OF
High street court, owned by Jacob Mcclellan
and occupied by John A. Walsh, was extin-
guished by Machigonne hose carriage Satur-
day afternoon. Damage trifing.
At the old Eastern depot the baggage room
will be nearly double in size. The restaur-
ant will be replaced by newsstand and tel
egraph Office, while the combined waiting
rooms will constitute dining saloon.
e. NJ Patten of San Francisco has sent DR.
Edward Mason, a photograph of William.
Doctor George, and Samuel Chadwick,
standing side of Williams's horse, Fine-Ear,
with the colored groom, Nep Stevenson, in
proper position
At special meeting of the Board of May
or and Aldermen Saturday afternoon an in
sane person was committed to the asylum,
and the bond of Fred E. Haskell, as secreta-
ry and treasurer of Evergreen Cemetery was
approved.
Saturday afternoon the horses attached to
one of Benton's charcoal teams took fright
on Commercial street and struck an express
wagon belonging to Thomas Laughlin &
Son, completely demolishing it, but not injur-
ing the horse.
The bicyclist Thomas Stevens, who is max
ing tour of the world on his Wheel writes
to this country that he is equipped with
Lamson patent package carrier The paten-
tee is Mr.. c. H. Lamson, of this city. He
also wears league badge designed by Mr..
Lamson.
The Ambassadress,w which did not sail from
Marblehead with the Eastern yacht fleet, but
joined it afterward and made short tarry
in Bar Harbor, arrived in Marblehead Fri
day, but made but short stop, sailing again
for Portland, where her owner, Mr.. Thayer
will spend few days.
Saturday night a man named McDonough,
who lives on Centre street, was assaulted by
woman living in the same house. McDon-
ough is not sure whether the woman hit him
with an axe or Ratchet, but she cut off the
end of his nose and the case will be heard in
the Municipal court The man sought the
services of physician who did what he
could to repair the damage.