The Portland daily press., 1888-04-09

A new hydrant has been placed at the cor
ner of Commercial and Moulton streets.
Today the First National Bank clock will
be cleansed.
The tug boat Joe Bates of Biddeford is un-
dergoing repairs at the Dry Dock.
An ex policeman's association is to be
formed.
There were 40 arrests last week, of which
20 were for drunkenness.
1t is expected that Fred Plaisted will be Sc
cured as coach for Jake Gaudaur.
Over 1000 barrels Of clam bait have been
sold to Nova Scotia fishermen the past week.
Nos. 26 and At. fast locomotives, will soon
be ready by the Portland Company for the
Maine Central.
Mr.. Curran, teamster, fell from his wag-
on on Middle street Saturday, and was seri-
ously injured.
1t was bright and warm Saturday morning,
but the temperature dropped rapidly during
the day. Sunday was bright and cold.
Forty buildings have been moved over the
Maine Central crossing at Congress street
the past year.
Officers Stevens and Williams made seiz-
ure in the rear Of Timothy Twigg's on York
street. Saturday.
There was q break In the water pipe in
Congress street, in front of Lincoln Park,
yesterday afternoon.
The Longfellow c. L. S. c. will meet this
evening with Mrs. w. w. Cole, 229 Cumber-
land street.
The group picture of the Portland Oil Club
in Armand's gallery, attracts much atten-
tfou The nauu oluh will saorra mn rfars on
Middle street.
A. T. HilPs team ran into Frank Rounds
team on the corner of Exchange and Middle
streets Saturday, and broke a thill of Mr.
Rounds wagon.
league & Bennett have commenced work
for the Marginal Way piling bulkhead at
Back Cove. They will build an 1900 feet
square wharf at Biddeford Pool.
The members of the Longfellow CHATEAU
qua Circle will meet this evening in the yes
try of the Chestnut street charch, at 7.45.
Roll-call 10 be responded to by news items.
Lorenzo F. Dyer has leased the Coyle man.
sion, with its spacious grounds and spacious
suits of rooms, and will turn 1t into sum.
mer hotel. to be called the Woodlawn House.
A horse belonging to Mr.. S. W. Thaxter
ran away on Commercial street Saturday,
and broke the shaft of the carriage to which
he was attached.
There are no signs yet OF the trial of Adam
Forepaugh's suit for $4,000 damages from
the Maine Central road for the accident at
Vassalboro last summer. The Grand Trunk
has settled with Barnum for killing Jumbo.
BY the bursting Of pulley, caused by the
breaking of the governor belt in the steam
saw mill of T. f. Lewis at North Falmouth,
Friday, Mr.. Samuel Hill, the engineer. was
knocked senseless. but not seriously injured.
There were 1,454 hogsheads and 162 tierces
of molasses imported last week, and $50 bar
rels of clam bait, 1874 shocks, 5,665 pair of
heads. 13s,097 feet Of lumber, 4,444 slaves,
1900 bungs, lila empties among the exports.
Mr.. Frank Thompson, Of the International
Cigar Makers Union, addressed the Typo
graphical Union Saturday night, in favor of
adopting the blue label The Union will
meet in Mechanics Hall.
At the meeting of the executive committee
of the New England Rowing Association. In
Boston, Friday night, Charles ID. Mcdonnell
represented the Cumberland, and j. ID. Ran
dali the Dirigo Club. Inducements were
held out to have the spring regatta at Lake
Maranocook.
A sloop tipped over In the harbor Saturday
opposite commercial wharf, and broke her
mast; three men narrowly escaped drown
ing. The schooner Lucy, from New York,
with coal, was struck by gale on the 9th
inst, and lost her foretopmast and had her
bow stove.
Early Saturday morning. the freight train
which leaves this city at $50 p. m. on the
Western Division of the Boston & Maine
road. met with an accident at Bennett Road,
"a miles from Portland by which eight cars
were thrown off the track. The wrecking
train from Lawrence, in charge of Mr.. Rich
ardson. cleared the track.
Saturday, Mr.. A. NJ. Sawyer's attention
was called to the suffering of an old horse,
owned by Jacob Sivovles, on Deer street.
The horse was found to be too old to eat hay,
the bones in his head were decayed. causing
very offensive odor, and he was otherwise
crippled. Mr.. Sawyer ordered the animal
killed