The Portland daily press., 1888-07-02
BRIEF JoTTINcs.


cation.
The matters will go to Long Island July
10th.
Schooner Comet brought in 10000 pounds
of cod and haddock Saturday.
Shepley Camp, S. of v, is going to Lake
Sebago July 4th.
There have been $50 barrels of shad land
ed in Portland from Harpswell.
The First Baptist Society will make extern
sive repairs on the church during vacation.
The 18th Maine Auxiliary will spend the 4th
at Long Island.
There were 3S arrests last week, of which
% were for drunkenness.
A small boat was seen adrift off Pumpkin
Knob yesterday.
Burnham & Morrill, will build an addition
to their Franklin street packing factory
three stories high, and 70 423 feet in size.
Chief Cloyes suggests that an addition be
built on the east side of Casco street house
to accommodate the Hayes truck.
The United Order of the Golden Cross
have prepared for picnic on the Fourth at
Empire Grove, Poland.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. S. Morse will leave today
for Intervale, N. H., where they will spend
the summer.
Furniture for the Portland Clubs cottage
at Farm Landing, Great Diamond Island, is
being shipped from the city.
A lodge of the New England Order of Pro-
lection win be instituted in Portland in q
few days.
Burglars entered Capt. w. Fl. Knowlton's
house on Mayo street, during Friday night,
and obtained several articles of silverware.
A steel chip flew into the eye of John CAT
ley, a workman at Quinn & Co.'S. Saturday,
from which he suffers severely.
The treasurer's report of Pine Grove Gem
etery, Deering, shows $7.967.4s on hand, all
but $500 of which is deposited in Portland
Savings banks.
Tickets for the High School reunion at the
Ottawa House next Friday, are on sale at ii.
Fl. Hay 81 Sons drug store, corner of Middle
and Free streets.
Mr.. A. P. Head, from Iowa, on the way
east made the acquaintance of a polite
stranger at the Union Station Saturday, who
borrowed $40 of him and then left
Mrs. Thomas Lee, who resides at No. 10
Mountfort street, had two paralytic shocks
yesterday, and is not expected to recover.
She was unconscious last night.
The handsome terra-cotta statues repre-
sentlng History, Science and Literature.
were put in position on the Baxter building,
Saturday.
G. M. Stanwood & Co. shipped a splendid
spring jgger to Farnsworth & Ruggles, of
San Francisco, Saturday. 1t is one of the
finest ever sent out of Maine.
The New Jerusalem Sunday school went
on picnic to Great Chebeague Saturday,
the State street school to the same island,
and the Second Parish to Lake Sebago.
A fine locomotive of 40 tons was delivered
the Quebec Central road, by the Portland
Company, Saturday. The repairs on the
steamer Sorrento were finished, and she
sailed for Frenchman's Bay, Friday.
A double seated carriage turned into High
street from Spring street Saturday, so sharp
ly that both wheels on the outside of the
curve broke off. The occupants were not in
jured.
There has been little more activity in the
fish market the past week, owing to increas-
ed receipts of mackerel, but the supply is
still very light for the season, and not enough
to mee~she wsrtH The trade
Mr. and Mrs. Lucien Snow, of Chit Cot
tage, Cape Elizabeth, gave luncheon party
and sail on the steamer Nadine Friday even
ing, in honor of Miss Goodwin, of Dover. N.
H., who has been their guest the past week
Three petitions from the municipal officers
Of the town of Falmouth were received yes
lerday by the County Commissioners, for
gates over three crossings of the Maine Cen
trail road.
Owing to leak in the 125-horse power
boiler at the Electric Light works, Saturday
night, the fires were drawn from 1880 to II
p M. and the city was in darkness during
that time.
The Dykers went to Great Chebeague
Thursday, and after partaking of bounti-
-ul dinner at the Sunnyside House, present
ID Mr.. J. E. jerks, the proprietor. with an
elegant silyer-headed cane, appropriately in
'cribed.
Today the members of the Society of |
Christian Endeavor will leave Portland on |
heir trip to Chicago The elegant drawing
DOM car Winnipeg, Of the Canadian Pacific |
inc, arrived Saturday for their accommoda- |
ion.
There was rather a fresh wind yesterday, |
md the harbor was white capped. The |
chooner Julia Ellen. of Friendship, in COM
ng into the harbor had her main foresail split |
rom top to bottom as she passed out of the |
ee If Little Diamond Island, and got the |
ull sweep of the wind.
Forest, the seven year old son of Melrose |
}. Palmer, who with other boys were at play
n the yard of the Merchants Marine Rail-
way Wednesday, was struck in the face with |
n iron dog in the hands of one of his play
it is feared the injury may destroy |
he sight of one eye.
A small one story and half house situated |
n Brattle street, owned by the Portland &
Railroad Company, and occupied
y James Cole, was damaged by fire yester-
ay. The loss on furniture, which was not
Insured, and on the building will probably
e less.than $780,
A very handsome flag, made of netting,
nth portraits OF the presidential nominees,
nd bearing the names also of the candidates
'r governor and member of Congress from
lis district, was thrown out from the Dem
cratic headquarters at Army and Navy
all, Saturday evening, with music by
handlers Band and fireworks.
Work has commenced upon the new wharf
front of Mariner & Cotters new clam
axe house at Long Island, and it will be
9ady for use in short time. 1t is being
uilt by the above named firm and the Casco
ay Steamboat Company. 1t is located about
le-fourth of mile this side of the 1-1O-2eth
egiment building.
The last weeks exports consisted of cord
se and oil to Westport, N. s., and among
le principal imports were 10000 live lobs-
RS, $4,000 feet of spruce boards, $3.50 rail-
lad ties, 1927 cases of canned Holsters, 4.e7O
lies of rags, $3.50 packages of merchandise.
8 punchens, Ga hhds, So bbls. of molasses.
bbls. sperm and whale oil.
Grimmer's Orchestra will furnish music al |
70 graduating exercises of North Bridgtop
cademy next Thursday, and will give a
ncert in the evening. On the 4th they will
rnish music at the opening of the Portland
Tub house on Diamond Island. The or
estra has been engaged for the season at
e Sea Shore House, Old Orchard. beginning
lily 9th.