The Portland daily press., 1888-04-07
BRIEF JoTriNcs.

Fine warm day yesterday, the mercury
touching Sc in the shade with west wind.
The druggists had their monthly supper at
the Preble House last night.
Mr.. A. A. Carlton, who was expected to
address the Drigo Assembly knights of
Labor, last evening, did not arrive.
The Young Ladies' Mission Band will
meet in the Bethel church this afternoon at 4
O'Clock.
Three elegant villas will be erected at once
on Great Diamond Island, besides number
of summer cottages.
The boys of the Y. NJ. C. A. will visit
Goudy & Kent's bakery this afternoon at
| 2 O'clock
| Mr.. William Ii. Vickerson has been award
ed the contract to lay the floors of the Ottawa
House, CusEing's Island.
The regular monthly meeting of the Port
lard Typographical Union will be held at
Mechanics Hall this evening at 730 o'clock.
A Grand Trunk switch engine left the rail
at the foot of High street yesterday noon,
and delayed the passenger train three quar-
tiers of an hour
Steamer Winthrop arrived from New York
yesterday morning, having made the run in
25 hours. This is the quickest time on rec
ord
| Mr.. f. W. Lawrence will build a con-
venient cottage on Great Diamond Island
from plans drawn by John Calvin Stevens
which will be for rental.
There are some very beautiful prizes and
donations for the Odd Fellows fair displayed
in the windows of Boynton the jeweler,
Carter Bros, IIorr's drug store and the Do
nestle rooms.
Fire was discovered yesterday at the Port
land Stove foundry works, but before much
damage was done the flames were extin-
guished. 1t is thought to have started by
spontaneous combustion,
The committee on public instruction to
whom was referred the petition of John T.
Hull for the city to purchase copies of his
forthcoming Portland and Vicinity" have
decided to report adversely.
Deputy Crowell and officers Sparrow and
| Hicks, made seizure at John Howley's
saloon on Fore street Wednesday, and Dep
uties Crowell and Merrill and Officers Skill
lings and Hussey made another yesterday.
A little son CT Alfred I. Farr, living at IS
Merrill street, was badly bitten by a dog
was dlbOuucQ ny
DIR. Thompson. This is the second child
that has been bitten by the same dog in the
past week.
The Bridgton News hears complaints that
people are securing the country about Bridg-
ton for calves only two or three weeks old,
which they buy at low figures, and sell in
Portland. The statute forbids selling or
killing with intent to sell domestic animals
less than four weeks old, under penalty of
$50.
Rev. S. V. Paine breaches his last sermon
as pastor of Pine street M. Z. church tomor-
row. The Maine conference meets in this
city on Wednesday next. The pulpit will be
supplied by the ministers Of the conference
the following Sunday. Mr.. Paine will be
present and will not leave for New Haven
until after the conference.
The Diamond Island Water Company will
greatly enlarge their plant the present year
by the addition Of new and larger windmill
and extra reservoir. The pipe lines will be
extended to the houses ON the point and
elsewhere for the convenience of cottagers,
and there is a probability that the service
will be nearly tripled The quality of the
water is most excellent.