The Portland daily press., 1888-07-16
BRIEF JoTTINCS.

Close time on salmon has begun.
The sprinkling standard pipe on Free
street will be removed.
The Commercial Telegraph Co. will be
ready for business August 1st.
The Odd Fellows will 60 on basket picnic
to Lake Sibago July 25th.
The foreign exports last week were valued
at Sc
Willie Lambert, three years old, living on
Walnut street, was badly bitten by dog.
Mr. Charles Goodwin will carry the mails
between Portland and Cape Elizabeth depot.
Wednesday the Bosworth Relief Corps
will visit Mr.. and Mrs II. p. Ingalls, at their
cottage on Great Diamond Island.
There were $4,000 pounds of halibut landed
Saturday.
August 9th the reunion of the 1st, 10th and
Goth regiments will take place at their hall
on Long Island.
The Law Term, Chief Justice Peters pre-
siding, will begin tomorrow in Portland for
the Western District.
Commodore Gerry's steam yatch Elector
looked splendidly Saturday night Illuminated
with colored electric lights.
Three passenger trains each way daily
will stop at Cape Elizabeth depot beginning
to-day.
A lodge of the New England Order of
Protection will be instituted in this city at
Browns Hall Friday evening next
The excursion party from Waltham, Mass,
that numbered one hundred people, returned
home Saturday evening.
A carpenter at work on Sargent & Denni-
sons cool shed Saturday, mad his wutci,
stolen from his vest which was hanging on
nail.
President Phillips and the officers of the
Reform Club gave supper to the members
of the club and the ladies of the Relief, at
the club rooms Saturday evening.
A clergymans wife took nine children for
the Fresh Air Society. to Kents Hill, and
eight little girls were taken to Phillips last
week.
The Chambers Band concert given at the
Oaks Saturday afternoon, was very enjoy
able, and the crowd in attendance shows
how these concerts are enjoyed.
Notwithstanding the GOODNESS of the sum-
mer weather the traffic on the Maine Central
road has been ten per cent greater than dur
ing the same time last year.
Walter S. Davis new steam watch, lust
launched by Deguio, is 80 feet long and 81
feet beam. Henry R. Striking furnishes the
boiler and machinery.
Gen. c. S. Edwards, of Bethel, has secured
the names Of the deceased members of Co. L,
9TH Maine Regiment, for the window to be
presented to the memorial hall on Peak s
Island.
Tomorrow will be Tap Day and all the
members of the Shoe and Leather Associa-
tion will 60 to Sebago Lake at 8:15 a. m. from
Union station. ALI the wholesale and retail
stores will be closed during the day.
There were 80 arrests last week of which
"a were for drunkenness. Saturday night
two women and man were arrested for the
larceny of eighteen dollars from new made
country acquaintance.
Deputy sheriff's Slower and Turner called
ON Mrs. Jane Wogan of Adams street Sat-
uroay. Mrs. Wogan threw two gallon jug
OF whisky out of the window but Slower Sc
cured IL, and Turner got seven bottles of
whisky under the carpet.
A ire caught in the billiard room of the
United States Hotel about a. m. Yesterday
and burned into the office. A still alarm
brought Machigonne No. l to the FIRE and II
was quickly extinguished. 1t was narrow
escape from serious conflagration.
The improvements in engine house No. 8,
are very fine. Electricity strikes the gong.
lights the gas and opens the door for the
horses, the walls have been sheathed in
white wood, finished in natural wood and the
doors stained in cherry, and hardwood
floor laid in the stable.
Mrs. L. M. N. Stevens cordially invites all
to attend the Prohibition meeting on the
grounds of: her home in Stroudwater this
evening at O'Clock. Gen. Dow, Mr.. Cush-
ing, Mrs. Bailey and others will take part.
Bent's band will furnish the music A Fisk
and Brooks flag will be unfurled Barges
will leave city hall at $50 and Hollands
drug store at 6:35. Those wishing such con-
veyance please leave word at 51l Exchange
street as early as 2 O'Clock to-day.