The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-08-13
BRIEF JoTTINcs.

Cloudy & Kent will close their bakery
Grocers' Day.
The yacht Starlight, Capt. Jack Anglin,
arrived Saturday.
child died at Deering Point, Saturday,
from diphtheria.
The police seized six barrels of beer on
India street, Saturday.
There were A arrests last week, of which
80 were for drunkenness.
The new club house of the Democratic
Falmouth Club will be opened tonight
The Underwood Company will send their
delicious spring water to Panama.
George A. Thomas, ESQ.,, had his pocket
picked of $14 at Peaks Island.
The Oxford Bears outing in September will
be at the Ottawa House.
The exports last week were valued at
S4,S51.16.
Charles Clanson,s two year old child was
run over by milk team on Danforth street,
Saturday, but was not seriously injured
Mr.. Frank Hayes, the stable keeper was
badly bruised, Saturday. by being pulled
from his carriage by horse he was leading.
Steam yacht Chattahoochee, of New York,
lies off Jones Landing. She has fine band
aboard.
The steamer roller is helping macadamize
Cumberland street, between Myrtle and
Franklin streets
Hugh 0'Brion, of this city, and Eugene
johnson will have sprint race at Saco to-
day.
band stand will be erected in Deering
Park, partly resting on the island in the
pond and partly on piles.
The drinking fountain that stood on Com
mercial street. at the corner of Union street,
has been removed to the head of the wharf.
Tomorrow the Grand Lodge, and Wednes-
day the Grand Encampment of Odd Fellows,
will hold their annual sessions in this city.
A lodge of the Ancient Order of United
Workmen will be instituted at South Port
land.
Seventeen children have been sent thus far
to South Paris by the Fresh Air Fund, and
fourteen have been offered free board at
West Falmouth.
A large and enthusiastic meeting of the
18th Maine was held at Bosworth Post Hall
Saturday night, and arrangements made for
the reunion on the 2lst inst.
Charles Thompson sprang from a Casco
Bay steamer to the wharf, Saturday. He
missed his footing and fell overheard. Mr..
George Thompson rescued him.
The delegates from the various labor
unions will meet at No. 5593 Congress street
this evening to arrange for a celebration of
Labor Day, Sept. Sd.
1t is reported that parties have leased the
property on the northeast corner of Congress
and Oak streets, and will erect block of
two stores there.
About 300 of the employees of the West
brook Manufacturing Company, and friends,
went on an excursion to Long Island, ac-
companied by the Westbrook Band, Satur-
day. The mills closed for the occasion.
L. P. Hawkins's new shoe factory on
Ocean street, Deering, will be 40x10O feet in
size, three stored hip rooted, with tower.
Blackstone & Smith will do the mason work
and j. c. Small the carpenter work.
Bosworth Relief Corps will visit the Fifth
Maine Memorial building on Long Island to-
morrow, leaving Burnhams wharf on the
Greenwood at p. M, If pleasant; if not
pleasant they will 60 on Thursday.
Passenger engine No. 80 will be delivered
to the Maine Central by the Portland Com
pany today. The company will execute an
order for ten locomotives for the Boston o.
Maine.
Capt. N. Smart, of Stevens g. Smart,
stepped through the hatchway at E. Corey's
store Saturday, but seized the rope attached
to the pully in time to save himself from
terrible fall.
Yesterday the police seized four barrels of
ale at 30 Center street, seventy bottles of
lager and three quarts Of whiskey in the
rear of II Center street. and ifty-fve bottles
Of lager beer at IS Center street.