The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-10-01
BRIEF JoTTINcs.

Inere were ~ arrests last week, Of which
p were for drunkenness.
The studio of Harry Brown, the artist, in
Motley Block, will be opened October 18th.
Every member of the Portland Cadets
should attend the meeting tonight
The John Brooks will make her last trip
to Boston this week and then the Forest
City will take her place.
The bark Nevah arrived Saturday from
Havana. where she lost three of her crew
from yellow fever.
A. G. Waite won the Waltham watch at the
Star Shooting Gallery Saturday night, by a
score of 49,
The Argus night force have presented the
new night editor, Mr.. w. II. Mcdonald, with
a handsome gold chain and charm.
The first meeting of the Fraternity Club
will be held at the house of Mr.. F. FL. Fas.
sett, No. III Pine street, this evening.
Gilbert's Academy of Dancing, and La
dies Gymnasium, will open for classes to-
day. See advertisement in another column.
The wreck of the schooner Clara Louisa
has been towed to the west side of Long
wharf.
From June 18th to September 22nd, the
Maine Missionary Society's receipts were
$2SS793
Mr.. Andrew Gross, of Portland,
gave very able address yesterday afternoon
before the Young Mems Liberal Association
in Science Hall.
Mrs. Hoyt of Cumberland, was considera-
bly, cut and bruised about the forehead by
being thrown from her carriage on Middle
street Saturday.
Casco No. o Company, who have been
using the old steamer Cumberland, will have
their own steamer today from the repair
shops of the Portland Company.
Mr.. A. ID. Smith, the carpenter and build
er of this city, is building five cottages at
Prout's Neck for Mr.. +. Jones of Philadel-
phia, and Miss Agnew of New Jersey.
circle of electric lights has been placed
about the embankment at the new reservoir
and the workmen will work day and
night until the work is completed.
Mrs. Charles Dow, an elderly lady, living
on Salem street. was stricken with paralysis
in front of the Preble House Saturday and
conveyed home. She is seriously affected.
The Portland Company will deliver this
week the third of the engines ordered by the
Boston & Maine, and the ~ switch stands
and switches to the Megantic road.
A boy named Burke was badly bitten by
dog Friday afternoon. The affair occurred
near the corner Of Bracket and Spruce
streets.
At a reception given DR.. George A. Fuller
by the Portland Spiritual Temple he was
presented with a gold watch charm. pen and
pencil combined.
The steamer Novelty has been chartered
for the porgy fishery for the remainder of
the season. She has lost money in the past
few months. Captain Joyce, her comman-
der, Will take charge of schooner.
The typographical Union will give
grand ball in City Hall Thanksgiving night.
Charles Lindall and the First Regiment
Band win furnish music, and there will be a
type setting match as feature of the affair.
A portrait painted by the artist Cole, of
the late Hon. Ezra Carter, formerly editor
OF the Argus, has been presented to the Pub
lie Library by the family, and Mrs. James
Noyes gives full folio Of the Transcript
The Tacitus Club gave supper to the Ar
gonauts and friends Saturday night at their
rooms on Union street, about 80 being pres
ent The Argonauts will keep open house
during the visit of the Meagher Guards.
While the steamer New Brunswick was
hove TOO 60 miles off Portland, in the storm
OF last week, some Of the passengers became
frightened and put on life preservers. The
GOODNESS of the officers averted panic. The
New Brunswick lost part of her bulwarks.
Frank p. Mckinney has on exhibition the
beautiful badges of blue silk, frlnged with
gold, and bearing the gold seal. red diamond
and "17"-emblematic of the regimental
number-for the nth Names Gettysburg ex-
cursion.
Mr. j. r. Morse, whose cellar on Fore
street was flooded by the late storm, causing
the sewer to overflow, will claim damages
from the city on the ground that the sewers
are not large enough on the back side of the
city. The same trouble attaches to other
houses in the locality.
The Maine Branch Of the Women's Indian
Association will resume work at the
monthly meeting on Tuesday, October End.
A full attendance Of members and others in
terested in Christian work among the In
dams is requested.