The Portland daily press., 1888-11-12
BRIEF JoTTINcs.

A coupe stand has been established at the
corner of Pine and West streets.
The Polynesian of the Allan line will be
due in Portland next Monday.
A new water and tow boat will be built by
Capt. Nat Haskell
The new boilers for st. Dominic's church
will be built and set by Quinn & Co.
There were 30 arrests last week, of which
81 were for drunkenness.
The Portland Gun Club will hold meeting
at the Preble House Wednesday night at 8
o'clock.
The schooner Pendleton made the run
from Portland to Damariscotta In six hours,
thirty minutes, and made two stops besides.
Yesterday was splendid day, bright
clear and bracing. II this weather holds, to-
night will be just the time for the parade.
J.H.Stickney has in his possession ticket
to the anniversary dinner of the Light In
try, June 9Th, 1928.
The County Commissioners will go to
Otisfeld this week to lay out a ten mile
road between that place and Harrison.
Officers Pickett and Harmon seized two
barrels of beer on Pleasant, at the foot of
South street yesterday.
The new shed now building in the rear of
Machigonne engine house is for the use of
the coal wagons.
The ferry boat Cornelia II. resumed her
route Saturday night. Her paddle wheels
ice in winter.
There will be meeting of the Y. W. G. 7.
U. this afternoon at 2.3O, at SD
Exchange street. A full attendance is de-
sired.
Gushing & Gibson are considering wheth-
er they will have Mr.. Benjamin Hilton of
North Arson, put ponies on Cushing's ISL
and next summer,
The Park Commissioners have bought one
Of the Old City Hall columns and will erect
it on Deering Park and surmount it with
model of Old City Hall, which will be used
for a dove-cote.
will hold three days convention with the
Methodist Episcopal church in Kennebunk-
port, commencing November 18th. at 1890
o'clock a. m.
Officers Reardon and McDonough arrested
Jerry Reardon for breaking into J. w. Per-
kins 81 Co.'s store Saturday night. They
broke pane Of glass in the front door and
pulled the bolt, thus gaining an entrace.
Mr.. Thompson, of the firm of Thompson &
Hall, had team run into his team on For
est Avenue the other night His carriage
was badly broken, harness torn. and he mar
rowly escaped serious injury.
The Telegram will give S. gold piece for
first correct guess on the makeup of Presi-
dent Harrison's cabinet Lists will be re-
ceived up to March /, 1889. The winner will
be announced March 10th.
Mr.. P. S. Jones won the prize of So by
making the nearest guess to the weight of
the great squash displayed at Falmouth mar
ket He guessed go pounds and 1t weighed
9la.
Professor Doldt will announce the pro
gramme for the winter course Of the Turn
verein tonight. the work in which will be
more difficult than in the fall course, as it
will probably lead up to the annual exhibit
tion.
Edward j. Blunt, a cripple, was arrested
and sent to Boston Saturday, for obtaining
money under false pretences. He sold soap
In Yarmouth, claiming to be endorsed by
the Home for Little Wanderers. He has
been arrested on the same charge before.
Edward Doyle and Thomas Hamel were
arrested Saturday morning, and put before
the court for breaking into Archibald's
stable and stealing horse blanket, and Ofic-
er Stevens pulled in John Logan for stealing
q hat from Robert f. Somers.
A young clerk in this city has been embez-
cling funds from the firm and misappropria-
ted the money belonging to camping-out
firm of which he was treasurer. He has lost
his position, but the firm will not prosecute
him.
The Longfellow G. L. S. G.. will meet
this evening with Mrs. Fisher, corner New
bury and Church streets. The roll call will
be answered with quotations from Bryant.
ANY persons wishing to join are cordially
invited TO be present