The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-07-12
BRIEF JoTTINcs.

Last evenings rain will be welcome to the
farmers.
The steamer Mary w. Libby began run
ming to the islands yesterday.
At the Portland Custom house the collec-
tions for the last quarter amounted to S99.-
30t.
The harbor commissioners hearing on the
wharf for Greenwood Garden has been post
poned
little girl was slightly injured by being
run into by a jigger on Commercial street
yesterday forenoon.
AT 73O a. m, this morning, St.Alban Com
mandery will go to Lake Winnepesaukee
on their two days excursion.
This afternoon and evening the new roller
toDoggan shoot at the Forest City Rink.
Feak,s 1slandvw viii be open to the public.
The regular monthly meeting Of the w. G.
I. U. will be held at HEADQUARTERS, 51a Ex-
change street, Friday July 18th at 2. 80 D. M
The new Democratic social club, the Fall
mouth, has finally decided upon the Free
man house on New High street, for the club
house.
A fishing schooner entered the harbor late
yesterday afternoon with her main sail split
from top to bottom. Yesterdays breeze was
too much for weak sails,
The survey of a portion of the town of
Deering. an appropriation for which was
made at the March meeting has been begun
by Ilsley and Cummings.
The schooner City Point landed 25.O0O
pounds OF cod and paddock yesterday, and
small boats 10000 pounds. About 5000
pounds of mackerel were landed.
Mr.. II. G. Gilman of Portland has sold to
Portland parties two cottages. one situated
on Cedar avenue and the other on Third
treet, Old Orchard.
Mr.. Adam Lamont OF Portland has fin
ished large cottage ON Maplewood avenue.
Old Orchard 1t is painted dark, rich red.
Mr.. Lamont Is there for the summer with
his family.
The photographs Of the class OF 'S5 Port
land High School, which were taken on the
occasion OF their summer reunion at the OF
tawa House, can now be had at j. T. Stubb's
art store.
Worcester Encampment, /. o. O.. f.. will
arrive here by the st. Johns boat next We'd
nesday afternoon and will return to Boston
on Thursday evening, July 10th by the Bos-
ton boat.
The Democratic County Committee met
al the Falmouth Hotel and dined there yes-
terday. They decided to hold the county
convention on August 7th,-the day before
the Republican county conyenton--in Re-
ception Hall.
A high board will be placed about the
old city building lot when the building is re-
moved. IL is said party has contracted to
use the fence for bill boards. The tenure
of his contract will be very short.
The grocery men Of Dover, n. H., will ar
rive by special train, today, at 9 a. m. and
be met by the grocery men and. flour dealers
OF this city, and escorted to the boat for
Greenwood Garden where an EXCELLENT din
ner will be served at 100 p. IN. The Dover
party will return by special train at
O'clock.
The workmen have uncovered the old well
that was in Mr.. James behring's garden.
years ago, and is now located on Post Office
Avenue. The well was covered with huge
circular stone slab and the small square hole
In the top looks as though it had not been
disturbed for years. The we'll now is IL feet
deep and about feet across.
There are indications of deal among the
big Eastern trunk lines by which the Grand
Trunk is to be given little extra differen-
tai and thus brought into Harmony at the
expense of the Erie and one or two of the
other lesser roads, whose differentials are
hereafter not to be by any means a matter
OF course. The Grand Trunk already an
nounces that 1t is willing to quit cutting
dressed-beef rates. The Erie isn't.