The Portland daily press., 1888-10-22
BRIEF JoTrlNos.

The Iris's new boiler was put in yesterday.
sewer.
Ex-Goy. Robbie has given 3oO-pound bell
to the South Windham schoolhouse.
The DeeriDg horse cars began running on
the winter timetable yesterday.
There were 43 arrests last week, of which
90 were for drunkenness.
About 100000 pounds of cod. paddock and
mackerel were landed here Saturday.
A captain and lieutenant of the Portland
Cadets will be elected tonight
Hon. Frederick Robbie will deliver an adj
dress at the fair of the Sagadahoc Grange at
Bath on Wednesday.
In row among Italians on Saturday eve
ming, one man was badly cut on the mead
with stone.
Sargent, Lord & Skillin, of this city, have
contracted with George Russell Of East
Deering for 750-ton schooner.
John Anglin. elevator boy at Eastman
Bros. & Bancroft's, was slightly injured by
the elevator at the store Saturday forenoon.
Some boys stole quantity of scrap iron
from Union wharf, Saturday, but were
caught and gave up their plumber.
A horse car horse fell into ditch near
Forest street, Saturday evening, and was
cut.
The new schoolhouse at 0akdale is finished
and will be open for inspection next Satur-
day, from 2 TO p. m.
The cottage company at Falmouth Fore
side have sold many lots and built substan-
tial wharf and coal sheds
The employees of Twitchell. Champlln &
Co., donated $50 Saturday to Henry Reddy,
whose toes were crushed in the elevator late
ly.
Mr.. Alger Y. Currier has sold one of his
water colors to an Exchange street broker,
who has the refusal Of one OF the salon wa
ter colors.
Mr.. G. E. Skillings's horse ran away on
Congress street Saturday night and smashed
the new top buggy to which he was attached.
Shepley Camp, S. of ", will visit Warren
Camp of Biddeford and Guilford of Saco
this week.
Mr.. Sawyer's team ran into Mr.. George II.
Hudson's, on Moulton street, Saturday, in
juring MI. Hudson's carriage considerably.
Mr.. Leavitts raccoons went on another
prowl Saturday, but we're caught after doing
slight damage.
There was full attendance of the Paint
and Oil Club at their first dinner of the sea-
son at the Falmouth Hotel Saturday evening.
President Stanwood in the chair
In one hour after long distance telephone
message was received at Cumberland Mills
from New York Saturday, a car load of pa
per was on the way to that city.
The Longfelow G.. L. S. Circle will meet
this evening with Mrs. +. B. Clark, No, z
Grant street. All wishing to join are cor
daily invited to be present.
Mr.. Charles Days gun was accidentally
discharged Saturday. while he was out gun
ming, and he received a slight flesh wound in
the leg.
The steamer S. E. Spring will winter at
the Refinery wharf, the yacht Iroquois at
the Gas Company's wharf, and the island
steamers at Custom House wharf.
The official Turnyerein badge will be made
Of gold, with purple enamelled circle bear
ing the name of the society in gold. Across
the ciice is the Bonded arm in relief
The new boiler and engine house and coal
shed at the Maine General Hospital is finish
ed, and visitors are invited to inspect it, The
cost was about $1,000.
A new social club has Deen formed. of
which Walter l.. Lefavor is chief, Horace ID.
Bedlow scribe, George G. Craven purser, and
Joseph Bedlow aid. 1t is called the D. W.
G.
The Maine State Sunday School Con,en-
tion, commencing tomorrow Tuesday after
noon, at Bangor, presents an unusually at
tractiye programme. One fare for round
trip on Maine Central and all other roads
and boats.
The machinery of the Winthrop has been
repaired at the Portland Company. Two
gopdola cars were sent to the Maine Central
/ Saturday, and the locomotive st. Eulale
wall soon he sent to the Windsor 81 Anpspe:
| Lis road.
In 1850 the whole express business Of
Portland required but eight horses and wag-
ons. Now the Adams. Princes and Anteri-
can express companies keep twenty-eieht
horses, two double and seventeen single
wagons constantly employed. The other ex /.
press companies here use upwards of a dozen
horses and wagons.