The Portland daily press., 1888-08-20
BRIEF JoTTINcs.

>, mere were 10 arrests last week, of which
81 were Tor drunkenness.
Inc police made three seizures SATURDAY.
ana made three unsuccessful raids sunday
on wednesday the Forest City Orphan
Asylum go to Little Diamond Island.
ooies moonlight excursion takes place
Tuesday evening.
Vaughan's bridge will be closed today for
repairs.
Mr.. A. Evans had his leg badly wrenched
while at work in his shop on Union street
last week.
Inc regular meeting of the Catholic
knights of America has been postponed to
Friday evening, Aug. oath.
Henry Russell has contract to fit fifty IL
Illuminated dial clocks for f. A. Smith g. Co..
of this city.
Quinn q Co. shipped three boilers last
week to the III. G. Baxter corn packing shops
at Oakland, Hallowell and Brunswick.
The Saturday and Sunday ocean excursions
on the Casco Bay and Harpswell lines were
large and greatly enjoyed on account of tie
delightful routes and pleasant weather.
The annual grove meeting of the Uniyer-
salist Society of Maine will be held at Seba-
60 Lake, next Friday, Saturday and Sunday,
Aug. "a, % and 26.
Officers Miles and Riley arrested man
Sunday, named McNavenaugh, on Fore
street, for an assault on his wife with a case
knife.
The ladies of the Seventh Maine Auxiliary
will hold their annual meeting at the cottage
of the Seventh Maine Regiment Association
on Long Island, next Thursday.
The work of frescoing the walls and cell
ing of the Second Parish church is nearly
completed. The artists are Messrs. Jost &
Morton.
Schooner b. c. Cromwell, Capt. Andrew
York, made the trip from Philadelphia to
Portland, coal laden, in SO hours, the quick
est passage ON record.
Custer Post, No. Z, G. A. r., of Lewiston,
over the Maine Central, and an excursion of
Good Templars over the Ogdensburg, 60 to
Peaks Island ON Tuesday.
: The Sunday Times appeared yesterday in
new and attractive form The Times is
now printed on new cylinder Taylor press
making the office of that paper lone of the
best equipped in the city.
Miss Mary Myers broke her leg on Pleas
ant street last week, the result of the side
walk caying in beneath her feet when oppo-
site Heiber's bakery.
MI. George Fisk, an old member of the fire
department, is confined to the house with an
injury to his knee, having struck it while at
work for c. M. & IA. r. Plummer, on Union
street.
At the request of Col Hutchings, counsel
for Sellon, Mr. Payson Tucker has ordered
car 56l, in which the homicide occurred. to
be forwarded to Bangor, where the jury will
inspect it at the time of trial.
The Seventh Maine Regime mt Association
will hold their annual reunion at their head
quarters, Camp Conner. Long Island, COM
mencing next Monday. to continue through
the week.
Thursday the 32d Maine Regiment Associ-
alton go to Greenwood Garden, the Sons of
Veterans to Long Island, and an excursion
OF knights OF Pythias over the Ogdensburg
to Peaks Island.
The Saturday night hop at the Ottawa.
Cushing's Island, was largely attended.
There are $50 guests in the house. Hovey's
orchestra dispensed some of their choicest
music.
The Portland Cadets were busy moving in
TO their new quarters, No. rs Union street.
Saturday. The regular meeting of the COM
pany will be held at the new quarters this
evening.
Mr.. James II. Sewall, mechanical superin-
tendent of the Sewall Safety Car Heating
Company. has completed arrangements with
the Rock Island railroad management for
the equipment of the two crack vestibule
trains on that road with the Sewall heaters.
Thatcher Relief Corps has postponed their
excursion to the Fifth Maine Memorial
Building at Peaks Island till Wednesday.
Aug. %. The ladies win go on the LOO trip
Of the Greenwood, and their husbands will
follow on the early evening boat
The revenue cutter Dallas is being fur
nished with new brass propeller by the
Portland Company. Brass is used for the
propellers of copper-sheathed steam vessels
on account of the galvanic action caused by
the water rushing by the copper against the
wheel, causing it to corrode and become soft
and brittle. This galvanic action does not
take place with brass propeller.
The quarterly report of Gen. Samuel j.
Anderson, Receiver Of the Portland d Og-
densburg railroad, for the quarter ending
June 80, 1888, has been filed with the Clerk
of Courts. The gross earnings were s7s,-
374.36; expenses, $65, 1862 leaving bal
ance OF $13.037.54 in favor of the company.
The balance of cash on hand June 80, 1888, is
$3O,919.n
The United States cutter Gallatin left for
the eastward at O'Clock Saturday morning
On board were Judge E. B. Yeomans. chief
clerk to the Superintendent of Treasury
buildings, and Hon. Noah B. Parker, one of
the judges Of the Supreme Court of New
York. During their brief stay, accompa-
MED by Capt. Abbey, they called on Collect
or Anderson at the custom house. Judge
Yeomans is on tour of inspection of gov
eminent buildings, and will return this
week for longer stay here.