The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-09-10
BRIEF JoTTINcs.

perSnlp IN the CltiZenS Relief Society.
The rain prevented the Democratic torch
light procession Saturday night.
Schools begin today which means tronble
for the school children.
business man who has put away every
ten cent piece he received since last Christ
mas has SOL.
The Casco Bay Steamboat Company will
leaving the city at IL o'clock.
During the four days they were in session
the Aldermen added sos names to the voting
list; 66 presented naturalization papers.
Capt. Ben Gross fell down the hatchway
of the schooner Caroline Thursday night
and was very severely bruised.
Capt. Andrew j. PettingilI has sold his
house on New High street and moved to the
Gilbert place in East Deering.
At the Catholic Orphan Asylum picnic
ticket No. 1908 drew the ten dollar gold piece
aud No. sos the five dollsr piece
Messrs. Quinn & Co. shipped a, fifty horse
power boiler to Freeport to John Burr, Fri
day.
Harry B. Brown, the artist, will have five
of his paintings on exhibition at the Maine
State Fair, at Lewiston, this week.
Ia countryman's team came to grief on
Free street Saturday. The wagon had both
shafts broken and the horse was famed.
The City Hotel under its new proprietor,
Mr.. E. G. Sweet, is receiving many improve
ments.
The Telegram says the electric light POI lie,
naar the proposed Longfellow statue, will be
removed. g
The Maine Central Railroad has arranged
for grand excursion to Quebec and St.
Anne de Beaupre on Tuesday, Sept. 18th. j,
The Portland Busters Protective Union
have adopted resolutions declaring that they
will airport the blue label of the Cigar
Makers international Union of America.
1t is reported the owners of cottages along
the Shore Road will apply for an Indictment
against the town Of Cape Elizabeth for not
keeping the road in good order.
Cogaweseo Tribe, No. 5, Improved Order of
Red Men, will confer the Hunters Degree
on nine candidates tomorrow Tuesday
evening. $40
The thirteenth annual exhibition of the
Scarboro and Cape Elizabeth Farmers Asso-
citation will be held at Pleasant Hill, Scar
boro, Oct I'd and 3D.. f.-,,s.. 80,
On and after today the steamer Phantom
OF the Freeport Steamboat Company will
make but one trip day leaving for Free
port at a. m, and Portland at p. m.
Work at the Merchants Marine railway
has been unusually lively during the week,
master mechanic, N. r. Dyer, having all
he could attend to.
There will be three more open air concerts
given by the First Regiment Band. and the
first OF the three will take place at DeerIng's
Oaks next Saturday afternoon.
Grand Canton Unity, p. NJ, of Salem,
Mass, passed through the city Saturday
night on the way to Bar Harbor. They will
return to Portland Thursday.
The fishing fleet came in with small
mackerel fares Saturday. The George w.
Gushing brought $1,000 pounds of cod from
the Cape Shore.
Arthur Jacobs, the telephone line man, ac-
cldentally drove his wagon into a drain on
ceived several severe cuts.
Inc Forest Queen will leave at 2.15p. m
tuesday, on that complimentary trip to W,
d. Smith and M. II. Sargent Don't forget
1t. .eo'
An alarm was pulled in from the Safety
deposit Vault about o'clock yesterday
morning. -Four heavily armed policemen
went TO the Vault and foued the alarm
caused by the crossing of telephone wires.
owing to unavoidable circumstance the
ladies' OF the Martha Washington Society
win De compelled to postpone their visit at
Oid orchard, which was to take placa
thursday, sept. 18th. until later date.
Inc friends of the Harrison Pioneers will
give them a substantial benefit at their hall
Wednesday evening at Republican head
quarters In Park Garden. Excellent music
will be provided.
Mr.. STACY Tolman, the Boston artist, is
painting two great pictures, each 7xe feet in
size Tor Gilbert's Dancing Acanemy. They
VIII be copies Of "L'Ecole de Danse." and
our Grandmothers' Dance"
Inc First Regiment band are engaged to
play atthe Statefair at Lewiston next FRI
day. They win leave ON the first train in
the morning. Mr.. Collins is preparing fine
programme for the occasion.
Before the departure of the Resolute Re-
publican Club of Cape Elizabeth for East
Deering, Friday night, Mr.. Leroy S. Sanborn-
on behalf of himself and Street Commits
sioner George Staples, presented tothe com.
pany beautiful flag
The 18th Maine Regiment will leave Port
land for Gettysburg, Oct. 9Th and return the
10Th. They will 90 via the Boston & Maine,
Sound steamers and Pennsylvania road.
Delegations from other Maine regiments will
accompany them.
September 18th series of meetings will
be held at Chestnut street church to cor
respond with out of door camp meetings
Prominent clergymen will be in attendance,
and the music will be under the direction of
Rev. Aaron and Prof. Hart
The Harpswell Steamboat Line will, con-
tinue their afternoon excursion to Harms
well and return another week. A low rate
of fare is charged for the round trip. Full
particulars will be found in the ADVERTISING
columns.
At meeting of the Longfellow Statue
Association held Saturday afternoon
President C. F. Libby in the chair it was
voted to send circulars to all members of the
association for subscriptions, so as to raise
the $1,000 needed for the statue.
On the occasion of the visit of the Meagher
Guards, Oct. 4th, to celebrate the Mont
gomery Guards annual, Reeves. Band CT
providence will accompany them, and the
uovernor Of Rhode Island and other dis
s,neuIsned guests. There will be ball at
lily n.y. Hall and exhibition drills.
90 mere were 80 arrests last week, of which
o. were lor drunkenness Officer McDonough
SATURDAY brought in to the station large
piece Oh steel, with Stat and holes bored in
It, which Moore, the burglar, had left in the
ped. nnder the mattress, at the room he oc-
cupied in the Eagle House. ~ "