The Portland daily press., 1888-09-03

The excursion of the Hallowell Band to
Peaks Island win occur Thursday.
Thatcher Relief Corps entertainment to
Yarmouth Relief Corps has been postponed.
Officers Merrill and Firth arrested two
young men for fighting Saturday night
There were 81 arrests last week of which
"a were for drunkenness
DIR. Rollins, of Phillips. has sent Officer
Newcomb present of fine cane.
The exports, last week. were valued at
S31. .465.50.
j. X. Dimock has been elected Officer OF
the Day, and Alex johnson Officer of the
Guard, Of Bosworth Post, G. Ar.
Mr.. j. H. Rines's building, designed by
Messrs. Fassett & Tompson, will be four
stories in height.
The City Hotel started under its new
management Saturday.
Mrs. Simon Walton, of Cape Elizabeth,
fell in her yard and broke her right arm
Philip LeGrow, of Deering, had finger
badly crushed the other day,
The church pastors generally retired from
vacations yesterday and preached in their
several houses of worship.
Mr.. John Ross, the veteran "fnnan had
die" manufacturer, will erect a large smoke
house on Anderson street this fall.
An Italian created sensation Saturday
with two monkeys that fought with boxing
gloves, and also cage of trained rats.
1t is reported that valuable shore prop
erty has been purchased, at Cape Elizabeth,
by prominent Portland parties.
A part of the shell road to Deering near
the Portland Stove Ware Companys pottery
is being macadamized.
Leganlt's Boy Band played at Long Island
yesterday, and the music rendered was
much enjoyed.
The Fresh Air Society's work has closed
for the season. Five children will be sent to
Oxford for five weeks.
ID. Hitchcock, Jr., St. Louis, got the badge
at Stark's shooting gallery. Saturday, by q
score Of AZ.
A man assaulted Chinaman on the street
Saturday night and the Chinaman promptly
and properly knocked him down.
W. E. Plummer, Frank M. Floyd, Charles
A. Eaton. c. J. Butler and A. E. Perry are
the committee on Canton Ridgeley's excur-
sion.
w. F. Merrill and John Hannaford in one
day last week rode 80 miles on their wheels
and then climbed Clark street hill on Sc inch
machines.
The mackerel men are bringing in small
fares but the fish are very fine, and are bring.
ing 25 to 80 cents. Many fishermen were in
port Saturday.
Daniel Crowley, is Kitchens true name,
the man who stole the yacht Jessie. Sheriff
Irish took him to Rockland Saturday. He is
on record as thief
The Bijou Rink will be refitted and trans
formed for the Portland Latin School. Prof.
Cleaves of the Boston School of Oratory
take charge of the department of Declama-
tion and Composition.
There will be a Democratic meeting at
City Hall this evening to be addressed by
Hon. I. M. Patterson, of Colorado, and Hon.
Frank K. Foster, of Massachusetts,. Hon.
Charles Mccarthy, Jr., will preside.
A new driver has been appointed to
steam fire engine No. l. 1t is Charles d.
Bartlett. man well fitted for the pos ition.
Mr.. Bartlett appeared in fireman's uniform
yesterday for the first time.
The engine ''St Johnsbury" will be de-
liyered to the Boston & Maine road by the
Portland Company, next week, and they
will send large steam hammer to the Cape
Ann Anchor Works at Gloucester, Mass.
The owners of the schooner c. w. Dexter.
which was run down by the coal schooner
j.. B. Atkinson, of Philadelphia, off the
Cape last week, have accepted $1,000 in settle
ment Of damages sustained. The Dexter
will repair here and proceed.
Officer Sylvester found a man in the
Union station Friday night with his foot
badly jammed. He gave his name as Timo-
thy Kiley, of Cambridge, Mass, and said he
had been stealing a ride on freight train
and jammed his foot in coupling.
The crew at Cape Elizabeth Life Saving
Station resumed their duties Saturday. Only
one change takes place in the crew, Mr..
Charles NJ Griffin having resigned. The
crew is as follows: Capt. Horace G. Trun-
day, crew, Samuel b. Angel, John s. Jor-
dan, George E. Staples, Ira ID. Trunday.
Melvin 5. Day and Sumner N. Dyer.
z. A. Eaton Of Boston has presented the
Grand Army of Maine with a banner of
heavy crimson silk, gold bullion fringe.
cord and tassels, the pole surmounted with a
gilt eagle and the cross bar tipped with
bronze. The banner will be taken to
Columbus by the delegation. The banner
was sent to Assistant Adjutant General
Milliken.
A young man giving his name as Charles
Dayton, has been operating in several Can
adian cities recently, obtaining money under
the pretext OF being contracting agent for
Buffalo Bills show. He came to this city
Friday and 1t was doubtless his intention to
employ the same tactics here but travelling
man recognized him and disclosed the fact.
He left the hotel where he was stopping and
disappeared.