The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-04-22
BRIEF JoTTINcs.

597.47.
There is talk of rebuilding Merchants
wharf.
The Reform Club will have house at
Peaks Island. .,s..
The net receipts of the Saccarappa Bazaar
were about $500. as
There were AZ arrests lest week of which
rs were for drunkenness.
The cell room at the police station is I'M
dergoing spring cleaning.
The ladies of the Second Parish realized
about $500 from the Feast OF Days. ,t
The new mill to be erected at Westbrook
will cover third OF an acre of land.
May I'd the Cumberland Rowing Asso-
citation will give ball at City Hall. aiacu
Today the opera house committee will be-
gin soliciting subscriptions for stock. e..
Yesterday the schooner Notice of Glouces-
ter, arrived here with 10000 pounds of hall
but.
The Central Labor Union meeting to
ratify the constitution, will be held to-
night.
The Portland Turnverein will hold a
meeting tonight at o'clock for the purpose
Of electing treasurer.
Officers Williams and McGrath seized IL
barrels of ale on the Eastern Division of the
Boston g. Maine Saturday.
In the Municipal Court Saturday, John S.
Friel was convicted OF the larceny of the
goods from Samuel Pinkham.
John Church, driver for Martin Dilling-
ham, was thrown from his cart yesterday
and badly injured one of his hands.
Saturday the Patriarchs Militant rehearsed
the Degree of Chivalry to be presented at
their ball next Friday evening at City Hall.
Mr.. II. ID. Winslow was thrown from his
team Saturday night and the horse ran. but
was found at Hollands stable on Silver
street.
Grewer, the Vienna confectioner, will oc-
cupy the new store on Congress street, OPP
posite Owen, Moore & Co.'s when COM
pleted.
An elegant cottage has just been finished
for Mr. r. Doyle of Detroit on Beacon Hill.
Peaks Island, and another for Mrs. Thurston
of Boston.
The Longfellow c. l.. S. c., will meet this
evening with Mrs. Fisher, corner Church
and Newbury streets. Quotations from
Shakespeare.
The grocery stores, fish and meat markets
VIII close as usual on Fast Day. and the fish
dealers on Commercial wharf will close
daily at 2p. m.
MAI w. M. Jordan was thrown from his
team at Hollis last week and somewhat
bruised. He pluckily held to the reins and
stopped the horse.
Lieut.. Leary, Jr., U. S. A., will read a pa
per on the early Fertilization of Portland
at the library room Of the Historical Society
next Friday evening.
Edward W. Chase, son OF Mr.. A.E. Chase,
principal of the High School, met with an
accident Saturday, sustaining compound
fracture Of the left arm. ss.ssl s'.t-t a.
The Ciceronian Debating Club had a
pleasant reunion at President ii. A. Roberts
ON High street, Saturday with discussions,
essays, music and supper.
The committee on manufactures will meet
at the Board of Trade rooms at II a. m. to
DAY to discuss plans for carrying out the
proposed industrial exhibition.
The young ladies Of Chestnut street M e.
church will give musical entertainment in
vestry Of the church this evening at 745. An
admission fee will be charged.
The front wall Of Deering Park will be ex-
tended 122 feet this spring. The park has
been cleaned up and opened. The water
has been let on to the fountain in Lincoln
Park.
The Cumberlands will put some good men
into the June 18th regatta at Worcester.
among them Frates, Clary. Morgan and 9th
ers. The Dirigos will have good men in
Mark Davis, Randall and others.
William Mckay, while discharging coal
from the schooner L. Ii. Furber, at the For
est City Refinery Saturday, fell 80 feet
striking on a hosting scow and receiving
severe injuries. He was taken to the Maine
General Hospital.
Knights of the Golden Eagle will work the
Buzzard degree tonight; Mach igonne Tribe,
l.. .. X. M. the chiefs degree; Cogewesco
chiefs degree tomorrow evening; Ancient
Landmark Lodge will work the I'd and Sd
degrees tomorrow and Wednesday.
hlhomas Wilson, hailing from London, and
VINO mas lived In New Haven, was released
from jail Saturday were he was serving a
sentence for disturbance. He has become
insane and has been sent to the aims house
9h'ii IL can be learned where he belongs.