The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-10-31


Pleasant morning. cloudy afternoon yes
terday. tssA
Last Saturday nearly 5000 tons of shipping
were launched from Maine ports.
The Haekmen's Associates will give their
annual ball at Mechanics hall. November
18th. "F'@t
Cumberland Council y. F. presented DR..
and Mrs. Pingree with ane Rogers group
Tuesday evening" t..r-
The first Of series of monthly suppers
70 be held by the wheel club will be given
Monday evening, Nov. 4. e
The new schooner Florence moved to the
q end Of Central wharf yesterday and took on
board 200 fathoms Of chain cable.
Superintendent Lord and Mr.. Sargent
Sal erinieadent of the school buildings Wis
. tie Long Island schools yesterday.
The wire strlnging corporations are erect
; log poles on Middle street. One went up
yesterday at the corner OF Market street.
=! Tie Emerson Shoe Co. has set up its ear
rlage. 1t is very fine turnout, consisting
OF big gilt boot and neat black horse.
A Sebago water pipe Is to be laid In Far
rlngton place. 1t will be long and tediou,
Job as the ledge at that point is very re
fractory.
"A Congress street car presumably run by
green men wandered off down Middle street
yesterday, and went quite distance before
being pulled up.
James Mosely. the little son of Mr.. Frank
Mosely, jumptd from the piazza of the house
Tuesday and in falling sustained fracture
Of the arm. .4se ~.
The broom handle factory on the dump
which was damaged by fire last spring and
which has lain idle since then is being re-
paired aud refitted. -, ~.ne. -. r..
. Some OF the Maine Central workmen. are
now engaged In building fences along the
line Of the railroad to prevent the snow from
drifting in upon the track. Il. n4ss s.-..if
The ire alarm striker on st. Stephens
church is undply., ambitious. Where the
other bells are content to give one blow this
one fires off two OF three.
The Myrtle street sewer progresses. The
pick and shovel men, crossed Cumberland
street yesterday afternoon, and the mason.
who ara laying the pipes were right behind
them. .s..<,..,.- ssas
Members Of Machigonne Tribe. /. o. r.
NJ, will please notice the cali for q special
meeting this evening to take action on the
death Of Clarence A. Littlefeld. mas &,
The Rochester track near the foot OF Pearl
street IS being raised so as to bring it, II
possible. above high water mark-not tide
water. but rain water which collects there
In lakes after every storm.
The teams, barrows. tools and other prop.
erty belonging to j. j. Newman. the reser-
voir contractor, were loaded on the cars yes
terday to be taken to Providence, as the
work is all finished.
Who ever saw Cinnamon smoking ci
gar? The writer of this item has. Met him
last night long after most people were In
bed, on Congress street, putting away like {
steam engine, ~ s.,.- t....., .,,...., .sf-
A cali has been issued for meeting Of al
steEographers to be held on Tuesday eve
ming, Nov. s. at the Philharmonic Orchestrs
rooms, for the parpose of forming stenog
raphefs' aud ty pewriters' association.
Taxes are coming in in good style, at tn,
city treasurer's Office. They have so mnci
money III the vault that policeman is de
tailed to watch it every night He will re
main On duty there while the money is KEEP,
In the vault.
Those pictures Of the great fire mentioned
In yesterday mornings PRESS were the Gen.
tire Of attraction for crowds yesterday. They
are the property of Mr.. ii. A. Woodward,
having been taken by a man in Worcester,
Mass, two days after the fire. il