The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-06-24
Grief JoTTINCs.

The Venerable Gunner Club are building
near their cottage at Long Point. F
Capt. Benz. Webster has bought the Cush-
ing cottage at Cushing's Island.
The value of the exports last week was
$9,749.
There were 50 arrests last week, of which
90 were for drunkenness. ,.tt
The Ottawa House will be opened for the
season next Wednesday. e' p
A runaway. horse, on Congress street Satur-
day evening. was caught before any damage
was DONE s4e
The only zeal estate transfer Saturday was
parcel at Old Orchard from A. e. Eaton to
Il. f. Foss and others. CshGalp
Attention is called to the change Of time
ON the Greenwood Garden Steamboat line.
See advertisement
Walter Thoits, aged seven. was bitten on
the leg by dog, on Dow street, Saturday.
The dog will be killed.
Everybody will want to visit Harry
Browns studio at Cushing's Island. 1t will
be open to the public after Wednesday next.
The committees OF the Travellers Asso-
citation will meet at the Preble at D. IN.
Saturday, and the association meeting at SIP.
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The Bramhall Club visited the Twin
Mountain House, Saturday, by invitation of
Mr. Payson Tucker, returning by special
train Saturday.
Oxford Lodge Of Free Masons from Nor
way, to the number of eighty-five, made
their annual excursions to the islands ON Fri
day.
Hayes Truck, No. 9, of which Mr. w. G.
Parker is member,gaye Mr.. and Mrs Park
er house-warming Saturday evening. There
was music and delicious supper
Owing to an extra sale." NJ. G. Larrabee
& Co. gave their clerks an excellent supper,
Saturday evening, In the store Easement.
West & Calderwood furnished the spread.
The committee on new streets visited
plank walk laid from Observation-Disclosures
to the Peaks Island House.
The Argonauts have put fine CGllander
billiard table into their club house, and they
will have their moonlight sail the last Of
July.
The late high tides at Pine Point have so
undermined the cottages that Messrs. Yves
colt & Libby had To move two OF them, Sat
urday, back some so feet.
The masters interest in the ship Portland
Lloyds, of this city, has been sold to Capt.
A. I. Forbes of Cape Elizabeth. Captain
Forbes has started for San Franci, co TO take
charge. 50 sag2
There is company organizing here, and
most Of the three hundred thousand dollar
capital has been subscribed, to purchase
large water power, electric plant, ETC., in
Wisconsin. ~ give
The frst of the bicycle locomotives furn-
ished by the Portland Company will be
shipped to Long Island, n. Y, where Mr..
Boynton is having two miles of track con
structed.
The 30th anniversary if the House of
Silence will be held at Sawyer's Hotel,
Peaks Island. Wednesday. Members and
invited guests will meet at the Casc0 Bay
landing, Custom House wharf. at 215 p. m.
Stevens 81 Cobb received letter from
Chief Engineer Morgan, of the Cambria Iron
Works, Saturday, stating his new blick
house, for which this firm has made the
plans, saved the lives of his family and
seventeen others. The water rose TO the
second story.
This morning the Portland Crmmandery
will celebrate St. Johns Day hy tn in trip to
Boston and Plymouth, and ST. Adams will
have a clam-bake at Little Diamond Island
Collinss band will go with Portland and
Chambers band with St. Alban.
John Burke, laborer, left home for
a walk June 9th, and was not heard from
again until Saturday, when his partially de-
composed body was found floating IN the
harbor. His age was 80 years, and he leaves
a wife and family. The coroner deemed an
inquest unnecessary.
General Manager Payson Tucker will run
three special trains from Portland to Lake
Sebago July 4th. The trains will be so
timed as to afford ample opportunity to reach
the lake III season for the special events of
the day.
Mr.. Todd.a fisherman, was coming in from
fishing trip when he was caught In squall
off Cunners rock, his schooner was Illn ON
the reef, two holes knocked In her bow, and
he lost his catch of fish besides.
The wholesale and retail hardware stores
Will close at p. NJ, Saturdays, during July
and August.
D. ID. Jose, the carpenter, is fitting up the
upper stories Of the old Commercial House
on Cross street for the new shoe factory.
The special train over the Maine Central
leaving Union Station for the Quebec excur-
sion, Saturday, took over five hundred ex-
cursionsts.
Mr.. G. A. johnson, of Hamilton. o., will
deliver lecture at the Mountfort street
church this evening on 'iSunspots." NJ.
johnson. is editor and publisher of the
british Lion" published at Hamilton.
The Nineteenth Army Corps has voted to
have its annual reunion In Portland next
June.