The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-10-01
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ltStcIudy WAS WdIlu6T anu Cloudy.
The island police went off duty last night.
A young man named Murphy broke his
arm by falling from wharf.
Winter rates 60 into effect on all steam
boat lines running to the islands today.
The Advertiser has been heightened about
three inches. sigh of growth and prosper
ity.
A furniture wagon, belonging to f. E.
Willis, broke down on Congress street yes
terday.
The meeting Of the flour dealers was not
held yesterday afternoon owing to the alb
sence of a quorum.
An old fashioned prairie schooner painted
blue and drawn by white horse arrived in
town yesterday.
The sum Of $4,000 will be devoted by the
government to improving the water supply
at Fort Preble.
Some person entered Charlie FoO's laundry
11S Middle street, Saturday, and stole lot
of shirts, collars and cuffs.
Officer Langmaid brought in Charles Sey-
mour and Thomas Hill yesterday, two boys
who ran was from Lewiston.
The Oxford League Of the Chestnut street
CHukCu Will uGCb ~ dCUs IL. Lulu 3, - WIZ
mot street, Wednesday evening. %
The announcement of lecture by Gen. o.
o. Howard made in the advertising columns
this morning will be read with interest.
Messrs. Fernald and Edwards of the City
Engineers staff established the lines of
Moody street yesterday afternoon.
The Cape Cottage will be kept open all
winter for the convenience Of parties who
like to drive out from the city and have sup
per.
Part of the iron for the new Kennebec
bridge at Augusta has passed through the
city. The bridge will be built by Cofrode &
Saylor of New London. Ct.
The annual meeting of the Portland
Fraternity will be held at its rooms this eve
ming at 1880 o'clock It is earnestly desired
that all members be present.
Mr.. William w. jackson, Jr., will deliver
two of his popular lectures at Cumberland
in the Methodist church Tuesday and
Wednesday evenings of this week.
Today is the 3Oth anniversary of the organ
ization of Machgonne Engine Company, No.
1, the oldest steam fire engine company save
one in New England.
The problem in the minds Of people who
visit the reservoir on Munjoy Hill, is how do
they get the horses out. The answer is
simple. They drive them up the incline. 1t
looks almost incredible but is fact
The Electric Light Company have put in
two dynamos Of 800 light power. While
hosting dynamo to place the derrick broke
and the dynamo came down with crash.
A locomotive and two freight cars were re-
ported off the irons on the mountain division
of the Maine Central yesterday, delaying
trans about an hour.
intense excitement was caused late yester-
day afternoon by the appearance of the
patrol wagon on Widgery's wharf. The ex.
element quickly subsidized when it was
found that simple drunk was the cause of
the call
The Young Peoples League" of the Clark
Memorial church, Woodford's. will give a
harvest supper with harvest decorations and
entertainment on Wednesday evening next.
The supper room will be open at 6p.m.
The fine silk beausant presented by
Bethany Commandery of Lawrence, Mass,
and the elegant American flag presented by
the Portland ladies to st. Alban Commandery
is on exhibition at F. r. Farrington's. Con-
gress street.
The baggage of the Bennett s. Moulton
d Moulton Opera Company attracted con-
siderable attention yesterday as it was haul
ed through the streets from the station to
the Durant House. 1t took nearly all day to
move 1t all.
A large bald eagle was seen flying over the
city yesterday. looking for somebody, to
Judge by the persistence with which he
circled about the middle of the city. In
portant federal appointments may be looked
for in the near future.
The stockholders in the Lakeside Press
held meeting at Hon. L. ID. M. Sweat's
Office yesterday afternoon. The prospects
for immediate removal to Portland are con
sidered good. No special matters of inn
portance, to the public, were brought up.