The Portland daily press., 1890-10-20
grief JorTiNcs.

The number Of arrests last week were 26'
of which 10 were for drunkenness.
Lasts twice as long as cheap soap for laun.
dry use Brussels.
The Central Labor Union will hold its
regular meeting at p. m. this evening.
Emf. III. III. Corson Of Rochester, N. H.,
will move his bicycle repair shops to this
city
Mr.. N. F. Trefethen fell from Commercial
wharf Saturday to lobster float and broke
his arm.
The overturning of pot Of scaldlDg hot
tea, injured little daughter Of James Clary
seriously.
The Masonic Token for October has been
issued from the press of Stephen Berry, and
is very interesting
The Forest City will 60 on the Boston
route shortly in place of the Portland, to be
hauled off for the winter.
There will be meeting of the Evangeli-
cal ministers today at II a. m in the parlor
of the Y. M. c. A. hall.
Mr.. j. w. Oyer. the boat builder, narrowly
escaped being run over lby train backing
down franklin wharf, Friday last.
There is report that the Water Company
Is making canvass of the city, having ref
erence to reduction of water rates.
A horse, Mr.. Pliny Allen of Woodfords,
was riding, threw him against a stone post
one day last week and injured his side Sc
verely.
Some sawdust thrown on furnace fire in
Army and Navy hall block on Congress
street Saturday night. caused dense smoke
and called together great crowd.
Mr.. Curtis of Bingham, stopping at one Of
the hotels, blew out the gas. The bell-boy
smeled the gas, got into the room, turned of
the gas and awoke Mr.. Curtis.
Thursday evening at the residence OF Rev.
]. M. Lowden, an elegant easy chair was
presented the pastor as token of the esteem
in which he Is held by his Pensioners.
Three seamen belonging In Nova Scotia,
who were wrecked on the bark Malta in
the Pacific, last spring, passed Saturday night
in the police station on their way home.
At the City Evangelical Preachers meet
ing at the Y. NJ. G. A. rooms this morning,
the Rev. j. G. Merrill, d. D., will read q
paper on "The Modern Preacher Prophet
The American Cadet Band of this city, on
their return from Worcester, Mass, present
ed Mr.. A. Fl. Whitmore with leaders baton
for his efficiency as business manager as
well as director.
A shaft iron on carriage broke on Cum
berland near Myrtle street, Saturday. The
horse ran away, but pulled up in yard near
by. The only damage was a broken
wheel.
Several boys yesterday were discovered by
4ho xrhn MI x7ip in n n
coal shed belonging to the Grand Trunk.
One of the boys were caught and the others
escaped.
There were 10000 pounds of mackerel
landed here last week, caught by boat fisher
men with hook, and for the most part be-
tween Ram and Green islands. They sold
from six to twelve cents pound.
At the Portland Company's Works there
ere now building six rotary snow plows.
three Of them for the Union Pacific, one for
the Northern Pacific and two for the Rio
Grande.
The Maine Grand Assembly of Pythian
Sisterhood will hold its annual convention In
Castle hall November 9Th. Supreme Chan
cellor Mrs. A. A. Concord, N. H., Young,
Is expected.
Officers Phillips and McDonough arrested
Mrs. Hartman Saturday night for keeping
disorderly house; Officers Merrill and Firth
arrested Patrick Gallagher for snatching
bundle from drunken man.
At the police station Saturday night Mar
shal Green, in the presence of the police
force, presented Ohicer Marion with the 500
reward offered by the Massachusetts author
tiles. for his arrest Of the convict Frank
Richie.
Mr.. John }. Lappin of this city, is in Bos-
ton as representative of the Montgomery
Guards to arrange with the Montgomery
Light Guard Veteran Association for the
"trip Of these two organizations to Quebec
next year.
A series Of games of checkers are be,rs
played at the workingmen's reading room on
Scotch Hill. Saccarappa, for silver cnn
which Mr.. Fred Wentworth has held for tbs
past year for being the champion checker
PLAYER I'm the place.