The Portland daily press., 1890-08-11
Brief JoTTINcS.

The steam yacht Norma is in the
harbor.
DIR. McLeish of Old Orchard has bought
the yacht Tempus.
There were sc arrests last week, of which
% were for drunkenness.
The steam yacht Wanda sailed for Bar
Harbor at O'Clock yesterday afternoon.
The steamer Emita carried during July
+ 27,7o5 passengers, on July taking 2,O6S.
The mackerel are getting scarce again and
complaint is made that the seals are driving
them off.
A pilot from this city has arrived at St.
John. N. B., to help guide the new Leary
raft to New York,
The dense smoke which was visible Satur-
day to the westward was caused by brush
fire at Stroudwater.
The employees of the Westbrook Manufac-
turing Company, with their band, went to
the islands Saturday.
Peter Mercief won the watch at Greenwood
Garden Saturday. The number in the box
was 4,645 and he guessed 4,540.
The Grand Trunk vestibule train brought
foTty-fve passengers for Cushing's and
Peaks Island and Old Orchard.
W. II. Winslow & Co.'s men went to Spur
wink on an outing Saturday, and SO did E. l.
Stanwood & Co.'s. Mitchells bake was much
enjoyed.
The 18th annual clambake of Atlantic
Lodge will be held at Spurwink, Thursday,
August 21st. Teams will leave City Hotel at
1.30 m.
dog supposed to be mad ran into c. II.
Pixies cellar. at the corner of Cushman and
Clark streets, Saturday, and was killed with
an axe by its owner, MIR. Dyer.
There will be meeting of the plumbers
at Labor Union Hall. 17i1 Middle street, this
evening, tor the purpose of organizing. All
plumbers are invited to attend.
1t is reported that the garrison of Fort
Preble will be increased by battery of
thirty men. Col. Tompkins has been there
to look up places for the new barracks.
Saturday night Mike Murray of Portland
street was arrested for assault on his wife
with knife, and one of the Mulkerns for
assault on Isaac Waterman of Fore street.
The 1st-10th-29Eh Auxiliary has elected
Mrs. w. r. Gribben president, Mrs. G. 81.
Poor, vice president, Miss Lillian Ingalls, sec.
rotary. and Mrs. L. L.. Thurston treasurer.
The workmen will soon begin soddiDg the
terraces at Fort Allen Park. The Park Com
missioners have laid out plan for circular
carriage drive at the North street lot, with a
walk in front
The Board of Engineers will elect a captain
OF Machigonne No. 1 tonight, in place of
Capt. Freeman, resigned. A 22-foot extern
sion ladder has been placed in the hose
wagon on Munjoy.
The Portland Company has delivered the
third Mogul engine to the Maine Central,
mountain division. There will be one more,
ana also two narrow gauge engines for the
Franklin and Megantic.
Bowdoin street is rejoicing over a new
brick sidewalk; the town would like to re-
joice over new sidewalks generally. Foot
passengers are entitled to as much consider
alton as owners of horses.
The 'LoDgshoremen propose to have the
best picnic of the season, but those
who propose to compete for prizes should |
remember there must be at least three entries |
In order to have second prize.
There was an error in the date on the cards |
just sent out for the reunion of the 10th |
Maine Regiment Association at Bar Harbor.
1t should be Wednesday and Thursday,
September 8 and 4, instead of and 7, as
printed in the first notice. The boat leaves
Portland Tuesday, September 2, at IL D. m,