The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-07-21
GRIEF JorTINcs.

High Street church will be closed until
September.
Two new boilers are being placed in the
Catholic cathedral.
Tonight the July meeting IF the Press
Club will be held.
Electric lights have been put in the
Falmouth Club billiard hall.
There were IS arrests last week of which
10 were for drunkness.
The two crews Of the Cumberland Rowing
Association will row their race July 81, at 7
I'm.
The communicates of the Golden Cross for
Maine will have their picnic at Ferry Beach
Wednesday.
It's expected that the Fort Allen extension
of the horse.railroad will be completed
Wednesday.
A new railroad relief association has been
formed with 400 members and it will elect
its officers tonight.
The excursion of the Portland Camera
Club to the White Mountains, has been post
poned until later in the season.
Forepaugh's advertising cars arrived in
the city Saturday night with crew of 80
men to bill the city.
The barge Independent arrived in the
harbor Saturday morning with 1900 tons of
coal for Randall &c McAllister.
The barge Washington, built as ship
about 40 years ago, has just discharged
cargo of 1900 tons Of coal at this city.
Mr.. Rice's yacht, the Monhegan, has
arrived in the harbor. She will take part in
the races that are to come off today.
The Metropolitan Club will have its first
annual dinner at the Portland club house,
Diamond island, July 20.
Emery Chase's baggage transfer has re-
moved 800 pieces from the vestibule trains
this season without accident.
Mr.. j. d. Printable finished his census
the official count for the city will be ready
today.
A spark in a pile Of Stockings in the cellar
of w. T. Kilborn's house, corner Of Pine and
Bracket streets, nearly set the house on fire
Friday night. No special damage.
The committee on excursion Of the Lew
iston and Auburn market men will come
here today and make arrangements for their
annual picnic, which occurs August 6.
A small blaze which broke out in a wood
box In house on Centre street Just below
Fore street, Saturday afternoon, caused an
alarm Of fire from box Ala. No damage was
done.
{ A very important meeting Of the Portland
Central Labor Union occurs Monday even
ing July q, and every delegate is requested
to be present as the committee on Labor
day makes full report Of its proceedings.
A man has been selling to the island
cottagers twenty-five cent tickets emitting
the holder to a dozen finished and mounted
photographs for $15O Thus far the
purchasers havn't seen the photographs.
Lightning entered the office of the
Union Mutual Life Insurance Company
Saturday, but no damage was done. Seven
teen current protectors of the Telephone
Company were burned out.
Inc vestibule trains over the Grand Trunk
Drought about 60 passengers Saturday. the
most OF them for the Ottawa house. A
number OF the guests of the house that came
by the hrst vestibule train returned to
Chicago yesterday
About twenty of the members of the Port
land Wheel Club and wheel men from our
other cities, left Saturday on the boat for
Boston. They were met in the morning
by members from the Massachusetts club
and run was taken to some polnt of
interest