The Portland daily press., 1890-07-26
BRIEF JorTINcs.

countryman from West Buxton had his
pocket picked of $11 at the islands Thursday
night
Yesterday was an old.fa shioned southeast
rain storm, the first heavy rain in about four
weeks.
Mr.. Ernest W. Leonard was installed P. G.
of Longfellow Lodge, K. of p. and not E..
w. Larrabee.
The annual picnic of the Cumberland Bar
Association will be held at the Waldo on
Tuesday, the GOTH
Steamer Isis will not run Sunday (tomor
row.. as she Is undergoing repairs. This ap-
plies only to tomorrow.
The Steam Railroad Mems Protective I'm
ion will hold special meeting at their hall,
6S Union street at 2 p. N. Sunday.
Pennells excursion over the Maine Cen
trail to Peaks Island and Old Orchard, will
take place July 3lst, next Thursday.
Mr.. LA. Gray of Gray's Business College.
spoke on bookkeeping at the Business Edu-
Gators Convention, Chatauqua. N. Y.
All applications for privileges Labor Day,
must be sent to d. S. Strout, II Chestnut
street on or before the last Monday in Au-
gust.
Edgar l.. Weymouth, aged 16 years, en-
ployed by Ira F. Clark and residing at Sc
Boyd street, has not been seen since Wed
nesday night.
Maj. Sidney W. Thaxter has purchased of
the 7. G. Hersey estate, the property on
Spring street, adjoining the grounds of Hon.
Geo. P. Wescott.
Charles j. Harmon, sent to Jail because of
his being dangerously insane, has been re-
moved to the work house. He will probably
be taken to the asylum.
A still alarm called Machigonne Hose to
Plummer's foundry on Union street last
evening. A slight fire among some overalls
was quickly extlnguished.
| Owing to the storm the reunion of the
York Society. which was expected 20 take
| place at Great Diamond yesterday was post
poned until Wednesday next, July 3oth
Two paintings of John Dewitt, the emf.
neDt Dutch statesman and his wife, painted
in 1862, arrived at our Custom House yes.
terday. They are said to be fine works of
art and very valuable.
The new combustion engine drew a heavi-
ly loaded passenger train of four cars over
Maine Central distance of 10 miles at a
speed of 40 miles an hour ami emitted no
black smoke or cinders.
Clark Memorial church is undergoing ex.
tensive improvements in the auditorium
vestries, etc. Services during the month Of
August will be held in the large vestry OF
the room above.
But one man was before Recorder Dyer
yesterday morning. He was charged with
intoxication and was fined 50 and costs. He
was unable to pay and went to the county
Jail for 30 days.
The regular Saturday dinner of the Port
land Club should be remembered by the
members of the club. 1t is served at 5
o'clock in the club house on Great Diamond
Island.
There will be Ia grand moonlight sail to
Or's Island tonight Take the steamer
Merryconeag at Portland Pier at p. m. and
arrive back at city at 10 p. m. This will
make very pleasant sail. See circular for
prices.
The switches on the western division of
the Boston & Maine are being provided with
locks Of a uniform pattern with those on all
the other divisions of the system, so that one
switch key will do as we'll In Portland as in
Northampton, Mass.
Several days ago the floor in Alvin Moul-
toms barn gave way and seven of his cows
fell into the cellar distance of about II
feet. The cows were piled into a confused
heap but 1t is rather remarkable that none of
them were much hurt.