The Portland daily press., 1891-06-01
BRIEF JoTTINcs.

aSunday was partly cloudy aud very warm
and close.
The Retailers Association will meet at
Weber Club hall tonight.
Bowdoin class Of '76, will dine at the Fal-
mouth hotel June 25th.
Mr.. A. G. Schlotterbeck has purchased the
Longfellow farm at Brighton hill.
There were 3S arrests last week, of which
% were for drunkenness.
The new cottage system at the Reform
School will go into operation today.
Ivanhoe Lodge K. of p, will confer the
rank of Esquire next Tuesday evening.
There was an unusual. amount of drunk
enness ON the streets Memorial day.
The State Encampment of Sons of Veter-
ans, will be held at Auburn, June 10th.
The Knights of the Golden Eagle arrived
home from the Cleveland trip yesterday.
ElThe field day OF the Woman's Literary
Union, viii be held at the Waldo, June
9th.
The survivors of the old "White Goats"
will have their anniversary at the Ocean
House, June 9th.
The Portland Odd Fellow lodges will visit
Norway June 10th. Norway lodge will pro-
fluc uduQutt tU Inc VlSlLOTS.
The yacht squadron returned from its
cruise last night A good time was enjoyed
If the weather was not of the BEST
Pictures Of the Pen and Pencil" will be
the subject Of the Charcoal Clubs illustrat.
ed entertainment at Baxter Hall June 10th.
A well known Portland commercial trav.
eller. a disciple of Walton, took 81 trout
from a certain brook in Cape Elizabeth Sat
urday.
boy was run over by one of the aides to
the chief marshal of the procession at Con-
gress Square. Memorial Day, and escaped
with some severe bruises.
The fifth annual reunion Of the old pupils
OF the Fraternity, will be held June 25th at
Long Island, with base ball, clam bake and
dance in the evening.
A man without provocation, attacked Mr..
Daniel Phillips on Centre street Saturday
and struck him in the face, while dog took
part, tearing Mr.. Phillips trousers and biting
him.
The usual monthly meeting of the Wom-
ans Foreign Missionary Society connected
with the Congregational churches of this city
has been postponed to Monday, June 9Th.
The Infantry will celebrate their SSth an
niyersary June 9Th, going to Hope Island,
where there will be shoot for gold badge
for company members, silver cup for
guests and the usual games and dinner.
Mystic lodge held an interesting temper.
ance meeting last evening with fine music by
choir of six ladies and speeches by j. b.
Thorndike, j. B. White, A. H. Lamb, G. M.
Parker, Messrs. Facy, Chaplin, Welch and
Gatc0mb.
Saturday evening the bay mare of Benja-
min Stover took fright on Congress stree at
the head of Grove street, and dashed down
the hill into the Oaks where she was cap
tured. The carriage was badly smashed and
splintered and the horse som ewhat cut but
not seriously injured.
At tie meeting of the Commercial Travel.
lers Saturday evening, 1t was voted that the
Montreal excursionists wear white hats and
linen busters, and to limit the number of ex.
cursion tickets, which members should apply
for at once. A committe will invite the Gov.
ernor and the mayors of Portland, Auburn.
Lewiston and Bangor to go on the trip.
Mrs. John Andegee was arrested last night
on charge of stealing $12 from Peter Mel
son. Mrs. Andegee protested her innocence,
but So discovered neatly hidden in her hair
seemed rather damaging evidence. Mrs
Andegee is a lady of color who resides near
Stafford's block.
Six men who were having little game of
poker in the Grand Trunk yard yesterday.
were conducted to the police station by Ofic-
ers SkilliDgs and Pickett and Watchman
Field.
A drunken man fell against the show win
dow of Deans shoe store Saturday night.
One OF the clerks was notified and went to
the store He found that the intoxicated in
dtvidual had done some good in the world,
for water was running through the building
having overfiowed in Thatcher Posts quar-
ters. In short time, much damage nigh,
have been done.