The Portland daily press., 1891-06-06
BRIEF JoTTINCs.

Fine day yesterday and much warmer.
Yesterday the school teachers were paid
$7Sco.
The officers Of Bosworth Relief Corps were
installed yesterday.
Today there will be an eclipse of the sun,
but lit will not be visible in this part Of
the country.
Under the direction of the county commits
sioners the various county bridges about
Portland are being painted.
Today the Light Infantry will go to Hope
Island on their SSth anniversary, and the
White Coats to the Ocean House.
There will be two races at Woodfords
Park today, one in the 2.S6 class for S75, and
one in the $50 class for $50.
The Portland Clubs summer house at
Great Diamond Island, will be opened on
Saturday, June ID with clam bake.
The new Portland & Rochester station is
nearly clapboarded, and all Boston & Maine
trains will make their final terminus at the
foot of Preble street.
The report of the work accomplished In
the Second Parish church from May, 1890 to
May, 1891 has been printed in neat little
brochure of 10 pages.
The deputies Thursday made a seizure of
whiskey at So Middle street. They also
made two seizures each at Pleasant street
and at A Centre street. A seizure was made
yesterday morning at the Boston boat.
The monthly business meeting of the Diet
Mission will be held at the Fraternity
rooms, Free street block this afternoon at
o'clock. AS this is the last meeting for the
year full attendance Of ward visitors is re-
quested.
Mr.. A. P. WEIGH, the well-known printer,
riage house the other evening, when his feet
slipped and he fell striking on his stomach.
The blow was a severe one from which he Is
now suffering,
A meeting Of the Soldiers and Sailors.
Monument executive committee was called
for yesterday afternoon, but there was no
quorum present The figures did not come
in the boat from New York They will
probably be shipped next week.
No decision has been reached In regard to
the purchase of stone crusher Another
agent representing different machine ar
rived in town yesterday. Mayor True, the
committee on streets and Street Commission
or Randall. went to Long Island yesterday
afternoon.
Mr.. j. w. Bragdon, who works for the
Westbrook Electric Light Company, was
trying to put belt onto pulley. standing
on ladder, when the ladder slipped and
threw him to the floorIH He struck on his head
and shoulders. No bones were broken. but
he was quite badly shaken up.
Conductor Philbrook's train for Bangor
Thursday afternoon was over an hour late
into Augusta, owing to the breaking of some
of the engines steam apparatus at Freeport.
1t was necessary to send to Brunswick for
another engine. and when this got to Angus
ia 1t had hot box, which delayed the train
there for some little time.
The Portland Herald comes out this week
under new management and with new
make up"that improves the general appear
ance of the paper. We quote the following:
"rhe quotations from the farewell remarks
Of the retired editor and business manager
of the Herald now going the rounds of the
press should not justify the inference that
the financial prospects of the paper are not
excellent. In truth, the career of the paper
In the eight months since 1t was enlarged
viewed with all the circumstances, furnishes
emphatic evidence that there is place
waiting in this county. and state for just such
paper as the Herald"