The Portland daily press., 1891-06-08
BRIEF JoTTINcs.

Saturday was bright and pleasant and yes
terday was quite June day.
The Diocesan convention will begin at st.
Luke's Cathedral this evening.
Mr.. M. w. Clark has bought Mr.. c. K.
Davis's house on Vaughan street.
The handsome schooner rugged screw
steam yacht Mellicent arrived in the harbor
Saturday.
1t is said the Grand Trunk railroad is to
further reduce expenses by Diminishing part
of its section men.
The bear cubs still remain at Deering Park
and delight the children. There have been
several offers for them.
The Maine Wesleyan Seminary Alumni
Association will hold reunion at the Fall
mouth Hotel July I'd.
All members of ResOlute assembly, X. of
L., are requested to meet at Columbia Hall,
this evening at o'clock.
Mr.. 2. Manter of Cape Elizabeth had the
misfortune to injure himself quite severely
by falling through a trap door.
The guard wires for the electric railway
have been nearly strung. The placing of
the trolley wire is about all that remains to
be done.
There were 36 arrests last week, of which
16 were for drunkenness. Officers Heath
and Garland arrested an insane woman at
the Union Station.
VIM. Edwards and George Chaffee who
have been boarding with Mrs. Danforth on
Temple street, got drunk and were arrested
Saturday night.
The new kifle Club will be named the
Pine Tree. 1t has 81 members and its range
is on the Meadow lot, near the end of the
Ocean street line, Deering. .''- 49," -'s.'--
Mr.. d. "a. Elliott received quite severe in
iuries while on the fishing vessel commanded
by Capt. George Cushing. in consequence of
collision with tug poat.
Mark Sullivan, after a sharp chase. was
captured by Sheriff Plummer Saturday on
liquor Indictment ard taken to the station.
Later he was released on bail.
Berkeley Temple Young Peoples Society
of Christian Endeayor, of Boston, are to visit
Portland June 18th and join with the I'd
Parish Society in an island excursion.
A new castle, K. G. E., will be Instituted
at Auburn on Thursday, the 18th inst, with
60 charter members. A train will leave Port
land at $40 p. ~, and special return after
the institution.
>~Mr; Frank Canales. Of this city, the in
ventor OF an indestructible paint which is
attracting the attention of manufacturers,
has received several offers for his paint but
declined them.
Mr.. T. r. Waugh,o of the Twitchell-C Champ.
lin Company, has bought one ofthe houses in
the new block on Spring street formerly
owned by Mr.. Geo. S. Hunt. Mr.. Geo. G.
Owen owns the other house.
The Anti-cruelty Society met Satur
and amended their constitution increasing
the number Of vice presidents. June oath
another meeting will be held and the offices
thus created will be filled.
David McGlinchy's horse ran away on
Franklin wharf Saturday night, just as Mr..
McGlinchy was about to get into the carriage.
he was dragged considerable distance and
badly bruised but no bones were broken.
Mrs. Woodsum Of Portsmouth came to
Portland Saturday and said Gale. the swind-
Ter, failed to pay her large board bill. He
lately worked in a shoe shop in that town
and was paid good wages. She will prob
ably fail to get anything.
The regular monthly meeting of the Diet
Mission was held at the Fraternity rooms
Saturday afternoon. There have been IS
patients on the list during the month of
May, and there are about 30 for the month
Of June.
John Williamson, the druggist at the
junction Of Free and Congress streets, has
placed another new sign on his store. The
sign is beauty, surmounted on each end by
a large gilt mortar and pestle.
Mr.. Bennett Is making extensive improve
ments at the aquarium at the lower end of
Peaks Island. 1t will be open to the public
about the 18th of this month for two weeks
with fine collection Of fish. After that it
viii be used as swimming scluUI.
The Methodist preachers Monday meeting
will be held at the Y. M. c. A. r. oms at 10. 80
today. Subject for discussion Our vaca.
tions-how shall we make them best tell for
the work of CODE" Question to be opened
by Revs. j. M. Frost and W. 7. Mcdonald.
The closing meeting of the Woman's
Foreign Missionary Society of the Congrega-
tiOnal churches will be held with the State
street church this afternoon at $50 o'clock.
Reports from all the children's mission
circles will be given at this meeting.
The Overseers of the Poor have voted to
procure an ambulance for the use of the |
aims house, and hereafter the old and infirm |
poor and the pauper dead will not be trans |
ported through the streets in an open wagon.
The ambulance will probably be built in |
Portland.
Labor Day.