The Portland daily press., 1891-08-31
BRIEF JoTTINos.

There were seven Thomaston sea captains
Ia town last week.
The schooner yacht Trenton of the East
ern Club arrived Saturday.
Steam yacht Ibis, Bar Harbor for Boston,
was in the harbor Saturday.
The whole number of arrests last week was
81 of which 30 were for drunkenness.
DR.. Holt says S35.0O0 have been subscribed
thus far for the new Eye and Ear building
Mr.. Peleg Barker will erect a handsome
three story brick block at Nos. 40 and 81
Spring street.
Members Of Westbrook Board of Trade
contemplate an excursion to Kennebunkport
Wednesday.
The deputy sheriffs seized four kegs of
hard stuff at Boston and Maine freight car
Saturday.
The Cumberland Farmers Club fair will
be held at their fair grounds in West Cum
berland, September 23d and oath.
Knox county manufacturers have contrib
uted 200 barrels of lime for the new building
of the Maine Eye and Ear Infrmary at Port
land.
The pulling out Of draw bar detained
the Boston train Saturday, that should have
reached here at p. M, two hours and forty
minutes.
The four steamers of the Casco Bay line
carried $4,000 passengers during the season
without accident. The Forest Queen took
$1,000 of the number.
The Portland Company, Saturday, deliv-
cred to the Manufacturing Investment Com
pany at Madison a hydraulic elevator and
two large pulp screens.
Mr.. A. j. Oliver, bookkeeper for w. F. IRE
fethen, while standing under a hatchway,
was struck by u heavy barrel which knocked
him senseless He escaped with bruises.
The summer is over and the steamers are
bringing up numbers Of people from the
islands. The hotels and boarding houses
have done better business than usual.
There is a probability of fremen's mus.
ter being held at Westbrook the latter part
of next month, the fire companies of that city
and number from Portland to participate.
Mr.. Geo. III. Poor rescued Mr.. Fred Delano
from drowning at Great Diamond year
ago. Last week Mrs Delano sent him hand
some oil painting and Mr.. Fred Delano pair
of brass rowlocks.
The post Office officials have received notice
from the department at Washington that in
a few months the department will adopt
new style of iron mail locks such as are used
on mail pouches.
Deputy Sheriff S. d. Plummer went to
Lewiston Friday night and brought back
with him Philip Laroche, a Brunswick man,
indicted for rumselling, and surrendered by
his bOndsmen.
The Boston trains from Portland Saturday
noon over both divisions were the heaviest
pulled out of the Union station. They each
consisted of eighteen cars and were drawn by
two locomotives. Every seat was filled.
The Maine Central will run a special train
from Skowhegan and intermediate stations
today, arriving In the city at. $50. The tick
cts include horse car ride to the Casco Bay
landing and transportation to the islands.
Tom Marshall and James Burke, two fish,
ermen. had fight on Custom House wharf
Friday night and DIR. King had to sew up a
cash in Burke's head. Burke is at the U. S.
Marine Hospital.
Little Ella knight, who lives on Wilmot
street, recently fell from window and
broke her shoulder blade, and little boy
named Martin, living at Stevens Court. fell
from fenceland broke his leg.
At the annual K. G. K. field day next Mon
day, Windsor and Highland Castles, with
Conway of Auburn and Heslemere of Massa-
chusetts. will parade, go to Harpswell, have
sports and parade on the return to Port
land.
The mackerel catch to date is estimated at
2O,157 barrels. against 5469 barrels for the
same time last year. The outlook is not
promising. The Eastern shore fleet have not
been doing much Of late and no large bodies
of mackerel are reported on the coast
The September number of the New Eng
land Magazine contains an int sting bit of
history by Kate Gannet Wells, Titled "The
Brass Cannon of Campobello." This cannon
now stands in front of "The Waldo" Little
Chebeague, and was presented by Hon. Ii. q.
CleaYes.
The schooner Daniel Simmons, Capt. Speed
well, from New York to Gardiner, before
reported beached at Peaks Island to prevent
sinking, remains in bad condition, and will
probably be sold at auction as she lies. Her
cargo of sulphur has been much damaged.
1t has been sold to Boston parties and will
be taken there by the schooner G.. Z.
Stevens.
The train now leaving Boston at O'Clock
in the morning and Portland at lilo, arriv-
ing in st. John the same night, known as the
provincial Express" will probably be con-
tinued during the winter, thus perfecting the
arrangement of return train the year round
to Offset the "Flying Yankee" from St. John.
Mr.. w. III. Milliken's team, driven by Mr..
Henry b. Farley, collided with another team
in the darkness near Bradley's Corner Sat-
urday evening. Mr.. Farley and lady In the
other team were thrown out but neither was
much hurt. The Milliken horse then cleared
himself and started for the city and Officer
Usher captured him on State street.
Capt Chas. ii. Chase has purchased the
large tact of land. comprising some eighteen
acres, on the northeasterly side of Sawyer
street, and known as the Gerry property, and
extending from the southeasterly line of land
of Capt. N. b. Dodge, near Broadway, about
one-half mile from the ferry landing at South
Portland and terminating at the cottage road
on Meeting House HILL
Tomorrow the Division of the North, Pa
triarchs Militant, will arrive here and carry
out the programme already published in the
PRESS. The dinner will be served at City
Hall, when Mayor True and Gen. Whitten
will make brief addresses, and at A p. m. the
regiment will march In procession to Union
Station for Old Orchard. 1t is expected that
1000 men will be in the parade.
The sixth annual reunion of the Goth Regi-
mental Association will be held at Belfast,
ahaNO III I'LL a
Relief Corps, backed by the citizens of Bel
iast' propose to make this one of the best re-
unions Of this association, and it is hoped a
large delegation will be present Arrange
ments have been made for half rates by all
na,loaa and steamboat lines over which