The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-09-28
BRIEF JoTTINcs.

Saturday and Sunday were both fine days.
Mr.. E. G. Jordan has given carpet to the
Fraternity rooms.
There were six chattel mortgages last week
amounting to S1,26S.5O.
There were 80 arrests last week of which
16 were for drunkenness.
The Portland & Rochester is grading the
embankment for double track at West
brook.
Mr.. Paul L. Benz. Of Hook.& Hastings, is
tuning and renovating the organ in Masonic
hall.
MIC. s. Rich who went on the Labrador
trip broughtthome pair Of gigantic moose
horns.
Mr.. Lords wagon was tipped over in Con-
gress Square Saturday, and he was thrown
from his seat and bruised,
The Westbrook citizens have contributed
800 for Mr.. George Pride who lately lost his
barn and hay by lightning.
The dog that bit fireman Cady in the leg at
the Centre street fire was shot by Mr.. Lin
coin Daniels on Saturday.
There will be meeting this evening of
the Portland Wheel Club at 7.30 D. M, to
nominate secretary-treasurer.
This week the rebuilt Machigonne steamer
No. /, will be handed over by the Portland
Company, virtually new engine.
Ex-marshal Green, Sheriff Wormell, officers
Pickett, Skillings and Morse and Mr.. G. II.
Jewett are off for Lake Umbagog today.
Mrs. Elizabeth Wylie. 2l5 Cumberland
street, fell down a flight of steps breaking
her wrist and injuriDg her face and head.
Ten thousand feet of land on the corner of
State and Portland streets has been sold and
fine brick residence will be erected there.
Officer Harmon secured jug, a full quart
bottl and part Of another flied with whiskey
in the rear Of No. 81 Centre street, yesterday.
The Fisrt Baptist Society Of Christian En-
deavor has presented Rev. DIR. Small copy
Of 1.-THE Land and the Book" in three vol
umes.
The fruit vendors in Monument Square
have been complained of as a nuisance, and
Marshal Hight has ordered them to keep
moving.
Mr.. Lawrence Cassell fell from the plat
form of Congress street Car near the Preble
House. Saturday. and cut big cash in his
head.
Mrs. Gilman and Miss Ella Gilman of Scar
boro, were badly hurt Friday. Their horse
ran away and the ladies were thrown from
their carriage.
A city offal cart broke down In front of the
Falmouth Hotel Saturday morning, and was
allowed to remain there nearly all day, a
very discreditable thing.
Miss A. G. SeatOn. for six years with At
kinson Dc Co., is going to British Columbia
and was presented handsome diamond
ring Saturday by her fellow employees,
Messrs. o. G. Boyd. G. o. K. Cram, E.
Dennis, e. LeProhn and II. S. Sturdevant
presented Chas. Mclaughlin 81 Co. four hand
some Office chairs Saturday
The house Of Mrs. ]. F. Pierce who lately
moved from Portland to Chelsea, Mass, was
entered by burglars and all the silverware
and fine china carried off.
Boys got on the fiat roof OF the store next
to Hodgsdon's and with long piece of tele-
graph wire hooked on the end, fished up sew
eral baskets Of grapes. Officer Frank Mer-
rill captured one, but the father settled and
the boy was released.
One of the clerks Of the International Ex-
press Company is said to be short in his ac-
counts over $780, II the young man hands
OFCl buic uO Will uOt D6 prosecuted,
otherwise he will. He has been living too
fast.
Deputies Chute and Goold visited With
ans drug store, at North Windham, Satur-
day night and got lot OF alcohol and whis-
key. William was arrested. Hammond's
drug store on Free street was visited, and
some spirits obtained.
Deputy Sheriff Walter Dresser left on the
noon train for Thomaston Saturday, taking
with him four prisoners sentenced by Judge
bonney last week. They were Friel, who
VIII serve three years, Flynn two years and
SIX months, Brogau two years, and Polk two
years.
at meeting of the directors Of the Cum
berland County Agricultural Society held AZ
the Merchants Exchange hotel Saturday. II
was voted to hold the next fair at Gorham.
tne trst week In September, 1892. The re-
celpts OF the last fair were $4,4O256.
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