The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-05-25
BRIEF JorTINcs.

Yesterday was bright and cool.
The American Cadet Band will appear in
new uniforms Memorial Day.
The yacht Preble, Isaac G. Atkinson COM
mander, will make trial trip today.
The aldermen Saturday renewed G. L.
Bailey's license to keep and sell gunpowder.
Manager Newman expects to have the
electric road commence business about June
10th.
The Auburn Fire Department is planning
a trip to Portland before the summer Is
gone.
There was another very bad break in the
water main on Spring street Saturday after
noon.
The High School Debating Society will
have dinner at the Falmouth Hotel on
Wednesday, June 3rd.
The Bonney case will likely be the first to
come up In the Superior Court today. There
was no session Of the court Saturday.
There was an eclipse of the moon Satur-
day not visible in this part Of the country.
Perhaps that is why Saturday was so cold
and disagreeable.
There will be general inspection of Shep.
ley Camp tomorrow evening by Inspector
Ripley of Auburn. After the inspection
banquet will be served.
1.-THE steamer Isis will commence her regu-
lar trips to Diamond Island this morning.
The time table appears in our advertising
columns.
Mr.. Sawyer, the livery stable proprietor,
and party of gentlemen returned from
Chatham Saturday with 667 trout. They
were me nsn.
The old cement and drain pips factory
near the terminus Of Danforth street was
burned Saturday. The building was unused
and had caught fire several times before.
The employees, 10 in number, Of the A. II.
Berry Shoe Company, collected at Growers
Saturday and gave supper complimentary
to Messrs. w. B. Mailing and F. N. Ulrick,
who start today for Wyoming.
The clerks in the Row" last week started
n society to be called the CLERKS League"
1t has already 975 members. The objects of ..
the organization are to promote sociability
and mutual benefit.
Saturday night the following members of
the Portland Lodge, K. G. E., left on the
steamer fremont for Cleveland, o.: How
ard Winslow. Jacob o. Pollard, James
Strout, A. H. Smith, Sylvester York, Al.
Bateman, William M. jerks, Thomas b.
Reddy, W. G. Parker and Neal johnson.
Six little children, the eldest but nine
years old, got adrift in boat at the foot of
Hanover street, Back Gay, drifted out
through both bridges and finally brought up
at Fish Point, where they were found by
their almost distracted parents. They were
scared but not hurt.
The committee of the Fresh Air Society
will be in attendance at the Y. M. G. A.
rooms Thursday morning at 10 o'clock, and
all persons desiring information 10 regard to
the benefits Of the society are earnestly in
vited to present the cases at the place and
time specified.
A still alarm called hose four to the resi-
dence Of George f. Emery. corner of Spring
and Park streets, Saturday afternoon. A
stream from the hydrant soon extinguished
the blaze. The fire was caused by defect
I've chimney, and the only damage was a
slight scorching of the floor timbers and by
the smoke.
st. Alban Commandery will leave their
asylum on the morning of June oath, accom-
panied by Chambers full military band, and
march to the Portland g. Rochester railroad
where special train will convey them direct
to Fitchburg, returning ON the morning of
the 18th, reaching Portland about noon.