The Portland daily press., 1891-07-21
BRIEF JOTTINCs.

Yesterday was a dog day.
Hook and Ladder No. go to Long Island
today.
Today Portland Commandery will leave
for Melrose, Mass.
There is one case Of diphtheria reported
in town and three of scarlet fever.
The steam railroad men are to have a
grand reunion at Long Island, July 26.
Ground for the new hall at 0akdale, fac
ing on Pitt street, was broken yesterday.
The Press club meeting, postponed from
last night, will be held next Monday eve
ming.
The horse railroad company are laying the
tracks and switches on the hill to connect
with the new stable.
People will do we'll to reserve Thursday
evening for the concert at Little Diamond.
Particulars In later issue.
Deputy Sheriff McGlinchy seized three and
~one-half bottles Of Whiskey and three nearly
empty at Henry ConwelPs yesterday morn
ing.
The two cygnets at Evergreen have been
attacked by some animal, probably a mink,
and one was killed and the other badly
wounded.
The third annual shoot and sixth field day
OF the Sheridan Rifles occurs today at Long
Island. The members leave the armory on
Union street at 8.45.
Mr.. John Parker, clerk of the Forest City
who nearly lost his eye by collision with a
cigar week ago, has returned to duty. His
eye is nearly we'll.
Corporal Tanner, Insurance Commissioner
Marrill 7
Gen. Butler on board the America, which
will probably visit these waters.
The Office Of Recorder Tompson in the
City Building has just received new hard
wood floor. The office will be ready for oc-
cupancy today or Wednesday.
Mr.. Frank Loveitt has sold his valuable
mare to Mr.. Thomas P. r. Garland. The
mare is fine one and quite speedy. Her
sire was King PatcheD, the sire of Forest
Patchen.
Mrs. John Very, while walking on Con-
gress street, near Franklin, yesterday, fell
into hole made there for the purpose of
erecting an electric light pole. She broke a
rib.
Tbs next quarterly session of the county
Reform club will be held at Dry Mills on
Saturday and Sunday, August 9Th and 9th.
1t is proposed to make this convention real
reformers' meeting. Free entertainment.
Yesterday morning an old man named Tay-
lor got into dispute with Prudence Paquet,
the stable keeper on India street. Taylor
struck Paquet heavy blow on the forehead
with his cane. lie was arrested.
The black steam yacht Trophy, of New
Haven, came into the harbor yesterday. She
had on board a party from the Fiske House
at Old Orchard. Mr.. Atkinson's yacht
Preble is on the railway for new propeller.
Yesterday steam drill was put to work
on the government work at Portland Head.
The force of men now employed is about
twenty. The men find the rock very difficult
to work. The excavations will go to the
depth of twenty-five feet for the classmates.
Miss Emma Randall, daughter of Rev. d.
b. Randall, was injured Thursday, by the
giving way of one of the posts supporting
the hammock in which she was lying. In
falling, the post struck her on the head, in
flicting quite a severe scalp wound, and rem
dering her unconscious for short time.
Mr.. Shannahan is making good progress in
the work of excavation of the earth and the
laying Of the foundation walls of the new
Eye and Ear Infrmary on the corner Of Con-
gress and Vaughan streets. The masons
will soon be ready for labor on the Under
pinning stones and the walls.
The county commissioners went to West
brook yesterday to give hearing on petit
tion for road to lead from the foot of War
rem street, Cumberland Mills, to Morrills
Corner. On arriving there, however, 1t was
shown that the city charter of Westbrook
gives the city exclusive jurisdiction over the
streets within its limits, and so the commits
sioners dismissed the petition.