The Portland daily press., 1891-07-27
BRIEF JoTTINCs.

Dog days began Saturday.
Saturday was quite showery with thunder
and lightning.
Remember the meeting of the Press Club
tonight.
The v. G. A. and P. G. will have their an
nual outing beginning August Sd.
party of 275 with band, from Mechanic
Falls went to the islands Saturday
Anickel head lamp for safety bicycle
will be prize at the Labor Day races.
Canned Holsters are all sold out of first
hands, and no more can be had until 1892.
The Casco Bay Steamboat Company re-
ports the best business ever done in July.
Steam yacht Arrow cruised In the harbor
Saturday and was dressed with bunting.
The Eighth Regiment hall at Peaks Island
will be all completed in time for the reun.
ion.
Geo. Cleeve settlement received hand
some picture from Portland artist Saturday
evening.
Thieves broke into the dressing room at
the ball grounds and stole $50 overcoat be-
longing to Willis.
Mr.. Sawyer has bought out Mr.. Sweets
interest in Cape Cottage. There are seven
ty-fye guests at the house.
A horse belonging to G. w. York ran away
at the Grand Trunk Saturday and broke the
wagon before he was caught. -ssA
The fare to the grand encampment at De-
troit from Portland over the Maine Central
railroad will be the same as from Boston,
SIS.
nThe former mems lodging room at the sta
tlon has been cleaned out and will be thor
oughly renovated and beds put In for future
use.
A body of Knights of Pythias from Au-
burn and Lewiston, to the number of eighty
visited Long Island Saturday, on their annu-
al outing.
Thomas Harrigan, young son of Michael
Harrigan, Danforth street, fell from horse
Saturday forenoon and received bad cut
in the leg from the horses hoof.
A little girl named Mahoney fell from q
second story window on Oxford street Sat
urday morning, distance of fourteen feet
and escaped with slight injuries.
Judge Cleaves rendered clam bake to his
associates of the custom house and other
friends Saturday afternoon at Peaks. The
bake was very enjoyable.
Mr.. Geo. F. Erskins, foreman for Emery
c. Chase, was iammed between the wheels
and cart Of a team he was loading and his
injuries have confined him to the house.
A little son Of Mr.. James Sinkinson, man
ager Of the Union Mutual. was accidentally
cut in the leg by scythe 10 the hands of a
brother at West Baldwin, Saturday.
There were q arrests last week, of which
10 were for drunkenness. Fifteen drunken
men were counted on Centre street between
twelve and one o'clock Saturday morning.
A party Of Portland gentlemen have bond
ed one hundred acres or more of the most
slightly portion Of Crotch Island. with the
intention of erecting thereon summer
homes.
The employees of L. P. Beals &c Co. and T.
ii. Mcdonnell & Co. had a delightful outing
and shore dinner Saturday at Long Island.
The Beals nine won the ball game by score
of II to s.
A party of sixty. including many gentle
men connected with the freight departments
of leading railroads. visited Portland Satur.
day, arrived by special train and spent the
day at Trefethen's Landing, Peaks Island
The falling OF quantity of timber and
roof tin from the tower of the First Baptist
church Saturday gave the impression the
tower had been struck by lightning. The
material had been left by workmen and was
blown off.
Complaint was made to the police Satur
day that a dog belonging to George f. West
Of Henry street. had bitten man severely
AS several other complaints had come of thu
vicious nature Of the dog. be was ordered tt
be taken care Of.
Tho curbing for the Soldiers Monument il
now completed, and the work of laying L
will begin next Tuesday morning. The
fence is progressing rapidly aud will soon be
ready. The tablet from the Chicopee works
is looked for Immediately.
A couple of boys went to a house on
Spruce street Saturday and said Chaffin
Bros. sent them to pick peck of cherries
and would pay for them. The boys picked
the cherries but Chaffin says he never sent
any hnve