The Portland daily press., 1891-10-05
BRIEF JoTTiNcs.

The Hebrews are celebrating the Jewish
new year.
1t is expected the paving on Monument
square will be finished by October Goth.
The beautiful summer weather of Saturday
and Sunday was thoroughly appreciated.
There was heavy fog last night after the
beautiful summer weather Of the day.
1t is reported that Mr.. Ponce will build a
summer theatre on Long Island.
The materials for the Westbrook Manufac-
turing Company's electric road have arrived.
The Evangelical Ministers Association
will meet at the Y. M. @. A. rooms at 10 30
this morning.
The Overseers of the Poor have had built
an ambulance for the use of the Greeley Hos
pital.
Bosworth Post and Relief Corps will visit
Togus Wednesday, If pleasant, otherwise by
the 645 a. m. train on Thursday.
Sneak thieves are about in Westbrook. A
number Of families lost valuables by theil
work on Cross street one day last week.
Last weeks chattel mortgages were six
amounting to $l445, and there were four as
signments of wages. amounting to 1858.
The deeds to the trustees of the Mountain
Farm syndicate (who are engaged in coal
mining at Small Point were passed Satur.
day.
Judge Gould sentenced Tracy Saturday for
selling liquor, notwithstanding Tracy's de-
malls. Tracy appealed.
The Y. NJ. G. A. of Maine will meet for
this year at the new association building at
Bangor, October Goth. the session to last un-
til November LIST.
Mr. Hunter. while working in Ivory Moul-
toms box mill at Westbrook, caught his leg
in the gearing and it was badly cut
The delegates Of the Central Labor Union
are asked to be present at the city meeting to-
night, when the hearing on shorter hours
for city laborers will take place.
Pat Mulkern was stabbed in the wrist at
house warming Saturday night and DR..
0'Neill took several stitches In the wound.
No arrests were made.
The Chinaman who informed on Hop Lung
Tor keeping an opium joint. applied for police
protection Saturday night. fearing, he said,
for his life. The police told him not to be
scared.
Forbes, arrested for smuggling liquor, was
arraigned before Judge Webb Saturday and
pleaded not guilty. The Circuit Court ad.
Journed until Monday, October 18th.
The Beaver line will not come here this
winter, as reported. The Allan and Domin.
ion lines will do the business as usual. The
new steamer Labrador of the Dominion line
is expected about November 18th.
There were IS arrest last week, of which
II were for drunkenness. An apparently
demented woman named Carrie Hall of Ken
nebunk was brought in Saturday night, and
Mrs. Quillan was arrested for beating her
husband over the head with monkey wrench
and infictiDg severe wounds.
The elevator machinery broke at Stevens,
Woodman & Co.'s Friday just as Mr.. II. w.
Lunt stepped on to the platform. He hap
pened to have hold on the cable that con-
trolled 1t and swung himself back to the up
per floor. He escaped injury. The elevator
was smashed.
Saturday the Grand Trunk passenger
trains ceased running through CONNER
cial street. Passengers for the west take
car on each train which leaves the Grand
Trunk rails at the Portland and Rochester
junction and is drawn over the Marginal
Way to the Union Station, and the Rochester
station at Preble street.
The Portland Company are building boil
ers for parties in Island Pond, VT, E. Libby
d Son. Gorham, N. H., and for Aver, Hous-
ton d Co., this city; also % large tanks for
the Groveton, N. H., mills. and have nearly
completed standpipe. 60 feet high and 81 In
diameter, for the Freeport Water Works.