The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-09-19
BRIEF JoTTlNos.

The CentralE labor Union will hold its
regular meeting tonight.
Yacht Mischief and large white steam
yacht were in the harbor Saturday.
There were five arrests last week, of
which three were for drunkenness.
More seats have been ordered for the
High School building and Park street
school,
Saturday and Sunday were beautiful
September days. Sunday was quite sum-
merish.
Gray squirrels are quite plentiful near
the corner of State and Danforth streets.
Passers-by often stand and watch their
funny antics.
The sewer on Cumberland street will
be finished tonight. The sewer on the
Western Promenade was completed dur
ing the week.
The 1915 Whist Club presented Mr..
and Mrs. Edward L. Hall, who have just
been married, with a handsome side
board.
The bingham mill at Westbrook has
been shut down the past few days, owing
to break in the fume. Work will be
resumed today.
Hebron Academy has just added to its
music department fine Kranich 6 Bach
grand piano and a Mason 6 Hamlin or
gan from the warerooms of Cressey,
Jones & Allen.
Portland Social Union, Y. P. S. G. E.,
will hold meeting at Woodfords Con-
gregational church, Deering, this even
ing. Electric cars will leave Preble street
at o'clock.
The Governor and Council will pay an
official visit to the Reform School Mon
day, the 26th. Tuesday, the 9th, they
will visit the State prison at Thomaston.
The Haydn Quartette is engaged to
give concert in the First Congregation
all church at Falmouth, Monday even
ing, October Sd.
The deer and hens have gone into the
new paddock at the Oaks, with the pea
cock. The mother of the fawn and her
offspring stay in the old paddock at pres
emit.
James Dwyer, while trucking load OF
iron from the steamer Portland Satur-
day, stumbled and struck against a post.
The iron fell on his hand, cutting it Sc
verely. DR.. Files found five stitches
were required to dress the hand.
A man bought some Holsters Saturday
morning and asked for some refuse lob
sters, remarking that they would do for
the countrymen at Gorham's Corner. The
health department should look out for
all men of this stamp, especially in these
times.
John L. Miles of Standish, charged
with selling liquor without a government
license, was before Commissioner Brad
ley and bound over to the September
term of court. Miles pleaded not guilty.
AS the insurance has not yet been adj
justed on the Cornelia H. and ferry slip,
the matter of buying the franchise has
not been settled. Work will probably be
started on repairing the slip this week,
and will take nearly two months.
Mr.. Lincoln Daniels, the taxidermist,
was called upon Saturday to kill valu-
able horse belonging to gentleman on
Munjoy Hill, which had become cast and
broke it's leg. One shot put the horse
out of pain.
Today an excursion of about 300 rail-
road conductors and engineers will come
in over the different railroads and go to
Long Island, under the auspices of Di-
vision 3d. B. of L. E., and Division 66, O.
R. G. They will be accompanied by the
American Cadet Band.
Friday afternoon Michael Mccarthy
was proceeding along Kennebec street,
driving pair of horses, when they took
fright at an engine and threw Mr.. McCar-
thy off the team at the corner of Cumber-
land and Preble streets. Mr.. Mccarthy
was badly bruised.