The Portland daily press., 1892-10-24
BRIEF JoTTINGs.

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forming uniform rank division.
A neat fence has been placed about.
the new land on Eastern Promenade.
| The first Allan liner, probably the Sar-
dinian, will be due Nov. 18th.
Yesterday was mild with intervals
of bright sun shine and windy clouds.
Mr.. Lees gymnastic class will give an
exhibition at Bridgton Academy tomor-
row evening.
| A steam pipe in the Y. M. G. A. room
| overlooked and wet down Chambers
music store slightly.
| Quinn & Co. are furnishing the Marine
Hospital with an entire new water sys-
TEN, pumps, tanks, etc.
Forest City Lodge, A. o. U. W., will
celebrate the 25th anniversary of the or
der next Thursday evening.
The vestry of Browns Hill church,
| Cape Elizabeth. has been overhauled and
a new furnace put into the building.
F. o. Bailey & Co. received two first
premiums at the st. Louis fair; one for
best phaton and one for best sleigh.
| Saturday was bright and pleasant dur
| ing the day, and clear and cool at night
The streets were crowed in the evening.
| Fickett's store at Stroudwater was
| broken into Friday night, and the safe
blown open. Nothing of value was Sc
| cured.
The brig c.. A. Sparks, which cleared
| for Guadalupe, Yesterday, took shocks
and heads and other lumber, valued at
! $12,316.
Arrangements, it is reported, are MAX
| ing for prize fight for purse and the
city championship, to take place in
| few weeks.
| Saturday night Johnny Barry, the
lightweight pugilist, was arrested at his
residence on Centre street, for creating
disturbance.
The Women's Indian Association will
remember it's annual meeting at o'clock
at Second Parish church today, and the
evening meeting.
The fawn at the Oaks has been named
the Duchess The sticks and leaves
in the pond have been cleaned out, and
the pond will be refilled.
Fifteen children have been cared for
daily at the Day Nursery during October,
and the attendance daily at the Kinder
garten has been from 10 to Is.
These were drawn as jurors for the
Supreme judicial court, Saturday: James
F. O'Brion, Henry W. Noyes, A. j.
Pickett and Fred E. Bickford.
jeremiah f. Colman, machinist at the
Portland Company, jammed his big toe
very badly in some way at the works on
Saturday. and will be laid up for some
weeks.
The Portland Wheel Club will give
supper at Messing's tomorrow evening,
to Messrs. j. G. Stevens, the Elwells and
Mr.. Higgins, who have just returned
from Europe.
Charles Walker, of Belfast, charged
with retail liquor selling, pleaded not
guilty before Commissioner Rand, and
was ordered to recognize for his appear
ance this week.
Two young men tried to come the
81 paid you game on the frankfurter
man Saturday evening in Monument
square, but on the appearance of police
officer they very quickly adjusted the
claim.
The Telegram man says he witnessed
fight to finish in seventeen rounds,
between two local pugilists, Thursday
evening last. No names are given. The
fight was the result of i'll feeling be-
tween the men.
A change of time takes place. on the
Portland & Rochester railroad today on
the trains between this city and Gorham.
The trains formerly leaving at 1890 a. m.
and D. m. will hereafter leave at 900 a.
NJ and 3.15 p. m.
Three men were discharged from the
steamer fremont on Saturday for drunk
enness. Mr.. Thomas Rideliff of La
coma, Penn, complained that he was
relieved of his watch and $40, while rest
ing in his berth.
A pair of young horses, belonging to
horse car, were detached a moment
while the car passed over an excavation
in the street, Saturday, took fright and
ran away to the car house on Munjoy
Hill. No damage.
Mr.. J. A. Monks's fine collection of
paintings will now go back to Boston,
the exhibition closing last Monday. Mr..
Monks has made some fine sketches at
the Cape and has promising class of
Portland artists under instruction.
Mr.. T. B. Merrills grafton at the Me-
chanics' triennial festival, Wednesday,
will be on flames Watt The Haydn
Quartette will furnish the music and
other speakers besides those previously
mentiond will be Mayor Ingraham and
Rev. Matt S. Hughes.
While the engine Mascotte on the Port
land & Rochester railroad, was being
switched back to the main track from a
siding, Saturday, at Westbrook, the rails
opened throwing engine and tender off