The Portland daily press., 1892-07-01
For additional Local News see
Fifth Page.
BRIEF JoTTINes.
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Eleven thousand Holsters arrived yesterday.
Mr.. c. W. Gushing is building band stand at
Fort Sumner Park, 16x17 feet in size.
A large feet of coasters and small yachts
came into the harbor yesterday afternoon.
Dick" the nightingale that has sung in
Knights of Pythias hall for 19 years is dead.
Mr.. A. d. Smith is constructing sectional
portable boat house for Mr.. Edwhrd Woodman.
The S. E. Spring has gone to Salem, where she
will probably be put on the Massachusetts Bay
route.
A 1000 pound anchor came on the Cottage
City for Arthur Sewall, Bath. 1t will go on one
of the new vessels.
The electric railway cars to Westbrook were
patrenized largely yesterday. They ran about
every half hour.
The Montgomery Guards have elected T. j.
Hogan, first lieutenant and Thomas F. McGilli-
cuddy second lieutenant.
Work will be resumed on the addition to the
Maine Central Offices next week that was inter-
rupted by the stone-cutters strike.
The Order of the New England League has
taken in fourteen new members and received
ten applications for next Thursday.
The sheriffs made seizures yesterday at 48
Center street, and secured a quantity of whis-
key at the Union Station and Boston boat
Everybody watches with interest the man
painting the steeple of Congress Square church.
He looks as big as a cat at this great altitude.
The Fower Mission will be grateful for con-
tributions, including wild flowers and sprays of
green, which may be sent to $50 Free street,
tomorrow afternoon.
The weekly meeting of the Woman's Chris
tan Temperance Union will be held at SO Oak
at Q n vii hq or cpd bv
Mrs. L. M. N. Stevens.
A Danish boy named Peterson was run over
by team on Main street, Westbrook, and bad
ly bruised, and another named Barbour was
burned by the explosion of a cannon cracker.
A. A. Frates of the Cumberland Rowing Asso-
citation, has been entered in the senior single
William Merrill of the Cumberlands, is one of
the entries in the intermediate contest.
The alarm of fire yesterday noon came from a
slight blaze in one of G. L. Carleton's cottages,
at the corner of Howard and Turner streets.
The damage was slight and the fire was extin-
guisned in few moments.
1t was cloudy yesterday morning early, then
bright and warm, until the afternoon, when a
cold southwest wind etin. There was heavy
fog behind the islands. thunder shower evil
IDENTIFY took place a few miles from the city for
the thunder was distinctly heard.
Reuben Gage of Smithfeld, was brought up
before u S. Commissioner Rand ON the charge
of being retail liquor dealer without license
He pleaded not guilty, but probable cause was
found against him and he Mas bound over to the
September term of the Circuit court.
Mr.. Nicholar A. Jacobs, the boat builder. has
finished fine steam launce for Mr.. Henry r.
Stickney, of this city. It is 25 feet over all, c
feet beam, and 2 feet 8 inches Deep The deck
is finished in oak and mahogany. 1t will be
placed in the water to-day and and the engine
added.
The state convention of the Kings Daughters
opened in Bangor, Wednesday. Mrs. H. f
Dowst of Bangor, gave the address of welcome
which was responded to by Miss Newhall o.
Portland. Mrs. Bottome of New York, presi
dent of the order, and Mrs. I. o. Davis gave adj
dresses.