The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-08-29
BRIEF JoTTlNes.

closing movement for this year.
The Diamond Island clam bake has
been postponed until tomorrow.
There were 10 arrests last week, OF
which IL were for drunkenness.
Lobster thieves have been plundering
the lobster pots in Chebeague island.
Fishermen are pleased to find they are
getting six cents a pound for their sword
fish.
The milkmen with their families will
have their outing at the islands tomor-
row.
DR.. Vose has presented peacock to
the park commissioners for Deering
Oaks. e1sa
The American Express Company
moved into it's new building at Union
Station Saturday evening.
There will be meeting of the Central
Labor Union tonight and all delegates
are requested to be present.
The cold rain storm sent people home
from the summer resorts Saturday and
the trains were very long and crowded.
The Portland & Rochester will sell
tickets at reduced rates to the New Eng
land Fair at Worcester, to be held this
week.
Bishop Bradley of New Hampshire
and several of the clergy, dedicated the
new Catholic chapel at Colebrook, NH,
yesterday. s.
The river between Westbrook and NAL
lison Falls is now free of logs and the
little steamer Manchester will 60 on her
route again.
The Mary W. Libby made her last trip
to the islands Sunday night. All out
standing tickets can be used on the Cas-
CO Bay line.
In L. P. Hawkins's garden on Ocean
street, Deering, is an apple tree bearing
quantity of fruit with over so blossoms
on the branches.
The Emerald Associates through Lieut..
Flaherty, presented Capt. O'Neil of the
Democratic Maintopmen sword and
belt Friday evening.
1t is said that sharper has victimized
residents of Munjoy Hill, agreeing to
make large crayon portraits from photo
graphs for 25 cents each.
1t is expected that the Democratic bat
talon of campaign torchbearers, seven
companies in all, will turn out at their
Westbrook rally this week.
1t was the yacht Peerless of the New
York Yacht Club that got aground on
the bar at Cape Porpoise. She was taken
off by the tug Belknap and did not leak.
The late Jordan Blackstone, who was
buried at the expense of Bosworth Post,
left bank book with credit of $1,000.
The money will probably go to his sis
tiers.
The store of James L. Rice at. West
End, was broken into during Friday
night and about $50 worth of goods tax
en-. The store has been entered several
times lately.
The Casco Bay line of steamers carried
over 300, 900 passengers to and from the
islands the past season without the
slightest accident, and with unvarying
courtesy to all
On account of the severe storm the
balloon ascension and illumination of
cottages that were to have taken place
Saturday at PeaksIsland were postponed
until next Saturday.
New pavements have been laid at Ev-
ergreen Cemetery the past week and
drainage pipes put under the hill near
the pond to drain the water from the
lots. The ponds are full owing to the
late rains.
This week, on some pleasant day, the
Press Club will be the guests of Mana
ger Cooling of the Casco Bay line, who
will tender them sail and dinner, and
some afternoon the city government will
be his guests.
At the Maine W.C.T.U. headquarters,
| $50 Free street, tomorrow at p. M.
there will be held memorial service for
Madame Willard, mother of Frances
Willard. Interested friends are invited
to be present.
Two drunken sailors were having a
hard fight on the corner of Commercial
and Custom House streets, Saturday
night, one kicking the otherin the face
and body while two others looked on.
MI. Kicker blew whistle, but no police
appeared.
A large stationary lantern on the sec
ond floor of the Granite Spring Hotel,
Long Island, spilled its oil on the carpet
Thursday night The oil took fire. Mr..
Ponce extinguished the flames, but was
somewhat burned himself. There was
no damage of consequence to the house.
| Our Hazel this week at the Pavilion.