The Portland daily press., 1892-12-15
BRIEF JoTTINGs.

Yesterday we were visited by another
lively snow storm.
The Leap Year ball will be given at
Gilbert's hall, December 30th.
Oldtown Indians have arrived in town
with baskets for sale.
The dedication of the Eye and Ear In
Urinary has been postponed until Gov.
Burleigh can be present.
Bramhall Lodge, No. 8, Knights of
Pythias, will confer the Esquire's rank
this evening.
Mr.. James Herbert was seriously in
jured by falling over an unseen obstruc-
ton in his shed Tuesday evening.
Several pews in the First Parish church
were sold for delinquent taxes to the
parish Tuesday.
The Boston g. Maine carpenters are
building snow fence 700 feet long at the
old transfer station.
The Order of Elks, Portland
lodge, will entertain the Dockstader
Minstrels and members of ''1492'' tonight.
Grand Chief Stevenson visited High
land Castle, K. G. E., last evening. There
was a large attendance of members.
An Ogunquit fisherman named Hutch
ing recently caught Goldfish that
weighed fifty-three pounds.
The Samaritan Association will meet
with Mrs. Fl. L. Damon, "a Pine street
this afternoon.
Rockameecook Tribe, No. %, I. o. R.
NJ, will work the Chiefs degree on four
candidates, on next Friday sleep. All
members are requested to be present.
The Saco wheelmen are to open their
new rooms next Monday evening, and
MANY of the Portland boys are to be IN
vited.
About fifty tons of cabbage have been
raised at Richmond's island this season,
and are being sent to the West Indies and
elsewhere.
The ladies of the Peaks Island M. E..
church, having carpeted the building.
are now raising fund for furnishing it
with pew cushions.
A certain woman in this city left her
canary bird in. the charge of a neigh
Dor while she WAS absent on a visit. On
her return she was Mortified at her pet
mutilated appearance, but was doubtless
satisfied when the neighbor explained
'sSure an he was too long fur his wash
toob. so I list cut off his tail so he could
wash himself better
One day last week, during the time it
was necessary for Europe bound travel
lers to remain in Portland, awaiting de-
parture of steamer, two men, Scandi-
navians. called at the North school to get
board and lodging. The principal was
unable to accommodate them, SO they
went in search of more hospitable quar-
tiers.
One of the Portland dealers in Christ
mas trees has cut 5000 young frs from
the forests owned by Tristram Hooper
and Joseph Dearborn of Biddeford, and
has shipped them to the Boston market.
A twenty-five ton, three motor crane
operated by the Thompson-Houston Elec-
trio Company is being added to the Port
land Company's plant. The crane is
overhead and travels on rails the entire
length of the boiler shop.
Mr.. George Batty says he was born on
the steamer Sarah Sands, when Captain
nsley was captain of her. By coinci-
denoe the day Captain Ilsley died was
Mr.. Batty's birthday.
The rooms of the Lincoln club have
been put in first class condition, several
improvements added, the pool and bill
lard tables made as good as new. The
club will attend the Inauguration of the
governor-elect Henry B. Cleaves.
Mr.. Clarence Hanson, an employe in
the labratory of the Baker Extract Com
pany, cut his hand badly on a broken
graduate Tuesday.
Word has been received from the SUI
preme chancellor of the Knights of Ply
thias, that the new rituals will be issued
about December 20, and they will prob
ably be received by the Grand Lodge OF
Maine. so as to be delivered on or before
January l.