The Portland daily press., 1892-06-14
For additional Local News see
Fifth Page.
BRIEF JoTTlNes.

The water main on Fore street is being
repaired.
The name of the camp at Evergreen
Landing should read "Argalia," instead
of Anglia.
The men and boys on Chebeague Isl
and are very mnch excited over the APP
pearance of deer on the island.
Mr.. Lucius Tuttle has been elected a
director in the Boston and New York Air
Line Railroad, to fill vacancy caused by
the death Of E. M. Reed.
We have received the Portland Society
of History's Portland catalogue of Maine
plants. with preface by Prof. Fernald
Of Cambridge.
Pierce and Packard, who werc winners
in the tennis tournament, are both Port
land boys. The former is graduate of
the High school, class of 80, and the lat
ter OF 80.
Prof. Frank, the blind vocalist and
musician, will give one of his pleasing
entertainments this evening at the Cos
pei Mission at o'clock. All are invit-
ed.
Martin A. Conley was brought before
the court yesterday morning for drunk
enness and disturbance and assault on
Officer Sylvester. He was sent over to
Jail for go days.
The latest addition made to his men
agerie by W. E. Goold, the newsdealer,
corner of Congress and Chestnut streets,
is an interesting specimen popularity
called banana crab.
A street car horse yesterday morning
fell into trench, which had been OPP
ened in the streets near the City Hotel.
It took a crowd of men nearly an hour
to get the animal out. The horse was
considerably shaken up but will proba-
bly, recover in few days.
The Maine Diocesan Convention opens
this morning at st. Luke's Cathedral.
Morning prayer at 9, followed by bust
ness. Sermon at11 by Rev. T. A. Allen
of Wiscasset. Annual address of the
Bishop at 8 p. m. Reception to dele
gates in the evening.
many sins laid at its door, but the litera-
ry flavor of some of its critics is sur
passed by that Of the gentleman who
furnishes the musical critiques of a
Knoxville paper: Here it is: s'Prof.
Charles Garrett played two piano selec-
lions, one of his own composition and
one of Chopin's, and old Chopin would
have been jealous if he had been pres
ent.''
1t is said that the report of the Boston
& Maine Investigating committee is COM
pleted and likely to be published the lat
ter part of next week. President Jones
was expected home yesterday and will
attend the directors meeting on Wednes-
day.
The Woman's Mission Circle of Free
street church will hold its monthly
meeting in the vestry of that church this
afternoon, June IA, at o'clock. Miss
Royal, state secretary of the foreign
work, formerly connected with the mis-
sion at Luliunga, Africa, will speak on
mission work on the Congo"
The first quarterly conference of this
ecclesiastical year will be held in Con-
gress street M. E. church, on Wednes-
day evening at 7.30 o'clock, by the Rev.
George R. Palmer, presiding elder. All
the officers of the church are requested
to be present.
Saturday evening Capt. Geo. A. Dow
entertained Engine Company No. at the
Chase House. The occasion was a re-
turn compliment on his part, the compa-
ny having presented to him the famous
silver pitcher won by the company a
year ago last April in the never~to-be-
forgotten speed contest.
The train to carry the Democratic del
egates and friends to the Chicago Con-
vention will leave this city at 8.45 o'clock
next Friday morning, over the Mountain
division of the Maine Central railroad
There will be two Pullman cars (more if
necessary that will run through to Chi
capo without change