The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-12-14
BRIEF JoTTlNGs.

Fine day yesterday and warmer.
The Portland Directory canvass is nearly
completed.
Mt. Vernon Royal Arch Chapter had ban
quet last night.
The messenger boys of the Western Union
appeared in their new uniforms yesterday.
The entertainment at the hall in Oakdale to-
night will be very enjoyable, and everybody is
cordially invited.
The Portland Club has voted to secure spe
cial train. have dinner served on board. and go
down to the Inauguration of Governor Cleaves.
Yesterday, Deputies Sterling and Plummer
made a seizure on st. John street, of 16 quart
bottles, a two-gallon Jug and about four quarts
of cork shoppers.
The class of 1872, P. Fl. S., will meet with
Miss Kenney, 173 Oxford street, Wednesday
evening, December 14th. A large attendance
is desired.
Sam Regans black horses ran away from in
front Of the Preble House Monday evening,
broke the hack and cut themselves somewhat.
The annual meeting of the directors of the
Boston & Maine will be held at Lawrence. Mass.
today, and important business is to be transact
ed.
The Martha Washington Society will meet
Thursday afternoon with Mrs. Tibbetts. No. So
Bramhal street. If stormy on Thursday the
society will meet Friday.
Mr. Eugene Fritz of Westbrook is suffering
with badly sprained wrist He fell in rail-
way car last week, catching his arm in the back
Of one of the seats.
The Westbrook civil engineer and assistants
have been at work for some weeks making the
necessary surveys for new map of that city.
horse attached to grocery wagon belong
ing to Stevens & Elwell ran away on Cushrnan
street yesterday morning, and badly damaged
the wagon.
The members of Highland Castle Relief COM
mittee are requested to be present this evening
as business of Importance will come before the
meeting.
Two longshoremen fought nine rounds at Cor
hams Corner, Monday night, for purse OF $25.
The steamer man whipped the lumber man.
The steamer Iris, of the lighthouse service,
will be sold at auction at Randall & McAllis-
ter's wharf Thursday, as per advertisement.
Schlotterbeck & Foss have purchased the
block Of houses next below their store on
Brown street, which they will remodel Tor labo-
ratory uses
Mr.. Charles Hawkins, clerk at W. f. Stones
drug store on Middle street, succeeded in cap
turing handsome butterfly Sunday afternoon,
on board the tug that went out to meet the Nu-
indian. The tug was about ten miles outside
when the butterfly flew aboard.
A freight train on the eastern division of the
Boston g. Maine became partially derailed near
the Alfred road crossing Sunday afternoon.
The trucks of three cars left the iron. A
wrecking train from this city replaced the cars
on the rails.
The County Commissioners 60 to Scarboro
Thursday to see about the location of new
road. A petition is in circulation which will be
shortly handed to them, praying that new
road be built from Westbrook to Scarboro
Beach.
Miss J. H. Brown, treasurer of the Womans
Auxiliary to the Young Mems Christian Associ-
alton, wishes to acknowledge the receipt of $40
from the Ladies' Circle of the Second Parish
church. This makes the balance of the 500
that was pledged by the ladies for the building
fund.