The Portland daily press., 1892-12-05
BRIEF JoTTINos.


The new athletic association wlll3s hold
its first meeting tonight.
There were 20 arrests last week, of
which nine were for drunkenness,
An engine on the Ogdensburg killed
two cows near Hiram on Saturday.
The police, water and park commits
sioners will have the old assessors room,
City Building.
Mrs. Annie Spear of Mountfort street
fell on the sidewalk and fractured her
hip.
The Quillan girl was found at South
Gardiner Saturday and returned to the
Industrial School for girls.
The Warwick of the Donaldson line
will sail for Glasgow Wednesday with a
full cargo. The Concordia sailed from
Glasgow for this port Saturday with a
large freight.
The meeting of the journeymen horse
shoers Saturday evening was well attend
ed and the vote to form a union was
unanimous.
Mr.. George S. Hunt says the fine new
double-ender ferry boat will be ready
for the ferry line as soon as the new slip
and drop on the Cape side is completed,
or in about three months.
A free fight occurred between three
men at the corner OF Free and Cotton
streets Saturday evening, and man
named Brogan was badly punished.
The schooner Isaiah Hart took cargo
for Georgetown, Demarara, valued at
S5e4O, and the bark Argentine of Buenos
Ayres cargo valued at S16,719
The directors of the Yarmouth Poul-
try Association have voted not to give an
exhibition this season.
A lamp exploded at Moore's boarding
house Saturday night, but was thrown
out into the street before any damage
was done.
A considerable quantity of cod, had
dock and hake was brought in by the
fishermen yesterday. Saturday was the
first good fishing day for week, and it
was improved.
The ministers meeting at the Y. M. c.
A. this forenoon at 1890 O. clock will be
opened by the Rev. DR.. Dalton of st.
Stephens church. The subject will be
''Tennyson.'
In the window of No. Exchange
street. Mr.. P. F. Turner's Office, can be
seen views of Camden after the fire.
Mr.. Flanagan has completed the
foundations for the cottages at the plush
mill and the sewerage. Mr.. Ackroyd
presented him with handsome cane.
Casco Bay steamers made their last
Sunday trip to the islands yesterday and
the daily APO trip will be discontinued,
Mary O'Hare, a servant at J. P
Hobbs's, slipped from a shed Saturday
and fell - feet, breaking her jaw, knock
ing out three teeth and badly bruising
herself.
Examinations at Westbrook Seminary
this week. The autumn term will close
next Friday. 1t is thought new gym
nasium will soon be obtained.
Pocahontas Council of Marblehead
Mass, will visit Winona Council of Port
land Thursday, and also members from
Knightville and Westbrook.
Deputy Sheriff Gould's horse ran away
on Pearl street Saturday and ran into
an electric light pole on Cumberland
street. smashing the buggy and badly
cutting himself.
The Women's Literary Union will
form dramatic club. will give a course
of lectures beginning at Kotzschmar Hall
December 10th, with lecture by Mrs
General Custer, and will organize cam
era club tomorrow afternoon.
The Diet Mission, at its new Spring
street rooms, Saturday. reported 25 pa
tients. ST. Lawrence street. Pine stree
and Congress street churches furnished
November supplies. The Diet Mis-
sion supplies will be given out in the flu
ture from 70 Spring street.
A. A. Strout, attorney for the Crane
Trunk, and F. R. Barrett, director of thu
Atlantic & st. Lawrence road, inspected
the new Grand Trunk bridge Saturda.
and were much pleased with it's solidity
The old bridge draw will be closet
Thursday.
A young girl took an astrachan cap
from boarding house on Cumberland
street Saturday. Officer Hanson KEEP
watch on Congress street, assisted by ;
woman who knew the girl, and succeed
ed in arresting the thief, who confessed
when taken to the station. The girl will
be sent to her parents in the eastern
part of the state.