The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-10-11
BRIEF JoTTINos

Yesterday was beautiful October day
bright and clear.
Marshal SWEET got out for an hour or
so yesterday afternoon.
There will be an important meeting of
the Athletic Club this evening.
The mackerel1nen came in last night,
owing to scarcity of fish and heavy wind
outside.
Mate Barton, of the brig Rochemont,
brought very intelligent monkey with
him from Africa.
The alarm of fire at about o'clock
yesterday morning was caused by inter
secting wires.
The Reed Cadets, at a recent meeting,
passed appropriate resolutions upon the
death of the Hon. Nathan Cleaves.
The new Catholic parochial building
on Cumberland street is about completed
except fight of stone steps and in
terror finish.
The libraries of the Maine Historical
Society and the Maine Genealogical So
ciety in Baxter building, Congress street,
will be open each Tuesday evening dur
ing the fall and winter, from 7.30 to $50.
There was rumor that an employe of
the Maine Central injured his arm so
badly Sunday morning Stacking cars in
the yard that amputation was necessary.
The officers of the road knew of no such
case.
The second festival of parish choirs in
the diocese of Maine will be held for the
second year in ST. Luke's Cathedral, on
November 9th, under the management of
Organist Carter of the Cathedral.
Pequawket Tribe and Minnehaha Coun-
Gil of Red Men of Westbrook will enter
tain Wamscott Tribe and Council of
Stoneham, Mass, and the chiefs of the.
Grand Council of Maine Friday evening.
1t is understood that Mr.. John L. Best
is soon to build at some central point on
the water front a large, modern, cold
blast refrigerator building, and to erect
in central location modern tene-
ment block.
The Deering Public Library is to be
opened Saturday afternoons from 2.30
till o'clock, and on. Wednesday and Sat
urday evenings from 7.30 till 8 o'clock.
There are 1900 books, More patronage
means more books and magazines.
The room formerly used by the Associ
ated Charities in the City Binding Is
now devoted to the Board of Registra
tion of Voters, Water Commissioners
and Police Examining Board. The old
room used by the Board of Registration
has been divided into two rooms.
In the window of Mr.. Turner, agent
for the German American Insurance
Company, on Exchange street, can be
seen photograph of Tennyson. and an
autograph letter of the great poet.
In view of the Popes encyclical in ref
erence to Columbus, special services will
be held at the Cathedral and St. Domi-
MICS next Sunday. At the Cathedral
Bishop Healy will preach an appropriate
sermon.
Mr.. Percy Wiseman, second mate of
the schooner L. S. Andrews, was assist
ing to hoist the anchor at Boothbay
when the block fell, striking his hand
which was on the rail, and cutting
through the back to the palm, between
the forefnger and thumb, and breaking
the forefnger in two places. Wiseman
is at the marine hospital.
In the session of the legislature the
Ii. L.
duced whereby permission will be grant
ed to widen the draw of Portland bridge. |
1t is now about As feet wide, and it is de- |
sired to have it about Is. An iron draw |
bridge is wanted, which will cost about
SIC, 1000, and to meet this expense the
town will either have to be taxed or
bonds be issued.