The Portland daily press., 1892-09-26
BRIEF JOTTlNGS.

Merchants Exchange hotel has been
leased.
The Diet Mission will open the first
week in october.
There were eight baptisms at Curtis S
ship yard yesterday.
The arrests last week were 80 of which
% were for drunkenness.
The sheriff made a seizure at No. 80
Pleasant street, Saturday.
1t is expected the police signal system
will be in working order October Goth.
The Cape Elizabeth wheelmen will
hold grand assembly at Town Hall,
Oct. 9Th.
Street Commissioner Griffin is filling
the cess pools between Smith and Boyd
streets.
Bark Martha Reed cleared Saturday
for Bowling, Scotland, with 443, 1872 feet
of spool wood.
The Union Mutual employees with their
wives went on their annual excursion to
the mountains Saturday.
A young man named Moore is under
arrest at the station on suspicion of
stealing gold watch.
The 18th Maine Auxiliary will meet
with Mrs. S. H. Cannon, 217 Newbury
street, Thursday evening.
Messrs. J. N. & E. B. Winslow have
sold the Walker house. on High street.
1t was bought for Mrs. Geo. R. Shaw.
Sebago has been introduced into the
K. of P. hall, South Portland, and into
many of the residences at the Cape.
1t is expected that the Fraternity will
submit their proposition for the purchase
of Spring street school house at the
school committee meeting tonight.
George Young of Windham, accident
ally shot himself last week, the ball pass
ing through one hand and lodging in his
leg.
Valentine Hose, No. 1, has been formed
in South Portland, with F. L. Page, cap
tain; D. U. Willard, G. G. Gowan, assist
ants; and j. N. Hartford, treasurer.
Street Commissioner Griffin and the
committee ON streets went to Manches-
ter, N. H., Friday, and inspected the
working of some new street appliances.
W. w. Cookson, Co. B., LIST Maine Reg
iment, has been detailed color sergeant
and will carry the state flag at the dedi-
cation of the Worlds Fair buildings at
Chicago, October 21st.
The Portland Company's bid for the
Boston tow boat was for itself and the
Maine Shipbuilding Co., of Bath, and
$2S, 900 not $3S, 600 as published.
The game between the Murphy Bal
sans and the Brown Thurstons was
called at the end of the tenth inning on
account of darkness Saturday. Score 10
to 10.
That fine piece of penmanship by E.
M. Dresser, instructor in Shaw's Bust
ness College, attracts much attention in
A. F. Hill & Cos window on Congress
street
DR.. Pendleton dressed the hand of
Maine Central employe, Saturday night.
1t was damned while the employe was
Stacking cars in the yard.
MI. Lewis Nason's horse ran away on
Files street, Deering, Saturday, and on
the corner of Files and Stroudwater
street, broke the carriage and threw Mr..
Mason off bruising him severely.
The Free street Sunday school ami
versary was celebrated last night. The
programme and statistics were published
in Saturdays PRESS. The church was
prettily decorated and Rev. DR.. Thomas
made an interesting address to the chill
dren.
Schooners Edith M. Thompson, Thomp-
son, brought {, 900 live Holsters, Saturday;
Uncle Joe, Holbrook, $4,000 pounds of
cod and paddock and Is, 200 hake; Forest
Maid, Orr, 1900 pounds of cod and had
dock and 5000 hake.
The methodist preachers of Portland
and vicinity will meet at the, Y. M.
c. A. rooms morning at 1870. The
question to be presented is "What
Practical Measures Can be Adopted for
the Promotion of the Interests of Meth
odism in Portland and Vicinity The
discussion will be opened by Rev. Geo.
D. Lindsay and 0. S. Pillsbury.
Pythian SIsterhood.