The Portland daily press., 1892-05-30
BRIEF JoTTiNes.


Mr.. A. &. Buffers creditors petitioned
him into insolvency Saturday.
| The Portland Savings Bank is putting
large vault into the building.
Munjoy Lodge, K. of P, will hold a
fair next November at City Hall. i"
Ivanhoe Lodge, K. of p, will confer
the rank of Esquire tomorrow evening
The Veteran Blues Association will
meet at Columbia hall tomorrow even
ing.
E. L. Stanwood & Co. presented some
fine cigars to the Eye and Ear fair Satur-
day.
The Standard Clothing Company will
keep open their store during the forenoon
to-day.
The Alert, Capt. George W. Lane, will
start at once on missionary trip along
| the coast.
Miss Evangeline Pearson has been en-
gagged to read with Shaw's Quartette, out
of town, June 1st.
Walter Oliver lost his little finger at
the first joint while trimming books at
Hall Davis's Saturday.
The crew of the cutter Woodbury. have
been enjoying rifle and revolver practice
at Fort George, Castine.
The Maine Steamship Company begins
the three trips a week between Portland
and New York tonight.
The decision has been reserved in the
case of Cushing & McKenney VS.. the
Laura Belle for supplies furnished.
Ivanhoe Lodge, K. of p, will hold a
special meeting this evening, to take ac-
ton upon the death of I'M. E. K. Wagg.
The quartermaster of the Grand Army
sold over 1900 flags to posts to decorate
graves to-day, up to midnight of Satur-
day.
The Grand Lodge of Elks is to be held
at Buffalo, and Portland Lodge will be
represented by Past Exalted Ruler W. o.
Alden.
George Ham, of Pleasantdale was acci-
dentally struck in the forehead by bat
inflicting a wound that required two
stitches.
r. S. Robinson has been awarded the
contract to build the car house for the
Horse Railroad Co. in the western part
of the city.
The new chemical engine will probably
go in the Casco house which will have
to be enlarged. No definite action has
yet been taken.
There was 21 arrests last week of
which 16 were for drunkenness. Officer
Usher sent in a man Saturday night for
abusing his wife.
Ann Dickinson was the only person be-
fore the Municipal Court Saturday, and
was let off on condition that she would
leave the town within "a hours.
J. N. Jones made complaint Saturday,
that he was robbed on the Boston boat
the night previous of a silver watch, SIS
in money, and a spring overcoat.
The water was drawn out of the Clark
Chaplin ponds at the Cape last week,
leaving the flats exposed for the first
time since the dam was built in 1879.
The Casco Bay Steamboat Company
have bought water frontage of 500 feet
at Harpswell, from the Merryconeag
wharf to the other shore of the neck.
James Scar has been bound over bv
Commissioner Rand for selling liquor
without a government license in the sum
of $500, to the June term of court at
Bangor.
A special meeting of the Central Labor
Union is called for this evening. All del
egates are requested to be present, as
business of Importance is to come before
them to-day.
The owners and renters of cottages on
the islands are fast moving into their
summer houses. The Casco Bay Steam
boat Company puts on extra trips begin
ming t-day.
The yacht club arrived at Boothbay
Harbor Saturday noon, and Christmas
Cove in the afternoon. They spent Sun
day at Cundy's Harbor and will be home
tonight. They had fine weather.
The schooner Matte J. Allen made 300
miles from Portland to Hillsborough. N.
B., in two and one-half days, and from
Hillsborough to New York, 600 miles, in
days. Quick time.
Arc lights will be placed on Tukey's'
bridge, foot of st. Lawrence street, cor
ner of Spring and May streets, Congress
below Ellsworth and an incandescent on
Morning and Merrill streets.
The Ottawa will be opened for Que
bee party, June %, for two days. The
regular season will open July 2, for the
vestibuleN train party from Chicago. Mr..
John Coleman will be head waiter and
Mr.. W., A. Campbell steward. The Maine
hotel proprietors will have shore din
ner at Cushing's Island July Sd.
Lots of fishing parties have gone to
Moosehead and Sebago. Among the
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