The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-09-01
BRIEF JoTTINGs.

Yesterday the wind was South and the
heavens threatened rain all day.
The monthly meeting of the Mechan-
les Association will be held to night.
Canton Ridgely returned from their
trip last evening. They had splendid
time.
Owing to the weather the lawn party
at Mrs. Mussey's was again postponed
last evening.
Today the Maine Wesleyan Alumni re-
union will take place at the Falmouth
hotel at p. m.
The sheriffs made seizure of whiskey
at John Welch's, A Centre street yester-
day morning.
Owing to unfavorable weather today,
the Diamond Island clam bake Twas post
poned until further notice.
MI. G. w. Marston had on his desk
yesterday morning bunch of BURBERRY
blossoms picked at Falmouch Foreside.
The Brentwood returned from a long
cruise yesterday morning, and the Preble
returned the same night from cruise.
Manager Newman had Eextra street
cars in waiting at the Union Station,
when the coaching parade came in Tues
day evening.
The cases against Della Ball, John
Howard and Murdoch & Freeman, which
were to have come up this morning, are
oo-+;,,oJ ,,,,+;1 Er;Jou
The yacht Clarence, Capt. Jones, has
returned from a cruise up the bay. She
had as passengers Gen. FL. G. Thomas
and the Messrs. Payson.
The committee on fire department will
go to Peaks Island to inspect the compa-
ny there this afternoon and have bake
afterwards at Long Island.
The Portland Company has taken the
contract to build large freight engine
and sixteen freight cars for lumber
company in New Hampshire.
The ladies' executive committee of
Munjoy Lodge fair, will meet the chair
man of the several booths at Castle Hall,
Thursday afternoon at 8 o'clock.
Mile. Kallita will not make her balloon
ascension and parachute descent from
Peaks Island Saturday afternoon, as en-
gagements elsewhere will prevent.
The Remington Company have been
awarded the exclusive privilege of fur
nishing typewriters for public use by the
Bureau of Public Comfort of the Chicago
Exposition.
The Cottage City took large number
of passengers last night. Every berth
and state room was taken, and mattress
es were made ready for the less FORUM
ate.'
Shoe Workers Union No. 8, at their
meeting last evening voted to fine every
member one dollar who does not appear
in the parade Labor Day, unless excused
by the president.
Schooner John W. Smart brought
4 ,5O7 pounds of swordfish; Addie Win
throp. 1856 barrels Of mackerel; sloop
Terror, from Richmond Island, 10S
pounds of bluefsh.
The County Treasurer is changing
over his office. The desk used to run at
right angles with the corridor; now it
will run parallel with the corridor and
take mp one half of the room.
The grand annual celebration of Labor
Day will take place next Monday. A
complete detailed account of how the
day will be observed will be found in our
advertisements.
Schooner Marguerite, r. Snydam, Pal
mer, owner, of the New York Yacht
Club, was in the harbor yesterday and
the cutter Gossip, Ell. B. Richardson
owner, of the Beverly Yacht Club.
Tuesday evening MI. and Mrs. John S.
McDuffee were walking on West street,
When passing the Butler school Mrs. Nc
Duffee tripped on board and fell on
her knees, hurting herself severely.
The old fashioned flax wheel in the
window of Cressey, Jones q Allen, is
attracting considerable attention. 1t is
one hundred and twenty-four years old
and is supposed to have come from Eng
land.
An old man named Magginer was run
into by man riding bicycle and badly
hurt. The fellow who did the mischief,
instead of apologizing, it is reported,
cursed the old man for getting in the
way.
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