The Portland daily press., 1892-08-22
BRIEF JoTTINGs.

There will be no more band concerts
this season.
Megquier & Jones are putting fire es-
capes on the Preble House.
The Haskell Silk Co. is enlarging its
dyehouse at Westbrook.
A little fawn was born at the Oaks
Saturday morning.
The sheriffs seized quantity Of liquors
at No. do Pleasant street Saturday.
There were 20 arrests last week Of
which % were for drunkenness.
The employees of the Boston & Maine
have made request for an increase of
wages.
The American Cadet band will wear
their new fatigne uniforms on their trip
with the Odd Fellows.
Today there will be clambake at
Falmouth Foreside for about $50
people from Lewiston and Auburn.
The Knights of the Golden Eagle of
Maine hold their field day at Little
Chebeague Island, August 81.
The Myrtle is loading building mate
rial for the new dwelling house to be err
ected on Mt. Desert for the lighthouse
department..
There were 157 swordfish brought in
Saturday, 1900 live Holsters and several
hundred pounds of mackerel, besides
paddock and herring.
The schooner Mile and Abbie got
ashore in the fog on Mark Island Fri
day night and bilged. 1t is thought she
will be got off.
The handsome light house steamer
Armenia attracts much attention in the
harbor. She is often mistaken for one
of the White Squadron.
A family of small bantams has been
placed in the deer park at the Oaks.
They play with the deer and mount on
their backs.
Mizpah Lodge, D. Of R., Of South
Portland had a grand good clambake at
Mitchelrs Friday night. About sixty
five participated.
The bark Hattie G.. Dixon which has
cleared for Montevideo, will take a cargo
of lumber valued at $2,s77, and the
schooner Mary Gibbon, for Demerara, a
cargo valued at $6,s15.69.
Saturday was cloudy and showery in
the morning, clear but damp in the af-,
ternoon and evening. Sunday opened
1owery but clear by ten o'clock.
The treasurer Of an important railroad
who is well acquainted with the Boston
G. Maine system, stated recently
that the stock of the road was worth
1925 per share upon it's present earning
basis.
The committee of Grand Canton Ridg-
ley, 1. o. o. F., on the excursion to
Burlington, Vt, next week, will
make their final report at the meeting to-
night, and every chevalier should be
present.
The heavy fog bank that has prevailed
outside all the past week has covered the
islands and harbor nightly and penetrat-
ed into the city, making the evenings
quite disagreeable.
The Grand Trunk officials and the
members of the Switchman's Aid Asso-
citation and Brotherhood of Railroad
Trainmen in Portland, state there is no
possibility of the railroad troubles reach
ing this city.
Officer Norton pulled in man named
Busby from an old shed on Fore street.
Busby was dead drunk. He has been
wanted for some time. The shed showed
evidence that it had been used as re-
sort for card playing and drinking.
Mr.. Edward Huntley of Chicago at
tempted to board the Maine Central
train at Whitefeld, N. H., Saturday,
when the train was in motion. He was
dragged some distance but was not run
over. The exertion caused him to ex-
pectorate blood.
John A. W. Wheeler of Brunswick was
bound over to the September court by
Commissioner Rand for selling liquor
without United States license. He was
taken to the Jail by Deputy Marshal Har-
mon but made break for liberty on