The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-06-29
BRIEF JoTTINas.

A special meeting of the Board of Al
dermen will be held at 2.30 p, m. today.
Today the Golden Cross Society go to
Granite Spring Hotel on their excur-
sion.
Tonight the adjourned meeting of the
Veteran Firemen, will be held at 7.3O
o'clock.
The committee on drains and sewers
made an inspection of the sewer at Deer
ing's bridge yesterday
Yesterday was bright and cool. but
warmer than Tuesday, with the wind
south part of the time.
The diploma of Miss Elsie Livermore
was picked up in City Hall and can be
obtained of the city messenger.
Mr.. R. G. Bowers and family of Mont
pelier, Vt, will occupy Ingleside cottage
Trefethen's landing, for the summer.
The commencement exercises of ST.
Elizabeths Academy will come off at
Kavanagh Hall, tomorrow at 3 o'clock
p. m.
A special meeting of Thatcher Relief
Corps will be held Saturday afternoon at
So'clock. 1t is hoped every member
will be present
A large four-masted barkentine. the
James Elwell, the first ever in this port,
attracts great attention She brings
coal to Randall & McAllister.
The Sunday school of the Church of
the Messiah will go on an excursion to
Sebago Lake next Saturday morning,
leaving Union Station at s.45 o'clock.
The Ladies' Aid Society, Shepley
Camp, S. of v, will meet at 1920 a. m.
today at the ferry to attend a basket pic
mic at Mrs. Nathan's cottage, Rocky
Knoll, Cape Elizabeth.
The contract for removing the steam
pipes in the High School building was
awarded yesterday to Wiley 6 Calhoun
for $134. The old pipes will be used as
air pipes in the new building.
Seth L. Larrabee, Esq, has sold one
of his cottages on Great Diamond Island
to professor Of college in Texas, who
is coming all this distance to take his
summer outing in our beautiful har-
Dor.
The grand excursion to the Chautau-
qua grounds, Fryeburg, postponed from
last week, will take place Saturday, July
LIST. The excursion is not for teachers
only, but for anyone who may desire to
take this delightful trip.
Commencing next Saturday the steam
ers of the Harpswell line will go on their
full summer time table, making five
trips daily each way to Long Island,
Chebeague and Harpswell, and three
trips daily each way to Bailey's and Orr's
islands.
The new headquarters for the 18th
Maine Regiment has just been complet-
ed on Long Island. 1t is commodious
structure 30x40 and two stories high.
The reunion of the regiment will occur
August and 3, at which time the build
ing will be dedicated.
The Sunday schools connected with
the Chestnut street and the Woodfords
NJ E. churches, will go on their annual
excursion on Friday, June 30, to Pine
Point, leaving the Union Station at 9.O5.
1915 a. M, - M, and 1.35 p. m. If
stormy Friday the excursion will take
place Saturday.
There is an unusually large catch of
Holsters this year. Not for many years
have the smacks brought SO many to
this market. Our authority says it is
due to the fact that there have been few
er heavy storms along the Nova Scotia
coast than for many years. Friday is
the last day for the sale of small Holsters
as the law goes into effect then.
The search and seizure case against
Proprietor Sweet of the City Hotel, was
heard in the municipal court yesterday
morning. John Fl. Fogg. ESQ.,, appeared
for the respondent and County ATTORNEY
True for the state. The evidence
showed that Mr.. Sweet was not connect
ed with the ownership of the liquors and
the court ordered the case dismissed.