The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-06-05
BRIEF JoTTiNGs.

There were 40 arrests last week, of
which 80 were for drunkenness.
The Merryconeag commenced her Sun
day trips to Harpswell yesterday.
The annual encampment of the Sons of
Veterans will be held at Augusta, June
18th and 18th.
Two drunken Frenchmen were arrested
by Officers Dresser and Lyman at West
brook Saturday night.
The police are having their photographs
taken. They will be framed and placed
in the MarshaI's office.
Engineer Porter of Machigonne extin-
guished blaze in the rear of Browns
block Saturday afternoon.
The monthly meetings of the Portland
and Westbrook city governments will be
held tonight.
Saturday the sewer committee began
rebuilding the sewer corner .of Portland
and Green streets.
The steamer Phantom, that plies be-
tween Portland and Freeport, will have
new propeller putin place.
The stockholders of the Plush Mill adj
Journed to tomorrow without transact
ing any important business.
Patrolmen Phillips and Flynn made a
seizure of As bottles of lager at Cross
street, near Fore, Saturday night.
At the regular meeting of the Portland
Yacht Club, Wednesday evening, the talk
OF having a regatta Fourth of July will
be discussed.
Stephen Carroll, while discharging
hard pine from schooner SATURDAY.. was
suddenly knocked overheard, but was
rescued.
Captain Phillips, of the cutter Wood
bury, has rented the Vail house on Park
street.
The lot of land with two houses there
on, part of the estate of the late Joseph
Mariner, South Portland, has been sold
at public auction to Albert II. Pratt for
$1O20.
Capt. John Brown of steamer No. s
was struck by the barge IArgonaut on
Congress street Saturday night and
knocked down and the wheels went over
his left arm, bruising it badly.
After the parrde and drill of the Infan-
try tomorrow, there will be banquet at
the Preble Ihouse, which Gov. Cleayes
and Adjutant General Conner will at
tend.
Janitor Covell of the City Building
found flag loaned the city by Washing
ton Hooks nine years ago while cleaning
closet Saturday. The flag will be given
to the Veteran Firemen.
The pastor of the Williston church of
this city goes to Bangor today on commit
tee work in connection with the state
conference.
There will be a meeting of the anniver-
sary committee of the Portland Light In
fantry at the armory this evening at s
o'clock. Business of importance.
The alumni association of Westbrook
High school has decided to hold the re-
ception to the graduating class of '93 at
Cumberland Hall, Monday evening, June
10. Grimmer's orchestra has been en-
gagged for the occasion.
Burglars broke into W. G. SAWYER &
Co.'s seed store on Preble street, Friday
night. The safe door had been left I'M
locked and the burglars broke the inner
door. They secured about $40 in bills,
silver and stamps.
The scow Ella of this city left Portland
Friday night with $1,000 feet of lumber,
valued at $3.50, for Crotch Island, and
when off Pomeroy's Rock began to leak
and was run ashore. The crew rowed to
the city. The lumber will be saved.
W. n. Taylor is trying to make match
with Augusta parties to race his carrier
pigeons with theirs for the state cham
pionship. One of his pigeons flew from
Blackstrap to Portland in ten and a half
minutes.
The Diet Mission had SO patients last
week, made Is visits, gave out BAL tick
cts. Parties are requested to send bread,
jellies, sugar, tea, coffee, eggs, etc., to
the Fraternity rooms, 70 Spring street,
tomorrow, Thursday and Saturday, from
1870 a. m. to / pm, as the society which
was to have furnished the supplies this
week is unable to do SO.
Deputy Marshal Stirling recovered con-
seriousness yesterday morning. He SAYS
he never heard any whistle, never knew
what struck him, and that tho thirteen
hours after the blow are perfect blank
to him. He is doing well.
A horse, attached to carriage, ran
away on India street Saturday evening,
took to the sidewalk on Middle street.
and jumped over fence into w. N.
Austin's yard, dragging the carriage after
him. The horse was not hurt. The car
rage was broken.
The Scottish Rite bodies will meet in
Portland Thursday and Friday and CON
fer the degrees; Yates lodge Thursday
at 1.3O p. M, Portland Council D. M.
Dunlap Chapter 5 p. M, Maine Council