The Portland daily press., 1893-05-22
BRIEF JoTTINes.

mercury rising to 740 by 8 a. M, with a
west wind. Later the wind blew gale
and sent the dust flying in clouds.
There were a number of arrests for
drunkenness yesterday.
The Cadet battalion will attend ser
vices in a body at the Second Parish,
Memorial Sunday, May 2s, at 10 a. m.
A new track is being built from the
old line of the Portland Company to the
boiler shop in order to facilitate work in
the future.
The old members of the Portland Rifle
Corps are talking of celebrating the ami
versary of the corps in June.
Windsor Castle, No. l, will visit York
Castle, No. 4, K. G. E., Friday.
Shepley Camp, S. of ", will dedicate
their new quarters on Plum street Tues
day evening, and Bosworth and Thatcher
Posts will be their guests.
W. III. Sargent will erect large store
on the corner of Washington and Cum
berland streets.
A boy, about six years old, named
O'Hare, was run over on Fore street Sat
urday evening, by falling off two-horse
jigger. His leg was badly jammed, but
no bones broken.
Colonel F. E. Fairfield, commanding
Maine Division, Sons of Veterans, says
he will not grant a charter for second
camp of Sons Of Veterans in Portland.
Yesterday was Whltsunday.
st. Adams Commandery, Knights Tenn
plar, has invited Lewiston Commandery
of Lewiston and Palestine Commandery
of Belfast to be its guests ST. Johns Day
June oath.
The Forest Queen is out in her sum-
mer clothes, and the Emita will now be
refitted.
The thirty-seven $1,000 first mortgage
bonds of the Sterling OILY Water Com
pany were sold by f. o. Bailey & Co. to
Philip G. Brown, of J. B. Browns sons,
for $1S, 800 Saturday.
Mr.. Leighton of Deering has bought
the parsonage of the Chestnut street
Church Society on Cumberland street.
Saturday evening the Portland Long
shoremen's Benevolent Society passed
resolutions of Respect to the memory of
John DeCosta.
There are no clues yet as to the where
abouts of Paymaster Quincy of the Roll
ing Mills.
Saturday evenings Pullman from the
west was detained half an hour at Dover
N. H., by running over little French
girl at that place.
City Messenger Macgowan's room with
its Brussels carpet, railing and gate,
looks as neat as wax. The new office of
Street Commissioner Prince is far supe-
rior to its predecessor. City Engineer
Fernald is to have safe in his office.
Saturday afternoon the Portland ply
sicians selected committee to prepare
an entertainment for the Maine Medical
Association, which meets in Portland in
few weeks.
The Mary W. Libby will have new
and improved fire pump.
There were 80 arrests last week. of
which SO were for drunkenness.
The Harpswell Steamboat Company
has leased the Merryconeag House to
MI. J. J. Pooler of 1.-THE Sherwood"
and he will manage it this season.
Quinn 6 Co. are building new water
tanks for the Dallas.
Dredge Plymouth Rock is dredging
the dock at Franklin wharf, and will get
eight feet at low water
Saturday was bright and warm in the
morning, with west wind. The after
noon was made uncomfortable by chill
ly southwest wind.
The ice house at Gun Point, Great ISL
and, was severely strained during the
recent storm, and collapsed Thursday,
The ice is exposed and may prove quite
loss.
There will be special meeting of the
Westbrook city council this evening.
The High School Cadets are planning
to repeat their enjoyable camping expe-
rience of last year at Harpswell. At a
recent meeting committee was appoint
ed to take charge of the matter. Cap
tain Baker and one or more of the male
teachers of the school will go with them.
Several prominent business men of
Deering have interested themselves in
the Boston Toothpick Company, and
work on the building has been resumed.
The success of the enterprise seems as
sured.
The steamer Cadet arrived at New
York at IL o'clock Saturday morning, on
her way to the Worlds Fair, via the Erie
canal.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. II. Thompson, 1913
Oxford street, are receiving congratula-
tons on the birth of nine-pound boy.
Corners Verdict
Coroner Eben N. Perry held an inquest
over the body of George Malone at the
county attorneys Office Saturday. The
Jury found that Malone died from the in