The Portland daily press., 1893-06-19
BRIEF JoTTINos.


The Central Labor Union will meet at
s o'clock tonight.
The Oriental powder mills have shut
down for the present.
The Boston steamers resumed their
Sunday trips yesterday.
The Cadet was expected to start from
Chicago for home Saturday.
Saturday was rainy and cold. Sunday
opened with sunshine and was warmer.
There is to be new fire alarm box,
No. 2l5, located at Exchange and Fore
streets.
The High school field day, owing to
the storm, was postponed until next
Saturday.
The case of Anthony Perry, who gave
worthless checks, has been postponed
until today.
The Eastern Forge Company has re-
ceived an immense steam hammer from
Philadelphia. re s'9
Rines Brothers will erect that brick
block on Congress street, near the head,
of Park street, soon. =. 60; :.
McCallum's company fer the Pavilion
are all here now and the carpenters will
begin laying the new floor today. -essss,..
Mr.. Ponce will open the Granite
Spring Casino June 26th with Parker &
Murray's company in "Shamus O'Brien."
The old buckskin horse that DR.. D. M.
Talford used to drive had to be killed
Saturday. He was 81 years old and very
feeble.
The Deering street commissioner has
been doing good work on Congress street
near Bradley's Corner, building culverts
and waterways.
Owing to the death Of Mr.. Shaw's
father the remaining games in the
checker contest were postponed Satur-
day for two weeks.
The four arc lights to be put on the
Eastern Promenade will be located be-
tween Fort Allen Park and the end of
the old race course.
Maggie Donovan, indicted at the last
term of court, returned Saturday and
was arrested. She gave bail for her ap-
pearance in September.
The Independent Order of Foresters
had very interesting programme of
recitations and music at Reform Club
hall Saturday evening.
Thomas Sullivan, employed by Ingalls,
Brothers, fell down stairs Saturday
and pushed his hand through glass
door, cutting the hand badly. <
The Emerald Associates entertained
the Bohemian Club in fine style Saturday
night. There were singing, recitations
and speeches and an excellent supper.
The Street Commissioner is laying
sidewalk on Elm street in front of Zenas
Thompson & Co.'s factory, the Lutheran
church and Natural History building.
There was fight on Middle street near
the post Office yesterday morning be-
tween drunken roughs. Officers Keat-
ing and Firth seized one and Officer
Quinn another.
P. J. Mcclure Of Philadelphia and
others will speak at Lake Sebago on
Lobor Day September 4th. 1t is ex-
pected the trades procession in Port
land will be fine..
Patrolman Webster and Riley saved
Jack McDermott from drowning near
the Grand Trunk -wharves yesterday
morning. McDermott fell overheard
while Intoxicated.
The committee appointed to arrange
for field day for the Young Mems DEM
ocrntic Club will report tonight. It is
thought the club will 60 to the Sunny
side at Chebeague. 80
There was nothing done by the Cum
berland Rowing Association of public
nature at their meeting yesterday. A
committee was appointed to make fur
Their arrangements for race on July 4th.
Two young men had a quarrel in the
billiard room of the United States hotel
Saturday night. One struck the other
over the head with cue. John O'Con-
nor, the night Waterman, received a
blow in the eye in separating the men.
The Challenge Cup Regatta of the
Portland Yacht Club is called for II a.
m. today over the usual courses. The
race may not come off as no entries
had been made up to Saturday. The
Regatta committee is A. NJ. Smith, R. S.
Rand, W. E. Carter, W. Kirsch.