The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-07-20
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The street commissioner was repair
ing the asphalt pavement on Congress
street yesterday.
Yesterday was bright and warm. AT
noon the skies were very black, but the
city failed to get a shower.
The adjourned meeting of the Veter-
an Firemen will be held at 1880 o'clock
tonight, room II, city building.
That new $4,000 electric crane at the
East Deering Forge Company is expect
ed to be completed October 1st.
Parties who notice bad smells about
culverts will please notify the city engi-
neer or Capt. J. E. Cady.
James Mcdonald & Co. are stating the
tower of the Cathedral of the Immacu-
late Conception.
A new letter box has been put in place
of the one at the corner of India and
Middle streets, which was broken by
Furlong's runaway horses.
In Mr.. Dennett's letter published yes
terday, the amount of silver purchased
under the Sherman act was Incorrectly
printed $245, 100000 instead of $145, 0O0,-
600, as is the fact.
There is report that the Clique, Gen
ezra and Chaos may have race about
the end of this month or the first of Au-
gust.
1t is said that the store in the new
block to be built by Mr.. Rines on Con-
gress street. about opposite Park, will be
occupied by Mr.. Frank w. Stockman (W.
L. Wilson & co..
The matter of building stone wall and
fence above the precipice at the Eastern
Pomenade, which overhangs the track of
the Grand Trunk railroad has been
preached to the officials of the road.
On Fore street, near John B. Curtis's
gum factory, can te seen curiosity in
the shape of aifg tree, imported from
Portugal. 1t is about six feet in height,
has heavy foliage and the fruit is just
developing.
Prof. Morse, of Johns Hopkins; Univer-
sity, who is staying for the summer at
Great Chebeagus, was making some re-
pairs on the COTTAGE Monday and fell
from the roof, breaking. some of his
ribs.
The decline in the local market for
evaporated apples last week was about
four cents pound, or SO per cent. This
class of goods does not keep well over
ore season. and fresh fruit is to be abund-
ant.
The annual picnic of the Catholic or
phans toolcplace yesterday at Little Dia-
mond Island. There was large at
tendance but the Casco Bay line steam
ers furnished ample accommodations for
all.
The liquor deputies raided No. 81
Centre and got considerable hard stuff
and beer; and also at place in the rear
of 543 Commercial street,
One of Aliens baggage transfer teams
was being driven up Congress street yes
terday noon when wheel came off,
throwing the driver to the ground. For
tunately neither driver nor horse were
injured.
Tuesday evening the committee on fire
department. elected two laddermen for
No. 1, adopted the fortnightly payment
system and appointed Messrs. Webb and
Chapman sub committee on the chemi-
cal.
A couple of citizens rushed into the
police station last evening and COM
plaiued that man was creating dis
turbance on Chestnut street. Deputy
Sterling and two officers went down but
the man was apparently well behaved
and promptly moved on.
The cases of Foster VS.. Boyd and Ander-
son VS.. Boyd have been assigned for trial
in the United States court the first week
in August. Benjamin Thompson is at
torney for Foster and Anderson. Mate
Kennedy, who has been wanted as wit
ness in the case, has been brought to the
city from Bangor.
The PRESS lately referred to the fact
that the old smelling works at Fish Point
were to be operated soon. The company
leasing the works is the Electrical Zinc
Company of New Jersey and New York.
They will extract zinc, lead and copper
from ores taken from Maine and New
Hampshire mines by the Choate patents.
MI. P. c. Choate will be manager.