The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-07-04
BRIEF JoTTlNes.


Ira F. Clark & Go. will close their store
at noon today.
The store of the Atkinson Furnishing
Company will be closed all day today.
Next in importance to Montreal as a
point of apple shipment is Portland, with
2S5, 1896 barrels.
Tie late j. T. Rines of Bangor, has left
to his sister Elizabeth II. Rines of Port
land $4,000.
VIM. G. Hubbard of Columbus, Ohio,
will deliver a lecture at Y. M. G. A. hall
tomorrow evening on Elements that
Win, or How to Succeed in Life.''
Mr.. W. W. Mitchell at Deering Point
has lately extended his leather manu-
featuring by the addition of kid W ork.
Secretary Baker, of the Overseers of
the Poor, has just finished compiling for
the state assessors, statistics regarding
the cost of paupers who have no legal
settlement in Maine, yet who are sup
ported by the city of Portland. He finds
it to be $4,S6S.
U. S. Deputy Mentally has arrived in
the city with Joseph Abear of
Madawaska arrested for breaking the
United States revenue law.
Harry Connors, a Is year old boy, was
caught between the fore wheel of jig
ger and telegraph pole on Douglass
street, Saturday afternoon, and received
bad wound in his leg.
The order of railroad conductors met
at Rossini Hall Sunday afternoon for the
purpose of working the third degree and
of transacting other business of import
ance to the order. Afterwards Mr.. J. F.
Murray provided an excellent banquet
Woodbine Rebekah Lodge go on their
annual picnic to Coal Kiln Corner, next
Saturday. Dinner will be served at
Larrabee's. Barges leave Odd Fellows
Hall at o. clock.
Yesterday was bright and warm, with
a stiff breeze at night.
It is. the request of the city marshal
that as little noise as possible be made in
the vicinity of AZ Green and 146 Pine
streets on account of sickness.
Decorators yesterday dressed the
Hibernians' Hall, and Portland Railroad
Co.'s Office, for the Fourth of July.
The commencement number of the
Messenger contains full account of the
graduating exercises at Westbrook Semi
nary. The commencement parts are all
printed.
July 9Th a race for silver cup will be
flown by the Sanford carrier pigeons
from Portland to Sanford. On that day
the birds will be tagged, liberated separ-
ately, and the time of each birds depart
ure recorded.
Members Of the city government who
intend to ride in the procession today,
will meet at Mayors Office at 9.45 a. m.
The Y. M. G. A. base ball club will
play Pine Tree club nine on the horse
car grounds this afternoon at 200
o'clock.
Morris Cobb has presented the barge
Office with picture of the bark N. w.
Bridge formerly owned by Woodbury. &
Warren.
One would have thought it July 4th
last evening. Crackers were spluttering,
dynamite torpedoes exploding and
rockets fixing. Many horses were
frightened.
The Cumberland Bar Association met
yesterday afternoon to take action on
the death of Mr.. A. A. bennett.
Among the yachts in the harbor yester-
day were the Elf, Viva, Nimbus and
Thelma. The Dorothy @. presented a
fine picture in the harbor as she drove
before the wind.
The county commissioners examined
the accounts of the late Judge Townsend
of Brunswick yesterday.
A letter from Lieut.. Peary says he ex-
poets he shall be in Portland the latter
part of the week.
Over twenty mackerelmen arrived in
the barber yesterday, and as each had
about 10 men aboard, some 300 will Join
in the celebration today.