The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-08-07
BRIEF JoTTINes.

There were 81 arrests last week, 81
for drunkenness.
The Painters Union will hold meet
ing tomorrow night
The liquor deputies seized some beer
at Murdoch & Freeman's Saturday.
The Fresh Air Society has already Civ
en- outings to 400 poor children this sum-
mer.
That shot wave failed to material
ize Saturday. In it's place came copious
showers.
Mr.. Hawkins has put new 40-horse
power engine into his shoe factory in
Deering.
Deputy Sheriff Goold has sold his pac-
er Tip for handsome figure to Worces-
ter parties.
If the stock holds out, State street will
be further macadam1zed from Danforth
to York street
A man was arrested for pocket ped
ding Saturday night who had full out
fit on his person.
Boy thieves stole candy, cigars and
cuff buttons from the stand at the ball
grounds last week.
The power house of the electric cal
company at Morrill's Corner is being en-
enlarged and improved.
The new valuation of Westbrook is
some $3,325, 900. and with an appropria-
ton of $75, 900 the tax will be about 6
per cent.
Hand tub Atlantic, No. 2, goes into
Mr.. Crockett's shop to be put in first
class condition for the Brunswick tourn
ament, August 18th.
There has been great complaint of fas
driving on the Eastern Promenade, and
Officer Parrot has orders to arrest fast
drivers.
Officers Merrill and Firth broke up a
row in a house near the foot of Green
street, Saturday night and arrested men
named Perkins and Greer for fighting.
Will all members of the First Maine
and District Of Columbia Cavalry meet
at Bosworth Post Hall Tuesday evening
at O. clock?
Schooner May Lizzie brought in Il
sword fish yesterday, caught off the
Cape. The fish sold for 7 cents g
pound.
Eleven cars were required to carry the
Z 1000 people who enjoyed the Maine Cen
trails White Mountain excursion yester
day. Many of the excusionists stopped
at Baldwin.
An old man enticed little girl into the
old John Andigee rookery on Fedora
street, Saturday, but was scared off by
the neighbors. The child received nc
injury.
The artesian well for the Toothpick
Company has been sunk to depth OF
about 9S feet and is not yet finished. The
engine house, which has been delayed or
account OF the well machinery working
near by, is now progressing rapidly.
VIM. Staples of Bath, was bound ovel
by Commissioner Bradley Saturday, fol
violation of the revenue laws, in the sum
VI POW. ONIuS cIh1uS JULIUS
in 5000 for the same offense
Olaf J. Swendborg, a sailor, left bag
of clothing in the doorway of a shipping
Office on Fore street, for moment Sat
urday, and when he returned it had been
stolen. The property was worth f70.
BY the middle of August the new
trains of the Boston & Maine and Maine
Central will be fitted withP uitsch lights.
The Boston & Maine is now building g
plant in Boston for the introduction Of
this system on their entire road.
The Portland Company began closing
Saturdays last Saturday until further
notice. The company has plenty of
work to occupy the rest of the summer
including $50 freight cars and IA digest
ers. The tug Marguerite was delivered
Saturday.
The Seventh Day Adventists will hole
their annual campmeeting in Bath from
September 1 to 10. Noted speakers from
the West are expected. The gathering
will probably be the largest of the kind
ever held in the state.
Friday, Mr.. L. F. Jones, city treasurer
and collector of Deering, called OF
County Treasurer Chenery and presented
him with a check for the amount of The
county tax of that city for the present
year. This is the first of the county
towns and cities to send in it's quota.
The Department of Justice has ordered
an appeal from the decision of Judge