The Portland daily press., 1893-08-21
BRIEF JoTTINes.


The Seventh Maine reunion will begin
at Camp Conner, Long Island, today,
and last one week.
The National Guard shoot will begin
at Augusta today and last three days.
Mr.. G.. R. Lee will open his gymnasi-
nm TODAY for the remainder of the sum-
mer.
Mr.. j. Coles moonlight sail and band
concert will be given tomorrow evening.
The tickets can be procured OF Mr.. Cole
or at the boat which will leave the Harps-
we'll landing at p. m.
The regular meeting of the Central La
Dor Union will take place this evening at
8 o'olock, at Painters and Decorators
Hall.
Keep your doors fastened. There are
many tramps about. A valuable guitar
was stolen from the hall of an uptown
residence Saturday.
The mother of Horatio John Good, the
sailor who died in Florida, lives in Au-
rusta. She is aged and infirm. The
body of Good will be buried where he
died.
The Brown Thurston employees enjoyed
their annual outing to Mr.. J. M. Turner's
cottage at Higgins's Beach, Saturday.
About 40 went over in the Argonaut.
A row between two women created
some stir on Everett street Saturday
night.
The new rifle range is much enjoyed by
the militia. Last week, ex-Lieutenant
Sederquest got "a out of 25, and Corpo-
raj Way 80 out of 80.
The horse attached to Central Mar
ket wagon got leg over a shaft OF the
wagon Saturday night, and threw boy
named Noyes out, somewhat bruising
him. Neither horse nor wagon were
much damaged.
A handsome schooner, to be fitted out
for sword fishing, lies at Commercial
wharf. 1t is the Robert and Carr, OF
Harpswell, Captain N. Skofeld. She is
owned by Sydney Ventnor of Cundy' 8
Harbor, and is 81 tons burden.
Seizures were made Saturday at Rob-
ert Dec ostas, Fore street, at 80 Maple,
II Centre, and near Clark street bridge
on Commercial street.
CITY Electrician Mason connected the
time signal stamp at the police station
Saturday. This is the stamp that the
Gamewell and Municipal systems had
the contest over. Now that the stamp is
put in, it will operate every call and au-
tomatically register it for reference.
The degree staff of the Great Council
10. R. M. will meet with Cogawesco
Tribe Tuesday evening.
Colonel Bradbury and c. V. Holman
of Rockland will discuss the currency
question at the Young Mems Democratic
Club this evening.
There were 45 arrests last week, Of
which 26 were for drunkenness.
Officer Phillips recovered a available
banjo Saturday, which had been pawned.
It was valued at $50.
A man was sent in Saturday night, who
said acquaintances got him full, and
then beat him. He had been working at
Rigby Park, and came in to spend
Sunday.
Burglars broke into Joshua Brackett' S
house on Barren Hill road, Cape Eliza
beth, and attempted to break into Frank
Scamman's the other night. At Brack-
ett's they secured lot of milk.
A Turk dressed in fun Oriental Co.'S
tune attracted attention on Fore street
Saturday afternoon.
A small boy was accidentally shot in
the eye Saturday morning on Merrill
street, by a playmate. A physician was
called and pronounced it quite serious,
probably resulting in the loss of the eye.
Saturday was cold, cloudy and Novem-
berish.
A still alarm called some OF Machi-
gonne's men to Mrs. Smart's, on Con
gress street last night. A lamp was
overturned. but the damage done was
very slight.
Yesterday was raw and cloudy, with a
lively shower at noon.
Notwithstanding the gloomy weather,
the Casoo Bay steamers were well pat,
ronized yesterday, and the excursion to
Long Island was much enjoyed.
A little girl about twelve years old,
named Alice lies, fell from pile of lum-
Der On Commercial street yesterday after
noon. Dir. Merrill attended her and
found her badly bruised but no bones
were broken.