The Portland daily press., 1893-08-04
BRIEF JoTTINas.

0EuCxdGy WoS g D-~0>~S
with a stiff cool southwest wind.
The W. C. T. q. will hold literary
meeting at 3e Oak street today at 8 p. m.
The Portland Company until further
notice will run but five days each week.
The Fourth of July committee held a
meeting in the aldermen's room last
evening.
The Charitable Mechanic Society at
their last evening transacted routine
business.
The Mary W. Libby ran as ferry boat
to the Cape in place of the Josephine
Hoey yesterday.
The Boston & Maine railroad changes
to quarterly dividends, paying two per
cent August 25th.
Maine Central railroad officials report
that summer travel has made decided
increase during the week.
A very large and beautiful modelled
steam yacht, painted black, arrived IN
the harbor during last evening.
Two young men were arrested yester-
day for stealing the dinners of the work
men on the commercial street sewer.
The concert by the American Cadet
Band, from 7.30 to $50 p. m. yesterday,
called together the usual large audience.
Fraternity lodge Of Woodford's will
turn out at the semi-ceutennial of Odd
Fellowship with fifty men and band.
The Masonic lodge f1om Gorham had
Oh excursion yesterday. They made
their headquarters at the Fifth Maine
Memorial Hal.
The committee on fire department met
and approved bills yesterday afternoon.
They approved the bills for labor at the
Peaks Island fire.
The schooner Ella Oliver brought in
24O0 pounds fresh mackerel that brought
twelve cents pound and Noted $500 for
the crew of four men.
On Commercial street the sewer put in
five years ago is three feet too high. An
other sewer is now being laid at what is
calculated to be the proper depth.
Steamer Chebeague of the Harpswell
line will make an excursion Sunday to
Cliff and Bailey's Islands. The boat
leaves at 10 a. m. and returns at $50 p.
m.
George Knight, who fell from a tree
and broke his arm in two places. has
been removed from the hospital to his
home on Bramhall street and is doing
well.
The annual outing of the employees of
the Thos. P. Bess Company will be en-
loved at Long Island next Saturday, Aug.
9Th. The store and factory will be
closed that day.
A petition is being circulated among
the former members of the High school
asking for subscriptions, which will be
used for furnishing gymnasium in the
High school building.
The steam yacht Pappoose was out in
the harbor yesterday afternoon and had
several trials of speed with the Cadet,
Phantom and other boats. Mayor Bax-
ter enjoyed a sail on board.
The High school will open September
18th, whether the repairs on the High
school building are completed or not.
Due notice will be given where the
classes will mest on the forenoon Of that
day.
C. A. Barnes who was injured when
the staging fell at the High school build
ing Monday, is still under the physician s
care. His arm and wrist were badly
wrenched, his back was seriously strain
ed, and he received numerous bruises.
A sample Of the desks and chairs
which the city ordered from the Paris
Manufacturing Company arrived at the
City Building yesterday and is placed in
the school committees room. The desk
is of oak of the latest designs. and
one feature is that the desk can be
raised or lowered, as the case requires.
A Noted "Beat" in Town.