The Portland daily press., 1893-07-01
BRIEF JoTTINes.

Aho OiOSdut steam yctcub hdQdpUd,
| William Moore, owner, of the Atlantic
Yacht Club, New York, arrived in the
| harbor yesterday. She is a beauty, of
about $50 tons register, schooner-rigged,
and 1856 feet long.
| The Madeleine had a trial trip down
the harbor yesterday afternoon.
The matter of the pay of the water
commissioners for services in adjusting
the matter of more equable rates be-
tween the water company and the citi-
zens was before the committee on claims
yesterday. Messrs. Emery and Burrage
| of the commissioners, and Rand and
Larrabee, counsel for the city, were
| present.
The park commissioners are building a
30-foot fence back of the catcher's stand
on the ball ground at the Oaks. The lit
tie fawns are pretty as a picture, and
MUNICH the grass with keen enjoyment.
A large party went to Hope Island
with the First Parish yesterday.
Mr.. Woodbury. will open the Ottawa
today to invited guests, with an enter
tainment. The Salem Cadet Band will
furnish the music
Today the Woman's Literary Union
will celebrate at the Sea Shore House,
Old Orchard. The train will leave the
Union Station at 1915 a. m. The guests
will be from the New York Sorosis.
Yesterday was bright and quite sum-
merish in the morning, but cold south
wind blew in the afternoon.
The Peoples Ferry Company has ac-
quired the right, by purchase, to the en-
tire lower portion of Portland Pier, and
the lease held by the Casco Bay Steam
boat Company has been transferred to
the purchasers.
The committee on manufactures of the
Board of Trade, held meeting yester-
day forenoon. No business of public
nature was transacted.
Yesterday, Liquor Deputies Plummer
and Chute seized two ten-gallon kegs of
whiskey at the Rochester station.
The Vaughan street Sunday school
went on their annual picnic to Wescus-
togo Springs yesterday.
The excursion to the Chautauqua
grounds at Fryeburg, via the Maine Cen
trail railroad, which was to have taken
place last Saturday, will occur today by
the regular train leaving the Union Sta
ton at 9.45 a. m.
The new double-end ferry boat, Eliza
beth City, will start on new timetable
today. See advertisement in another
column.
Today will be the last Saturday of the
exhibition Of the great painting, "Christ
before Pilate,'' in this city, and Mr.. Pear
son has arranged to admit all school
children and their parents from 2 to s
o'clock.
The Sunday schools of Chestnut street
and Woodford's Methodist churches
went on picnic to Pine Point yes terday.
Thursday the boys of the Butler school
presented to Mr.. Andrews the two vol
umes of ''The Exile System Of Siberia"
by KEENAN,. Mr.. Andrews responded
with an extemporaneous speech, which
was fully appreciated by the scholars.
Riders wishing to participate in the po-
tato and obstacle races on July 18th, will
do well to enter early as there will be
a limit of four contestants in each event.
Four solid silver medals will be awarded,
a first and second prize in each event.
Call and enter for one or both at Edward
E. Tuttle's, ISL Federal street.
All the barber shops will be open till IL
o'clock Monday night, July Sd, and will
be closed all day the 4th.
Next week the steamers of the Interna-
ton Steamship Company will run under
their summer timetable, leaving Port
land on Wednesdays and Saturdays atl5
p. M, and leaving St. John and East
port, returning on Tuesdays and Fridays.
The committee in charge of the pro-
posed Maine press excursion to the
Worlds Fair say that arrangements are
nearly completed, and that the trip seems
assured at reasonable expense.
The Maine Central Railroad Company
have taken down Browns overhead
bridge that spanned the track just be-
yond the railroad bridge over Portland
street.
Open time begins today for white
perch, black bass and Otsego bass; close
time for small Holsters.
A party of forty from Pine street
church enjoyed the hospitality of Mr..
Lyman Sturdivant at his home in Cum
berland Centre last Thursday evening.
On their arrival a very tempting and
substantial lunch was served, and then
the usual games took place. The ride
home was delightful.
The Ainsworth curiosity shop, through
Mr.. G. F. Ainsworth, senior member of
the firm, rendered to the 4th of july
committee yesterday 100 fine plumes for
the purpose of decorating the horses
which are to be used in the procession.
The thanks of the committee are ex-
tended to Mr.. Ainsworth for his gener-