The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-06-12
BRIEF JoTTNes.

returned from BANGOR
The Glass of '43 of .Bowdoin, will dine
at the Falmouth, June 22d.
Mr.. Trefethen will restock his pound
at Bristol with Holsters at.once.
The Commercial Travellers postponed
their trip to Harpswell to July /.
The annual reunion of Cape Elizabeth
High School will take place at the town
hall June 10Th.
The picture of sChrist Before Plate"
is on exhibition at Gospel Mission Hall,
Congress street.
The Argus employees and their friends
held their annual clambake at Fenley's
cottage, Saturday.
Secretary j. G.. Higgins of the Bath
Shooting Club has sent a challenge to the
Portland Gun Club.
Company H., 18th Maine, Westbrook,
were the guests of Mr.. George Rackliff
at Sebago, Saturday.
Qninn & Co., are building 125 horse
power boiler for the Farnsworth Wooden
Mill at Lisbon Centre.
The liquor deputies seized hard stuff
Saturday at Hannah Walsh's and Patrick
7. Currents, No. 80 Pleasant street.
The Methodist Preachers Association
of Portland and vicinity will meet in Y.
NJ. G. A. hall at 1890 this morning.
A little son of Mr.. A. T.. Marsh of
Green street, fell on piece of glass and
cut cash in his leg that required sever
al stitches.
The citizens of Westbrook, through
Mr.. L. w. Edwards, have presented
Valentine Hose Company, No, !, hand
some silver trumpet.
The club song for the field day of the
Woman's Literary Union has been writ
ten by Miss Maud Merrill and arranged
to the Austrian National hymn.
The turnout at the corner Of Pleasant
street and Stevens Plains avenue, Deer
ing, has received a new frog which it is
claimed will last longer than any used
before.
Joseph L. Ross has been reappointed
custodian at the public bath house near
Fish Point. Repairs are being made and
everything put in readiness for the con-
venience Of the public.
Hon. Charles M. Warehouse of West
brook, was thrown from his carriage
Saturday, alighting on barbed wire
fence, cutting his scalp in several places.
He was not seriously injured.
The handsome gold medal offered by
the ]. P. Lowell Arms Co., for the state
championship and won by the Portland
Gun Club can be seen in the window of
W. F. Todd, Odd Fellows block.
An odd sight on the street yesterday
was man pushing baby carriage, con-
tanning child, and on the front of the
carriage was perched large live parrot
which seemed to enjoy the situation i'm
mensely.
At the open air service held yesterday
afternoon on Howard street, the Rev.
Matt S. Hughes delivered very effective
appeal for the closing of the Worlds
Fair on Sunday.
The preliminary examinations for
Bowdoin College took place at the Port
land High School, Friday and Saturday.
Ten of the young men took the tests.
Messrs. Griffin, Davis and Crook took
the final examinations.
The rifle range provided for at the last
meeting of the city government has been
secured. It is located at Stroudwater,
on the lot adjoining the residence of
John P. Buckley. The survey will be
made at once and the papers drawn.
A big bay horse attached to Concord
wagon took fright at piece of paper in
Monument Square. Saturday, and ran
down Centre street. He ran into Mr..
Timmons's team and threw the horse
down. He was caught on Pleasant
street.
A young boy named Carroll Montgom-
| cry, met with painful accident Thurs
day, while playing with a companion at
the car house Of the Horse Railroad Com
pany inDeering. A brake handle swung
round and hit him severe blow in the
| head.
The Young Ladies' Mission Band will
hold a missionary tea at Williston church
| this evening. There will be interesting
exercises followed by social hour. Tea
will be served during the evening and
some foreign curiosities will be on exhi-
bition. The friends Of the band are
| cordially invited.
The Rev. Matt S. Hughes will lecture
this evening at 7.3O o'clock at the Clark
Memorial M. E. church, Woodfords, on
| american Pessimism." The proceeds
of the lecture will be devoted to the or
gan fund. On account of the popularity
of both subject and lecturer good au.
dience is anticipated.
| Maine Steamship Co., Bulletin.
Mr.. W. A. Clarke has issued very
| attractive bulletin of the time tables OF