The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-08-14
BRIEF JoTTINes.

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day was cool and partially cloudy in the
morning, bright and clear, with a strong
wind, in the afternoon.
The Glad Tidings brought catch OF
$40 pounds of dressed sword fish and 500
pounds of cod Saturday,
Two men took the civil service examin-
alton Saturday, one for the position OF
superintendent of the fish commission
station at Green lake and the other an
employee for promotion.
The fog in the harbor was very thick
during Friday night. The Boston steamer
was two hoursIin coming from Portland
light to her wharf.
The Woodbury. arrived from her cruise
last Saturday afternoon. Thursday she
took out the boundary commissioners.
The steam yacht Galena was in the
harbor Saturday.
Capt. f. P. Pickett has gone to Cottage
City to visit Harbor Missionary Mander-
son Edwards.
Quinn & Co. have shipped from their
works large boiler of the regular steam
boat pattern, weighing fourteen tons, for
the Eastern Dredging Company of Bos-
ton.
Schooner Josephine Swanson brought
ten swordfish and schooner A. 9. New
hall ten barrels of mackerel Saturday
morning. Mackerel are reported plenty
off Seguin.
Corporals Baker and Clark, with Pri-
Yates Burnell, Smith, Kelley, Thorn,
Frazier and Benner, of Company A, were
at the new rife range Saturday. practis-
ing for the stats tournament. A team
will be chosen from these members to
represent the company.
The steamer Madeleine struck a rock
near Bucknam's landing Saturday morn
ing and broke fan from the propeller.
The steamer will be taken on the railway
and a new wheel supplied.
A special meeting of the Central Labor
Union labor day committee will be held
at o'clock tonight
Wiley & Calhoun have been awarded
the contract for heating the new Masonic
building and Fletcher block at Camden.
A Young woman was arrested for steal
ing watch at Cape Cottage. The pro-
pr. is preferred not to prosecute after
recovering the watch.
Officer Williams saw a man Friday
morning evidently trying to run away
from him on Myrtle street. The man got
away. Investigation showed the man
had removed the putty from a pane of
glass in Ways apothecary store, intend
ing to make break.
Deputy Sheriffs Plummer and Chute
seized about two barrels of lager at Rigby
Park Saturday; also beer at Il Centre
street, 522 Fore street, 80 Maple street
SAB Commercial street.
The granite paving on Commercial
street, foot Of Moulton street, is finished
and granite paving will be put at once in
front of the Maine Central freight office,
West Commercial street.
A squad of police were sent to Clark
street bridge Saturday night as row
was reported in progress there, hoodlums
attacking people with clubs, but no row.
dies were discovered.
Capt. Willard, while out with party
deep sea fishing. last Wednesday. har-
pooned large sun fish, weighing about
six hundred pounds.
The addition of several hydrants in the
thickly settled parts of South Portland
and Willard was very much needed and
will greatly add to their protection
against fire.
The new street extending from Sawyer
to Stanford street, South Portland, across
the land of David A. Kincaid, was Off
oialIy laid out by the selectmen the first
of last week.
The Typographical Union will turn
out in the parade Labor Day with w. II.
Mcdonald, captain; j. f. Sullivan, first
lieutenant, and F. Z. Barnes, second lieu
tenant.
line insurance IQou have u0Clu0u W III
crease the insurance rates of Deering.
from the condition of the Deering fire
department, as shown at the fire at the
base ball grounds.
The delay of the afternoon trains over
the Grand Trunk last Thursday was
caused by freight wreck in the prov
ince of Quebec lin which the firemen and
a brakeman were killed., followed, by
another freight smash soon after.
Mr.. C. R. Milliken says he will not re-
build the Glen house Immediately and if
he ever does he will not manage it him
self.
Five men deserted the collier Lucy Fl.
Randall, Friday, who had shipped at
Boston for five dollars less than the reg
ular wages of $50, being influenced by
union mon.
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