The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-08-12
BRIEF JoTTlNos.

BRIEF JOTTlNGs.
The excursion of Atlantic lodge of
Masons will not.oome off until the 18th.
Capt B. w. Jones of the yacht Clar-
ence, with his three sons, sail on cruise
eastward today.
twas much cooler yesterday with a
stiff wind from the south south east in
the afternoon.
Engine Company Cumberland 8, will
go on their annual outing Labor Day, to
Mitchell's.
The will of the late Solomon Matthias
leaves all his property of every descrip-
ton to his wife Dorothea.
The civil service examination for fish
commissioner, will be held at their
room in the Post Office today.
Yardmaster Coolbroth of the Boston
d Maine has been ordered to reduce the
expenses of his crew to aggregate $50
less week.
The workmen on the sewer in Roberts
street have found a hindrance in the
shape of ledge, which will delay
progress considerably.
The quarterly session of the Cumber-
land County Reform clubs will be held
at Aliens Corner, beginning today and
lasting through Sunday.
The time for receiving bids for the
heating and ventilating of the High
School building has been extended to II
o'clock, Monday, August 21.
A very elaborate shore dinner was
served the office force of Dow & Pink
ham and their friends at the summer
cottage Of Mr.. H. N. Pinkham at Great
Diamond Island, Thursday evening.
Capt. Doughty and Abba Keene Of
Great Chebeague, returned Thursday
from sword fishing trip to Block ISL
and. They each stocked sos.
Tourist parties from the West Gale d
at the Board of Trade rooms yesterday,
where they were Hospitality received by
the secretary, Mr.. M. N. Rich, who gave
them information concerning our sum
mer resorts.
owners to demand an advance in coal
carrying rates. At present the rate is
80 cents ton from Norfolk and Phila-
delphia. From these ports under the
proposed plan the rates will be Is cents
and Sc cents from Baltimore.
Capt. Dow of the Portland Light In
fantry, will have his men visit the new
rifle range during the next few days for
resent the company at the state shoot.
Eight men and substitute will be Sc
lected.
Miss Jessie jerome of New York will
give concert at Seaside Hall, Cape Eliz-
abeth, next Monday night for the bene-
fit of the North Congregational church,
assisted by Mr.. John P. WEIGH, the well
known baritone of this city, with Mr..
James A. Balm, pianist.
The meeting at the Gospel Mission on
Sunday evening will be addressed by one
of the leading lady mission workers of
the North End Of Boston, who will give
some of the varied experiences encoun-
tered in this branch of the work.
The granite cutters of Hallowell will
come to Portland Labor Day 400 strong.
Arrangents were made Thursday with
General Passenger Agent Boothby of the
Maine Central for a special train.
A movement is on foot among the car
pet and furniture dealers of this city to
have ali annual field day, the first to be
held on Thursday next.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Portland Typographical Union, will be
held this evening at the regular place
Time for meeting to begin 7.3O.
bennett, the florist, sent two beautiful
emblems to the funeral of the late Vim.
B. Paige, secretary of the Lewiston and
Auburn Central Labor Union. One was
an elegant floral pillow from the Port
land Central Labor Union, the other was
a beautiful and striking representation
of cigar nearly three feet in length
from Cigar Makers international Union,
No. 40, of this city.
Quinn & Co.. shipped yesterday from
their works large boiler of the regular
steamboat pattern, weighing IA tons, for
the Eastern Dredging Company, East
Boston.