The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-09-25
BRIEF JoTTlNas.

berland Mills, Wednesday, September ~,
at 10 o'clock a. m.
Ladies belonging to the Woman's Aux
iliary Y. M. G. A. who are willing to
contribute articles to the sale in Decem-
Der, and have not communicated with
the secretary, are requested to send their
names at once to Mrs. R. johnson, 50
Winter street.
The directors of the Cumberland coun-
ty Fair held meeting in this city Satur-
day, the principal business being to APP
prove bills, They are well satisfied
with the business done this year.
Whole number of arrests for the week
80, of which 26 were for drunkenness.
Saturday morning, about 2.3O, there
was a bad break in the main of the water
company at the corner of Congress and
Franklin streets.
A beautiful pin emblem of the Pythian
Sisterhood has been presented to Mrs.
Josiah Burleigh by the Sisterhood.
City Electrician Mason received notice
from the Casco National Bank Saturday
to connect the police signal system with
the bank.
Landlord Sweet, of the City. Hotel,
president of the Maine Hotel Associa-
ton, is receiving many applications
from parties wishing to attend the annu-
al meeting of the hotel men, which is to
be held at Kineo, Moosehead Lake, next
Saturday.
Twelve men are at work on the big
iron caisson at Portland bridge, which
will form the entile piece for the new
draw. 1t is 25 feet in diameter, SO feet
high, and built in sections. 1t will be
put in position as soon as finished, and
another added.
A little girl named Cassidy was
knocked down by bicycle on Federal
street, Saturday, and badly bruised.
A bootblack found an open-faced, gold
filed Elgin watch in a shed in Burn
hams alley, near Commercial street,
Saturday.
The miscreants who SO recently NAL
treated a coon cat at Peaks Island by
cutting out its tongue for revenge on it's
owner, will be held to strict accountable
ity for their wickedness.
The Beecher Club has made arrange
ments with Miss A. M. Beecher to give
three talks at Kotzschmar Hall during
the third week in October on "The Study
of Economics"
A meeting of the school committee is
called for this afternoon.
The new boilers in City Building were
warmed up Saturday, and steam put on
last night.
George W. Barbour, clerk at W. F.
Todd's jewelry store, was presente d a
few days ago a valuable nickel-plated
Webster Whitcomb jewelers. lathe of the
latest make.
Mrs. C. W. Belknap has sold her resi-
dence on Free street to Mayor Baxter.
Lucien Snow has broken ground for a
house on Spruce street, and Mrs. Strout
is building double brick house on
| Spring street, on the lot below W. Fl.
| Green's.
Portland Commandery, No. 1, P. o. of
Columbia, has been instituted in this
city with % charter members.
Bosworth Post has appointed a COM
mittee to make arrangements for the
posts attendance at the National En-
campment to be held at Pittsburg in
1894, and have voted to extend an invita-
ton to the new commander-in-chief,
John D. G. Adams to visit Portland.
Captain B. J. Willard and party who
went out on fishing and shooting trip
in the Fannie G.. shot several blue bills,
one of which was stolen by seal before
they could secure it. The party saw a
shark nine feet long.
The liquor deputies Saturday seized
liquor or beer at the City Hotel, 222 Dan.
forth street, 413 Commercial, 81 and 81
Centre, 442 Fore, 81 India, 80 Maple, 543
Commercial, 312 and 522 Fore.
Some small boys stole lot of cigars at
Fore street store Saturday. Their par
| ents settled.
Chicken thieves looted Mr.. Alphonso
Hawes's hennery in DeeringgSaturday
night.
Saturday was fine and warm in the
morning, gray and chilly in the. after
noon, with showers at night.
| Sunday was beautiful aud quite warm
day.
The changes on the Maine Central
go into effect today.
Mr.. Edward Carleton, book agent,
left his horse Saturday standing on Com.
mercial street with his wife in the car.
riage while he made call. The horse
started, and Mrs. Carleton jumped from
the carriage and was badly bruised.
A man and his wife on walk from
Lowell to Lewiston to get work prom
ised them there, were given lodgings and
supper at the police station last night.
The militia companies are ordered in
| future to meet the first and third Thurs,
day Of each month for drill.