The Portland daily press., 1893-07-03
BRIEF JoTTlNos.

Island.
There were 80 arrests last week, of
which % were for drunkenness.
The Shepley Camp, S. of ", will meet
at headquarters at Ga m. in full uniform
tomorrow for parade, and at 7.3O tonight
for drill.
Saturday was bright and warm in the
morning, with cold south wind in the
afternoon.
The monthly meeting of the Portland
Yacht Club will be held Wednesday eve
ming.
At meeting of the Westbrook Trust
Company Judge Bonney of Portland.
was elected trustee, in place of DR.. T.
A. Foster, who has resigned.
Mr.. Frank M. Smith. the carpenter,
cut his hand severely while sharpening
his tools Saturday.
This week the steamers of the Inter
national Steamship Company will runIun-
der their summer timetable, leaving
Portland on Wednesdays and Saturdays
at p. M, and leaving st. John and East
port, returning, on Tuesdays and Fri
days.
The barber shops will keep open to-
night until IL o'clock, and will not be
open on Tuesday, the 4th.
The street department has purchased
new street sweeper.
The cap badge for the Veteran Fire
men is in the regulation firemen's mall
tese cross, with letter v in CENTRE The
ribbon badge is of olive green with ssVet-
eran Firemen's Association, Portland,
Me- in black letters and in the centre a
cut of fireman, with s'P. VT. A.,
The new mail wagon was making the
7.30 trip on Congress street Saturday
night when the axle broke and the mail
had to be transferred to a job wagon.
Marshal Trickey has issued an order
closing the armories at o'clock Sunday
evening.
Boys are requested not to fire crackers
or firearms in the vicinity of the corner
of Spruce and Bracket streets, the night
of July Sd and during the 4th on account
of serious illness at No. 139 Bracket
street.
Hon. E. B. Mallet gave the alumni of
the Freeport High school, on Saturday,
a sail on his yacht, the Restless to Port
land and return and provided an excel
lent dinner. About 10 ladies and gentle
men participated.
The pupils of Miss Anna Wiley will
give piano recital Thursday evening of
this week at Gospel Mission hall. Tick
cts at Cressey, Jones 6 Aliens.
A boy named Miller was run over by
Archibald's grocery team Saturday and
badly injured about the face.
Mr.. Parker o. Haley has been appoint
ed head keeper at Half Way Rock light.
Cape Elizabeth peas have come into
the market.
The Rochester Cadet band headed
large party from Rochester, N. H., who
went to Long island on the Casco Bay
Company boats yesterday.
The Veteran Firemen will meet at CITY
building at 7.S0 clock tonight for their
badges. Badges were also given out at
meeting held on Saturday evening.
The Portland Steam Packet Company
are enlarging their sheds on Franklin
wharf.
Mr.. John CULVER, who has the con
tract to complete Fort Allen Park will
grade the grounds, identifying them
with plants and flowers, and build fence
at the lower end.
Walter johnson of South Portland
nearly severed his thumb last week
while chopping wood.
Three men named Oliver, Curran and
Conley were arrested on Peaks island by
Officer Webster and Special Officer Trott
Saturday night for disturbance on the
Emita and fighting on the island.
Mr.. E. ]. Chenery of Woodfords, has
lost his,.valuable colt, one of the best bred
colts in Maine.
The High street Sunday school will 90
on their annual picnic to Hope island
Wednesday, The steamer Merryconeag
will leave Portland Pier at 900 and 10 20
a. M, and las p. M, returning to the
city in the afternoon at $50. Should
Wednesday prove stormy, the picnic will
be postponed to Thursday.
The Mystery, sloop yacht, probably of
the Bunker Hill club, was in the harbor
yesterday.
The Free street Baptist Sunday school
will 60 on their annual picnic Thursday,
July 9th, to Great Chebeague island.
Past Grand Master O. B. Written, I. O.
o. F., has been looking over Greenwood
Garden to see if it has accommodations
for spreading tables that will accommo-
date several thousand members on the
50th anniversary of the order.
The nIackereI Catch.
The mackerel feet have landed about
1900 barrels during last week, including
arrivals at Gloucester and Portland. and
the catch to date is 1850 barrels. against
1880 barrels war aoc rTb;c