The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-06-28
BRIEF JoTTINas.

Oaks.
The Deering police force have received
their uniforms.
There was fine moonlight night last
night, but cold.
The opening of the Ottawa House will
take place Saturday.
The committee on public buildings will
meet at 10 a. m. today.
Yesterday was raw and cold with occa-
sional glimpses of sunshine.
The painters are at work on the rail
ings of Martins Point bridge.
The Canadian prohibitory commission
continued it's work yesterday.
Ira P. Woodbury. has entered his chest
nut stallion in the Augusta races July
18th.
The clase of '92 Jackson school will
hold their picnic Friday. June 80, at
Sebago Lake.
Jimmie Holland, aged four years. was
run over by a jigger, near Franklin street,
and badly bruised.
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electric railroad track several feet in
Coyle's gully at Woodfords.
The meeting of the Board of Aldermen
called for 5 p. m. yesterday was post
poned until Thursday at 2.30 p. m.
The moonlight sail which was to have
been given by the Utility Club last night
has been indefinitely postponed.
Our citizens should not fail to see the
great painting of "Christ before Pilot"
on exhibition at the Gospel Mission hail.
There will be a special meeting of
Damon Assembly, Pythian Sisterhood,
Thursday afternoon at o'clock. Bust
ness of Importance.
The ladies of the Martha Washington
Society will meet on a basket picnic
Thursday. June goth, with Mrs. Lemont
at Old Orchard. Take the 1915 train.
The Vaughan Street Sunday school will
go on their annual picnic to Wescustogo
Springs, Friday, June Both, leaving the
Union Station at $50 a. m. and /. 05 p. m.
The First Parish Sunday school will go
on an excursion to Hope Island on the
Merryconeag from Portland Pier at a.
M, Friday, if pleasant. If not the ex-
cursion will be made Saturday.
The class of 1913 P. II. S. will hold their
banquet at the Preble House this evening
s o'clock. All members are cordially in
vited. Tickets are to be obtained at the
10, >G
The following additional firms have
decided to put teams in the 4th of July
procession: Murdoch & Freeman, Globe
Steam Laundry, Conley & Son, G. e..
Croker, Atkinson House Furnishing
Co.
The County Commissioners will prob
ably lay out the new road from foot of
Spring street Westbrook to the Baptist
or Burghey SO called, meeting house at
Scarboro. This will be cut off of three
miles.
The 18th Maine boys will have re-
union at Long Island today. There will
be large attendance. The dinner will
be provided at Ponce's by DR.. S. G. Cor
don who was the first assistant surgeon
of the regiment.
The Maine Paper Company at West
brook will shut down their mill the
first of July to make needed repairs.
Two new water wheels are to be put in,
also two stacks of calendar for the two
largest machines.
Several city committees were called
to meet yesterday. The committees on
streets, street lights, and overseers of
poor, audited bills. There was no quorum
of the committees on fire department and
water and hydrants.
The three city lodges of the New Eng
land Order of Protection will visit the
lodge at North Windham tonight. Barges
will leave the head of Preble street for
Portland lodge at p. m. for Mt. Vernon
and Cumberland lodges at $50.
The Portland Local Union of Christian
Endeavor will go on a sail down the bay
this evening on the Harpswell steamer
Merryconeag, leaving east side of Port
land pier at 7.30 o'clock sharp. 1t is re-
quested that all will be on hand prompt
ly.
Mr.. John S. Leavitt, agent of the Nc
Kay-Bigelow Keeling Machine Co., was
rendered a surprise last Friday evening
at his cottage at Old Orchard. He was
presented rocker and Mrs. Leavitt a
handsome sofa. Many went out from
Portland.
The challenge shoot for the John P.
Lowell Arms Co. badge now held by the
Portland Gun Club, will be shot for on
| the grounds of the home team this
morning at $50. Lewiston, Bath, Water
| vile and Richmond have signified their
intention thus far of contesting for the
trophy.
Empire fashions have attacked lamp
shades with the same exaggerations that
they have attacked the female costume.
If you are sin it'' your lamp shade must
| have petticoats as full and as fluffy as