The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-11-10
BRIEF JoTTINos.


The steamer Phantom is doing big
freight bu siness.
Capt. George e. Brown went to Lewis
ton Wednesday to decorate City Hall for
the ball of the order of Railway Contrac-
tors.
The Grand Trunk is able to restore
their trainmen's wages to the point at
which they stood before the cut several
years ago, and have had to put on a
mum ber. of additional trains, both pas
senger and freight
Speaking of the proposed reduction in
the number of trains, a prominent Bos-
ton & Maine official says that this move
ment was made in preference to reducing
the wages OF the employees.
The opening of the Mechanics Associa-
ton Free Drawing School will take place
this evening.
The adjourned meeting of the Portland
Fraternity will take place at No. 70
Spring St. tonight.
Annual meeting Of the Little Women
will be held with Mrs. Greenhalge at
10 1-2 Neal ST., Saturday Afternoon, Nov
IL. A full attendance is requested.
The Unitarian Women's Alliance will
meet this afternoon at o'clock.
All members of Divisions 1 and 2, An
cient Order Of Hibernians, and Irish
American Relief Association, interested
in the formation of a literary and debat-
ing society in connection with the three
organizations, are requested to, meet at
Hibernian hall. Congress street, this
evening at o'clock.
The pay roll for the street department
will be paid next Monday. There are 9S
on the pay roll and they will receive
S1,836.17. pa
1t was mild, beautiful Indian Summer
day yesterday.
Receiving Clerk Anderson of the Port
land Steam Packet Company, at Boston.
formerly clerk of the fremont, has been
presented beautiful smoking set by the
deck hands.
A lady visiting at Cape Elizabeth yes
terday picked a handful of Mayfower
buds, almost ready to blossom.
G. S. Langley of Durham, N. H., is in
the city negotiating with Joseph Dyer
for the construction of towboat for ser
vice near Durham.
Mr.. John NJ. Shea, proprietor of the
meat market, Nos. 48 and 30 Market
street. Wednesday morning, while assist
ing in handling a barrel of pickles,
sustained severe strain, which entirely
Frustrated him.
On the 31st of October over 600 people
paid their taxes, and the total number of
people taking advantage of the rebate of
one per cent, not two per cent as stated
yesterday, was nearly $500.
Schooner Bernie and Bessie brought
5000 live Holsters to S. A. Skillings 6 Co.
yesterday.
Warden Cusbman captured 300 short
Holsters at the Union station.
Next Tuesday evening the members of
Division 2, A. o. H., with their ladies.
will assemble at the society's hall, Con-
gress street, and enjoy musical enter
tainment and banqet.
The W. G. T. u. will have a business
meeting at 80 Oak street at 2.30 o'clock
This afternoon.
Mrs. Psaslee of Auburn explained to
ladies in the Second Advent church last
evening the principles of the Natio lal
Association Of Loyal Women Of Ameri-
can Liberty.
The 17th annual fair of the Ossipee
Valley Union Agricultural Association
will be held August 2S, 90 and 80, 1894.
G. s. Staples, the Portlaud contractor,
who has been at Poland Springs in the
employ of Fl. Kicker G Sons, has built
new roads and a canal from the middle
Range lake to Upper Range lake where
there is to be an elegant electric boat for
rleasu4, parties. He has also built a
bridge over the canal where the main
road crosses and chaA3ed the entire sew
age system of the Poland Spring House.
He is to construct railroad to connect
the Poland Spring House with Lewiston
Junction, distance of three and one
half miles. A large crew will be at
work by the last of the week.