The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-07-31
BRIEF JoTTlNes.

BKtEf JO liN0os
Yesterday was a bright, clear. warm
day.
Vessels brought in 74oo live Holsters
Saturday.
There were Al arrests last week, OF
which 81 were for drunkenness.
The Probate Court will adjourn today
to the first Monday in September
The monthly meeting of the Yacht
Club will be held Wednesday evening.
Mile. Luline's balloon ascension was
postponed Saturday until today at 4 r. m.
The yachts Mayf1ower, Troubadour
and Alcides were in the harbor Saturday.
The Odd Fellows committee on 5Oth
anniversary will hold a meeting Wednes-
day evening.
At A o. m. tomorrow, the police COM
missioners will examine applicants for
the police force.
Mr.. J. Il. Musgrave, the owner, is re-
pairing the old Longfellow house, corner
of Fore and Hancock streets.
During Friday night, Thompson's mar
BILE shop ON Preble street, was entered
and few postage stamps taken.
The Veteran Firemen have been meas
ured for over 100 new uniforms prepara-
tory to the Brunswick muster.
Beginning today, Manager Newman
will put another car on the Spring street
route, making car every ten minutes.
A boy named Feeney stepped on
broken bottle in the Portland & Roches-
ter yard Friday, and cut his foot badly.
A man on bicycle ran down an elder
ly man on Monument square Saturday
night. The gentleman was severely
bruised.
The case of Cyrus Perkins for infringe
ment of the revenue laws, will come up
in the United States Court today on IN
dictment.
Bishop Bradley, of Manchester, N. 81.
will preach the dedicatoryi at the
dedication of St. Dominic's church next
Sunday.
There were 200 excursionists from
Norway, under the auspices of the Ma
sons. came in over the Grand Trunk,
Saturday.
Professor A. S. Packard has bought
the north end of upper Goose Island at
Mere Point, about 40 acres, and will use
the property.
The Joseph Walker will case will come
up before the law Court today to see
what shall be done with the residue OF
the property.
The Portland Steam Packet Company
employees are making up purse of $50
for Mrs. Ball, wife of Steward Ball, who
was drowned.
The 1O-year-old son of Patrick Burke
Of Adams street has been missing the
past two weeks. 1t is thought he ran
off with the circus.
The presidents and managers OF cleo
trio railroads in Maine met in this city
last week and took preliminary steps to
perfect state organization.
Officer Merrill, parrolling near Deer.
ing's bridge Saturday night, heard pts
toll shot, followed by a scream, but did
not discover anything amiss.
The island excursions were well pat
ronixed yesterday, The steamboats,
we're loaded with people. The horse and
electric cars did first-rate business.
The Portland & Rochester steam show
ell is excavating near the transfer, ano
the gravel is used for filling infor the
new station at the foot of Preble street
Saturday was rainy in the morning
and there was quite refreshing fall
The afternoon was damp and muggy
and in the evening the moon shone clear
ly.
The mattresses at the Ottawa present
ed Head Waiter John Coleman sole
silver salad dish and spoon, appropriate
ly inscribed, Saturday, for his man,
kindnesSes.
Chief Ball and assistants found quite ;
little blaze at the Peaks Island bog Sat
urday, Notwithstanding the rain. 1t wa
evidently the work of incendiaries. TIT
place will be policed, and any incendiar,
caught will regret it.
Saturday night, Mamie Feeney, youns
girl, escaped from the aims house, and il
Jumping over the fence broke her wrist
She went to her old home in the Nc
Glinchey block on Fore street, and whel
Officer Sparrow went after her escaped
again.
The alterations on the house of Dirig'
Hose, No. 6, on Douglass street, Yves
End, are completed. A wooden stabl
about half as large as the house, and
story and half high, has been built ii
the rear of the house, two doorway
have been cut through and the mail
house has been foored with hard wood