The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-07-06
BRIEF JoTTINos.

It began to rain shortly after 9 o'clock
last night.
Ancient Landmark lodge will have
their annual picnic at the Ottawa
House July 18th.
There will be special meeting of the
Union Veteran Legion at Thatcher Post
Hall this evening at 7.3O o'clock.
Yesterday was bright and warm and
the afternoon cloudy with prospects of
rain.
Today will occur the examination of
teachers for positions in the public
schools.
The veteran firemen will hold an adj
joprned meeting at 7.3O o'clock tonight.
The Gorham boys had great time we
ara told the night before the Fourth.
Six special constables had been sworn in
to keep the town quiet and the boys wed
with each other in making first-class
racket in consequence.
Somebody discharged a gun on Ex-
change street the night before the Fourth
and sent bullet through J. P. Jordans
elegant plate glass window.
The West Congregational Sunday
School will go on their annual picnic to
Pea Green Dale today.
The Second Advent Sunday School
wilLgo on their annual picnic today to
Long Island, leaving Custom House
wharf at 9 a. m. Should today prove
stormy they will go tomorrow. They
invite their friends to 60 with them.
The Free Baptist Sunday School will
Cd On their annual picnic to Cousins's Isl
and tomorrow, leaving Portland pier at
s.45.
The st. Lawrence Street Sunday
School and parish will go on their annu-
alspicnic Friday to Sebago Lake. Horse
cars will leave the hill at o'clock for
the s.45 train.
The old ice house on the wharf at Old
Farm landing at Great Diamond Island
burned Tuesday night. 1t was of no
value and added to the glory of the fire
works.
The young ladies in Owen, Moore &
Co.'s store, who took part in the trades
procession Tuesday, by Invitation Of the
firm enjoyed dinner at Growers and
ware each presented with a bunch of
jacqueminot roses.
Peter Conley of this city, was third in
the professional scullers' race on the
Charles river in Boston Tuesday. Con-
ley knocked a hole in the boat of Rogers
of Worcester.
Yesterday morning at $50 o'clock two
carrier pigeons were liberated at the Of
fee of the American Express Company,
Plum street. The birds are owned by
Mr.. F. 81. Haynes of Dexter and are said
to be well trained. They were bound to
Dexter, 125 miles.
Many of the delegates to the Christian
Ehdeayor convention at Montreal went
on the special train yesterday. Their
names have already been published.
AS Councilman Tibbetts and wife of
this city, who have been at Small Point,
were riding from Islesboro last Saturday
to take the train they were pursued for
some miles by dog which foamed at the
mouth and which had every appearance
of being mad.
While no excursion trains were run in
to Portland on the Fourth all the rail-
roads made one fare to all who wished to
attend the celebrate on.
The Free Street Baptist Sunday School
will go on their annual picnic today to
Littlefeld's landing, Chebeague Island.
Steamer Merryconeag willleave east side
Portland pier at o'clock.
A woman named Sweeney who lives at
No. 20 Summer street, complained at the
police station that she was bitten by a
dog belonging to Mr.. Silva, who lives
at No. 10 same street. Officer Hanson
was ordered to investigate.