The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-06-10
BRIEF JOTTlNGS.

BRIEF JOTTlNGS.
Marshal Trickey orders all ashmen to
keep their loads covered.
The theatre at Peaks Island will open
for the season on June &c. s~
The Commercial Travellers dine at the
Merryconeag House, Harpswell, today.
The June 18th Associates of Westbrook
have celebration at Peaks Island to-
day.
Next week 50, 1900 will be the two
weeks pay disbursed among the street
employees.
Tie funeral of Mr.. and Mrs. w. D.
Little will take place at the Second Par
ish church at 8 p. m. today.
Yesterday was bright at intervals dur
ing the day, but generally cloudy, with a
very fresh southerly breeze.
Manager Newman and Superintendent
Spring of the electric railroad secured
ninety-nine trout at Fryeburg.
John Burnell caught his arm in one of
the dryers at the Westbrook paper mill,
Thursday, and burned it severely.
At 3 o'clock today f. o. Bailey & Co.
will sell at auction twenty-five house
lots located at Trefethen's Landing.
There was little boy run over on Com
mercial street, near Centre, yesterday
afternoon, and considerably bruised.
The Custom House will be closed
Saturday afternoons at 2 p. m. during
the months of June. July and August.
The officers of the steamer Portland, of
the Portland Steam Packet company, will
appear in new uniforms next Monday.
Rev. DR.. Blanchard will preach SER
mon tomorrow morning on sThe Pres
byterian Condemnation of DR.. Briggs
A dog got in the way of Mr.. F. E.
Browns bicycle at Cape Elizabeth and
Mr.. Brown was thrown off and stunned.
The bulkhead at the end of Long wharf,
which was weakened, is to be repaired
by league 6 Bennett as soon as possible.
The Madeleine, now on the ways at the
Portland company's yard, will Ibe
launched next Tuesday at 9.45 o'clock.
A French boy caught his arm in a gear
of some Of the machinery at Dana's mills
Thursday afternoon and sustained severe
injuries.
The Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite
meetings closed yesterday with those of
the Maine Council and Maine Consistory
and banquet.
A man assembled the spire of the
Catholic Cathedral Thursday and rugged
a boatsman' schair to the cross in order to
make needed repairs.
The annual meeting of the Women's
Christian Association did not take place
yesterday. owing to lack of quorum.
The members adjourned over to October.
At the Oaks a stone water tnk haas
been put in the bear pen and an oil
lantern in front of the monkeys cage.
The painters are doing good work on the
bridges.
1t is expected that DR.. B. F. True
blood, the famous peace advocate, will
address the mems meeting at the Y. NJ.
c. A. on Sunday at half-past four. All
men are invited.
A large number of inmates of the aims
house are at work under the direction of
Mr.. Roberts, filling up the low, marshy
spots in the field beyond the stable on
Portland street.
Monday the Wide Awake with 100
barrels and the Lila B. Fernald with 21O
barrels of good large mackerel put into
port on Cape Breton. The captains re-
port fish plenty and in good size.
The Rev. Mr.. House, of Pine St.
church, will deliver the Memorial SER
mon to the Veteran Fireman's Associa-
ton at the church at 1890 today. The
association will assemble at a. m. and
march to the church.
Mr.. Isaiah Daniels is building two
houses at Cliff Island, formerly Crotch
Island, one for Mrs. James Keen, wife of
James Keen of New York, formerly of
Brunswick, Me-, and the other for Mrs.
Murphy, sister of Mrs. Keen.
The Veteran Odd Fellows will meet at
the Second Parish church at 8 b. m. to-
day to attend the funeral of the late w.
D. Little. Alfred Woodman will be pail
bearer for the Veteran Odd Fellows and
John w. North for the Aged Brother
hood.
The Maine Central has received from
the Laconia Co. the first two of the %
cars which they are to add to the rolling
stock this summer. There will be IL
passengers, smokers, 2 construction, 5
baggage cars in the additions. The pas
senger cars are very handsome.
The Price faynrino