The Portland daily press., 1894-05-07
BRIEF JOTTINGS.

The Portland Evangelical Ministers
will meet in Y. INCA. hall at 30 this
morning.
The British schooner Alert arrived
Yesterday with cargo of plaster.
+. The annual exhibition of the China
Decorators Club will be given at the
Art Club rooms, May 18th TO 18th.
A new timetable goes into effect on
the Portland & Rumford Falls ra1lro
today. There are no changes for the ar
rival and departure of passenger TRAINS
but additional train service is provided
by making the early morning freight a
mixed train both ways by attaching
passenger cars.
The United States artillery stationed
at Fort Pre- BILE are going through their
spring drills, and are exercised at the
heavy guns and infantry drill three
times daily.
Companies E and L First Regiment
National Guard, will begin battalion
drill next month by an arrangement
made between Captains Hogan and Con-
ley.
The schooner Edith Darrah encoun-
tered fierce gale off Seguin, which car
ried away some of her rigging and bad
" injured a seaman named Mclean.
Mr.. Charles q. Redlon, of Ira F. Clark
g. Co., intends to erect new block on
Congress street.
The two porgy steamers, Nat Strong
and George Hudson, which have been
laying up here all winter, are now at
Portland Pier to load sons lumb Der for
Long Island. NY.
Thatcher Post, No. iii. will celebrate
its tenth anniversary Friday evening
next Department officers from all over
the state will be present.
The Ladies Auxiliary of the LIST, 10th
and 9th Regiment Association hold
their annual fair at Mystic hall May "a,
25, and rs.
It is said that Jacksonian Sweetsir was
in consultation with contractors Satur-
day, trying to make arrangements for
the erection of temporary building
large enough to accommodate 10000
people. It is his intention to give a
miniature representation of the battle
of New Orleans this year if possible
There is coal war IN this city, hence
the price is now SIS per ton, drop Of
81 on ton inside of month.
Saturday night, Mr.. Bert Maddox,
of Westbrook, while riding bicycle,
oollided with wagon in this city. He
was severely injured. internally.
Our architects reckon that from $780,
600 to $500, 900 worth of building opera
lions will take place in this city this
spring. Among the costly residences at
the West End will be those of Captain
J.W. Deering, T. P. Garland, Walter
Brown and the block of W. H. Looney on
High street.
Saturday evening. Maine Central
freight train was derailed by frog at
Westbrook junction. The train consist
ed of SO cars, and five of them left the
track. There was no serious damage
and, the track was again clear in about
four hours.
The regular monthly meeting of the
city government will be held tonight,
and promises to be long session. The
appropriation bill will be considered
and the fire boat question brought up.
A burst sewer and man hole full of
water gave rise Saturday night to the
panicky report that the Munjoy Hill
reservoir had burst again. The damage
caused was slight, and inspection showed
the reservoir to be all right.
Saturday night the committee on esti-
mates voted to recommend an addition
OF five policemen to the force and an ap-
preparation of $25, 600 for the new high
school building. and to give the school
committee $4,000, instead OF the $4,000
asked. There was no appropriation for a
fxe-boat, and the matter is possibly at
an end 1t was voted that the tax rate
be per cent, $50 on $1,000.