The Portland daily press., 1894-10-20
BRIEF JoTTINGs.

Yesterday was superb October day.
A boy named Greenwood fell off the
wharf at Forest City landing Thursday.
Abe Sterling a grandson of Uncle Abe
Sterling, went down ladder to rescue
him and in doing SO fell INTO the water
also. Both were then rescued by Lewis
Littlejohn who threw them line and
hauled them up to the wharf.
Chapdler's Band gave concert to
Mr.. Francis Cushing at Cushing's Island
yesterday morning,sand MIR. Gushing ten
dred the musicians a dinner.
There was large brush fire ION Great
Diamond Island yesterday morning and
another at the rear of the water tower
on Cape Elizabeth
The battery of artillery at Fort Preble
were practicing with the big guns We s.
terday.
The schooner Laura Cox, which was
f1oaJed nd brought to the city by the
wrecking scow Ajax and tug boat
Demarest, was found to have the centre
portion of her keel torn away, and her
CARL GARD and butts badly injured. She
was fioated by means of empty casks.
and taken to the marine railway for re-
pairs.
The fall term of the Portland Medical
School began yesterday.
The Sweden borgian Sunday school
will have its annual harvest festival in
the church on Sunday afternoon at 3
o'clock.
The sloop yacht Oweene is in the har-
Dor, anchored off the breakwater.
1t is earnestly desired that there be a
full attendance of the members of~Da-
mon Assembly, No /, Pythian Sister
hood, this evening, October 20th
On account of the illness of Mr.. Mitch
ell, there was no rehearsal of the chorus
of the Athletic Club Opera Company,
last evening The next rehearsal will
be as usual next T7esd"v evening.
A number Of Portland people will go
to Boston today to see the race between
Directum and Alix
Cressey, Jones & Allen have been as
Virgil Practice Clavier, the capacity of
the present factory being insufficient to
supply the demand throughout the
country for the clavier.
Schooner Celina came in yesterday,
and in coming into port collided with
buoy which she dragged in.
Yesterday, at the Maine General Hos
pital, the leg of Mr.. Charles c.. Cousens
was amputated. This is the case where
Mr.. Cousens was Shady hurt in a runa-
way,last spring breaking his leg SO it
could not be set. The amputation was
below the knee.
Some of the local bankers and others
say that Calvin C.Gocdwin is the Sec
ond agent of the A. c.. Morris Safe Com
pny who has passed worthless paper here
Another agent WAS here last winter and
passed at least one draft that the en-
ployers would not honor.
Canton Ridgely, I.O.O.F., will confer
the Patriarch Militant degree on four
candidates next Monday night, after
which collation. will be served in the
banquet hall. 1t is hope that all cheya-
liers who can will be present.
Miss Eloise Adams, the sweet voiced
soprano from Boston. who sang the
Holy City" SO acceptably at High street
church last Sunday, evening, has con-
sented to sing Gounod's "There is
Green Hill Far way" at the same
church tomorrow, at the morning SER
vice.
The third sermon in the course now
being given by the rector of St. PauIs
church, will be preached on Sunday
evening next. Subject. Religion and
Business"
Rev. DR.. Dalton will lecture on John
Wesley, in the Clark Memorial Fchurch,
Woodfords, Sunday evening, October q.
This lecture is careful study of the
founder of Methodism, from the point of
view of an Episcopal clergyman, and is
sure to attract good audience.
PERSONAL.