The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-05-01
BRIEF JOTTINGs.

Today the Masonic grand bodies hold
their annual May meetings. at Masonic
hall. The grand lodge will come in this
morning.
The Belknap Motor Company have be-
gun work on a large extension to their
works on the corner of Fore and Gross
streets. Messrs. Green & Jordan have the
contract for the masonry, and Mr.. Bur
rowes the carpenter work.
Mr.. G. P. Graves of this city has just
completed making repairs on the organ
at the First Parish church.
The summer work at Rigby Park OPP
ened yesterday with large number OF
horses on the track. Ira Woodbury. has
IL, with more to follow. The track is
in the very best of condition.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Women's Maine Indian Association will
be held in the vestry of Williston church
this afternoon at o'clock.
The case of Albert Hill of
Gray, which was before the Probate
Court last week, was continued there
yesterday. but nothing of special
interest was ELECTED.
Yesterday was bright during the morn
ing, but in the afternoon haze pre-
vailed and cold south wind blew.
Tt is expected that the draw in the
Portland bridge will be SO far completed
today that foot passengers can pass over
the bridge.
Street Commissioner Staples made ap-
plication for ten more men yesterday
to work on the streets and they were
drawn.
A valuable mare belonging to B. E.
Hannaford, while being led down Pearl
street yesterday, fell and was injured SO
The had to be killed.
The horses attached to Truck No. l
we're being hitched into an express wag-
Oh in No. 2's yard yesterday when one of
the horses bit the other in the neck and
The pair ran down Congress street to
Myrtle before they were stopped.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Portland Yacht Club will be held to.
morrow evening at O'Clock.
The Westbrook Trust Company will
today pay its seventh semi annual dlvl-
dend of three per cent to stockholders.
A still alarm called the chemical to
No. PAL Congress street, Sunday after
noon. The fire was in woodshed and
was quickly extinguished.
The street sprinkler was out on Wash
ington street yesterday afternoon, and
was needed there. 1t would be gladly
welcomed on many of the cross streets
up town.
The committee on estimates and ap-
preparations of the city for the ensuing
year held it's first meeting yesterday.
Yesterday on Commercial street, was
seen the rare spectacle of a large tank
standing on the Grand Trunk tracks
from which 5000 gallons of oil were dis
charged through pipe into WI. Blake
& Co. IS store.
!. Superintendent Newman and Superin-
terdent F. W. Spring of the electric road,
and W.Scott Pratt, left yesterday MORN
ing for the Songo for few days fish ing.
Mr.. F. L. Cram, the newly apo inted
plumb bling inspector, will take possessio
of the Office today.
Hall c. Burleigh, Esq. of Vassalboro,
was at the Falmouth yesterday.
d.. Callahan of Lewiston, was at thu
Falmouth yesterday.
Mrs. Smythe, wife of Captain Smythe,
q. S. R. NJ Dallas, is expected in town
in few days.
A brush fire in Falmouth lighted up
the heavens last evening. 1t did little
damage.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Portland Yacht Club will be held to-
morrow evening at the club house.