The Portland daily press., 1894-08-06
Baby cried,
Mother sighed,
Doctor prescribed: Castorias
BRIEFiJOTTlNGS.


department has voted $500 to the widow
of the late Samuel Thurston, and 500
to the widow of A. NJ. Gray of steamer 2.
Committees have been appointed to
arrange Tor the annual ball.
Saturday seizures were made at IL
Washington,3 80, 2S, and India, 5 and III
Commercial, $50 342, 344 and $50 Fore
streets.
The Portland Hardware and Iron
Dealers Club have extended an invita-
ton to the New England Hardware and
Iron Dealers Association of Boston to
visit Portland August 21st. and the
invitation has been accepted. The visi-
tors are to be taken to Diamond Island
and shore dinner served in the club
house.
Canton Memo, Mol, Patriarchs Mill
tant, of Albany, NY, contemplate
weeks pilgrimage to Maine cities the
last of August, and will visit Portland
the 28th and Goth. Canton Ridgely
will hold a meeting Monday evening,
August s, to make arrangements for the
entertainment here.
The grocery store of M. W. Best on Com
mercial street, was broken into during
Friday night and several dollars worth
of goods TAKEN. Officer Sparrow found
packagesneatly done up laying on the
steps of Ryan & Kelseys store on Com
mercial street, Friday night. On opening
it he found two boxes with number
10 size dynamite cartridges. They are
now at the police station.
Officers Webster and Sparrow arrested
two men on Commercial wharf Saturday
evening for stealing a sail boat belong
ing tosa man named Darling, residing on
Federal street. One man gave his name as
Fuller, and said he boarded on Preble
street.
1t is expected that the Ocean street
extension of the Portland Railroad
Company will be completed today, and
cars running on Main street by Tuesday
or Wednesday.
Mr.. S. Judge of Trade, prominent
business paper of Baltimore, is soon to
visit Maine for the purpose of organizing
the Gamers of this state into an associa-
tion for mutual benefit.
The regular meeting of the Central
Labor Union will be held this evening at
8 o'clock. The election of officers for
the ensuing year will take place, also
the election of chief marshal for Labor
Day..
There were 50 arrests last week of which
IS were for drunkenness.
The members of the Young Mems Dem
ocratic Club will go to Long Island Au-
gust 9th, on their annual field day. There
will be various sports, fine music and
good speeches, in addition to an excel
lent dinner. Hon. Charles F. johnson,
candidate for Governor, Hon John W.
Deering, candid ate for Congress, and
other prominent Democrats will speak,
Today at 1. p. M, the city government
will go on the postponed excursion to
the islands as guests of the Casco Bay
steamboat Company.
Officers Miles and Norton made a bio
seizure in the unoccupied house No.
Pleasant street yesterday afternoon of
five cases of lager and "a large washtub in
which bottles of lager were laid on ice.
Yesterday was bright beautiful
day, like day in September.
There will be an informal reception for
Madam Layyah Barakat this evening at
the home Of Mrs. L. M. N. Stevens, Stroud
water, from $50 to O'Clock. All who
would like to meet Madam Bar akat Will
be welcome
The Boston Yacht Flying Cloud arrived
yeste rday with party consisting of Mr..
and Mrs. Moore and Mrs. Fuller. She
had been on trip to Boothbay.
Schooner Clara Dinsmore of Lubec
loaded with lumber for New York put
in here leaking. yesterday and was hauled
on the fats to repair. She will probably
get away today.
Schooner Sandy Point of Stockton
put in Friday with her topmast carried
away. She is waiting fair wind.