The Portland daily press., 1894-12-17
BRIEF JoTTINes.

Some pickerel caught at Casco Friday,
were received at Lombard's fish market
Saturday noon. One of the fish, showing
signs of life, was put in water and was
soon swimming around as lively as ever.
Mr.. A.W. Brooks of Augusta, overseel
of the poor, brought boy named Stew
ems to the reform school. This is the
boy who set the fire at the Augusta pool
farm.
The shareholders of the Dominion
Steamship line met at Liverpool We'd
nesday and accepted the Richards Com
pany offer to purchase the concern. with
liabilities for 116s Cd. a share. The
shares were issued originally at 90 each.
Anyone who possesses the first vol
ume of the Cosmopolitan Magazine, and
is willing to send it to the public libra
ry, it will be gratefully received, so as
to complete the set.
Deputies PIummsr and Sterling found
full barrie of ale in hide hole in a
shed at Henry STEMS l21 Washington
street, Saturday.
A Boston diver examined the bottom Of
the bark Viola Hopkins Saturday and
found it very badly injured. The bark
will have to 60 on the railway or extern
sive repairs
Two men named Best and Canary were
engaged by George H. Coyle to dig
CLANS at Scarboro. They, however. went
to Friel's and sold the hoes furnished
them by Coyle. Officers Haggett and
Frank arrested them.
The Portland Company have got in
about all the Bay States heavy machin-
cry. will ship baby snow pillow to the
Wiscasset & Quebec railroad this week,
and number of Fat and box cars. Bus
mess is good in the boiler and machine
shops.
Extra stay bolts for the purpose of
strengthening the Chebeague's boiler
were put in Saturday, and new canvass
put on the house.
Mr.. F. Albee will build the addition
to Scamman's tooth pick factory at Nor
rill's Corner.
Saturday, workmen on the Exchange
street sewer found an open-faced gold
watch in the sewer mud. Mr.. Dyer, fore
man at W. M. Marks, accidentally
dropped it down the water closet some
time ago.
Officers Haggett and Frank arrested a
young man Saturday, for stealing an
overcoat from CD. Cunningham & Co.,
and recovered the coat.
The Cushing's Island Hotel and trans
portation company, that was awarded
$40, 900 damages, in the suit against the
United States government, and refused
TO accept it, have decided to give up
the contest, and accept the award.
The Fraternity Club.will meet at the
Preble House tonight, and the Paint and
Oil Club Saturday next.
Park Commissioner Smith had the
pond in the Oaks scraped Saturday. and
many enjoyed the skating.
There are five new applications for ad-
mission to the Marine Society.
Last weeks foreign exports were val
ued at 1914, $50.
Mr.. Daniel Conner, of Manchester, N.
H., has recognized young Morgan, who
claimed to be Yale student, and who
passed worthless check at the Preble
House, as the man who fpassed one on
him for $50. The check was torn from
the check book of L. L.Stoddard of New
Haven.
Owing to..the engagements of City Hall
the Children's Christmas Club have
postponed their annual dinner to next
year.
Hot ashes in heap of rubbish at
Landers Bros. marble shop on Myrtle
street, causedra still alarm on Saturday
night. A hydrant stream put out the
fire. No damage.
There. were 81 arrests last week, Of
which 81 were for drunkenness.
Owing to the convention, the regular
Tuesday night meeting at the Free
street Baptist church will be omitted.