The Portland daily press., 1895-06-24
BRIEF JoTTlNos.

Ollp WILL D6 ue1Nl ulllS evening.
During the months of July and August
the Public Library will close at p. m.
Mrs. f. P. Sears, the wife of the Somer-
vile missing carpenter, has received a let
ter from her husband stating that he is
working at his trade in Portland.
A man named Milliken, living at No.2
Centre street, complained that he was
attacked by two men Saturday night
and robbed of s5. Mike Lally and man
named Carroll were arrested.
Schooner Chapel Bros brought in 5000
Holsters Saturday
District Attorney Bradbury and Collec-
tor J. E. Moore of Thomaston go to Two
Bush Island this week to enable the
government to get a good idea ofithe
property before the trial for damages to
come off in the U. S. Court. The island
belongs to Mr.. G. G.. Guptill and the gov
ernment was to build lighthouse on it,
There were 81 arrests last week, of
which Al were for drunkenness.
The Portland Commandery will be ac-
companied by the Continental band to
Long Island to-day, ST. Johns Day, and
have drill
Seizures were made by Deputies Firth
and Plummer at Michael Howleys and
Tom O'Connor's Saturday.
The new steamer Eldorado is expected
Tuesday.
The hearing on the extension of the
electric railway along Morning street
will be heldiWednesday.
These committee meetings will be held
to-day: On band concerts, 4 p. m. ;elec-
trical appliances, 450 p. m. on lights,
T. Is p. m. on fire department., 745 p. m
That on liquor agency will meet Tues
day.
Saturday and Sunday were nasty and
sticky. Not much rain fell
The schooner John Plummer brought
rs barrels of mackerel to Webb & Shep-
ard yesterday.
The foreign exports from this port dur
ing last week amounted to $40, 000
The crew which is laying the new
tracks for the electric road struck ledge
when they reached the stretch in front
of the United States Hotel and was OBJ
liged to blast it out before the ties could
be laid. This ledge was only few feet
under the surface and seemed to run
parallel with Middle street
Mr.. Perkins. one of the inventors of the
three horse hitch, was in the city Satur-
day taking measurements on the Hayes
truck, preparatory to putting on three
horse hitch. The pair of horses at pres
ent on the truck and the buckskin horse,
at present doing duty on Engine 4, will
be used.
Steamers of the Harpswell line begin
Monday on their summer time table, leav-
ing Portland for Harpswell and Orr's Is
land at 9, 1920 a. M, 2 and 8. 10 p. m. :,
and tomorrow, yesterday steamers left
Portland for Harpswell at 10 and TO- 40
a. m. and 2 p. m.
Fires are kept burning all day at the
city dump, consuming the infiammable
material gathered by the city rubbish
carts.
The P. M. B. Veteran Association has
their excursion to Long Island on the
9th, giving up their separate celebration
on the 24th
The committee from Ivy Lodge of Re-
bekahs reported Saturday night that they
would go to the Two Lights on their an
nual picnic July Goth.
Woodbine Lodge of Rebekah went on a
picnic to Coal Kiln Corner Saturday in
| Fairfelds barges and blackboard. There
| were about forty in the party. A splen-
did dinner was served and all had good
time. They returned about o'clock.
The annual commencement exercises
of St. Elizabeth Academy, Free street,
will take place Thursday, June a7, at
3 p. m.
All Veteran F'iremen are wanted to be
at their room, city building, this eve
ming at O'Clock, sharp, to take their en-
gine out for trial
| At the open air service corner of Quebec
and Howard streets, at 5 p. m. yesterday,
Rev. T. S. Samson preached The ser.
vice of song was led by quartette OF
brass instruments.
Tuesday is the last day on which mem
OCIS VI Ullo w. IL ". Illdy ODUdln UlCk6US
for the field day dinner. See Mrs. Brown
at Davis Place.
The .summer travel is beginning earlier
this season than usual. Last evening Is
New York boat brought large number
of tourists and sportsmen. Usually the
tide does not set this way until after
the Fourth of July.
Three men were carousing back of Mel
son Tenney & Co. IS last evening and were
discovered by~ Officer Pillsbury. They
scattered and in the chase the officer fell,
injuring his knee badly, but he captured
one man and took him to the station. He
will be put before the court this morning.
A meeting of the Harris Car Company
was held here Saturday, when the follow.
ing directors were elected: Louie J. Har.
ris, Luther M. Harris, e. 7. Cushman,
and Levi Newcomb of Boston, and Edgar
M. Wheaton of Putnam, Conn. Walter S.
Bailey of Portland was chosen clerk