The Portland daily press., 1895-07-13
BRIEF JoTTINGs.

continued today at theiDeering range.
At 8 p m. taday, at the armory of Co.
L. N. 6. S. NJ, General Folger presid-
ing, colonel of the 1st Regiment will
be elected. 4
The S. A. & J. Fl. True Co. have organ
lied at Portland, for the purpose of dealing
in grain, -four, and feed. Capital stock,
500, 900 of which $4,000 is paid in. Presi
dent, S A. True of Portland; treasurer,
r.. S Laughlin of Portland
Ladder Company No. 1, went on their
nnual outing to Cushing's, Long Island,
Thursday, having as guests members of
the board of engineers and the committee
on fire department.
A beautifully is the large arch of
handsome roses in the yard of Mr. Willard
F. Bachelder's residence, 853 Congress
street
The Boston & Maine is equipping all its
freight cars with the Westinghouse air
brakes, this now being required by law.
Thursday afternoon, a boy named Ed
ward Vayo, who lives on Free street, was
watching a game of ball in vacant lot
on Cotton street, and turned to look at
something in the street. Precisely at that
moment the ball struck him full in the
face above the..eye, knocking him sense
less He was unconscious for some time.
Ancient Brothers Lodge. L o. o. f.,
had an initiation Thursday night and
little banquet, at which goodly num-
ber sat down.
The schooner A1va brought 1900 live
Holsters, the Emma G. Berry 10O Panther
100 and Addie and Hattie 200O
Coroner Perry impanelled a jury in the
Eva Waters inquest yesterday and then
0 O'Clock.
New sleepers are being put in the
tracks of the Portland & Rochester rail-
road, between Elm and Chestnut streets.
City Marshal Tfickey seized large
amount of liquor at 140 Centre street
yesterday forenoon.
Daniel Latham, who died in the aims
house Thursday night, enlisted in the
u. S. navy in 1860 in Boston. He was
on the Macedonia, Kennebec and Colora-
do, and was discharged from the Colorado
in 1864 as an ordinary seaman.
In setting the poles for the electric rail
road down Middles street, a ledge of rock
has been struck. running. nearly the whole
length of the street, and considerable
blasting has to be done. The poles are
now being set on Pearl and Spring
streets.
Carpenters will begin next week to lay
new floors in the Centre street school,
house
The employees of Mllliken- -Tomlinson
Company will go on picnic to Harp
swell today.
The machinery for the Cape Elizabeth
power house has arrived at the freight
yard of the Eastern division, Boston &
to the power house. The big 16-foot fly
wheel was carried over Thursday morn
ing.
The gas pipes on the streets running
into Commercial street are being discon-
tinued from the old main on Commercial
street and connected with the larger new
main.
The Portland Beef Company's old
office and store on the easterly aide of
Franklin wharf, opposite Major Bucks
new restaurant, were sold at auction
Wednesday. The proprietress of Stafford S
Block was the purchaser, and she will
move the buildings to her lot on Fore
street for the use of tenements.
The Cape Elizabeth Electric railway is
laid up to within quarter of mile of
the power house.
F. A party comprising the directors and
stockholders of the. Slate Engraving and
Manufacturing Company, will have an
excursion to the quarries of the company
at Monson next Tuesday.
The regular monthly meeting of Port
land Typographical Union No. 66, will
be held at their rooms on Middle street.
this evening at 7.3O O'Clock.
The mems meeting tomorrow afternoon
at 80 O'Clock in the Y.M.CA. hall
will be led by General Secretary Garland.
The services Sunday afternoon at
the Young Women's Christian Associa-
tion rooms will be a prayer meeting for
young women.