The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-10-28
BRIEF JoTTiNes.

Two handsome sandstone tablets have
been received at the Baxter building, one
for the front and one for the rear. lhe
inscription is Erected, 1895, by James
P. Baxter in memoriam of Elihu Bax-
ter.
The Charity Ball will be given at City
hail. December 30th in aid of the InVa-
lids Home.
Contractor Spencer Rogers has the first
floor of the new Armory building laid.
Exchange street, between Middle and
Fore will be repaved this week.
The Rochester Road has put in a drain
and crossing at it's intersection with the
eleotrics at Green street.
CIV. Adams of Cape Elizabeth has sue
ceeded in raising peanuts in that town.
They are of excellent quality.
Richard Cummings stepped into hol-
low below the level of private way
off Washington street, where he was
walking and broke his shoulder.
Mr.. E. G. SWEET will give his illustrat-
ed lecture at Bosworth Post hall on ga
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ion,'' November 4th.
The alarm from box IA Saturday, was
caused by the burning out of a chimney
at Mr.. Homan's house, rear of No 43
Washington street, and some sparks
caused a slight blaze on the roof.
Mr.. J. F. Bagley. who is going to Tog-
US to accept position was presented a
handsome gold watch chain by friends
last Friday night.
Mr. Theodore Woodbury. entertalns
the Fraternity this evening.
Mr.. E. V. Earle is erecting a six tene-
ment house on Franklin street.
A gang of boys were brought intoGcourt
Saturday morning by Officer Riley for
damaging the fences in Fort Allen park.
The boys received lecture and We're
discharged.
Grand Chancellor W. A. Talyor, K. of
P, is establishing new lodges of the
order in the east. A new lodge Will be
established in Ellsworth, and there are
80 names now on the 1oll
The Falmouth Foreside Steamoat Com
pany have discontinued their trips for
the season.
The members Of Camp Orient held
their third annual banquet at Weferlings
Friday night.
The Young Women's Christian Asso-
cations reception evening is Monday.
Tonight there will be music and an en-
ioyable time. All young women cordially
invited.
Sebago Lake is said to be two or three
inches lower than for many years.
The value of last week s foreign exports
was 81, 2s6.7a
The Wonen's Auxiliary fair at the T.
M. G. A. hall Melted 5000.
There were ~ arrests last week, OF
which 45 were for drunkenness
Officers Thompson and MoGrath made
a seizure Saturday night at SIS Fore
street.
The Maine Central Travellers Associ
alton has taken in so new members the
last year, nine of whom were admitted
Saturday.
Sheriff Plummer will build six-tene-
ment house on Brackett street, near
Trow5ridge place.
1t is reported that a movement is on
foot for the building of a new dry dock,
or the charging of the marine railway
at South Portland The present ma
rine railway IS long enough, but not
wide enough to take in large steamers
and it may be decided to make the neces-
sary changes. 1t is understood that the
matter is under consideration, and that
some decision will be reached in the near
future.
1t may sound tride odd to Portland
people, but the mills among the noun
tains have been greatly helped out dur
ing the past few days by the melting OF
snow, and the streams have been held up
wonderfully. There have already been
number of small snow storms in the
mountains, and Monday of last week
there was fall of four inches at Island
Pond, and still more pronounced storm
further back in the mountains. The1fal
of snow was great thing for the mill
men and manuf acturers.
Mclaughlin, the painter, was hauling
a long ladder attached to his wagon up
Washington street, Saturday, when
grocery team coming up behind the horse
of the latter stepped into the ladder,
and for short time there was a confused
mass of horse, ladder, paint, groceries,
wagons and men. When the puzzle was
untangled, one of the horses and wagon
was damaged somewhat, and the lad
der partially demolished.
Harvard Maine Club.
The first smoker of the year of the