The Portland daily press., 1895-06-17
BRIEF JoTTlNos.

Lombard and Smith Saturday night for
a serious assault on Michael Clancy of
IA South street.
Bosworth Relief Corps donated s25 to
Knox Relief Corps of Lewiston, whose
quarters were recently destroyed by fire.
Superintendent of School Buildings
Bowen has been given room in the base
ment of the city building, Myrtle street
side, which will be used for the book
supplies, giving more. room in his office
upstairs.
A little boy three years of age by the
name of John Lord, was run over on
Cumberland street, above Washington,
Friday night and quite badly injured.
Saturday was fine in the morning, but
there were heavy showers in the afer-
noon and evening and quiteIa heavy wind
spuall. Sunday was bright and cool with
southeast breeze.
Tho little Adams boy who was run over
on Hanover street Friday, is out of dam
ger. IeIp non . -
The offices sof the collector of the port,
private secretary and appraiser are receiv-
ing new carpets.
Fox street is now enjoying Sebago in
stead of well water.
Thieves got in window at Blossom S
grocery store, corner of Hanover and
Portland streets Friday night and OBJ
tained Sc in cash and two boxes of cigars.
The street department. is paving Con-
gress street from Ellsworth to Gilman
street.
The Portland Club holds their annual
meeting Wednesday.
When the Maine Central slowed up at
Rumford Falls Saturday afternoon a
young man passed through the train and
in one car spied an older man. AS soon
as he saw the man he ran, pursued by
the older one, and jumped off into a sand
bank 10 feet below. The older man did
not dare to pursue him and would give
no explanation.
The chemical responded to still alarm
at Dunham's s blacksmith shop on Pearl
street Saturday where the wood work
around the forge caught fire. Damage
slight.
Major Pickands over the bar at Clark S
ice house at high tide yesterday morning
The Caroline Vought Ehas arrived at
Boothbay with $50 barrels of mackerel,
caught off the Cape shore.
The steamer Eldorado has left Buffalo
for New York. She is S5 feet long, can
carry 250 passengers, and is said to be a
13 mile boat. She will arrive here this
week and run to the islands from the end
of Custom House wharf.
Thursday, June 9th will be the date
of the Portland Cadets annual field day
at Sebago Lake. The company will leave
Union station on the s. 45 a. m. train and
get back at pm. Lunch will be served
at 10 and dinner at 5. 80 pm.
The Christian Endeavor souvenir
shows fine pictures of the Williston
church, the parsonage, the room where
the society was born, and a portrait of
Father Clark.
The lowner of the tug Grapeshot was in
town Saturday and explains that he
rushed the boat down here to keep her
out of the hands of creditors of the form
er owners. Once here he had no further
use for the crew who brought her here
Commissioner of Public Works Fernald
says he thinks there is plenty of room
for double electric railroad track on
Green street, although the exact measure
ments have not yet been made.
There was Knights of Pythias excur-
sion from Berlin, NH, and along the
line over the Grand Trunk Saturday.
The party went to the islands.
There were 63 arrests last week, of
which-3 -3S were for drunkenness.
Two men who gave the names of J.
W. Woodcock and Percy Musgrave, COM
mitted az disturbance on the $40 pm
Deering electric Saturday. Officer Chute
arrested them, but lost his pocket book
containing quite sum of money
The new wharf at Evergreen is COM
pleted.
A new lodge of the United Order of In
dependent Odd Ladies will be instituted
in Lewiston, July 10Th, the meeting to
be held at the Maine hotel. Auburn. All
the ladies of Fern lodge of this city are
invited to attend.
Mackerel are plenty. Some Is, 600 were
brought in Saturday.
The Portland Company has finished the
| second boiler for the steamer ST. Croix,
and it is the largest they have ever built.
They have the boilers, smokestacks,
ETC., ready for the Cape electric road
and a largo number of logging cars for
the Rumford Falls & Rangeley road
The chemical engine has been repaired
and painted and looks fine as fiddle.
At the regular meeting of Woodbine
lodge of Odd Fellows Saturday evening,
it was voted to go to Coal Kiln Corner
next Saturday on their annual picnic.
Man Missing.