The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-07-15
BRIEF JorTlNos.

& Co. s store at 9 a. m. July 25th, for
Gunner Cottage, where the executive COM
mittee association will hold their six
tenth anniversary.
There was a mistake in the published
date for the election of Colonel of the LIST
Regiment, N. G. S. NJ. 1t should have
been July 30th.
G. W. Dennis, blind man, has been
visiting business houses putting in his
patent telephone attachments He was
led about by man named Joseph A.
Williams of Worcester. Williams had a
voucher book, with Dennis signatures,
from which receipts were given for mon
ey paid by customers. Dennis claims
that Williams forged his name in several
instances, and has collected money and
applied it to his own use Williams is in
custody, arrested by Officer Hanson.
The High School Cadets, Major Dyer
in command, returned from High Head
encampment Saturday They marched
very steadily and presented fine appear
ance. After ranks were broken the boys
marched up Congress street singing and
having good time generally
Ivy Lodge, D. of R., will go on.their
annual picnic to Two Lights next Satur-
day evening.
Steamer Herman Reessing brought 4, 500
Holsters Saturday.
Z The tug. Howell, which arrived Saturday
is to have new boilers put in.
Trefethen & Bearce are making extern
sive repairs on their warehouse, Com
mercial street.
The sloop yachts, Ella T. and Violet
and schooner yacht Bonita of the South
Boston Yacht Club, will sail westward
today.
A party of capitalists are talking of
connecting Gorham and Westbrook by
electric road.
The owners of schooner Valorous have
libelled the Louisburg for loss of their
vessel, and the Portland Packing Com
pany have libelled her for loss of cargo of
Holsters valued at $15 COO
Pat Mulkern and Eugene Reardon and
their wives had row in the rear of Stat
ford block Saturday night Reardon' s
thumb was nearly chewed off by Mulkern
and Mrs. Reardon embellished Mulkern' S
countenance with a Ratchet. Officers
Sparrow and Lombard took them all in.
There were fifty arrests last week, of
which 2S.were for drunkenness.
About fifty members of Portland Com
mandery went to Sebago Lake for drill
Saturday. They had an excellent drill,
followed by a few sports before dinner,
and enjoyed an excellent dinner at the
Lake House. The American Cadet Band
accompanied them.
4 Officer Woodbury. made a seizure of
whiskey and lager beer at Plaisted's res
taurant, Long Island, Saturday
The Cape electric road has its rails laid
as far as the Knightville school houe S
The cross wires are in position from
the beach to near the end of Broadway.
The fire committee and some of the
officials went to Long Island on the fire
boat Saturday. The India street truck
house will be ready in about two weeks.
Machigonne's reading room has been
neatly fitted up.
Saturday and Sunday were showery.. and
disagreeable.
The officers of the fire department have
just received their new badges of office,
consisting of metal plates whichTcan be
removed and polished when furnished
The Board of Aldermen will hold a
meeting this evening to listen to the
petition of the Dirigo Telephone Compa-
ny for location.
The yacht Swirl of Boothbay was in
the harbor yesterday bound home from
theEEwestward.
The first Sunday excursion from Island
Pond and towns this side on the Grand
Trunk to Portland came over the road
yesterday. There were about 1875 excur-
sionists and they went to Long and
Peaks Islands.
During the present week Mrs. E. J.
Palmer will give an exhibition of hand
painted china at Palmer's shoe store on
Congress street.
The David A. Osier brought $50 barrels
Of shad yesterday, caught off Small
Point yesterday afternoon at O'Clock.
1t was single school and they scooped
them all. They got about $13 barrel
for them.
Dr. Bray's new yacht the Scalpel had
a trial trip yesterday and worked success
fully. The Maud B. Averill put out yes
terday after mackerel, but had to put
back for more men to handle the nets.