The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-10-22
BRIEF JoyTINos.


The West school opens this morning.
The trolley wire of the Stroudwater
electric line is going up rapidly.
Eleven Cumberland county towns and
cities have paid their county taxes. Five
have naid partially: and the remainder
are backwards.
The city treasurer will pay the school
teachers today.
Yesterday was bright, cold day The
reercury did not rise, by the thermometer
On Mid die street, above 40 degrees.
Theodore Griffin and AL Dyer shot
gray coots on Green Island Friday, said
by local sportsmen to BIO ono of the larg-
est bags on record round the islands.
A team belonging to a man by the
name of Libby, from Cape Elizabeth,
ran into one ofSthe telephone poles at
she head of Preble street yesterday fore
noon and badly wrecked his wagon.
On Saturday night the oil steamer Nav
r,ck ran into the pier of Vaughan's
bridge while getting to her wharf at the
oil works ana did considerable damage.
This will be repaired at once.
The teachers Of the city schools will
be paid this morning.
The Bramhall fish market team ran
away on Spring street this morning. "A
ooll1sion with McDonalds pork team
resulted in broken shafts and rigging,
but no one was hurt.
The West school will open this morn
ing after a vacation OF two weeks on
account of diphtheria.
The Fraternity Club met at MIR. f. ID.
Fassett's last evening. Paper by Hon.
G. F. Talbot.
The Litser Club was entertained at the
Sherwood BIZ Dr. c. d. Smith last night
Can't John Martin who is in charge OF
A. gang discharging the ship W. II. Coh-
nor. found case h ok OF Japanese oe-
sign and manufacture among the pales
of rags in her hold. 1t consists OF Mo
kory wood handle shaped somewhat ike
the end of an AK handle, and a neatly
made hook of fine steel which is let into
the handle and securely fastened WIFI
rivets with ornamental heads. Capt.
Martin presented this oriental nipple
ment to Capt. Ben Willard.
The Woman's Auxiliary of the \ M.
G.. will hold fair and antiquarian
simmer at the rooms of the association
Wednesday evening Of this week. Articles
for sale should be taken to the AN our
ing the day, Wednesday. Tho suppers
are warranted to be ofbthe best and every
one should plan to attend.
Charles King, with J. q. Stevens, the
architect, got two deer at Sebonicook
cottage. Moosehead Lake, and Mr.. George
Robinson, got one atssLong Pond
Eastern Star Encampment, ]. Q. o.
F., will work the third degree tonight.
Refreshments after work.
Tra1nps are drifting into the city by
the train load. In the Grand Trunk yard
yesterday gang Of seven were seen
plodding down the track, presumably &c
catch a freight for Canada.
Officer Morse was called to the Grand
Trunk depot yesterday afternoon to look
after fellow who haG got into Conductor
Stowell's train. The fellow had evidently
been drinking the 'burnt sugar
decoction and explained TO Officer Morse
that ne was member of the New York
police force After showing his ticket fol
Falmouth he was put back onto the Car
and allowed to go home.
A party of gentlemen will leave today
for few days hunting in Aroostook
country.
There was rumor circulating last
night that the Hawkins Shoe factory at
Deering was to be sold. The report could
not be verified.
The easterly side of the Hotel Friel,
now being demolished personally by its
former proprietor fell suddenly yester-
day Inorninge Danny and his assistant
stood from under III time and escaped
injury.