The Portland daily press., 1895-07-16
BRIEF JOTTlNGs.

One of the important cases to be argued
before the Law Court will be that of Mrs
Emma Getchell, now in Kennebec jail
for poisoning her husband.
The committee on public buildings held
a meeting yesterday.
Yesterday was al ternate clouds and
sunshine
The yacht Ella f., Captain Hitching-
born of the South Boston Boat Club,
sailed yesterday morning for the west
ward.
The dredger Columbia is receiving a
thorough overhauling at the Portland
Company's wharf She will afterward
proceed to Milbridge, where she. has a
two months contract to work out at the
mouth OF the river there.
A new crossing is being put in across
the Portland & Rochester railroad track
at Kennebec street, near Pearl, and
also new switch near Pearl street.
The Carman-T Thompson Company of
Lewiston have been awarded the contract
for heating the new Cape Elizabeth pow
or house. 1t will be 3, 900 horse power
system.
Two New York steamers are at present
at Franklin wharf, the fremont and
Manhattan.
A train on the Maine Central near Var
mouth Junction struck hayrack and
horse owned by H. A. Osgood Sunday.
The horse was killed and man who
was riding on the hayrack was injured.
A horse belonging to Gribben Broth
ers, the Cumberland street fish Dealers
ran away up Cumberland street yesterday
morning and one of the forward wheels
of the wagon struck against the hydrant
at the corner Of Cumberland and Myrtle
streets and was badly smashed.
The track of the Cape Elizabeth electric
road was being laid through Ferry Vii
lage yesterday morning. 1t is expected
that it will be at the bridge today.
The track for the electric road is being
laid on ST. John street, to connect the
Congress street line with the new line
running over Portland street extension.
Excavations are in progress under the
tracks of the Portland & Rochester rail
road at Preble street for the telephone
cables 1t is necessary to put in at the
corner of Preble and Kennebec street:
water tight man-holes to resist the action
of the tides.
The speeia meeting of the Board OF
Mayor and Aldermen to hear the Dirigo
Telephone Company will not be held un-
til the Mayors return.
The committee on public buildings
held a meeting yesterday noon. They
talked over the plans of fitting up the
old Spring street engine house-now
occupied by the Cadets-for the Veteran
Firemen. The armory matter was also
discussed and the matter of advertising
for bids to build the armory will probab
" come up at special meeting to be
held late in the week.
Yesterday was the feast day of the
weeping ST. Swithin.
"In this month is ST. Swithin's Day,
On which if that it rain they say,
Full forty days after it will
Or more or less some rain distill. -
The ladies' auxiliary to the 1st, 10th
and 29th Maine Association will give a
basket picnic to members of Bosworth
Relief Corps at their new building, Long
Island, tomorrow, July 18th. : The aux
Hilary will furnish chowder and coffee.
The Comanche, the fine large brigan-
tine rugged steam yacht, of which Capt.
Allen of Portland is master, still remains
in the harbor. The splendid schooner
yacht Mohican, of the New York Yacht
Club, was in the harbor yesterday
Deputy Sterling took little ride with
Marshal Tricky yesterday afternoon.
On Commercial street, near Franklin,
the deputy slipped out of the wagon and
into saloon. where he gathered thirty
bottles of lager, owner unknown. Every
body had left the spot.