The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-10-11
BRIEF JovTINes.


longing to j. D. Dexter of San Diego,
CAL, and occupied for the past five years
by Mr. A. D. Sweetsir has been sold TO
Mrs. Ellen K. Munson of this city who
will take possession November l.
The Unitarian Women's Alliance will
meet in the Parish house this (Friday)
afternoon at o'clock.
The regular monthly business meeting
of the Wolnan's Christian Temperance
Union will be held today at So Oak ST.,
at 2 80 pm.
The Speciality club will be entertained
by Mrs. E. c. SWEET No 10 Casco street
today friday, at $50 o'clock
A blue violet, as fresh and perfect as
in the spring time, was picked on Great
Diamond Island yesterday. There. are
four families of cottagers still on the is
land, including the Flaggs. Melchers,
Anderson Clements and others.
The Dolphin came back into the harbor
yesterday moring and lay in the roads
all day.
Thefyacht club will be closed about the
Goth.
The sloop Morning Light, belonging to
Randall Brothers of Peaks Island, sailed
down to Monhegan day or two ago
with cunning party on.board and re-
turned yesterday with 1870 coot
Somebody stole dory from alongside
the schooner Cottage, Wednesday night.
The captain was around looking for it
yesterday, but at last accounts had not
found it.
The musical programme published in
yesterdays PRESS was carried out.in
excellent shape at Hibernian hall last
evening in recognition of Father Mat
thew day. under the auspices of the
Catholic Total Abstinence Society.
The suit of Alexander Stephenson
against the Portland Water Company. a
claim for damages for injury to his land
caused by the bursting of the reservoir on
Munjoy Hill some time ago, has been set
forward to the January term of the Su-
preme Court.
Yesterday was bright and cold, the mer-
curry touching 80 degrees Wednesday night
in some sections Of the city and there
were hard frosts.
The workmen are cutting down the
elms on Free street in front of the Bax-
ter building.
The Veteran Firemen have left the
room in the city build NJ and have taken
possession of the old engine house at.the
corner of South and Spring streets, where
they will henceforth hold their meetings
and social gatherings.
The schooner Minnie Davis brought
1000 and the Star of the West $500 live
Holsters to..S. A. Skillings, and the sloop
Blanche and Ida brought Holsters to j.
W. Trefethen yesterday.
Roger Mccarthy, freight checker for
the Maine Steamship Company. has been
presented a handsome watch and chain
and compass charm by the men OF the
freight department.
John Ellard, carpenter at work on
the old Chase building on Fore street,
badly cut himself in the hand yesterday
forenoon with a chisel.
Civil Engineer Ilsley yesterday morn
ing laid out the course of the Cape Eliza
beth railroad on Federal street, and in
the afternoon the workmen began to
dig up the ground preparatory to laying
the tracks.
The coming of Mrs. Henrotin is eagerly
anticipated and members of the Woman's
Literary Union are anxiously inquring
whether their membership fee for 1896
is paid and the tickets ready to be pre-
sented Saturday at Gibert's Hall, where
the reception to Mrs. Henrotin occurs
from 8 to 10 p. m.
The four cargoes of dry fish from the
eastward are all in the jobbbers' hands
now, and two more oargoes are expected.
The music for the choir. festival at ST.
Luke's Cathedral can now be obtained
at Cressey, Jones & Aliens and Stock
BRIDGES. "a. e
At the annual session of the American
Public Health Association in Denver last
week report by E. G. Jordan, G. E., of
Portland, was made, describing the
methods that by personal investigation he
had found used in cleansing the sleeping
cars of the Boston, Chicago and St.
Louis trains
The many friends Of "Jack" Loigh-
ton, the well-known ball player, viii be
LEASED to learn that after having been
a patient at the Maine General Hospital
for Just one month, he will leave the in
stitution today. Mr.. Leighton's con-