The Portland daily press., 1895-05-21
BRIEF JoTTINGS.

The word physical" in the report of
DR.. Blanchard's sermon yesterday morn-
ing sh9uld have been "psychical"
The Boston & Maine track gang has
taken up the Commercial street track at
the head of A. R. Wright's wharf and
put in the crossing for the new track
down the wharf. The Grand Trunk are
making repairs on Central wharf.
The probate commission will meet
again in Portland. Thursday, Friday
and Saturday O: this week.
The law by which the State pays a
stipend to towns and cities maintaining
free public libraries is bearing fruit. AS
an incentive to esta blish and maintain
suoh libraries the State gives an amoun-
to town Oh city equal to ten per cent
of the money raised. Portland gets 5000.
The Cigar Makers Union started boy
colt ON Mr.. L. E. Grants factories be-
cause they claimed he employed more
apprentices than the Union laws al
lowed. They appealed to the National
Board but the Board has not supported
them.
The estate of T. C. Hersey has sold to
J. 81. Fletcher a lot of andscorner of
Fletcher and Orchard streets; also one
to Abiel Carter on Orchard street.
Contractor James Cunningham has
started gang of laborers digging test
holes along the line of the intercepting
sewer on Commercial street.
The contest between the Allan and Do
minion lines for carrying the mails be-
tween Canada and Great Britain was
decided last week by the Dominion
postofice department by division of
the mails between the lines. Both lines
Will return next year to Portland.
The summer schedule of the Grand
Trank Railroad will come into force on
June I'd when two through express
trains will run between Portland and
Montreal.
The EN-. McNichol brought 5000 lob
steys to J. W. Trefethen. The Carrie Z.
Rogers brought 5000 also.
The bark Ethel is putting coal into
the shed of the Peoples Ferry Company
on Portland Pier.
ian in Portland Pier dock, to deepen it.
The Fannie Hayden brought 10000
sheFe fish yesterday; aud Uncle Joe
about 10000.
The Monticello brought 1900 pounds Of
haNbut and 5000 pounds of mixed fish.
Tbese hundred barrels of fresh.mack-
ezel .GsEs..N Nova Scotia were on sale in
the Boston market yesterday. and sold
for "a and % cents apiece.
Yesterday was cloudy in the early
morning and then cleared. The rest of
the day was bright and warm.
Nessrs. Newell and Ratchelder's two
new cottages on Littlejohn's Island are
osmp!eted, and j. S.Glover will start
bniiding an extension to the Hotel Mel
rose today.
There was a hearing before Judge
Boansy in the Superior Court yesterday
en- q trustee case of the Brunswick
village corporation.
IAe US. steam boats inspectors gave
the Manhattan her periodical examina-
tian yesterday morning and found her
as usual in excellent condition.
The Fort Madison Water Company has
bean organized at Portland TOR the pur-
pose of manufacturing gas, electricity
and machinery fixtures, water works,
gas works, etc. at Fort Madison, Iowa.
The capital stock is $3.50, 900, of which
$500 is paid in. President, G. Noyes of
Portland; treasurer, HIM. Verrill, Port
land.
To-day is the last day for the registra-
tson of laborers who desire work in the
street department, the days of registra-
tion being May 20. and 81, instead of
May 27 and % as advertised by error.
The Dallas, Capt. Rodgers, is ordered
to Boston, which will be her station at
present.
Martin Johnson for selling liquor
without government license, was
brought before Judge Wbeb yesterday
and bound over to the September term.
He pleaded not guilty.
The Little Samaritan Society will
meet with Miss McGregor. 295 Spring
street this afternoon at 4.30 O'Clock. A
full attendance is requested.
The ladies of ST.. Luke's parish will
give straw berry festival tonight at the
Parish house on Park street. There
will be musical entertainment.
The Fraternity Club was entertained
by Judge Strout at the Sherwood last
evening. The paper was by DR.. W. H.
Fem.