The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-09-09
BRIEF JoTTINGs.

LOWS d. huuu, WIN LOS WoiAou I'll
Mr.. c. E. Jose's farm lin Cape Eliza
beth, is missing When he left home,
which was last Monday. he took with
him all the money he had-about SS7-all
his .clothes and a watch he had given
his wife. He is 90 years old. Some of the
circumstances of his departure appear
to indicate that he did not intend to re-
turn.
One week from tonight, at the Congress
street Methodist church, Rev.. Mr.. Parsons
of the Chestnut street church will lee
ture on the subject "The Average Man. !"
Saturday was sunny in the morning,
followed by clouds and rain at night
Sunday was cold and threatening in the
morning, bright and warm in the after
noon.
The members of Camp Kineo, Peaks
sland, broke camp last Wednesday after
months pleasure.
Two new flight of stairs have been put
into the Kavanaugh school. much mason
ry and carpenter work done, and the
boys school thoroughly cleaned. The
school begins today.
An armature fell through a flat car
unloading at Deering Point power house
Saturday, wrecking the car, but not in
juring the armature. The accident will
make delay of three days
Mrs Beard, who assaulted her daughter
with q hatchet, called with the deputy
sheriff on her daughter at thefMaine
General Hospital So tn day. Both moth
Or and daughter seemed glad to see each
other. Mrs. Beard goes to the insane
asylum.
Two men, one aged about ~ years, and
the other about 20, knocked in the door
of the house of Mr.. Fred. Curtis, on the
Gorham road, out of Westbrook, Satur-
day morning while the house was vac
ant, and plundered. a.chest or4some valu-
ables. They are at large.
Mr.. Frates didn't make the trip in
his tub to Long Island yesterday. City
Marshal Trickey said if he attempted to
do so he should arrest him for descera-
ton of the Lords Day. The event will
take place I uesday.
One of the double tracks of the electrics
on Preble street was completed Satur-
day. The double tracks will be finished
Wednesday. Two new box cars arrived
Saturday.
Public schools in Portland and Deer
ing begin today.
There were SO arrests last week of which
So were for drunkenness.
Schooner Blackhawk brought 65 barrels
of herring, and the Vanguard 80, 600
mixed fish.
The foreign exports last week were
valued at S., ?25.
Fern lodge, LO.O.L., has over 100
members at the present time.
Mrs. Dee of Deland court accidentally
pulled pan of hot water over her Sat-
urday night, scalding her seriously.
A careless bicycle rider ran into Mr..
Gilchrist, the matchmaker for Boynton,
at the corner of Green and Congress
street, Saturday, throwing NE Gilchrist
from his wheel and badly bruising him.
The fellow sped off.without ascertaining
the damage.
ME-. James Dunn of Pittsfeld, Mass,
will deliver free lecture in City Hall
QoXU wednesday oFou1uS oo4o2 v oAooAs
Subject. Temperance andiReform."
A gang Of sailors from some of the
coasters lying at anchor in the lower
harbor, took advantage of the fact that
there is no policeman on duty on Dia-
mond Island, to go in bathing in front
Of the cottages yesterday. Bathing
suits seemed to be considered as relic Of
an effete civilization.
The tide was low last night and on her
last trip the Jeanette was obliged to
land her passengers at the end of Long
wharf.
The travel over tho Capeselectrics yes
terday was tremendous. The full capaci-
ty of the cars was tested and all who
wished to ride couldsnotibe accommodate
ed.
The Manhattan arrived last night from
New York with 80 passengers and fair
sized freight. The captain reported one Of
the toughest passages of the season.
Attention is called to several important
changes in the train service of the Grand
Trunk railway, for particulars of which
see their advertisement.