The Portland daily press., 1895-05-23
THE PRESS.
BRIEF LoTTINGS.
yesterday was bright and cold.


corner A and Gilman streets.
The board front was taken down from
the new Rines building, corner of Green
and Congress streets yesterday, and the
fine proportions of the building were ex-
posed to view.
There was quite an extensive fire in
the woods on the line OF tue Boston &
Maine railroad Tuesday afternoon in
Wells. About Is, 900 feet of logs owned
by the Portland Match Company were
partially burned as well as some cord
wood.
Old Fred, the veteran fire horse which
has been so long in the service of the de-
partment died Tuesday. He was 16 years
in the department, and was for a long
time in engine three's house.
The committee on fire department has
purchased regulation chiefs wagon for
Chief jackson, and it will be in the city
in few days.
The Second Parish church will give a
reception to new members this evening
in the church parlors from to 10.
Beacon Commandery. Noes, Ancient
Order knights of Malta, will work the
their hall so Exchange street, and a
report of the Council of Red Cross
knights held at Boston last week will
bs of interest to every Knight of Malta.
The county commissioners have Ie-
ceived petition to define the location
of the highway in Westbrook as to the
portion of the new Gorham road that
lies in the city Of Westbrook.
Yacht Fancy and steam Yacht Maui
titus sailed yesterday.
This Bark Spartan arrived yesterday to
load lumber for the River Plate.
The rattlers that arrived from Florida
for James Brackett's "Zoon will not be
released until the arrival of Mr.. Cook,
who sent them on. Among the SER
pents is specimen of the beautiful and
most deadly coral snake.
The Burnham & Morrill, Company
were delivering yesterday some of the
new pack of canned Holsters, about the
earliest on record.
1t is said that fresh apples and vege-
tables in refrigerator cars will appear
here this summer.
/. Schooner Pride of the Port brought
II. 600, and the Edith M. Thompson $500
Holsters yesterday.
MIR. Jedediah Loveitt, fisherman liv-
ing at Willard, accid eutally fell from
his fish house door at Simonton's Cove
Tuesday afternoon and broke three of
his ribs.
At Ponce's, Lon g Island, pier is be-
ing built aud good deal of planking
has been put at Little and Great Dia-
mond and Trefethen's wharves. The
pile driver Is at work at Evergreen,
where the great breach in the pier was
made by the storm lasUnwinter.
The Yacht Club smoker will occur
next Tuesday evening instead of Friday
evening al first announced.
Mrs. SilIs of State street, wife Of Canon
Stills of the Cathedral, was accidentally
struck in the face with a golf stick at
lhe golfing grounds, the iron cutting
her eyelid SO that two stitches were
necessary. The accident barely escaped
being fatal.
We would repeat that the board OF reg
istration of laborers in the street de-
partment will meet this evening at
o'clock in the ward room in the city
building. Each applicant must have a
certificate of his ability to perform the
duties of laborers signed by two repu-
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at the office of the Com missioner of
Public Works.
Messrs. Blaisdell, the contractors for the
construction of the Cape Elizabeth
electric road, have started digging post
holes at Simonton's Cove. They have
distrib uted ties and rails along the
route and will begin laying the track
today.
The letter carriers are to wear new
uniforms and staw hats of light color.
The annual meeting of the Portland
Athletic Club will be held at the club
house, 60 Spring street, Monday, June
Sd at p. IN.
Major Susie Swift, On special invita-
tion, gave an interesting talk to about
100 students at Westbrook Seminary yes
rerday morning.
Mr.. Fl. W. Kalor was badly bitten in the
under lip by a mastiff with which he
was playing. DR.. A. V. Thompson who at
tended him was obliged to take several
stitches in the wound.
The double end ferry boat Elizabeth
City and TIE steamer Josephine Hoey
we're haUlsJ onto the marine railway
yestera ~ 10 be scraped and painted.
A refrigerator car load of oranges has
arrived over the Grand Trunk from Cali
fornia. The freight charges amount to
over $500. This is the second car load of
oranges that has ever come direct to
Portland from California. The first was
received in. March.
The schooner Portland Packet is on
the dry dock re-caulking.
The proposals for materials adver-
tised for by the board of public works,
which were to have been opened yester-
day. were not awarded owing to the alb
sence of Mr.. Fernald from the city,