The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-11-04
BRIEF JoTTINGs.

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1t was a magnificent moonlight night
last night.
Twenty persons united with Pine street
Methodist church Sunday morning.
The Cumberland Rowing Association
will had their annual ball at City Hall,
/ Tuesaay evening, November 70. The
American Cadet Band will furnish the
music.
A lineman while fixing the trolley wire
at the head of Preble street Saturday
afternoon, got hold of the live wire and
received quite a shock. A fellow work
man, who was assisting, caught hold OF
his companion and prevented his failing
The draw at the Vaughan bridge will
be closed at least four days this week,
owing to repairs being made. Foot passen-
gers can cross the bridge, but it is closed
to teams. In all probability it will be
opened Wednesday morning.
A number of the henderson, Machl-
gonne tribe have presented Mr.. E. D..
Libby very fine meerschaum pipe.
Patrolman Pickett will De court officer
of the municipal court, and Turnkey
Massure will do inside work. Patrolman
Moulton takes Fickett's place.
Patrolmen Skillings and Haggett yes
terday raided Fore street shop found
open and doing business on Sunday
They also seized liquor enough to war
rant them in arresting the alleged pro-
prietor, who will go before Judge Robin
son this morning.
The sea was so rough that the New
York boat did not leave until O'Clock
yesterday.
The work on the bridge between Port
land and Knightville was vigorously con-
tinued yesterday In the meantime the
ferry company will do their best to &C.
commodate the public with rapid tran
sit service.
Sunday was bright and quite. pleasant
after the storm.
Mr.. G. H. Fogg, the U. S. Inspector
of Immigrants, who has returned from
Montreal. says the Allan line may run
boats to London this winter. THE new
Dominion liner Canada will make trip
here.
A large piece of the plastering in the
ceiling at the corner of the Council
Chamber, fell down during Friday night
1t is thought the plastering became
soaked with water when the fish tank
broke at the New England fair.
Smells are running in good style at
Stroudwater, and the vestibule cars are
oh trims
The damage done by the schooner
Viator, while passing through the draw
last Friday will amount to $500 and per-
haps $1,000.
The rebate for lights out this year was
but 500. 81, against 1854 last year.
Last Friday evening as Mr.. John Will
son and his daughter Sadie were driving
from East Deering to their home in Fail
mouth. behind a spirited horse, the
animal took fright at some young cattle
that a boy was driving along the road
and ran away, throwing Mr.. Wilson and
his daughter out. They escaped with
severe bruises.
1.-THE Fraternity Club willlmeet this even
ing with Mr.. S. W. Thaxter at his resi-
dence 356 Spring street. Paper by Rev.
Dr. Jenkins
HrThe Lincoln Club will receive election
returns at the club. All Republicans are
cordially invited to be present and hear
the news.
There promises to be an abundance of
steamer freight here by the time the first
steamer docks, the 18th. Three specials
left yesterday for ST. Lam bert's, Mon
treal and five more will follow. Eleven
specials are booked for Belleville, Upper
Canada.
The Portland Evangelical Ministers
Association will meet at the Y. M. G. A.
at 10. 30 this morning.