The Portland daily press., 1895-04-23
BRIEF JoTTiNGs.


will ply the waters of the Presumpscot
river this season from Pride's Bridge to
Cumberland Mills, made its trial trip
Saturday most successfully. The dis
lance between the two places is about
seven miles. The trip up the river was
made in so minutes and back in 40
minutes.
Since April Sth, there has been but
one ase of contagious disease reported
to the Board of Health. This case is
one of typhoid fever, M. G. Williams, 10
Valley St.
The First Parish society will give re-
ception to their organist and choir, on
Wednesday evening. in the Parish house.
Lombard at his Congress st. fish
market displays large tub full of fine
landlocked salmon caught at Sebago
Lake by Mr.. Jones, of Kennebec Street.
The Gilderneester & Kroeger grand
concert piano, selected by Miss Julie
Geyer, to be used by her at her piano
recital at Kotzschmar Hall, April 30th,
is attracting much attention at the
piano warerooms of Cressey, Jones &
Allen.
Yesterday was raw and cloudy with
occasional showers.
A still alarm was sent in at $50
O'Clock yesterday morning from No. 66
Monument street, occupied by Mrs. A.
LIQUID. Hose went down and the fire
was put out with few buckets of water.
foT Mi
and the loss was small.
Megquier & Jones have received the
contract for the iron work for the new
Baxter building.
Last week large number Of Ital-
ian Iaborers came to this city in pre-
paration for the.work on the new cleo
trio road through the city, and are now
ouartered in the village of
Stroudwater. Aside from tho crew OF
Italians, the management of the railroad
company will put on big crew of
laborers to handle the rails, and nearly
al of the men employed will be natives
of this city.
Gov. Cleaves says that the Clinton
Woodbury. case. which has been expected
to be sensational in character, will not
be tried until fall. The governor is coun-
sci for the Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany of New York.
The Casoo Bay Steamboat Company
will commence their spring time table
ons Fast day. The. 10.2 20 a. m. sand 4.2O p.
m. trips. Will be made on and after that
day. The Sunday trips will begin next
Sunday.
The school teachers will be paid tomor-
row instead of Friday as provided in the
regular schedule, The term ends We'd
nssday, hence it will be mora convenient
for the teachers. to get their pay on that
day.
Work was resumed yesterday morning
on;the Notifications at Portland Head.
A large muskrat was caught on RAN
dali & McAllister's wharf yesterday
morning. After repulsing the attack of
cur dog and furnishing entertainment
to a large crowd it was killed and
thrown into the doak.
While the sloop yachts Lena of Port
land and the Flying. Leader OF kenne-
bunk were racing in the harbor yester-
day morning, the Flying Leader ransinto
the Lena's slnali boat which was towing
astern, cutting it adrift and upsetting
it. 1t was caught and righted by Capt.
Casey and another nan in dory.
The Dominion liner Oregon arrived at
Halifax ate p. N. Monday evening. She
brirgss1300 tons of freight among which
are 80 boxes of tin plate, 100 casks of
china clay and 70 boxes of window glass
for Portland.
The steamer Emita went on the ma
rine railway yesterday morning and will
probably take her place on the route at
the end of the week
A pair of handsome young iron-gray
horses, weighing 1900 pounds, were
bought. yesterday by 1.-THE. committee on
fire department., for Engine g. They
were bought at Benson''s sale stable.
The infant clock in the deputies Office
requires an opera glass to be kept on
hand in order to make out the time.
This Hotel Wants the Earth