The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-06-08
BRIEF JoTTINos.
A VAIL.

oh, weather, weather, weather!
Your ways we can't foretell
First you call for overcoats
And then for an umbrell;
Next you want palm leaf IAN
Precipitation flows
Then you make the suffering man
Don his winter clothes
Oh, weather, weather, weather,
Wish all these changes quick,
Pray what can human nature do,
But just sit down and kick
Washington Star.
Engine No / has received new valves
and other repairs at the Portland Com
pany's and works well.
The steamer Louise on her maiden trip
to Harpswell made the trip from Portland
to Yarmouth in exactly one hour and
fifteen minutes and made three landings
at that.
1t is semi officially announcedsthat four
per cent of the ten per cent cut down will
be restored to the employees of the Maine
Central July 1.
By the demolition of the buildings on
the Baxter lot on Free street, the houses
in the viciity are said to be swarmed
with rats
The steamer Manhattan floated off the
mud flats at Ricker's Island at high tide
Thursday night and started from New
York for Portland at O'Clock yesterday
morning. She will leave Portland to-
night or early Sunday morning
General Secretary Garland of the Y. M.
CA. told reporter that he didn't think
H. rxyo1Y1d hoUin work IN
their building this summer, but would
wait for funds, which Portland was ex
pected to provide.
Owing to the tearing up of the track
above Washington street, on the hill, the
cars will have a temporary terminus a
little above the North school, opposite
McDonough & Sheridan's drug store.
D. G. Drinkwater & Co. ARE kalsomining
the hallway Of the custom house a French
gray tint The walks and ceilings of the
offices have also been newly tinted and
re-painted
Schooner Kate Pray went on Stamford 5
ledge yesterday morning, but fohted off
at high tide. 60 fp0
Yesterday was bright with a cool north
wind in the morning and chilly east
wind in the afternoon.
The schooner yacht Thelma, bound east
from Boston, was in the harbor yester-
day.
The Pastime club of this city will con-
duct monster picnic at Sebago Lake
July 4th. There will be long list of
athletic games, and large prizes will be
offered.
This afternoon the employees of the
Argus will have their annual field day
at Plaisted's, Mariners landing. EThe
party, to the number Of 80 will leave on
the D. boat. They will have shore
dinner and field sports. In the evening
there will be dance at Mariners hall.
There will be a most enjoyable pro-
gramme provided at Free street church
tomorrow, the occasion of :Children's
Sunday.
A meeting of Portland Typographical
Union will be held at Central Labor
Union hall, Middle street, at 7.S0 O'Clock.
Business of Importance.
Tomorrow at the Second Advent
CluIClls 5ptf. f. WOOuWdIu WILL give
the first of a series of addresses to the
Christian Endeavorers on "Paul, permit
ted to speak for himself in reply to the
representations of his modern critics :"
Social and prayer service at 7.30. Seats
free; all are invited
One of the fine pair of horses bought by
the fire department. for Falmouth steam
or No. died yesterday of pleuro -pnenmo-
mia. on .Asl
Trinity Sunday will be the 18th ahni-
versary of the Very Rev. Dean Stills con-
nection with the Cathedral, and the 25th
anniversary of his ordination to the
priesthood.
Marshal Tricky received yesterday a
splendid seven pound salmon from Line
Daniels, who caught it in Sebago Lake.
He caught over 100 this spring.