The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-06-08
BRIEF JorTINGs.

1t IS reported that half grown youth
has adopted the practice of throwing
empty bottles in front of bicycle riders.
The bottles break and the. bicycle tire
is ruined passing over the glass frag-
ments. Mr.. f. Z. Tenney's wheel was
injured on upper Portland street.
Warden Grihben liberated 1900 short
Holsters from some cars Saturday.
Father O'DowdE has already begun the
work of organizing choir Most Of the
singers have been selected and rehearsals
will begin Immediately.
A man named HAYES was attacked
by two unknown men on Brown street
early yesterday morning and badly
beaten. Officer Moulton took the men in
charge.
A sneak thief entered Fickett's drug
store, corner Clark and Brackett streets
Saturday and stole coat containing $50.
Saturday was bright in the morning
and cloudy in the afternoon and evening
and qnite cold. Sunday was cloudy,
cold and showery.
Florence Welander, member of the
Little Samaritan Association, collected
the sum of So. so for the Home for Friend
less Boys. With this money she procured
hammock, piazza settee and toy express
wagon, which are greatly appreciated
by the little fellows.
The decorating committee from the
class of '97, F. H. S., has been appointed
to decorate City Hall for the graduating
exercises as follows: Merle r. Griffith,
chairman, Miss jamie Morse, Miss Grace
Harrington, Miss Madeline Baxter, Miss
Julia Thompson. Miss Margaret Bur
rows, Edwin Devine, John G. Cobb
Carl Doten.
Mrs. Asbury E. Waldron, of State
street, was elected a member of the finano
committee of the Fresh Air Society last
Tuesday in place of Mrs. Charles Bailey,
resigned.
Saturday morning the horse Of Mr..
Turner, the druggist, ran away ON Port.
land street, throwing Mr.. Turner out and
bruising him severely. The horse ran
into Mr.. Lang's horse, throwing the
animal down. Then he collided with
Sullivan & Osgood's wagon. No dam
age was done to speak of to Mr.. Turner's
horse and carriage or either of those
with which he came in contact.
Abraham Faulkner was arrested Sat-
urday night on charge of drunkenness
and disturbance in his house w here he
had been making things very lively.
A imam who presumably had been
drinking, kicked in the large basement
window of Allen & Co.'s clothing store
Saturday night and then ran away.
Tomorrow night the Casino at Willard
will be opened in great shape by Can
ton Ridegly. Saturday night the Can
ton will go on it's trip to Albany.
The rain prevented the holding of the
first of the open air Sunday services
yesterday under the direction of Rev.
A. Il. Wright. but it is hoped that Rev.
DIR. jenkins, who was to have OBLIGATED,
will be able to be present next Sunday.
Manager Cooling does not expect the
new Casco Bay line streamer Pilgrim be-
fore Wednesday. The heavy fogs will
compel her to make slow progress to this
port.
Yesterday was quiet day at the police
station and up to midnight only three
tramIs had applied for lodging.
A man made something of a sensation
at the Salvation Army meeting last eve
ing by taking bottle Of liquor from his
pocket and drinking from it. He was soon
after, arrested and taken to the station.