The Portland daily press., 1896-03-16
BRIEF JOTTlNGs,

A man named Mccarthy, while clean
ing horse Saturday evening at a FEEDER
81 street stable, was knocked down ana
kicked in the face by the animal
The Portland Camera Club gave fine
exhibition of lantern sides from London,
Eng, at the Art Club rooms Saturday
night. There was large Attendance.
George B. Peters of Van Buren, was
fined $35 in the United States District
Court Saturday morning for selling Ii
ouor without q United States license.
The Catholic Total Abstinence Society
received holy communion in body at
O'clock mass at the Cathedral yesterday
morning.
The a. L. Merry Company has been
incorporated to carry on the business Of
manufacturing buying and selling hats
and caps. Capital stock, $1O 600; paid
in $500; par value of shares, 100. Presi-
dent, Albert L. Merry; directors, Albert
Merry, Robert H. Sawyer, Jr., Herber t
A. jackson Of Deering.
Officer Frank yesterday made seizure
Of 60 bottles Of beer at No. 1874 Middle
street.
The next regular meeting of the Ladies'
Veteran Fireman's League viii be held
next Wednesday evening in the Veteran
Bireman's hall, corner Of Spring and
South streets A full attendance is re-
quested as business OF Importance will be
before the meeting.
Cumberland Lodge, N. E. O. P, ara
to have an entertainment and dance at
Mystic hall, tonight. Ali who attend
g 9 assured Of good time.
Martha Washington Council, No. Q, D.
OF L., viii meet this evening,
at IS 10 Exchange street. All mem
bers are requested to be present. The
degree of the order is to be conferred on
u candidates
Tho Mutual Improvement Club will
meet this afternoon at O'Clock with
Miss Stafford, 27 Pleasant street, Deerlng
The old Ooburn estate at Gorham has
been sold to Georgia a. Browne.
Deputy Marshal Hartnett, with Officers
Madden and Record made a seizure at
Hatch s restaurant, 20 Pearl street, Sat-
urday night They secured ia bottles Of
lager and two gallons CT whiskey.
Sunday and Saturday were both fine
days
Deputies Firth and Plummer made
seizures Saturday at Nos, 7,547, 1917 and
513 Commercial street; 5l8 Danforth
street; 68 Washington; "a, 1862, 242 Fore
street: and 10 and 80 India street; 81
Centre and Pleasant street.
Officer Cousins was taken suddenly i'll
with chiIls while patroling his heat Sat
urday evening and was obliged to go
home.
Saturday evening Harbor Master Goud
and Crew celebrated their first anniyer-
sary Of tne opening OF their quarters on
Portland pier. Chief Eldridge and board
Of engineers, with several members Of
the city governm snt were present.
Rev. John r. Crosser will deliver a lee
ture in the Presbyterian church next
Wednesday evening. His subject is
Gears, Steam boats and Passengera.''
The cars in which the Portland menu
bers OF the Ancient Order Of Hibernians
will go to Montreal. is rather appropri-
ately numbered II.
The Portland Evangelical ministers
association will meet at the Y. n. G. A.
rooms al ?. IN today.
Deputy Sterling last evening raided a
place on Middle street, but only found
soft stuff" oGQer Frank had better
luck and secured Go bottles Of beer at
1s4 Middle street. Two arrests had been
made up TO midnight and three tramps
had applied for lodging.
Two fishing sohooners came in yester-
day with about 1900 pounds of fish each.
The same story vas told Of a loss OF Z.
deck lead, splitting Of sails and battle
royal with high winds during the recent
storm was Ie-sold.