The Portland daily press., 1896-07-02
ERlEF JOTTiNGS.

Biddeford and Old Orchard people are
planning to attend Rigby Park on the
Fourth with ban d.
Mt. Pleasans River Granite Co., has
been organized at Portland, for the pur-
pose of manufacturing and dealing in
all kinds Of granite and operating quar-
ries, with 500, 600 capital stock, of
which $500 is paid in. The officers are {:
President, William J. Knowlton Of Port
land; treasurer, John J. Dalton Of Port
land.
We have just received copy of enc
Kinley's Grand March, composed by NJ.
r. Rishell. The title page bears q fine
portrait of the Republican presidential
candidate. 1t is published by the Union
Mutual Music Co.. of New York.
Supt. Staples of the street department
has devised an implement for the use
of the crossing men which is handy and
clever. 1t consists of a hoe and brush
great convenience.
A new police boz, No. 232, has been
set upon Portland pier below N. E.
Trsfethen's lobster shop.
The funeral of the late Capt. Richard
Harding of Yarmouth, will occur today
at 2. 80 p. M. ata Yarmouth.
Yesterday was pay day in the city de-
paruments.
Recent cases of contagious diseases
reported are: June 29, John Z. Johnson,
aged 5. of "a Briggs street, diphtheria;
end Mrs. T. A. Carson, 80 High street,
typhoid fever.
The children rehearsed in City hall yes
terdsy for the exercises July 4th.
Yesterday WAS warm one. 1t was
bright and clear and the mercury ranged
In the city from IS to 80 degrees.
Members ofsthe Friends church went
, on a pionio to Madison Falls yesterday.
The store corner Of Congress and
North streets, formerly occupied by
Alpheus Griffin, the tailor. has been fitted
uI by the Portland Railroad Company
as waiting room for its passengers
The firemen and others employees of the
city, got their monthly pay yesterday.
The board Of registration is in session
getting the voting lists ready for the
Septem Der election.
Last week at one of our wholesale
fruit stores, large tree toad Tor some
thing that resembled IT'D of drab color,
oano forth from bunch on bananas and
has since remained in the store in a
seni-torpid state.
About 800 members of the Chestnut
Methodist Sunday schools, went to Sc
hago Lake on q picnic. A baseball game
before lunch resulted in victory for the
Congress street nine IA to IL.
The man hurt on the Olive Barker,
was John Lambert Of Mobile. He was
better. yesterday, and it was thought that
he will come out all right.
E. P. Tibbetts & Co., have secured the
contract to furnish the addition to the
West End hotel. This addition com.
prfsing IS sleeping rooms, will be COM
piesed in about two weeks. They will be
furnished in white and gold, white iron
bedsteads and brass trimmings, and
modern dressers and commodes
Vaughan street Sabbath school will
go en- their annual picnic to Higgins
beach. July 4th. Teams will leave the
church at s. 80 a. m.
The Veteran Firsmen's Association
will hold an important meeting this
evening. The committee of arrangements
request all mem bers that contemplate
going to New Bedford, August 18th, to
De present.
At a meeting Of the Portland Yaoh
Club held last evening, the only bushes,
OF Importance was the election Of thre,
new members: Henry ST. John Smith
@. Il. Peterson and Geo. S. Sponagle.
Mr.. G. W. Morris desires to say tina
he has not engaged In the restauran
business, another man by that nam
being mistaken for him. He is still il
the advertising business