The Portland daily press., 1896-08-31
BRIEF JoTTINes.

week.
Sunday was beautiful September day.
A. Il. Ward 6 Son have been awarded
the contract to whiten the schoolhouses
at Long island.
Robert Browning fell down stairs at
299 Fore street, Saturday. Dr. Merrill
found the man badly bruised about the
heed and shoulders, but no bones broken.
The sneriffs made several seizures on
Free, India and Commercial streets Sat-
urday.
A man named Howard Shaw, running
restaurant on Commercial street, fell
down stairs Saturday, breaking his
right arm.
Mr.. Robert Ingalls, of the firm of In
gals Brothers, jammed his left hand
badly in door at their factory Friday.
The committee on lights met Satur-
day night and approved monthly bills.
A hack broke down back of behring's
Oaks Saturday. The forward wheels
gave way and the occupants we're thrown
out, but escaped uninjured.
Some one tntsred the York street lum-
Der mill, while Mr.. Mcdonald and en-
ployes were at dinner Saturday, and broke
open the money drawer, but got no
plundar.
Bessie, the IL year old daughter of Mr..
John Murphy, Jr., was badly injured by
being struck in the eye by piece of
broken glass, while Watching the Condo
las at the ice rink, oarelessly thrown by
boy named Stark.
The Portland Veteran Firsmen have
received from New Bedford Firemen' IS
association W hose guests the mem bers
were recently, q set Of harp0ons and
utensils usually used on whaling YES
sci, anu q part of the log book of the
Wslia Eredonie, an old whaling vessel.
Il ey have also received from an old
veteran Of the war, native of New Bed
ford, lot of pictures and paintings OF
whaling scenes.
me Chemical engine and Hose Fl We
RESPONDED to still alarm Saturday af-
reEnoon about 1.15 rung in on account OF
q hre at IS Bank street. a rug had got
E6re. It was extinguished with out
tsouble. MS
The Portland Veteran Firemen have
received from New Bedford several
lolics.>
Transactions at the Portland clearing
house Saturday amounted to STA, 57s
a decrease of 81, 500 as compared with
tile 4 ures for the corresponding day of
the week year ago. The am cunt for
this week was SLIT, S68. an increase Of
S104, 38l as compared with the figures of
she corresponding week year ago.
The grand jury for the September ses-
sion of the Superior Court, comes in
Tuesday The sheriffs were busy Satur.
day serving summonses.
A special communication of the Ma
sonic Grand Lodge Of Maine will be held
at Masonic hall. Greenyille, Tuesday,
September 10, at D. m.
Saturday was the last Saturday of the
summer when stores and offices are
closed in the afternoon.
The Portland schools will begin Sep
TENDER IA.
Rev. q. Everett Bean delivered an
address On temperance at Quinby hall,
Ssrouuwater, last evening. The meeting
was under the auspices of the Stroud
water W. c. T. q. The Loyal Temper
ance Legion assisted.
All members of the ga. o. u. W. are
invited, with their families, to attend the
meeting this evening at 7.5o at their
lodge room, $50 Exchange street, as
Mrs. Emma G. Witherell, G. c. of H.,
will be present to address the meeting.
Officers Madden and Record arrested
Saturday night Waiter Close and George
Matthews for fighting on Middle street at
the corner of franklin. The young men
were locked up.
On and after Monday the Cape
GEES viii leave either terminus ten min
utes earlier than heretofore. A car will
also lsave the Portland & Rochester de-
pot, outward bound, at a. M, Sundays
excepted.
The management of the Cape road is
considering the advisability of keeping the
Casino open to the public during the
wintor months, and parties are now fgur-
ing on heating apparatus for the build
ing. There has been a big demand from
the public in general who go to this
beautiful resort that the place be kept
open day and evening during the winter
the same as is done now, and it is pro-
hable that the building win have COM
plete heating apparatus. and tho work of
piping for the same win commence as
soon IS suitable arrangements can be
mada.
sBourke Cochran, the great Tamnany
orator. viii give one Or two speeches in
Mime Probably Portland will be one
OF the places.
4iossrs. William Henry Clifford,
Charles n. Elagg and William II. Stew
ems. who are delegates to the Indianapo-
lis National convention, will start to-
night or tomorrow night