The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-07
BRIEF JoTTINos.


given by Mrs. Diaz's lecture at the Bra
sernity House. corner of Oak and Spring
streets. this afternoon at three O'Clock. /:
There is talk Of forming an athletic
club from gentlemen who cannot afford
to belong to she Portland Athletic club.
The liquor deputies seized at 6S Wash
ington street, Saturday afternoon. TWO
barrels of ale, case of lager and three
ga lions of hard stuff.
Burglars attempted yesterday morning
To break into the grocery store of d. A.
Guptill on India street. The window on
the back side was smashed but the men
were probably frightened away before
they gained an entrance.
a spirited horse attached to an open
buggy containing two young men be-
came frightene ed at an electric car on
Congress street. yesterday forenoon and
in the vicinity of Oak street the buggy
oolIided with an express wagon. The &C.
cupants were thrown out but escaped In
jury. The buggy was smashed.
Mr.. John Con molly. driver for Il. A.
Guptill, was about to step onto the
ASASS
suddenly starsed, throwing him to the
sidewalk, where he was picked up in an
unconscious condition. No bones were
broken, but he was badly bruised and
cut about the shoulder,
Saturday and Sunday were mild days
fer the season.
Mrs. Ellen Turner of Pleasant street
fell Saturday morning on the slippery
walk and broke an ankle.
4 fine musical programme will be rem
dored by the Amphion Male quartette at
the anniversary banquet of Typographical
Union. sNo. 66, next Saturday evening at
Swsst's hotel.
Samuel Smith, Is Middle street, was
sitting on log Saturday cathing the
progress of work on the new elevator.
irhe log rolled over, throw hins of and
then rolled on his leg. 1t was thought
that the leg was fractured. The injured
man was taken in Rich's ambulance to
the Maine General hopsital.
Tue new stock yards at East Deering
will hold 1000 head of cattle. The ship
ments by steamer to England this winter
will be heavier than ever before.
Coleman Flaherty and his four chill
dren. who reside on douglass street had
a very narrow escape from aaphyxiatfon
the other night. They went to bed with,
out properly regulating the damper OF a
coal stove. When discovered in the
morning the entire family was uncon-
scious.
Saturday a gentleman was lelsureiy
walking along Commercial street, neal
Lyman, Son & Co.'s store, whom the
Sidewalk gave way underneath his feet
ard ne dropped out of sight. About u
feet underground the man was seen,
standing among a mass of dirt and
bricks. It was an old reservoir which
had never been filed up. The man was
hoisted, and proved TO be very little hurt.
At a special meeting of the Sheridan
Rifles Friday evening two new members
were elected and several applications
were received. Several men were recon-.
sanded for discharge for non-attendan &c
at drills. An invitation was accepted
10 give drill at the anniversary ball OF
the Yarmouth fire department Decem-
her l5 in Masonic hall in that town.
The willard Casino will be open to the
public Wednesday, Saturday aud Sunday
afternoons and evenings. The balance
of the week the building is to be let fol-
private parties.
Il. II. Eaton of Merrill streeu, this
CITY. has just returned from seven
weeks' cunning expedition. Mr.. Eaton
was accompanied on this expedition by
Rodolf Cram of West Baldwin. During
the journey they have been at North
Lowell and Stoneham this state. and
from thence to Chatham, N. Fl. AS a
reward for their lsbors they secured
deer, II foxes, mink and one coon.
This evening the Portland Floating
society will spend social evening, te
which all of ths members who sail the
asa and ell In port, have been invited. II
viii be most informal social, and q
pleasant evening is assured.
Found Dead in Bed.