The Portland daily press., 1896-09-21
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Two new catch basins are to be built
pn Congress street, one in front Of DR..
Whidden's and one just below the public
library. They are much needed as there
have been many ponds there in years
past.
David = umper an employe of the Shaw,
Eoding shoe factory, while at work on
> splitting machine accidentally caught
shree fingers and they were badly mangled
by the machinery.
There were heavy showers and much
log Saturday, but Sunday was fine day.
light house at Spring Point Ledge, has
been suspended for brief time, until
she new plates arrive.
A gasoline stove exploded Saturday In
bhe house of Mr.. Patrick Buckley on
Newbury street. Rugs and carpets were
thrown over the stove and 1t was finally
carried to the street. The damage was
Aight.
The annual meeting of the Maine
Woman Suffrage Association will be held
at the Friends church Friday, Oct. l6.
An exceeding interesting programme
is being arranged. For the evening there
will be speaker of national reputation.
The liquor sheriffs made seizures Set
urday at 81 York street, 1863 Fore street,
Alb Commercial street. 80 India street.
/ Pleasant street, rear 518 Danforth
smeet, 24a Fore street, 1877 Commercial
street, 81 Commercials street, 6S Washing
ton street, 51s Commercial. street.
A sneak thief entered the house of Mr..
J. H. Wish, Cumberland street. last
week, and stole q clock. Mrs. Wish wa q
entertaining some guests in the rarlor,
and while they were absorbed in CONVEX
sation the thief entered by the back door
and made off with the time piece which
was on the mantelpiece, in the kitchen.
Inspector OF Buildings Ward has given
orders to the architects of the city that
the joist hangers on brick walls must
be supported either by corbelling out
from the walls or by other means. Mr..
Ward deems the use of such hangers on
buildings Of heavy construction unsafe,
especially buildings wherein machinery
is to be used.
The wall on York street which fell
down last spring has been all rebuilt
and the coping is now being put on.
The wall near the Portland Company s
works which was taken down to prevent
it's falling. is about completed and back
filling has been commenced.
Recent cases of contagious diseases re-
ported are as follows: Edward Starbird
81 Lafayette street, typhoid fever; C1in-
ton Rines, aged 4, 769 Congress street,
diphtheria; Gordon C. Floyd. aged 4,
175 Cumberland street, scarlet fever and
Laura h. Lord, typhoid fever.
The attractions advertised by the en-
ployes Of the Portland and Cape Eliza
both electric employees to take place at
Willard Saturday were postponed on ac-
count of the weather. but will take place
at future date, which will be an
nounced in the daily papers.
A valuable horse belonging to William
Dean, who drives an express team fol
the Milliken- -Tomlinson Company, died
very suddenly Friday night.
E The Feast of the Tabernacle is the
next holiday to be celebrated by the
Hebrews of this city, and services will
be held at the synagogue Monday night.
The feast is supposed to last seven days
and on the last day jollifoation is
held. The Feast of the Tabernacle is
celebrated in honor of the day that the
Jews were driven out of Egypt.
The steamer Cumberland of the [. S,
S. Co., will be hauled up at Portland
next week for the usual cleaning and
repairing.
To ascertain what lighting COSTS els
where and what in these places is the
the maintenance of the plant, Alderman
Pagan has been in communication with
100 cities and from 66 of these munioi-
palities he has the desired figures. These
will be submitted at the next regular
meeting of the city.
There were 10 arrests for drunkenness
Saturday night up to II o'clock.
GThe number of arrests for the week
ending Saturday night, was IS, of which
40 were for drunkenness.
& Antonis Banolshy made complaint
yesterday at the station that he was at
Taylor's On Fore street when he was
assaulted by Thomas Shields and five
dollars taken from him.
There weIe large crowds went out to
Willard yesterday and enjoyed the band
concert.
so many people desired to go out to
Riverton Park yesterday afternoon that
cars of all routes were used.
The harbor was very quiet yesterday.
A number of coasters sailed that ha i'd
been waiting for a wind.
,ss.z.There were several Earrivals of fisher
men yesterday with good fares. Among
they were the Eyeline L.. Smith, Cora
B. Miller, Josephine Swanton and Moses
3. Linscott. The e. E. Hussey came in
Wiqh fare of sword fish.
Rev. Mr.. Dole preached fine sermon
at New Jerusalem church yesterday.