The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-06-05
BRIEF LoTTINas.

Ray Stewart and Hartwell Baxter were
fishing i'll the country near Waterville,
Wednesday, catching 81 trout of which
over 80 weighed over a quarter of a
pound each.
Patrolman Quinn has been put on duty
on wheel evenings to look after 'scorch.
ers" He caught two Wednesday night.
The White Coats, P. L, I. Veterans,
Saturday. The association will go over
on the nine O'Clock car and will have
dinner at the Willard pavilion at
1 O'Clock.
The Portland Company has been
awarded the contract for furnishing the
sewer department. with iron castings, IT,
900 pounds at $1.49 per hundred pounds.
f. o. Bailey & Go. have built fine
new cart for W. L. Wilson & Co. 1t is
the largest grocery wagon in the city
and is highly praised by all who have
seen it.
Mr.. Peter Jackson. the painter, who
was severely injured May % by a fall
from a staging on which he was at
work, left the hospital Tuesday. He has
partially recovered from his injuries, but
it will be some time before he will regain
his full strength.
The regular meeting of Casco Lodge,
No. ~ A. o. U. W., occurs this even
ing. All members are requested to be
present.
At the Sherwood, Wednesday evening,
the class of 1856 of the Medical school of
Maine celebrated the tenth anniversary
of their graduation. The class were en-
tertained by Drs. ". L. Dana, Alfred
! King, Addison S. Thayer and John T.
Thompson. Twelve members were pres.
| ent.
The committee on fire department.,
| consisting of Aldermen Mcdonald and
Howell. and Councilmen Pine, Sprague
| and HONEY, have gone to Boston.
Yesterday was fine summer day.
The championship cup offered by the
Maine Intsrsoholastic Athletic Assooia-
ton. which was won by the P. II. s.
team at the last meeting, Is now on ex-
hibition in Center & MoDowell's win
| dow.
Mr.. T. E. Moore, secretary of the Gas
Company, while wheeling along Cum
bertrand street yesterday morning, was
run into by another bicyclist turning
up Brown street. AMr Moore's wheel was
broken and his face cut. The other rid
| er was unhurt.
| The county com missioners will on the
18th inst, visit Veranda street, East
| Deering, to re-defne its lines and lay
| plans for widening it. On July 6 they
Will go to Gorham on relocation bust
ness .@-@
The festival Of Corpus Christi was
| celebrated in the Catholic churches yes
terday. Rev. Father Collins of Bangor
celebrated high mass at the Cathedral
and Rev. D. j. Coughlin at ST. Domi
MICS.
A number of children belonging to the
fraternity will enjoy an outing at Will
lard tomorrow. They will leave Monu
ment square at 10. 30 in the morning or
q special car provided by the Portland
& Cape Elizabeth road.
Mr.. James E. Mitchell of the Maine
Central, is preparing to extensively de
corate his residence ct Crawfords on the
day when the State OF Maine Reed Clul
passes through tho mountains on the
way to St. Louis.
he members of the Little Samaritan
Aid Society. will have basket picnic al
| the ssRovs, Home ,, DaeriOo Saturday
June 9th. A Car will leave Preble street
station at II a. IN. The Kings Daugh
tors of Westbrook and Band of Willing
Helpers of Scarboro, will also attend thi.
| picnic by invitation.
Lightweight '96 model bicycles to LEI
by the hour, 90 Temple street.
1t was reported last evening that FREQ
Dow, the letter carrier, broke his thumb
while out on his wheel.